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]

[Keeping at a whisper:]

The ritual he used to get us in here was super sketch. It, uh. It kinda came from a demon.

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[livingwater]

- A demon? How do you know?

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[crossmyheartandhope]

He said? Or I guess, I heard it second-hand, and then he round-about confirmed it.

We said some kinda prayer, and then we drank some wine, and then a door showed up.

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[livingwater]

That . . . does sound like something a demon would have a human do.

[ what the fuck ]

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[crossmyheartandhope]

Yeah. So like... be careful, kay?

In case he's planning anything weird. Word is, the demon's Azzy.

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[livingwater]

................ I will take the utmost care.

[ i'm throwing him into another pool ]

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[crossmyheartandhope]

[I mean]



[That's one way to do it]

[W-winces a little, though; he knows first hand how much that stuff burns.]

...not just now, though. After, too, okay? I dunno what all they're planning.

Zombie dude said he didn't even know what the plan was, the whole way.

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[livingwater]

..............................................................................

[ the face of someone who was absolutely going to axe him a question just now ]

Fine then.

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[crossmyheartandhope]

So just. Let's be ready for whatever he's got.

You need a hand, I got your back. Okay? I kinda owe you big time.

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[livingwater]

?

What are you talking about?

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[crossmyheartandhope]

You know. The, uh.

[Gestures. Vaguely toward the exorcism pool.]

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[livingwater]

As I said! That was His power, channeled through Raphael! I only guided you to the waters.

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[crossmyheartandhope]

Yeah. Well.

Still felt like kinda a big deal to me.

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[livingwater]

. . . Hmph. That's just what a friend would do.

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[crossmyheartandhope]

And friends get each others' backs, too, right?

So I got yours.

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[livingwater]

[ something crosses their expression, quick - and then, they close their eyes ] . . . Correct. Very well! Let us go see to the problem of your other companions.

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[crossmyheartandhope]

You know how to find them?

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[livingwater]

This nose of mine is impeccable! If you have something of theirs, I will sniff them out.

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Considers for a beat or two.]

[Then digs into his super hero belt pouch and pulls out... what even is this? Is it a sharpie? Is it a ruler? Spoilers, it's some combo of the two, that Intensity smashed together with fin's powers for him.]

This work?

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[livingwater]

[ taking it, sniff sniff sniff ] . . . . Alright! I'll remember this scent.

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[crossmyheartandhope]

There's a bunch more than just him, though.

There was like - you remember the girl we were with last time? Real pale, long dark hair?

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[livingwater]

The demon. So she got herself caught, too?

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[crossmyheartandhope]

Dunno. She was the one who let us know what was up so we could come warn you, but we turned up here and she didn't.

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[livingwater]

She shouldn't be allowed here, anyway.

Re: RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER

[crossmyheartandhope]

...she's pretty cool, dude.

She didn't go demon cause she wanted to or nothing. S'just who her dad was. She helped a lot of people - kept em safe from the ones like her who wanted to hurt them.