idolpro | Paloma Heart (#1)

For real? She ain't got nothing she likes?

Well, if she has things she likes, I am certainly not one of them. So I doubt she would share them with me.

...ah. Well.

Lemme see what I can do.

I admit I expect little, but a few moments' peace... I would appreciate.

And do not listen to anything she says about me.

Uh... sure.

[ she nods. if you were expecting a thank you, well—

you're getting a cultural crash-course.

> talk to Qaiyaan? ]

[...sure!]

[ this woman, by contrast, isn't precisely working on anything, but is instead pacing, occasionally swirling the sleeves of her kaftan-like garment in a gesture that's clearly distaste. she looks at you suspiciously as you approach. ]

How may I assist you.

Edited 2020-02-26 06:07 (UTC)

Uh... hey.

This guy sent me through to see the temple?

A "guy." What "guy" is this, that you speak of?

Nooramaan Ziimamaan.

Ach! The First-Keeper of Haatt Nooramaan may be, but he is no trustworthy reference. That the First-Keeper among First-Keepers would be so susceptible to kakkati, to discarding our traditions when it suits him... and encouraging that girl.

[ she swirls her sleeves again, pacing more intently. ]

What's, uh. Kakkati?

You may call them "demons" in your tongue, if you wish, but all they wish for is chaos and destruction; the over-turning of society. So many have forgotten that these traditions are for our protection!

The traditions keep away kakkati?

They do—which is why we must carefully observe the traditions, and not fall prey to outside influences. If they cause us to forget who we are and lose what has brought us this far, we will be susceptible to the control of evil.

So, these kakkati... what are they like?

They are invisible spirits, even if some of those Terran superstition-mongers say they can see them. They cause people to strike out at their neighbors, to flout laws and morals, to do things wrongly. Society crumbles when they are allowed undue influence! I will not see this temple fall.

[ you know. invisible demons from space. ]

Wait, whoa. But some people say they can see em?

Terran "spiritualists," as if they understand anything! Hmph. I suspect they are infected, as well. Seeking out ghosts and spirits intentionally...

[ across the room, Raachna is working intently on more of the mechanisms, with some very delicate tools and a little bottle of oil. every now and then she glances your direction. ]

So if you're not supposed to go looking for em, but you can't see em, how do you to keep away from em?

[Deliberately not so much as glancing Raachna's way.]

Edited 2020-02-27 01:57 (UTC)

You are so uncouth that I can see your ears, yet you do not hear with them? The keeping of the traditions keeps the kakkati at bay—covering of the head, breaking bread only with one's kiima, the proper order of society.

I mean, sure, you said traditions, but you didn't say what kind. And, like - I dunno a whole lot about your society and stuff.

So when you say the proper order of society, like - what's that mean? What counts as proper?

Everyone observing their role, as passed down to them from their kiima—that those who are priests tend to the canals, that those who are artisans practice their craft, that those who are set to cooking or cleaning do so. That we respect each other's work, and that all receive their due.

And kiima's, like - family, right?

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