09 | the virtuous among us

[alephbet]

Characters: Aleph and you!
Setting: Floor 3, Floor 13, Floor 19, Floor 25 (afterwards)
Format: Starting with actionspam, but will match you.
Summary: Aleph is in search of something in particular: a Bible. He has no success and eventually retires to the meadow.
Warnings: Will edit if anything comes up.

[Floor 3]
[The first place to look would of course be the library.

But, it seems that religion and history are intertwined, and the histories of the worlds aren't covered in this library. No matter how hard he searches, Aleph can't find a single religious tract or book of divine scripture.

He's basically going to check every section of the whole library before he gives up, though. It'll take him awhile and make him obviously noticeable.]

[Floor 13]
[Churches generally have religious books in them, don't they? To read from and all.

This one doesn't seem to. It's not a clearly Mesian or Christian church, and he doesn't know well enough to determine if it's anything else, but he thinks its pastors must be hard on their luck if they have to recite everything from memory.

Aleph will turn this floor inside out trying to search, including looking under pews.]

[Floor 19]
[Now, he's pretty sure that this research library doesn't have anything either, but just in case...

He'll go over this entire library section looking, though with less enthusiasm than the other floor's library.]

[Floor 25: afternoon]
[Well that was a waste. Still, it was something to do. And...

Aleph knew vaguely that other worlds had kinder Gods than his had. Different Gods. But he failed completely to understand why they got so upset about the prospect of a different god than theirs being killed. He only sort of knew why Lucifer got such a bad reputation, in the barest possible sense.

He'd been reading books for a year to improve his ability to read, and to not be bereft of all knowledge but how to fight. It seemed time to get around to some of these, if he could find any of them.

Failing that, picking daisies and making them into a flower chain was never a bad use of time.]

Comments

[alephbet]

We're getting closer. Halfway there almost.

[technologic]

Right. Just seven more! [Nod, nod as she goes back to searching.]

... Hmm, I wonder if I should make these charms with other flowers too. To give them more color, though I would need to update your one. Or make you a new one...

[Think, think, think.]

[alephbet]

I think my demons need more fashionable crowns than I do. With my armor, I'm a hopeless case.

[technologic]

Hmm... Maybe not, if I could find some yellow or white flowers. I'm not sure if I could find a blue flower too, but I could try!

[Sorry Aleph, she's gonna make you a pretty good luck flower crown.]

[alephbet]

You don't have to...

[technologic]

Wha- Why not?

[alephbet]

I think it'll be wasted effort.

[Point. To. Silly armor.]

[technologic]

I don't think it would be. I would make sure the colors wouldn't clash too badly.

[Nope she gonna do it]

[alephbet]

Alright, if you insist.

[technologic]

Hehe, thank you! [She smiles happily to him as she starts searching again.]

... Okay, found another one! That's six... How is your search going?

[alephbet]

I found another one as well. So, seven?

[technologic]

Yep! So just five more... [Though she pauses to think for a moment.]

Though, um, you don't have to help, Aleph. It was my idea to make these.

[alephbet]

But just sitting around would be boring, wouldn't it?

[technologic]

Well, I guess so... But wouldn't you be able to make more daisy chains or something?

[alephbet]

These are better.

[technologic]

Um, a-all right... I-I can pay you back for your help, though!

[alephbet]

You really don't have to. They're just flowers.

[technologic]

But looking for four leaf clovers is pretty hard! And you didn't have to help me look for them!

[alephbet]

I wanted to, though.

[technologic]

B-but... [Sigh. She knows she won't win this, so she just nods.] O-okay, though hopefully we won't have to look for too much longer. Or go to another floor.

[alephbet]

It probably won't take more than a few minutes. [Vaguely defining 'a few'.]

[technologic]

Yeah, you're right. And it should be easier to find them as we go along. [Another search, and then she 'Yays'.]

Oh, oh, found another one! Thaaaat's eight now!

[alephbet]

Good job!

[It's nice to appreciate small things.]

[technologic]

[Every little thing counts! And April seems more motivated now as she runs around searching.]

Only a few more and then I can make the charms for everyone! Let's see, let's see...

... Oh, wait, are your demons allergic to flowers or anything? [Just. Have to check.]

[alephbet]

No, they're not allergic. [Chuckle.]