You went without telling us. You're learning. [It's sort of a joke because he and Dick both fuck off without warning, but also Escha? Oh well. He'll take the shoes and just kind of squint.]
...is that...a crucifix? [What in the fuck?] I'm not up to date on bible verses but that's how they're usually written, right? [Dick please explain.]
... Nike's? [ wait, right, shoes-- he looks at them a bit closer and recites, dutifully: ] Book of Matthew, chapter fourteen, verse twenty-five. [ to escha-- ] The bible is a religious tome. The religious imagery in this place that we've been using to fight the demon all comes from that so far. [ and then he grimaces a bit ] I don't know it enough to be able to recite all the verses by numbers, though.
[ he's THINKING about it though :T? he's lit muttering "matthew, matthew, matthew" to himself. why aren't more dc villains obsessed with christianity, god. ]
[He's just staring at Dick like ??? because of course he would know that much. Junpei's from the history that God abandoned or whatever the fuck, what does he know? But to Escha, he nods even while Dick's talking his way through.]
They could be. They were hidden out of sight and you had to break in, didn't you? Most of the things we can use here aren't easily accessible. What happened in the storage room anyway? Did you guys get in and out okay? [He can ask that while Dick finds Jesus ig.]
[ Escha trails off and goes quiet, like she can't quite? Remember what happened next? And then looks increasingly distressed the longer she tries to recall. ]
U-um... I don't...
I don't remember what - we woke up on the floor, back outside the room.
...were the bones real? [That's not the question, but.] What happened with the skeleton, Escha? Why'd you have to put it together? [Did they get knocked out by a skeleton wtf.]
[ Escha shivers, but... Seems much calmer when she's not actively trying to remember whatever she forgot. ]
The bones were real. We just thought it might be a puzzle, because the door repaired itself behind us and it sounded like everyone usually got trapped and had to do figure something out.
The lights went out and something knocked on the door, and then we went to open it, I think, and then...
That's all I remember.
[ And she looks to Dick and shakes her head. They didn't check for injuries or anything. ]
Something knocked? [Why the fuck are demons like this? There's a light frown because why were there bones, who did this, why is this real???]
Sounds a little like what happened with Beck's group during that first round of missions. The lights went out on them and they were all knocked unconscious. But they woke up with a few injuries and items missing.
This place just does this kind of thing, I guess...?
[ Cool, cool place. Escha nods and comes over to Dick. She doesn't have any injuries, but if he looks closely there is a timer behind her left ear that she is unaware of. It's counting down the minutes until Monday. ]
Yeah, I guess so. They were dealing with some shadow figure and hallucinations before that, but then it was like...weird. Beck could describe it better, but I heard from Izuminokami, too.
[Junpei's just going to watch because Dick's checking and he can't see the timer.]
[ BOLD of you to think i know what time it is in this pc ]
... About as many hours as there's left until Monday, I think. [ he traces the numbers softly, trying to see if anything happens ] Escha, you can't feel it at all?
[ he's frowning in concern, still, and he brushes Escha's hair back into place to cover the timer, a bit soft. he glances down and away to try and think, and-- ]
Oh, I'm an idiot. Walking on water. Matthew's the one that had the part where he walks on water! It's wordplay.
You can try, I'd enjoy watching the ocean spit you back up again. [ that's a no from this peanut gallery, though it could. be possible. but: ] There is a kind of water associated with demons I'm thinking of instead.
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...is that...a crucifix? [What in the fuck?] I'm not up to date on bible verses but that's how they're usually written, right? [Dick please explain.]
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... Nike's? [ wait, right, shoes-- he looks at them a bit closer and recites, dutifully: ] Book of Matthew, chapter fourteen, verse twenty-five. [ to escha-- ] The bible is a religious tome. The religious imagery in this place that we've been using to fight the demon all comes from that so far. [ and then he grimaces a bit ] I don't know it enough to be able to recite all the verses by numbers, though.
[ he's THINKING about it though :T? he's lit muttering "matthew, matthew, matthew" to himself. why aren't more dc villains obsessed with christianity, god. ]
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[ But they're just. Shoes. They're not even fancy looking shoes!! ]
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They could be. They were hidden out of sight and you had to break in, didn't you? Most of the things we can use here aren't easily accessible. What happened in the storage room anyway? Did you guys get in and out okay? [He can ask that while Dick finds Jesus ig.]
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Then we put together a skeleton, and then we were smacking around a locker to break it open, and... Then...
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U-um... I don't...
I don't remember what - we woke up on the floor, back outside the room.
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...were the bones real? [That's not the question, but.] What happened with the skeleton, Escha? Why'd you have to put it together? [Did they get knocked out by a skeleton wtf.]
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Did you guys check yourselves for injuries after you woke up?
[ did they even wake up or was their memory just. wiped. psychic ghosts ]
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The bones were real. We just thought it might be a puzzle, because the door repaired itself behind us and it sounded like everyone usually got trapped and had to do figure something out.
The lights went out and something knocked on the door, and then we went to open it, I think, and then...
That's all I remember.
[ And she looks to Dick and shakes her head. They didn't check for injuries or anything. ]
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Sounds a little like what happened with Beck's group during that first round of missions. The lights went out on them and they were all knocked unconscious. But they woke up with a few injuries and items missing.
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[ dick gestures for escha to come over so he can look her over, because. injury check??? injury check???? ]
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[ Cool, cool place. Escha nods and comes over to Dick. She doesn't have any injuries, but if he looks closely there is a timer behind her left ear that she is unaware of. It's counting down the minutes until Monday. ]
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[Junpei's just going to watch because Dick's checking and he can't see the timer.]
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... There's a countdown.
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[ As if he would know? ]
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How much time's left?
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... About as many hours as there's left until Monday, I think. [ he traces the numbers softly, trying to see if anything happens ] Escha, you can't feel it at all?
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What do you think happens on Monday?
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Oh, I'm an idiot. Walking on water. Matthew's the one that had the part where he walks on water! It's wordplay.
[ SORRY, IS THIS BAD TIMING? YES ]
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Oh, did you figure out the code?
[ She's pretty sure it's a code. ]
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Okay. So we solved that, but...so what? Think we can cross the ocean to get to those ruins?
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You can try, I'd enjoy watching the ocean spit you back up again. [ that's a no from this peanut gallery, though it could. be possible. but: ] There is a kind of water associated with demons I'm thinking of instead.
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[ But also :o at Dick. ]
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