have you heard the good word?

[lovestained]

Who: THOSE WHO HAVE HEARD THE GOOD WORD (aka ✩zrael) AND THOSE WHOMST ARE ABOUT TO HEAR IT (aka all you Godless heathens)
Where: Right outside of the hotel, and also in the hearts and minds of the people
When: Day 3, noon


[ Since the commotion this morning, ☆ZRAEL has decided to put on their own show if they stage they've been setting up outside the dorms has been any indication.

Well, a 'stage'. It's actually a bunch of tables shoved together alongside the chairs from their dorm with red and black blankets tossed over them, all adorned with pentacles.

Once it's set up, Little☆Red climbs atop the table and hits her MEDIA ATTENTION button before clearing her throat and speaking with a smile. ]

Hello! We, ☆ZRAEL, those who walk in the shadow of Satan and under the protection of God present to all of you who have not yet had your eyes opened the Holy Word of Our God, Who Smiles Beneath the Blood Moon.

She is beautiful, the Mother of all angels descended from the sky to deliver upon us Her gifts! Her abilities surpass all other beings from Her ability to open doors to Her fair and swift judgements of the sinful! She has come and we must open our hearts to Her, so that we may revel in the everyday suffering of this world! There is no escape from it, no escape from pain or sadness except to embrace a sorrowful existence! To do this is to embrace Her and to let Her arms enfold you, as She guides you through life to Death, where we find the only true justice! This is true happiness!

Love God, and She will set you free from the pain of hope!

[ Her voice is melodic, lilting, and feels just a bit unsettlingly off though really, with this subject matter who the fuck would be surprised.

At any rate, when she finishes, she turns to the other members of ☆ZRAEL, nodding at them to speak as well. ]

Comments

[probablyhavingfun]

[Who doesn't actually understand like half of that monologue???? This guy! But he thinks it was really cool, so he claps for Little☆Red when she's done (and for every other member too, of course). He sits straight up in his throne and waits for his turn in patient, attentive silence. Only a little leg swinging! Oh wait it's his turn now.]

Hello! You should do what the others say because they are saying good things! God is Perfect [with a capital P] and beautiful and always knows what to do! If you follow it, um, Her? If you follow Her and let Her embrace you with Her grace your life will be better. Little☆Red is always smiling and probably very happy! If you became more like that one, you would be happy too! Satan doesn't have a very big shadow but I think it's a nice one! It always knows what to do too! I haven't even figured out what to do next when Satan has already started sometimes! Man☆Eater is very friendly and will probably embrace you too even if you don't ask so you should be friends with that one too even if we're supposed to be adoring mostly God! And Satan. Love God!

[Sits back down, clearly proud of himself for managing to say so many words. He worked hard to come up with them. Anyway he'll be waving and smiling at passerbys, listeners, and people who are trying really hard to be exclusively passerbys and not listeners.]

[lovestained]

[ clap clap ]

Well said!

[maxxximumeffort]

[gasp!]

Are you filling my child's mind with cultish thoughts?

[nohalation]

Oh I haven't met Satan or Man Eater yet, I think!

[ohgodno]

I love all of the capital letters you give me.

[carnivorouscarnival]

Hey, work a little harder on my pitch! That doesn't sound intimidating at all!

[neigh_sayer]

[took a nap in the greenhouse/park after all that early morning DESTRUCTION only to...wander right back into this...hm. HM how to get thru this. To get points or not get points--gdit he wants points]

. . .yes! Screw hope! Mmhm, I totally agree with this!

[probablyhavingfun]

[Do it for the points, bro. Do it. Anyway their gold member nods at him!]

Freedom from hope! Also good afternoon.

[lovestained]

Do you admit that witches are superior?

[ohgodno]

[showed up late,]

What's this about screwing hope? Well, anyway, surely it will interest you to know that I am actually God now. Congratulations!

[carnivorouscarnival]

Weird, I'm somehow not convinced! Tell me more about what you believe.

