“There’s a saying we learned in God school – you’re not running your life right until someone wants to assassinate you.”

There was a muted bang and Jw’s head exploded in a shower of blood and brains.

“Blasphemy!” howled Lep.

“Deicide!” Kratos said in awe.

A heavenly light burst from Jw’s severed appendage. His mortal body withered and disappeared from existence. The silhouette of the body glowed with a golden brilliance, and a new body took its place.

“God, Zif, why you—“

“Oo,” said Data. “Do me next!”

Bang!

A well-aimed shot to Data’s cranium resulted in a bleeding hole to the other side, and Data fell to the floor like a sack of potatoes. He laid there for several moments, and just when everyone had lost interest and was about to return to whatever they were doing beforehand, Data shuddered and gasped. The head wound healed and closed, and he got up.

“One more time!”