Peter looks around obiously searching something.
„What`s wrong, Peter?" Jacobus asks him.
„I wonder where the others may be. After all we were 12."
„The others are unable to come. Their application for leave of absence has been allowed." Jesus answers.
„The lucky ones!" Judas whispers.
Suddenly HG materializes, having a very confused woman in tow. The men look at her with widened eyes; finally Jacobus breaks the silence. „Who is she?" he asks.
God smiles. „Mary of course."
„She changed a lot." Peter sais.
Simon gasps. „Where`s the rest of her skirt?"
„And what happened to her hair?" Jacobus murmurs.
„It`s been cut I would assume." Judas smiles and raps Jesus on the shoulder. „I think I like this fashion, don´t you?"
Jesus shoots him a devastating glance. „You`re disgusting!"
„Why?" Judas blinks innocently. „At least this skirtlength spares a lot of cloth."
Five pair of eyes stare at Mary, or at least at the woman that once were Mary. She is tall and slim like the Mary they all have known. But her lightbrown hair has been cut to chinlength and the colour of her eyes isn`t brown, but a very clear green. She`s wearing an expensive costume whose skirt ends shortly under her knees.
„Okay, the zoo is closing now." She sais with firm, clear voice, revealing that she`s used to assert herself, but noone takes notice of her words.
„The show is over" she starts a second attempt, but again there`s no reaction.
„Okay, folks, I also have eyes, not only legs." She sais approaching Simon holding his chin up, so he has to look into her face. The others follow his example; all, except one man with short dark hair.
She heads towards him and tries to lift his chin, but he grabs her hands.
„Hey, didn`t you hear? I have eyes."
Judas grins cheekily. „Well, I enjoyed the sight."
She scrutinizes him from his head to his toes, staring intensely at his tight trousers. „Yes, I think I could live with this sight, too."
„Okay, remis." Judas laughs looking up again, and she turns to the other men.
„So who are you?" she asks.
Jesus steps forward. „These are Jacobus, Simon, Peter, Judas and I am..."
„Wait!" she raises her hand and smirks ironically. „You must be Jesus. I should have recognized you. These golden locks, these baby-blue-eyes..." She laughs out loudly. „And I am Mary Magdalene, right?"
„You remember?" Jacobus asks surprised.
She stares at him and continues almost choked by her giggling. „Well, this was funny! But now I want to get back to the party. Stephen? I know that you set it up. You can show your face now. I`ve seen you through."
„Who`s Steppen?" Jesus wants to know, but noone takes notice of him.
Peter approaches the woman. „But you`re really Mary." He sais slowly.
„The joke was funny, indeed. But it`s enough now." She replies.
„Who`s Stephen?" Jesus repeats, and again he`s ignored.
Jacobus steps beside Peter and nods. „It`s nice to see you again, Mary."
She stares unbelievingly at them and steps backwards, when she sees the seriousness in their eyes. „Oh my, you guys really believe this? Well, I`m sorry to say it, but you need help. You`re mad."
„I always said that." Judas murmurs.
„WHO THE HELL IS STEPHEN?" Jesus suddenly bursts out. The woman turns to him. „Calm down, everything`s alright, yes, everything`s fine." She tries to soothe him. „Stephen is my boyfriend and we`re going to get married next month."
Jesus` eyes darken for a moment, before the normal blue clearness returns to them. „So I suppose I should congratulate you."
She smiles. „ Thank you."
„And you really don`t remember me, I mean you don`t remember that you were Mary?" Jesus asks quietly.
„No, I don`t, because I`m not Mary." She replies firmly. „I`m Olivia Glenda Carter, an actress."
„An actress?" Simon echoes.
HG approaches them. „She wanted to have a job that is similiar to her last."
All glance at HG, desperately trying to see the meaning of his words; suddenly Judas laughs out. „Oh my!" he gasps. „I never realized that she has had a sense of humour. To compare an actress to an..."
"Shut up, Judas" Jesus snaps out, finally hit by a flash of understanding.
„After all both are pretending to..."
„I said you should be quiet!" Jesus glares at him.
„HG;" God interferes. „I think you should explain to Mary, what has happened and why she`s here."
HG nodds obediently and pulls Olivia to a corner talking to her.
