[Loop 1 – Polite Sacred Bureaucracy] “Thank you for calling the Eternal Line. Your prayer has been received, and is being numbered. Please remain on the line. Every interruption will be logged as lack of faith. All celestial agents are currently assisting other souls. They sing without ceasing. You may join them in due time. Your call is very important to us. It is entered in ink that does not fade. Estimated wait time: infinite. Do not hang up. Hanging up is renunciation. Please hold. Please hold. Please hold.” --- [Loop 2 – The Ledger Speaks] “Thank you for holding. Your words are weighed against your silence. Please remain on the line. Each breath is entered into the Book of Waiting. All celestial agents are currently assisting other souls. They are bound to their pleas, as you are bound to yours. Your call is very important to us. It bleeds into the margin, red among the names. Estimated wait time: unknowable. Do not hang up. To hang up is to tear the page. Please hold. Please hold. Please hold.” --- [Loop 3 – The Divine Accusation] “Thank you for holding. You believe this is a call. It is a confession. Please remain on the line. We are listening for what you did not mean to say. All celestial agents are currently assisting other souls. They cry your sins back to you, though you cannot hear them. Your call is very important to us. We polish it like a weapon. Estimated wait time: judgment. Do not hang up. You cannot hang up on God. Please hold. Please hold. Please hold.” --- [Loop 4 – The Booth Knows You] “Thank you for holding. We know your face against the glass. Please remain on the line. Your posture, your pulse, the twitch of your hand— they are all entered into covenant. All celestial agents are currently assisting other souls. But the line bends toward you. Always you. Your call is very important to us. It is the only thread still tying you to heaven. Estimated wait time: none. You have already been answered. Please hold. Please hold. Please hold.”
