video; un: Constantine

[keepgodwaiting]

[ The camera fumbles and pans across the foyer of one of the supermarkets before focusing on Johanna Constantine's face. She's headed into the store, it appears, looking over the shelves for something specific. ]

Have you noticed there's no religion here? [ Her tone's conversational, like she's just FaceTiming a friend as she shops. ] No churches or temples or shrines. What do you suppose that means? --Ah, there we are.

[ The camera swings to point at the ceiling as she reaches to grab something. It looks like she's in the spice aisle. ]

Anyway, before you all start arguing about whether God's abandoned us, real point is: anyone here have it in them to consecrate some water and oil? Give us a ring, we can barter or something.

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[ ooc: Threadhopping is fine by me if characters do in fact start arguing religion. Just know Constantine is watching anything that's not marked private! ]

Comments

video; un: louis

[deathoftheauthor]

I have indeed noticed, though it's difficult to speculate on what it might mean when we still don't have context for any of this. I have theories, but...

( Louis trails off with a troubled frown and a small shake of his head. )

Why are you looking for holy water?

[keepgodwaiting]

We're all in the theory business these days, mate, let 'em out if you like.

[ On to the next aisle: baking supplies. ]

Never hurts to have some holy water on hand. It's the comforts of home.

text; private dm; un: fell (yeah it's like this)

[benedicus]

Good day,

If might inquire as to what you wish to use the holy water for, I believe I may be able to assist you.

Regards,
Fell

text; private

[keepgodwaiting]

Are you a priest or something? No disrespect meant. Some of my best friends are priests.

[ One friend, Jo, you have one friend who's a vicar. ]

video, un: junpei

[coolerjunpei]

[If Junpei had a nickel for every time "this is the timeline God abandoned" has come up even tangentially... well, he'd have two nickels, and that's mostly what gets his attention vis-a-vis this little question.]

Somebody pointed out there are banks here, even though we don't use money... Made me think that this place is somebody's idea of what "a city" is supposed to be, but they don't really get it. So... picking a religion, or all the religions, would be too complex for them. Not very dollhouse-y.

What's the holy stuff for? Is the bowling alley really haunted?

[keepgodwaiting]

Kind of fits with the experiment theory people have been tossing around, eh?

[ She gives the camera confused look. ] What do you mean, "is the bowling alley haunted"?

[ Guess who didn't go in. ]

audio; un: loveless

[limbical]

That's it? Just "God"? No specific name or...?

[keepgodwaiting]

Not sure what you're asking, mate. Is that not how some people refer to it where you're from?

un: korielxiii

[bisection]

God is not here. I cannot sense her. I am unsurprised there is no religion. It is for the best.

[ She doesn't need captured again. ]

Is it possible to consecrate things without the presence of God?

[ He is pretty sure he can't purify things because of the lack of the Absolute God's presence (and his brother's). Not that he has reason to try yet. ]

[keepgodwaiting]

[ Small delay in response as Johanna checks something -- yep, yep, thought she recognized the username. ]

You ever met her? I've never had the pleasure.

text; The Seventh Crown of the Seventh Demon King

[unrequite]

I didn't notice a lack of religion here, nor would I have noticed if you hadn't said anything, but I don't find it all that surprising. Religion in a world where stories don't exist would be a bit contradictory.

[keepgodwaiting]

How do you mean "stories don't exist"?

video | un: kitsuragi

[aceslow]

I don't know that they would want to give away whatever religion is most common in this region. It would be too much of a hint as to the outside world, whatever that may be. I doubt most people here share a religion, after all.

You're a religious woman yourself, Miss Constantine?

[keepgodwaiting]

Huh. [ On the video, she moves into the next aisle, looking off camera to select something in a green glass bottle. Oil? ] That's interesting. Maybe there's religious iconography, it's just nothing we recognize. Because it's aliens or something.

I'm open-minded.

text | un: ouroborosed

[inlovewithmycar]

Wait, what do you need holy water for?

If there isn't any religious iconography - either of the sacred or profane persuasion - wouldn't that point to there being nothing to use it on?

Nothing important, anyway.

[keepgodwaiting]

Well apparently the bowling alley might be haunted. And who knows what kind of shit people brought from home with them.

Better to have and not need, my gran always said.

not here! (unless???)

[matermali]

[ This might be the first time she's heard someone talk about God? Or mention anything like holy water. Don't mind this one just...not here but definitely here and 'eavesdropping' where she can. ]

Text UN: Loki

[abit_ofboth]

Is that uncommon? Are there usually temples and shrines on every corner of Midgardian cities? Perhaps there are some, just not many and you haven't found them yet.

Maybe religion is a silly construct made by mortals to help them deal with gods and how insignificant they are.

[Don't mind Loki, he's just in a bit of a bad mood. He's heard more about human religion since arriving than he ever had in his whole long life and he's finding it a bit boring.]

[keepgodwaiting]

Mate are you an atheist? You ought to believe in yourself, like the motivational posters say.

And yeah, it's pretty odd to have a place this size without anything in the city center. London's got something like 15 round Parliament alone. That's how mortals tend to do it: we find water, we find food, we put up a flag to say it's all ours and a temple to make ourselves think we deserve it.

video; un: yomiko

[blackwaterchild]

You all still believe in God?

[LadyGaga.Gif]

text; un: Constantine

[keepgodwaiting]

mate a norse god literally posted immediately before you did

[ SHE'S FINE ABOUT IT ]

video: un - Silent Princess

[luminously]

This world itself is similar to a blank canvas -- as though we are the ones meant to write its history.

Could it be possible that whoever sent us here wished for us to do the same for the religion here, too?

[keepgodwaiting]

Huh, now there's an idea. We're a month and a half in and nobody's tried to set themselves up as a cult leader, yet, but that's not that much time, I suppose.

audio | un: P.Graham

[possessum]

[ Peter doesn't interact with this.... newsfeed, much. But holed up on a mattress in apartment, his days pass by slow and strange, and sometimes in his moments of true coherency, he needs something to break the monotony.

He looks through the messages, cautious, nervous. He can't be certain any of this is real; maybe some of it is all in his head. But maybe some of these are real people reaching out. The woman in the video certainly looks real.

No religion. It's a concept he hasn't thought about, and something to it sends a chill down his spine. The boy hesitates before he actually responds, though he keeps his own face concealed for now. His voice comes through soft but tired, a little hoarse, and trembling around the edges. He's nervous. ]

Maybe.... maybe this is Hell.

[ He never really believed. But these days, he wonders over and over again. ]

[keepgodwaiting]

[ hoooooooo boy ]

Doubt it, bruv. [ She sounds patient, but the way a customer service representative who's had to answer this question five times already is patient. ] Hell's no fan of mine, and nobody's come after me with a pitchfork even once.

text; un: camille

[cinaedus]

I have, indeed, noticed. [ Though admittedly, now that he has a Theory about how they ended up here, it makes sense and thus, is less strange than most anything else about this empty city. Camille doesn't share that. ]

The comforts of home, is it? [ Johanna isn't the only one that pays attention to anything not private. ]

[keepgodwaiting]

What, there's nothing you wish you could've brought with you?

video; un: Liebing

[zewu_jun]

Perhaps it means the people in this area could not afford such things? Or could we merely be unfamiliar with their customs and how they perform religious rituals?

[ It does seem like an interesting question. ]

Or might they prefer to keep their practices hidden? I do think presuming abandonment by any gods might be a little severe. Perhaps... ah. I'm saying too much.

[keepgodwaiting]

Well go on, you can't just leave that hanging. Why do you think that's severe?