Taking it easy

Otto was reclining comfortably in his lazy boy, watching a game of hockey with his third bowl of Captain Crunch for the morning (or rather afternoon, Otto had slept until noon). He enjoyed doing this often in the winter, since he figured no one really wanted to buy or sell any crap at his second-rate pawn shop anyway, especially on a frigid winter morning. He usually rolls in to open up around 4:30 though. But in the early afternoon of this day at about 2:00, Otto heard a knock on his door. It was his new friend/customer Scott Rowe. Otto liked Scott, he thought he was a pretty cool guy, and plus he gave him good business on a regular basis. "Scotty! What's going on, good to see you bud." "Hey man, you too, listen I'm DJing at this block party later on over at the roller skating rink, you should be there, pretty girls, good music, and plenty of mind altering substances", Scott said to Otto as they did their business transaction. "Oh alright dude, sounds sweet, I'll probably be there. My schedule is completely clear, I don't ever have shit to do anymore, this town is a pretty dull place". "Yeah I hear you man, but you just gotta live for the moment and make the best of it, that's what I try to do, every night my man", Scott said. "Alright well I'll see you later tonight then, enjoy yourself", Otto said. "You bet, bud, right back at ya", Scott said and walked out the door.

The hockey game was over and Otto started watching an old episode of Good Times. A few moments later Otto heard a knock on his door yet again. He thought maybe Scott had come back for something, since he only walked out the door a few minutes ago. But to Otto's surprise it was one man and one woman, dressed in black casual suits. Otto noticed they had pamphlets with crosses on them and immediately assumed they were Jehovah's Witnesses. Otto never really understood these people, but perhaps it was because he never really took the time to. He used to always shoo them away in a hurry and in a rather rude manner. This time, however, Otto was somewhat intrigued with the people that stood before him. "Good afternoon sir, my name is Joseph and this is Margret." "Uhh, I'm Otto, nice to meet you", Otto said in a tone that sounded almost confused. "Well Otto it's nice to meet you too. Now tell me, do you have God in your life Otto?", said the woman. "I don't know. Do I have God in my life? Do any of us have God in our lives? How can I really know?", Otto asked inquisitively. "Well it's called having faith, you just have to trust and believe, and be willing to accept God into your life to help you.", said the man. "We have a pamphlet for you here that should help you in your spiritual journey to finding God.", said the woman has she handed a pamphlet to Otto. "Oh, wow, thanks so much.", Otto said in a dull but genuine voice. "Our pleasure Otto, have a blessed day.", the man said as they moved on to the next door.

Otto decided that he would read through the pamphlet later and reflect on his thoughts of God when he felt the time, it just seemed like too much at the moment. So Otto spent the rest of the afternoon watching Good Times and laughing hysterically. For dinner he went to Casa d'Waffles, just because he hadn't been there in a while. He noticed a familiar looking man sitting at the counter as he walked in. Otto didn't know the man's name, but he wanted to find out. So he went up and popped a squat on the stool next to the man. "Hey, my name's Otto, Otto Vandersloot. You look strangely familiar for some reason, but I don't think I know you from anywhere, do I?", Otto said. "Not that I know of, Vandersloot...Vandersloot, wait, are you related to that guy that just escaped from prison?", asked the man. "Oh, yeah that's my brother, but I don't really even know him that well anymore, what's your name by the way?", said Otto. "Lucas Shaffer, I do plays down at the theater, maybe that's where you recognize me from.", said the man now known as Lucas Shaffer. "Ah yes, that must be it, I've been to one or two plays there." Then out of nowhere Otto got the guts to spontaneously ask Lucas about his thoughts on God, "Are you a religious man Lucas, do you believe in God?" "Well I wouldn't really call myself very religious, I don't attend any church services very often, but I do think that God exists.", said Lucas. "Well what makes you think God exists?", Otto asked. "I guess because it's the only way to really make sense out of all this shit.", said Lucas as he got up and walked out, leaving Otto to ponder deeply on his spiritual life.