The first thing Imogen saw when she
opened the door to her dorm room was her roommate's back. She
breathed a sigh of relief at the sight of normal long brown hair and
a normal pink jacket.
“Hello.” Imogen said.
Imogen was a lot less relieved when her
roommate turned around to reveal a pregnant, scantily clad woman with
a huge smile and a big cross around her neck.
“Hello! You must be my new roommate.
Robb and Bert told me you were an albino.” The woman said a little
louder than necessary.
Imogen swallowed a groan and forced a
smile. “Yes, I'm Imogen Jones.” She extended her hand.
Her roommate grabbed her hand, and
shook it enthusiastically. “Hi Imogen, I'm Jesusette Christ.”
“Jesusette?” Imogen couldn't help
but raise an eyebrow at the strange name.
“Yes, I was named after my brother,
the all time do-gooder, Jesus.” Jesusette said.
“Your brother is named Jesus Christ?
Like the Son of God?” Imogen asked.
Jesusette stepped back and looked
carefully at Imogen. “What do you mean, like the Son of God? My
brother is the Son of God.”
Oh, wonderful, a nutter, Imogen
thought to herself. “So, that makes you the Daughter of God?”
Imogen asked, trying hard to sound
serious.
“Naturally.”
Jesusette answered.
“And you're
pregnant with God's grandchild?”
Jesusette
sighed, “Yes, and you would think daddy would be happy about some
new blood after a couple of thousand years,
but no, he said
it was scandalous. And Jesus, the all time merciful, completely
agreed with daddy. I hate
them both.” She
huffed.
“Um,
so, what are you doing here?” Imogen asked. She decided to play
along.
“Daddy is very
good friends with Giacomo, the rare lifeforms professor, and he told
dad that coming to The University would help me become a responsible
adult.”
“I was forced by
my parents to come here, too.” Imogen said.
Imogen's roommate
might have been completely bonkers but at least they had one thing in
common: Horribly overbearing parents.