[zugzwange]

Ohhh, I'm taking notes.

[probablyhavingfun]

Ohhh, may I see when you're done?

[Words are hard, but if they're Little☆Red's words they must be elegant on paper too.]

[maxxximumeffort]

Damn. Just right out the gate with the despair pitch. You know, I feel like positive reinforcement is more effective overall for luring in cult members!

[lovestained]

But isn't the world already bad enough without people saying it'll all be okay?

[columbidaring]

... Oooooh. Uh-huh...

[probablyhavingfun]

Good afternoon!

[just in case you were hoping on getting by without actually conversing with these weirdos, one of them is waving.]

[sancrimony]

. . . . Wait a minute!

[ this was actually like, kind of interesting to listen to but now he's ]

You said - God!? You said God is here!?

[lovestained]

Yes! She is a valued member of our unit!

[forgottenmercy]

[came back down after actually sleeping this time, actually dressed this time, to the middle of this. and will listen politely, though his brow furrows delicately as the monologue goes on.]

...set free from hope? Is that, ah, actually a good thing?

[ohgodno]

[twins?? twins.]

Probably. Pray tell, are you interested in worshiping me?

[liarliarliar]

[that was so many words wow

polite clapping]

Quite the speech, quite the drama. Well spoken, full of passion. I can feel the fire of your heart in those words. It's beautiful to see how free you are to share your truths to us all.

Your boldness is inspiring.

[ohgodno]

BE! It turns out that I am actually God, does this inspire you?

[ohgodno]

[showing up late with—wait, no, she no starbucks. she has nothing, only herself.]

Yes, yes! That's right, the one previously known as "going by God" is now actually "God!" Love me!

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ uh ]

Wow, big promotion. Since when?

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ Man Eater is possibly not as 100% in on this whole cult business as everyone else who's spoken so far, but you better believe he will capitalize on it for points and a chance to look like a complete lunatic in a public capacity.

he crosses his legs and spreads his hands melodramatically. ]

The hope and despair of life and existence, yada yada, so on and so on. I'm not so interested in any of that, and Red's got it all covered. Let's talk about something more exciting. The apocalypse!

Which side will you be standing on when the time comes? Will you rest easy under God's protection and blessing, will you throw your lot in with the devil, or will you leave yourself exposed to the chaos and anarchy? When the horsemen of the apocalypse descend and all hell breaks loose, will you stand in the path of carnage? The horsemen of the apocalypse—[ gives a flip of his exceedingly long hair ]—in other words, me! "I thought there were four," you say? I'm worth an army of 200,000 on my own! Gyahahahahahaha! Take heed! Heathens and infidels, I'll meet you in the grand finale!

[lovestained]

Man☆Eater! You're even more amazing than I thought! I'm so happy to have such a wonderful unit!

[nohalation]

It always sounds like you guys have a lot of fun.

[carnivorouscarnival]

That's 'cause we're a fun buncha personalities.

[toodeeptoford]

[ at first she's just glancing over to see what all the commotion is, but quickly her expression turns from curious to rapt ]


What a . . . curious sermon.

[probablyhavingfun]

Is that a compliment? Thank you!

[furrytailprince]

Is this a performance play? Or are you simply giving up? And for that matter, who is this God?

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ while raising a finger to count off each point: ]

One, I think they're completely serious about this. Two, who said anything about giving up? And three, her. [ jerks a thumb at, well, God ]

[calmthefoxdown]

[ Excuse me. ]

Did you just say your god is a doorman?

[lovestained]

She is many things! It just so happens that in particular Her ability to open doors is beyond stellar!

[deicider]

[raises a hand, question, question!!]

What are your god's abilities?

[lovestained]

Does being very cute and charming and good at everything count as an ability?

[shutthefoxup]

Does she provide snacks?

[lovestained]

She is very generous, so I'm sure she will!

[ or she'll just make us pay for them, ]