„What`s wrong, Peter?" Jacobus asks him.
„I wonder where the others may be. After all we were 12."
„The others are unable to come. Their application for leave of absence has been allowed." Jesus answers.
„The lucky ones!" Judas whispers.
Suddenly HG materializes, having a very confused woman in tow. The men look at her with widened eyes; finally Jacobus breaks the silence. „Who is she?" he asks.
God smiles. „Mary of course."
„She changed a lot." Peter sais.
Simon gasps. „Where`s the rest of her skirt?"
„And what happened to her hair?" Jacobus murmurs.
„It`s been cut I would assume." Judas smiles and raps Jesus on the shoulder. „I think I like this fashion, don´t you?"
Jesus shoots him a devastating glance. „You`re disgusting!"
„Why?" Judas blinks innocently. „At least this skirtlength spares a lot of cloth."
Five pair of eyes stare at Mary, or at least at the woman that once were Mary. She is tall and slim like the Mary they all have known. But her lightbrown hair has been cut to chinlength and the colour of her eyes isn`t brown, but a very clear green. She`s wearing an expensive costume whose skirt ends shortly under her knees.
„Okay, the zoo is closing now." She sais with firm, clear voice, revealing that she`s used to assert herself, but noone takes notice of her words.
„The show is over" she starts a second attempt, but again there`s no reaction.
„Okay, folks, I also have eyes, not only legs." She sais approaching Simon holding his chin up, so he has to look into her face. The others follow his example; all, except one man with short dark hair.
She heads towards him and tries to lift his chin, but he grabs her hands.
„Hey, didn`t you hear? I have eyes."
Judas grins cheekily. „Well, I enjoyed the sight."
She scrutinizes him from his head to his toes, staring intensely at his tight trousers. „Yes, I think I could live with this sight, too."
„Okay, remis." Judas laughs looking up again, and she turns to the other men.
„So who are you?" she asks.
Jesus steps forward. „These are Jacobus, Simon, Peter, Judas and I am..."
„Wait!" she raises her hand and smirks ironically. „You must be Jesus. I should have recognized you. These golden locks, these baby-blue-eyes..." She laughs out loudly. „And I am Mary Magdalene, right?"
„You remember?" Jacobus asks surprised.
She stares at him and continues almost choked by her giggling. „Well, this was funny! But now I want to get back to the party. Stephen? I know that you set it up. You can show your face now. I`ve seen you through."
„Who`s Steppen?" Jesus wants to know, but noone takes notice of him.
Peter approaches the woman. „But you`re really Mary." He sais slowly.
„The joke was funny, indeed. But it`s enough now." She replies.
„Who`s Stephen?" Jesus repeats, and again he`s ignored.
Jacobus steps beside Peter and nods. „It`s nice to see you again, Mary."
She stares unbelievingly at them and steps backwards, when she sees the seriousness in their eyes. „Oh my, you guys really believe this? Well, I`m sorry to say it, but you need help. You`re mad."
„I always said that." Judas murmurs.
„WHO THE HELL IS STEPHEN?" Jesus suddenly bursts out. The woman turns to him. „Calm down, everything`s alright, yes, everything`s fine." She tries to soothe him. „Stephen is my boyfriend and we`re going to get married next month."
Jesus` eyes darken for a moment, before the normal blue clearness returns to them. „So I suppose I should congratulate you."
She smiles. „ Thank you."
„And you really don`t remember me, I mean you don`t remember that you were Mary?" Jesus asks quietly.
„No, I don`t, because I`m not Mary." She replies firmly. „I`m Olivia Glenda Carter, an actress."
„An actress?" Simon echoes.
HG approaches them. „She wanted to have a job that is similiar to her last."
All glance at HG, desperately trying to see the meaning of his words; suddenly Judas laughs out. „Oh my!" he gasps. „I never realized that she has had a sense of humour. To compare an actress to an..."
"Shut up, Judas" Jesus snaps out, finally hit by a flash of understanding.
„After all both are pretending to..."
„I said you should be quiet!" Jesus glares at him.
„HG;" God interferes. „I think you should explain to Mary, what has happened and why she`s here."
HG nodds obediently and pulls Olivia to a corner talking to her.