(Jesus sitting on a rock, playing his guitar.)
(He sits for a while. He looks at his watch.)
(pause)
(enter Mephistopheles, in a foul temper)
(Jesus walks out.)
(Mephistopheles runs out after him. He reenters with Jesus.)Come on, I had a bad morning. Do you want to do this or not?
(pause)I'm sorry.
(thinks)I know, we could blow up a church.
(he goes offstage to get a Bible.)
(Mephistopheles comes back with a Bible and a baseball bat.)
(Mephistopheles suddenly remembers the audience.)(to audience:) I mean... I didn't mean that the way it sounds. No, it's okay if you want to cheat on your taxes. Really. I mean, what's an abomination anyway? It really doesn't say. I mean...
(Jesus exits.)
(storms out, muttering:)...Somebody give me my gun.