( video, un: koriel )

[passio]

[ it’s this guy again. although he seems considerably less sad than he did the last time he appeared on the network to talk about accidental sympathy with the oracles of the sinless, that may not be the best thing in the world once he begins speaking. he's also wearing small angel wings, visible in the view of the camera—they're definitely fake accessories, however, rather than being a moonblessing or even a more permanent effect of the bracelet. ]

…hello.

[ he's nervous? he's nervous, and his shoulders fidget slightly. he can't look at the camera. ]

There’s been a lot of people asking about churches. [ ah. ] …I am a member of one that recently opened. It is… a re-establishment of the Order I used to belong to in my world before.

[ it isn't a ringing endorsement, but it is the truth. ]

We don’t worship any god. It is an order that focuses on the internal self and what people are capable of. A man named the Archangel is our leader. If you’ve met him… um, anyway, please come by.

[ and included, information about the Order of Malkuth, located in a primo spot on level one. go ahead, join the cult. ]

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video, un: anisotropic

[fractaljesus]

I have met the man known as the Archangel.

[The white-haired man prefaces his response, canting his head slightly.]

Please be more specific about what you mean by focusing on the internal self and what people are capable of. I would like to hear your perspective on this matter.

[passio]

[ oh, he isn’t making horrible alien fourth-dimensional sounds this time. dextera seems surprised at first, but then he relaxes—aware now that it must have been an effect of the moons, or something similar. ]

The Archangel can explain it better than I could.

[ but he’ll try. ]

The Order of Malkuth believes that people hold power, not God. The God of our world is the creator and preserver of life, but it is up to humanity to determine what is worth being preserved…

un: grapes

[graftage]

...A church, but not for any god? That's kind of funny.

[sorry, he's just trying to approach this from a Good Christian Perspective(TM)]

Didn't know you were particularly religious though, Dextera.

[passio]

[ it is, unfortunately, just a big ol’ cult. ]

I was raised in the church. It’s all I know.

video; un: midorima6

[accurately]

What did I say?

[ If Dextera gives him crap about he didn't join a cult, he rejoined one, he's gonna get a hollering. >:( ]

[passio]

What?

[ don’t look at him. ]

video.

[impiety]

[ Guess who is super pleased and mildly surprised by this. ]

I'm really grateful with what you are doing. This will hopefully reach those that need to hear it. [ Things are finally going the way that he wants them to go. ]

[passio]

[ dextera doesn’t know whether or not he’s grateful to have the archangel’s praise. in a way, he still feels like he’s betraying the man—like he can wrest control of the order, and keep the worst of it out of the archangel’s hands.

he shakes his head, humble. ]

I wanted to make my own statement. As a follower…

video; u/n y.plitsetsky

[juniorchampion]

Isn't that the place that didn't let you do anything normal? Why would you want to start it again?

[passio]

[ this person… must have spoken to his brother. ]

It can be a place of healing, too.

text; un: mkv

[devilrush]

A church for no god isn't really a church, now is it?

( text )

[passio]

Do you think so? Then what would you call it?

video, un: ambivalenceblack

[voiceofanimus]

[Caim has nothing to say about gods and churches. He has no interest in either of them.
What he does have interest in is checking the username, because now he knows he can't go by looks.]

"I met your brother."

[Yup. That's it.]

[passio]

[ talking about his brother is actually a welcome distraction, and he thinks if anyone might understand a fraction of his feelings, it is caim.

perhaps surprisingly, dextera relaxes. ]

Thank you for speaking with him.

[ sinistra is not… adaptable. ]

Did he introduce himself?

text; un: feal

[noblegarnet]

[That username is familiar—it's the guy he talked to about cults. And ones that want to reset the world. And about how difficult it is to get out of that mindset.

... not like he can talk much about making obviously bad decisions, but there are worse things than being a hypocrite. It's hard to put a pointed tone into text, although he almost wants to try.]

How long have you been with this church, exactly?

( text )

[passio]

[ sorry about his whole shit… dextera is weak after all, but at least he didn’t join the sinless. ]

I was born into it.

voice; greenbean1

[wildsorcery]

Is it a church if no god is involved? Um, wouldn't it be more of a support group?

[passio]

A god is involved.

[ though like, dextera gets it. ]

We don’t worship her. We protect her. But since she isn’t in Lunatia, there are other aspects of the Order to emphasize… there just isn’t anything else to call it but a church.

voice; un: sinistra

[bisection]

I heard about a different church, brother, but I am not sure I have heard of it before. Were there other churches in our world...?

[passio]

[ oh, this is something dextera can answer without feeling bad at all. his brother’s question is a welcome reprieve. though sinistra uses just the voice function, dextera offers him a patient smile through the video. ]

Yes. There used to be many religions before the Blaze.

video; un: princess_paladin

[lioness_rampant]

The betterment of the self is always an admirable goal; how exactly does this church you speak of facilitate it? Does it have means not available through other avenues?

[passio]

It provides a community.

[ not that people can’t or don’t have friends, but at least in the archangel’s intention, it lacks judgment by design. ]

Some people don’t have that. Not when they would come to us.

video ; un: prof.asuka

[recidivate]

Ah, so that's what it is. I may be stopping in. I didn't realize you were a part of it.

Though I did make it clear I do not intend to join any churches or orders, or anything like that.

Are those wings some sort of associated symbol? I met another man with them or something similar.

[ he looks... indifferent in regards to that last part especially. he didn't exactly give a good impression.]

[passio]

[ it throws dextera off to have ryo respond to him about this in particular, and he immediately wants to take the wings off. shame is a big motivator. ]

Y… yes. They are. Members of the Order are officially called False Angels.

video; un: camliax

[speakerstone]

What exactly does your order say they are capable of?

[Sypha knows a cult when she fucking sees one, and she isn't exactly in a charitable mood. But she isn't sounding hostile, at least, just guarded. Never trusted angels.]

[passio]

[ dextera expected this kind of response, but he isn’t good at fielding questions in the calm, collected way the archangel is. he can only try to be himself. ]

The Order of Malkuth wants to create a world that’s safe. People are flawed, but… punishing those flaws isn’t how you create a peaceful world.

[ it’s kind of an answer, at least. ]

We imagine a world of acceptance.