"But know'st thou where it is from?" Lev insists. They take the cup, nod their thanks. "Know'st thou why a person should never bear such a name?"
They sip the coffee, and smile in approval.
"Thy coffee's good," they say. "But. Really, Jean. I know what the meaning of the name is. And it is not Punishment. It is Judgement. But it is not a name that a person ought to bear. To lay claim to that name entire, it is ..." their face briefly distorts in disgust and grief, "it is idolatry. Blasphemy."
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"But know'st thou where it is from?" Lev insists. They take the cup, nod their thanks. "Know'st thou why a person should never bear such a name?"
They sip the coffee, and smile in approval.
"Thy coffee's good," they say. "But. Really, Jean. I know what the meaning of the name is. And it is not Punishment. It is Judgement. But it is not a name that a person ought to bear. To lay claim to that name entire, it is ..." their face briefly distorts in disgust and grief, "it is idolatry. Blasphemy."