Private Conversations

[dominioned]

The confessional before you is ornate and well maintained, ebony colored wood embellished with the visage of two angels. A jet black curtain separates the confessional from the rest of the Church, offering a surprising degree of privacy to any eavesdroppers nearby. Unlike the rest of Krakow, the inside is dimly lit by a small light bulb securely attached to the ceiling which emits a faint red light. While the atmosphere isn't exactly cozy, it is private.

A smooth voice calls out to you once you've sat down, familiar enough to identify the speaker despite the partition between you.

"Welcome welcome. I take it something is on your mind?"

We're in a museum now, Harry.

Comments

[pr159]

Was there a reason you stuck around there for so long, then? Just committed to the aesthetic? Or was it important that we able to find you early on and not so much now?

[dominioned]

The latter. As you've noticed, the Lady has gone off on her own.

[pr159]

And you didn't go along with her, though I assume your arrangement hasn't terminated yet. I suppose you're just keeping an eye on us until she returns?

[dominioned]

Not yet. [ A small smile. ]

In many ways, yes. In other ways, some manners she handles on her own.

[pr159]

Looking forward to the freedom when it happens? I know you said she was your type and everything, but it's hard to imagine it's really worth all this.

[dominioned]

[ He taps a finger against his lips. ]

"All of this" really isn't terribly much at all. My last employed lasted several years, and this has been mere months. [ But yeah he's not answering. ]

[pr159]

Well, you clearly have a lot more patience than I do.

[ Granted, that's a pretty low bar.

It's almost hard to imagine going through jobs like that, though, or what it would be like to be free from one when it was done, instead of just being dead. The closest he's ever had to that is... well, this. ]

Out of curiosity, do you have anything else lined up for when this job is over?

[dominioned]

I'm keeping my options open.

[pr159]

I see.

[ ... ]

I might have something to discuss with you on that subject later, then.

sorry i missed this!

[dominioned]

Hoh? Well whenever you're ready.

np!

[pr159]

Assuming that going back to my world after this is even a possibility, it would depend on what point in time I was able to return to. But I suspect you could help me win Origin's Trial, in one way or another.

[dominioned]

What is Origin's Trial, exactly?

[pr159]

The game the Great Spirits have been playing against humanity for the past two millennia. My usual power and the fractured dimensions are all a part of it. The goal is to reach the Great Spirit Origin in the Land of Canaan before the one millionth divergence catalyst is created, a deadline we're rapidly approaching at this point.

[dominioned]

Time flows strange between worlds, at least.

[pr159]

Good to know.

[ No more than he'd already heard, and it still doesn't help him know for sure what his options are, but it's something. ]

If you're interested in souls, all the ones from the fractured dimensions are just going to waste anyway when we erase them from existence, so. Putting that out there.

[dominioned]

A veritable banquet of souls, it sounds like. [ Hm. ]

[pr159]

Absolutely. An entire planet's worth with each dimension, if you wanted that much. And if you were looking for quality over quantity, you'd still have the best each world has to offer.