Numerology Dept.

<ring, ring> "Numerology Department, can you please hold?" "Yeah, su--" <muzak plays for a few seconds> "Numerology Department, how can I be of service." "Gotta number, colony ship from Earth bound for Sainte Anne, name is number Nine-Eight-Six, looking for a possible reference for Nine-Eight-Six?" "One moment please. Hmmm. Very little for Nine-Eight-Six, just one in fact: `Christos' (with the `st' equalling 6), meaning Christ, useful, serviceable." "Interesting. So that's Greek?" "Yes, that's right." "Nothing in Hebrew?" "Sorry, we have very little Hebrew on hand. You might ask Jim Jordan." =mantis=