Caught on a hot mic: God and Satan chat

A dozing reporter on a nearby couch had his equipment running, and the following conversation was recorded...

At the recent Inter-Universe 4060A Conference, during the lunch break, God and Satan were talking in the lobby of the Vortex Hotel. A dozing reporter on a nearby couch had his equipment running, and the following conversation was recorded:

You know, Lucifer, we’ve got a basic misunderstanding going…

Really? I thought the terms of our agreement were clear.

No. I needed you to test people. To offer them a choice. To exercise their free will.

Yes. And that’s what I do. They can choose between good and evil. I tempt them with the potential rewards of evil.

Right. But you didn’t stop there.

What are you talking about?

You created Hell.

I thought that was your idea.

Come on, Luce. This is me. All I wanted was Limbo. The place where people who did evil would go. They’d stay there as long as they had to, to come to terms with what they’d done.