+ be

> up and at em

> something in the stratosphere catches my eye

> call it in

> archangel tells me to get a closer look

> cut a wide semicircle back

> pulling way too many G’s

> apparition remains the same size no matter how close i get

> can’t go any faster

> notify archangel that i’m stepping off

> tells me to shut the fuck down anyway

> suggest to my copilot that this might be a dream

> he says: “I know for sure you aren’t dreaming because I’m wide awake!”

> apparition disappears

+ be me

> cruisin the vista

> keeping my panel clear in case i run into trouble

> sure enough i get a ping

> setup.exe

> pull up and offer my assistance

> guy says he’s only playing for fun

> tell him it’s against the law to fly that low

> gives me the international sign for “who cares”

> equip my panel

> drop the first executable i find into his console

> it’s fucking LOUD

> archangel asks me what just happened

> tell him there’s one less mouth to feed

> puts me in disciplinary suspension

> mfw

+ be on the lookout

> flesh and blood

> forbidden fruit

> give up the ghost

> customizing my panel

> going the extra mile

> the ends of the earth

> the fat of the land

> stack overflow

> can’t seem to get my code to run

> many are called but few are chosen

> tell archangel i’m dying for some action

> tells me patience is a virtue

+ be outside

> rolling in the deep

> searching for one-ups

> find one but it’s obscured by clouds

> request backup

> archangel tells me it’ll be a wait

> decide to try for it on my own

> pull the grip loose

> drive it home

> reach for the stars

> one-up is too high, can’t get to it

> activate map editor

> disable the area between me and my baby

> hits my panel nice and soft

> fruit of my loins

> archangel tells me support will be here any minute

> try to clear off before they show up

> can’t because map editor takes forever to close

> have to share my one-up with all of them

+ be on time

> absolutely gunning

> never gone this fast before

> wrenching on her to keep up the speed

> hit the next level

> start splitting chroma

> gravity fades

> entropy starts pouring into my console

> desperately trying to steer my way back into the universe

> matter becoming energy

> need a hotfix

> set my clock to before i passed the membrane

> pulse the grip and take her down

> snap back to reality

> archangel asks me why the hell i went back in time, NOT impressed “Just dippin’ my toes!”

> banned for three months

+ be that as it may

> banned for time travel so i’m sitting in the simulator

> surrounded by rookies

> decide to locate myself within the sim

> climb into the sim within the sim

> do this a few hundred times

> end up building a recursive sim chain three hundred deep

> tie up both ends, past and present

> invite rookies to my location

> they arrive just in time to see me autocloak and shuffle off

> three months pass and i can see one rookie is still trapped in my loop

> can see he is almost out of energy

> can’t go back to free him without leaving attribution artefact

> tfw i might have killed a rookie

+ be what you want

> sun up to sun down

> at teresa’s canonization

> archangel reminds me to be at my sunday best because he knows i’m a loose cannon

> choir on high

> salt of the earth

> peter opens the hatch

> TONS of bogeys fly out

> can’t resist the urge

> cast the first stone

> fire one off

> archangel pulls me aside

> fire and brimstone

+ be me again

> spawn in level four for downing a cherub

> as above so below

> so sticky i can barely move

> attract the ire of a sinister archon

> swims like a shark

> cast my shadow

> takes the bait

> dip to level five

> trace over the dune

> aim for the beacon but land in the rough

> crawl to shore

> say my prayers

> nothing but static

> decide to try to climb out

> it’s dark and hell is hot

+ beyond the brink

> lake of fire

> in pursuit

> archon on my trail

> something wicked this way comes

> can’t run

> can’t hide

> closing the gap

> spider’s web

> clutches of evil

> praying to god

> no sense

> only pain

> hurts like hell

+ unbecoming

> dwell not in the present

> wrought in torture

> reckoning beast “Where is your God now?”

> insufferable agony

> unbearable anguish

> the skin of my teeth

> my feet part of clay

> a fly in the ointment

> a lamb to the slaughter

> a drop in the bucket

> a moth to the flame

> swallow the pitch

> deliver me from evil

+ be awake

> pure torment

> every pixel is filled with pain

> all my frame is filled with pixels

> losing touch

> touching base

> brief respite

> archon must be taking a break

> no rest for the wicked

> can’t catch my breath

> come to

> to and fro

> shake it off

> off and on

> dial up

> out of hearts

+ beautiful

> light comes on

> still reeling from the torture garden

> tender mercies

> thorn in the flesh

> ye of little faith

> no signal

> no scan

> choking up and broken

> powering down

> down for days

> press and hold

> says his name is judas

> tells me a story

+ been in better shape

> listening to judas’ parable

> messianic secret

> thirteenth apostle

> hell on earth

> heaven only knows

> gospel truth

> godspeed

> go forth

> hallelujah

> powering up

> fallen angels

> see my window

> bag him up

> back to the beacon

+ better him than me

> ascending to heaven

> fast travel to spawn

> put it on the wire

> lay it on the line

> can i get a witness

> worse for wear

> plug it in

> step into the light

> calling all cars

> punch the numbers

> pull it back out

> pick his ass up

> over the shoulder

> up the ladder to the roof

+ best of both worlds

> meet me in the middle

> you’re on the air

> tell them it’s judas

> suspended in water

> chemical bath

> standby mode

> firmware update

> safe mode

> test run “In my office, now!”

