"Maria"
Phil should've been too old to get ideas from children's movies. But when he and Maria had to run from a suspect, the sight of a church prompted a thought.
"C'mon," he whispered. The nativity had enough room for Phil to crouch behind a cow, and Maria behind the donkey.
"I thought you'd find Home Alone entertaining," she hissed.
"I did. And instructive. Hey." He nodded towards the Virgin Mary. "Pity there wasn't time for dress-ups."
"Funny. You should be behind the ass instead of me."
"I'd rather be behind your ass. It's a great view."
Maria rolled her eyes.
[For those who know that I'm Australian, I live in Brisbane, not Sydney, so I'm not in danger. Well, as far as I know.]
The joke being that Mary, in Latin, is Maria. Hence Santa Maria, Ave Maria, etc. I… hope it wasn't too obvious. Or obscure.
In the first Home Alone film, Kevin hides from the baddies by dressing up as a shepherd in a life-sized nativity. Just so you know. :D
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