Week 1.

[azumods]

WEEK 1. As Cynthia had promised, the sun does indeed rise the next morning. Whether you slept or not (and sleeping inside the Pokémon Center you were in before seems totally fine by the attendant), it seems Cynthia kept her word; she left sometime shortly before sunrise, and you haven't been bothered by Team Galactic and those that work for it in the interim. It isn't advisable to return to the headquarters building, however. At least not for the time being. However, a new day does dawn, and with it comes the knowledge that you're in an unfamiliar city, completely on your own. There are several things to be done before you can leave: gathering supplies and provisions, finding maps, obtaining new clothes... Of course, your new "companions" are still with you, and they don't seem willing to leave your side; they'll follow you dutifully, but they still seem...wrong, horribly so, and it doesn't seem to be wearing off. Maybe if you work with them a little...? Try to talk to them, train them, teach them to do things... Who knows? It might do them some good. CURRENT LOCATION: VEILSTONE CITY POKEMON AVAILABLE: WITHIN CITIES MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY [OOC: Welcome to week one of Azume; feel free to make as many top levels as you'd like and tag out to other characters! This post is for all of your interactions this week... at least until the weekend. Don't forget that a write-up is due this weekend! Feel free to investigate the city as you see fit this week; we ask only that you try to stagger investigations and be mindful of what's already been checked. If you wish to investigate, notify the mods in your comment subject for your top-level and we'll get on it as soon as possible!]

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[hesychast]

[ He tilts his head to address her with a somewhat amused smile. ]

...I suppose I am. Perhaps too much so, but I'm afraid it was a force of habit. You see, I'm used to working with others given my calling, in the contractual sense.

[niceoppai]

What, you mean like religion or something?

[hesychast]

Indeed. I may not look it, but I'm a priest. [ Which he says strictly because he's without his proper vestments, but how young he looks doesn't help either. ]

[niceoppai]

Whoa. You didn't seem like the type! Though I guess every priest I've seen was going around in their uniform. Is uniform even the right word for that?

[hesychast]

[ A soft smile. ]

I hear that often, even when I am in full dress. Our clothes are called vestments—it's very strange to be without them, but I've made do as much as I can. [ not a goth or going to a funeral, even with all this black he's wearing. ]

[niceoppai]

Huh. You know, I guess if this is a whole different dimension like they're saing, maybe they'd have different religions.

[hesychast]

I am almost certain they do—Cynthia mentioned three deities that had escaped.

[niceoppai]

Wait, these guardian guys are gods? I was expecting, you know, people!

[hesychast]

I believe so. [ He tilts his head, and carries on like this is a normal conversation about the weather. ]

At the least I imagine they would be representatives of the deities, if not the actual divine beings. 

[niceoppai]

Isn't that kind of awkward in your line of work?

[hesychast]

[ Shirou blinks, and then smiles. ]

Because I am a priest? No, it isn't. There are many religions even in my world, and many gods interspersed throughout them. While I do not follow their faith and believe in one true God, that doesn't mean I can't be respectful of them.

[niceoppai]

Oh. Sorry, uh, I thought you guys were all "must convert people" and all.

[hesychast]

....Mmn. Some can be that way, yes. But I know what it is like to be oppressed and have beliefs you don't believe in forcibly pushed upon you.

[ He closes his eyes and then shakes his head, his tone lighting once more. ]

Of course if someone wishes to convert, I would welcome them.

[niceoppai]

Everyone's different, huh... I guess you can't just essentialize a group to one thing, anyway.

[hesychast]

[ He nods. ]

I would listen to anyone's worries, even if they did not believe in God. It's the least I can do, particularly in a place like this.

[niceoppai]

I guess everyone's just doing what they can.

[hesychast]

And that is all He asks of us. [ A beat. ]

I'm sorry, for not asking for your name earlier. I am Shirou Kotomine.

[niceoppai]

Detective Chelsea Moore! Or ex-detective? I went to work with a federal investigator instead before I showed up here.

[hesychast]

[ He lets out an exhale that borders on a short laugh. ]

I hope that doesn't make me an ex-priest.

[niceoppai]

Only if you quit being a priest before, I'm pretty sure.

[hesychast]

Then I'm safe. [ For some reason, that seems to amuse him. ] It's a pleasure to meet you nonetheless, Chelsea.

[niceoppai]

Same! Always good to see someone who's not... you know, like we apparently were. Like everyone else is.