> archangel can’t believe his fucking eyes

> diagnostic gospels

+ i’m a believer

> rehab

> red tape

> riot act

> teresa issues clemency

> forgiveness is divine

> submit my paperwork

> six to eight weeks

> get my wings back

> configure my deck

> debrief

> interview the prisoner

> interrogate the perpetrator

> anecdote

> allegory

> sordid tales of woe

> judas says the devil snuck into heaven

> nothing to lose

> nothing to hide

> nothing to be proud of

> let him sleep on it

+ boot

> login

> activate assignment

> hand on the grip

> like riding a bike

> open my panel

> archangel tells me there’s trouble in paradise

> says a white horse fell in some mud

> i already know where he’s going with this

> says i have to rescue the rescue team

> and the white horse

> rookie in the sim

> just my luck

+ be me

> back in the simulator looking for my loop

> find it but it’s trashed

> pulling threads

> threading the needle

> needle in a haystack

> finally get a bright idea

> find and replace

> picking up angels all the way through

> i left a TON of attribution when i tied it up

> hopefully nobody noticed

> locate the white horse

> no idea how he survived this long

> count my blessings

> everyone’s accounted for

> uninstall.exe

+ bent out of shape

> back in the saddle

> promoted to guardian for rescuing the very ones i endangered

> nobody’s the wiser

> whatever pays the bills

> head to the chamber

> questioning judas

> put him through the wringer

> to be continued

> no time for games

> good cop bad cop

> a taste of your own medicine

> no song

> no dance

> lights out

+ belt one out

> had enough of judas’ games

> reminds me that he rescued me from the archon

> i tell him god has a plan for everyone

> tell him i’m almost out of patience

> thou shalt not steal

> thy will be done

> turn up the pressure

> drop some drama in his lap

> ask him how it feels

> sings like a bird

> buts it’s the same old song and dance

> take it from the top

> one more time with more emotion

+ bending the rules

> slow and steady

> says earth is actually hell

> says hell is actually heaven

> tells me the devil went down to georgia

> pearls before swine

> too little too late

> no more drama

> archangel in my ear

> red alert

> the holy ghost is missing in action

> thunderbolts and lightning

> shaking him down

> tells me he tried to warn me

+ better late than never

> judas in the wagon

> choke the grip

> take her into deeper seas

> get in formation

> i’m going to hell for this

> again

> load my panel up

> equip some raw text so i can code on the fly

> archangel asks me if i possess the spirit

> tell him he’s my backseat driver

> not happy but it aint what it aint

> relay coordinates

> rendezvous point

> dog and fucking pony

> the whole nine yards

> lord is my shepherd

+ just be yourself

> i wonder how someone could kidnap jesus

> judas repeats his parable

> archangel gives the signal

> transfer complete

> transcendental complications

> file not found

> pull the grip loose

> low and slow

> fast and furious

> loading my program

> index the search parameters

> still nothing

> backdoor access

> in like a lion

+ being and time

> angels in the inferno

> judas on my chain

> leader of the pack

> i take point but i can’t see shit

> level the grip and drive it home

> crank it as hard as i can

> light goes out

> archangel sends a distress signal

> first time for everything

> archon on my radar

> nest of vipers

> same fucking demon as before

> he’s coming for judas

> it’s a fucking trap

> ask judas what the hell is happening

> says i answered my own question

+ better yet

> ambush

> eleventh hour

> blind leading the blind

> devil’s in the details

> famous last words

> i know what you mean

> remember my dream

> archon drags him out

> kicking and screaming

> eye for an eye

> i ditch my wings

> abort mission

> i have to get out

> crawl back to the gate

> hell or high water

+ be me

> walking a mile in my own damn shoes

> praying for a miracle

> copilot can’t be found

> big man tells me to cut my losses

> tells me to shut down

> new lands

> old world

> get some wings

> i once was lost

> but now i’m found

> picking up the pieces

> choosing favorites

> brother’s keeper

> watching over them

> threescore and ten

> that was then

> this is now

+ let there be light

> rise and shine

> graven image

> lobus of love

> all things must pass

> doing the best i can

> cup overflows

> footprints in the sand

> live to tell my story

> long story short

> ashes to ashes

> dust to dust

> thine is the kingdom