side: heaven

[idolpro]

[ When you next open your eyes, you find yourself standing in a hallway of stained glass windows; the door behind you closes completely shut before disappearing, you in a corridor that leads to nowhere. You're stranded, here . . . wherever you are . . . ?

The light that reflects through the glass is a gentle one, and the whole place seems to glow, almost binding in illumination - it's been recently swept here, or otherwise recently polished so everything isn't so musty; still, there's a distinct feeling of heaviness in the air. One could almost mistake the feeling for reverence.

There's only one direction: forward, into the light. ]

Comments

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Lets himself get pulled up, and then - yeah, sorry not sorry, the angel is also getting a hug.]

Like I'm back in one piece.

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[livingwater]

[ uh

a

awkward

ly

, , ]

. . .

That's good.

[ how do i hug b ]

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Gives him one last squeeze before he steps back again.]

...thanks, dude. For real.

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[livingwater]

. . . It was His power that healed you. Never forget that.

[ p. pats his shoulder ]

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[crossmyheartandhope]

I mean, sure, but you're the one who helped get me there.

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[crossmyheartandhope]

[He pauses - seems to realize something.]

...hey. If I took some of this stuff, could it, like - could it help the other people like me? The ones who got changed?

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[livingwater]

. . . I would imagine you'd need more than just some of it.

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[crossmyheartandhope]

...like, full submersion? I mean - it oughtta be doable, right?

You got a whole ship. And a map and stuff, with all that stained glass. If you were coming to bust us out, we could break outta the city and then load everyone up and have like an exorcism pool party.

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[livingwater]

I can't go in that room! I'm not allowed.

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[crossmyheartandhope]

Well, you could tell us how to do it, right? We went in okay.

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[livingwater]

If I knew how to operate it I wouldn't be disallowed from the room!

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Thinking, thinking.]

So if you learned how to operate it, you'd be good, though. Right?

[Realizes, while he's asking, that those claw marks still look - real bad, honestly, and kind of just takes the angel by the arm to steer them toward one of the other pools. Sorry, dude, now that you aren't repelled by his touch, he is going to be as casually touchy with you as he is with everyone else.]

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[livingwater]

[ ok well i guess i'm in a pool now ]

No can do! I already tried and broke several things!

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[crossmyheartandhope]

...okay. How bout if we learned how to operate it?

Did you have some kinda book you were trying to learn from? What's the ship called, anyway?

[Keeping an eye on those claw marks. They healing?]

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[livingwater]

[ yep, they're stitching back together ]

This is the inner sanctum of Heaven. You were at the outer gates, before.

[ with a pause ]

I doubt it would work for you, but you can try.

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[crossmyheartandhope]

When you were studying up, what was it you were trying to learn from?

How to sail a heaven ship in five easy steps? DIY pirating?

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[livingwater]

The general tried to teach me. [ this angel is a moron ]

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[crossmyheartandhope]

You remember any pointers?

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[livingwater]

[ considering for a moment ] Don't crash it.

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[crossmyheartandhope]

...I mean. Legit.

Keep going, though, as many as you got.

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[livingwater]

Keep your eyes on the -

[ wait

hang on. ]