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Sineclaer and Deveus drove Asha to the temple, and parked right outside it. "Well, here we are," Deveus hummed. "Prayer service goin' on right now...." "I'm sorry we couldn't help more." Sineclaer said to Asha, though her voice was flat. "Good luck." @Mads | Roman 🥁 Asha 🎆 ? 🪱

"Thanks for the ride." Asha replied back, just as flat. She opened up the door and hopped out. She had no idea what Lifebringer prayers were like, so.. No matter what she did she was going to look out of place. "Bye." She closed the door of the truck and walked inside. @innsjo | kyrie🪶+ darcy🖋+npcs

Sineclaer and Deveus drove off once Asha was inside. The entrance foyer was dark and empty, but the chanting of prayer could be heard in the sanctuary. @Mads | Roman 🥁 Asha 🎆 ? 🪱

Asha listened in for just a moment, before heading in to the sanctuary as quietly as she could. @innsjo | kyrie🪶+ darcy🖋+npcs

There were a few townspeople gathered in the pews, and an old man seemed to be leading worship up at the altar. Aarni and Persis were also there, but no one took too much note of her arrival. @Mads | Roman 🥁 Asha 🎆 ? 🪱

Hrm. Well Asha just sat as far in the back as she could. They didn't really have such organized religious rituals for her religion, this was kinda weird. She tried to assume the same position the other townspeople had. @innsjo | kyrie🪶+ darcy🖋+npcs

Most of the other worshippers had their heads bowed, and either had their hands clasped in prayer or were reading prayers from prayer books. There were prayer books stored in the backs of the pews for any visitors to use. @Mads | Roman 🥁 Asha 🎆 ? 🪱

She could not be bothered to look at those prayer books. She put her hands together and bowed her head. 'ALBANESSSSSS!' She mentally yelled out, in as angry of a tone as she could imagine. Truthfully, she wasn't really used to making angry prayers so this was weird, but she surely wasn't going to send Albanes any good vibes. @innsjo | kyrie🪶+ darcy🖋+npcs

Asha would feel absolutely no divine presence whatsoever. Albanes probably had her spiritual number blocked or something. @Mads | Roman 🥁 Asha 🎆 ? 🪱

Asha kept repeating the mental shouting until she felt like it physically wore her out. She huffed, just loud enough for the others nearby her to hear, and lifted her head up. The First Spinjitsu Master wasn't exactly responsive either, but she felt like he was listening at least. She did not get that feeling here. At all. Not knowing what else to do, she got up and grabbed one of the prayer books. Maybe you had to lead in to it with this religion, or something... @innsjo | kyrie🪶+ darcy🖋+npcs

The prayer books were, well, full of prayers. The page Asha opened onto was a prayer of trust. "Oh, gentle hand of my creator, I pray, remove my doubt and fear, For it is you I return to, in you I place my trust, Now and for eternity, till breath leaves my form." @Mads | Roman 🥁 Asha 🎆 ? 🪱

She couldn't help but roll her eyes. Trust? Was this a passive aggressive sign from Albanes that she should just shut up and trust her? Because she's helping? Because she can't also be in just as much wrong as that other Lifebringer? Begrudgingly, she went back to her seat with the book and repeated the prayer. She tried to make her mental tone a little less aggressive. @innsjo | kyrie🪶+ darcy🖋+npcs

Asha would sense no response. @Mads | Roman 🥁 Asha 🎆 ? 🪱

She said it a few more times over again, each time getting more and more frustrated. Why was Albanes doing this?! Placing them in this STUPID town, with no idea what to do, and making them all seem like insane people because they have such crazy memories no one would ever believe! And leaving tiny little hints about the truth, but making the townspeople unaware of it all! It was so frustrating! So incredibly frustrating! She'd rather just be dead, and unaware of all of this than stuck like this! Then at least she couldn't feel to angry and watch people look at her like she's insane! She dropped the book on to the bench of the pew next to her and looked around the room more closely. Maybe there was something else hidden around that would be useful.. @innsjo | kyrie🪶+ darcy🖋+npcs

There's a stain glass window of an abstract halo design hanging above the altar, and on the altar itself are a lot of candles, a small basin of water, and an ornamental table covering. @Mads | Roman 🥁 Asha 🎆 ? 🪱

Well, she didn't really want to disrupt the worshipers, even if she thought their god was stupid and evil. Going up front would surely attract some attention.. She had nothing here for her. She wasn't sleeping in a temple dedicated to the Lifebringer. She briefly flipped off the stained glass at the front of the temple before standing and heading out of the building. @innsjo | kyrie🪶+ darcy🖋+npcs