refuge

hey man, mind if I get out of the storm for a second?
not at all, you may take refuge here.
thanks. I owe you one.
that's true. but we are patient.
what do you mean? that was just an expression.
oh, we take it quite seriously here.
here? where am I?
the one place where your immortal soul can find shelter.
well, yeah, I said thanks and all.
shelter for all of eternity, that is.
eternity? no, I gotta get going. but thanks anyway.
as you wish.
hey, could you help me open this door? it's stuck.
it's not stuck. it doesn't open.
what? but I just came in through that door.
yes. it only opens one way.
you mean. . .
you have found it: refuge for your eternal soul.
my soul, fine. but what about my body?
just part of the deal, I suppose. can't be helped.
you're shitting me. right?
no. your soul now belongs to me, in perpetuity.
who the hell are you, man? you're not. . .
oh yes, I am. exactly who you think I am. ha ha.
oh jesus christ.
I'll put in a good word for you, next time I see him.
you see him? you?
oh yes, on the golf course. all the time.
that's. . . comforting, somehow.
I thought you'd think so.