Audience: Temenos

[becomemod]

Comments

[inquired]

[ there's a quirk of a smile. ]

Hmm. I think so.

[ that is his bestie so yes ]

... Perhaps a lovelorn letter, or something of like. Dear Addy, I've lost contact with my beloved.

[becomemod]

I'll take it.

[ There's a slightly amused smile. ]

You'll have to write that letter on your own. I've never had the experience.

[inquired]

You think I have...? Maybe Rabbit will take pleasure in the topic.

[ the way he says this suggests amusement ]

Then again, better if they never find out I'm involved at all.

[becomemod]

You could've had a full life before the church.

Rabbit is the type. Just sign it differently. It's not like anybody knows who's sending what in.

[inquired]

Ahaha. Not quite. I joined when I was very, very young: if my life was full then, that would be very concerning.

[ he was (mumbles in we dont know) baby ]

I will not be asking them, but I'm sure I could come up with something. It's a start, at least. Even questioning the citizens has been unhelpful, for the most part, though I can't say I'm surprised.

[becomemod]

And now I know.

[ The give a slight nod. ]

Information comes in unexpected places. I'd be surprised if the citizens knew everything that happened.

[inquired]

Tell me about it.

[ heh. ]

That's where I tend to find most of what I need, at least back home. People are quite willing to talk to a priest, one way or another. [ sometimes via coercion but they don't need to know that ] I'll have to draft a love letter.

Do you think he's likely to make a big showing again? Or should we be on the lookout for anything smaller?

[becomemod]

Really? [ In the tone of somebody who simply doesn't know anything about priests. ]

Hmm... I'm unsure at this time. Why return to the scene if you don't have a reason.

As for smaller things... papers with strange writing, things that don't seem to belong.

[inquired]

[ :thinking: ]

I see. [ and then, with a little laugh. ] Yes, really. Do you think I made that confessional on Monday for my own amusement?

[

it was like 50% that. ]

[becomemod]

[ A pause, like they're considering him. ]

You seem like the type who would.

[inquired]

I am very sincere.





[ hm ]

[becomemod]

[ ...

X to doubt. ]

[inquired]

[ holy aura emanates ]

At any rate, it is quite common, though, I don't spend as much time doing so anymore. Are clerics and the like not common, where you came from?

[becomemod]

[ A long pause as they consider this question. ]

I've never met a cleric. I know of two nuns, though we haven't formally met.

[inquired]

Ah, I see.

[ he takes a sip of his coffee, thoughtful. ]

It's strange, to me. The Church is a part of life for near every person in Solistia, in near every city. You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who didn't follow the path of the Sacred Flame anywhere on either continent.

[becomemod]

[ A tilt of their head as they listen and try to imagine a world like this. ]

There's only one religion where you're from? There are a variety of them as far as I've seen.

[inquired]

...well. I suppose there's a second, but I'm not sure if I'd call it a religion. Moreso a cult.

[ hmm. he's not going into that right now. ]

But, no. The legends of the eight gods are intertwined with our history - as such, it's quite uncommon for people to stray from it. It's either the Sacred Flame, or the nonbeliever.

[becomemod]

Hmm...

[ Japan is full of cults. They sip on their coffee and consider this. ]

We have very different experiences when it comes to this particular thing.

[inquired]

I've the feeling you might be from somewhere a touch more modern than me.

[ he says this wryly, because like. most people are. ]

[becomemod]

I take it you've never seen a phone before?

[inquired]

That obvious?

[ you called it a box ]

[becomemod]

Clear as day.

[inquired]

You'd be correct. But, it's normal for you?

[becomemod]

The technology here isn't exactly the same as I'm used to.

[inquired]

Hmmm. Better or worse?