A man talking to the devil is showing him a new batch of arrivals, dressed as churchgoers, walking through a church door. The devil looks displeased with the new people.
It's unusual that the people being sent to hell are dressed like they are going to church, and it's weird that the devil is so disappointed because you would think he would be happy that there are new damned souls. Also: the devil having a well-dressed assistant is different than you might expect hell to work, which is more chaotic.
Why are the churchgoers being sent to hell? Why is the devil disappointed?
O.K., they're yours, but I still don't know where you got that fourth ace.
scene: hell description: A man talking to the devil is showing him a new batch of arrivals, dressed as churchgoers, walking through a church door. The devil looks displeased with the new people. uncanny: It's unusual that the people being sent to hell are dressed like they are going to church, and it's weird that the devil is so disappointed because you would think he would be happy that there are new damned souls. Also: the devil having a well-dressed assistant is different than you might expect hell to work, which is more chaotic. entities: Devil, Greeting. caption: O.K., they're yours, but I still don't know where you got that fourth ace.
The priest and the devil had been playing cards where the stakes were the people's souls. The devil cheated at this card game. It's funny in part because, even though the priest recognizes that the devil pulled an extra ace from nowhere, he doesn't seem to register or expect that the devil cheated. His response to turning over these souls to satan is humorous nonchalant.