It was Friday night in Eden and there were a lot of people just hanging out at the "Mad Hatter," a local heavenly billiard emporium and libation station. Satin Satan was sitting on his stool at the bar, sipping on a bloody mary, waiting for some action, his eyes scanning the room watching a few pool players matching skills on tables though out the room. Money seemed to flowing like dreams tonight.
Adam and Eve were playing pool on a table in the corner; Alvin Asp was wrapped around a stool eating and apple watching them. Next to them Moses was knocking balls around the table with his new shaft. His face was a bit burned as if he got to close to a fire.
Across the room Cane and Able were arguing, they were in each other's face waving cue sticks, and yelling loudly. No one was paying any attention to them they were brothers and were always fighting about something.
At another table there were twelve guys playing 3 ball. Thomas was shooting a shot but he looked uncertain about making it. Judas was quietly whispering to someone in a military uniform, and, John was eating chicken wings and dipping his fingers in a finger bowl before he got up to shoot. Mary Magdalene was leaning against the wall standing on one foot throwing a stone up in the air and catching it. She was watching the 3 ball game and looked bored. The big guy had not shown up yet, it wasn't quite 8pm, the time that he shows up every Friday.
The clock on the wall began to chime, on the eighth chime everyone stopped what they were doing and turned their heads to the door, it opened, as if by magic. Just for an instant there was no one there and then a nattily dressed man appeared and walked in the room.Rudolf walked into the poolroom as if he owned it. I guess figuratively he did, In the Mad Hatter he was God. Satin Satan sat up a little straighter as he glared intensely at Rudolf as he walked to the counter.
Mary walked up behind him and helped him off with overcoat, brushing the snow off the shoulders, as she took it. It was colder than hell outside. Rudolf paid no attention to Satan as he walked past him to the counter; it was as if Satan didn't exist. Everyone knew Satan was on bad terms with Rudolf, but no one was certain of the reason. It was like an evil hiss: "Want to play some pool, fat man?" Whispered Satin Satan. He was chalking his stick. Rudolf glared at Satan for the informality. "Who's soul do you want to play for?" his voice seemed to be everywhere and heard by everyone."Yours" He hissed in answer. Rudolf straightened up and looked into the eyes of Satan and smiled. "And if I win?" "I will leave and never return." Everyone turned to look as Satan spoke. A band of demons appeared behind Satan and gathered around a table, in anticipation of the contest A little smile turned the corners of Rudolf's mouth, as he opened the case that held his cue sticks. This is the opportunity that he had been waiting for, for so long.
Without a word he put the two pieces of the cue together and twisted them tight. Mary Magdalene was racking the balls for straight pool. As she leaned over the table to put the head ball on the spot she smiled at Rudolf. The game was about to begin. The crowd was silent and still. Everyone was watching intently.Well like his fiddle playing Satin Satan's pool playing was all ego and no talent, and the final score was Rudolf 100 Satin Satan 13, and Satin was banished to the underworld where he immediately dropped Satin from his name, and grew a tail.Now everyone knows the real story of the fallen angel and why he was banished from the "Mad hatter" the heavenly poolroom.
