[ he takes the ladle out of the well and... dumps water on her hands. It's been a little while since he's done this, but it's probably fine if he does it for her, right? Right. ]
Now you're "purified." Unless you want to drink some, too.
Well... [ he hesitates, shifting his weight onto his other leg. ] I doubt it's worth it. My soul's already been sold off .
[ that power's taken its pound of flesh from Hikage already, metaphorically speaking - and a little holy water isn't enough to purify him now. Divinity probably wants nothing to do with him. ]
... Honestly, I was somewhat surprised nothing happened to me when I walked in here before... [ like he doesn't feel particularly cursed and he wasn't attacked by angry spirits?? crazy. ] But so far, I've been fine.
[ a quiet sigh; he takes her hand again to lead her over towards the offering box... which he has no offerings for, but it's fine, he's not going to fake it by throwing a kazoo in there. Instead, he gestures up to the bell. ]
Ring the bell. [ he slips his hand out of hers once more to grab the rope and hold it out to her. ] Then you bow, clap your hands twice, and make your request.
[ it's literally been a hundred years since he's done this... it's sort of nostalgic. ]
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[ he takes the ladle out of the well and... dumps water on her hands. It's been a little while since he's done this, but it's probably fine if he does it for her, right? Right. ]
Now you're "purified." Unless you want to drink some, too.
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[ but she holds her hands up, looking at her new and purified hands. ]
Shouldn't we do the same to you?
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[ that power's taken its pound of flesh from Hikage already, metaphorically speaking - and a little holy water isn't enough to purify him now. Divinity probably wants nothing to do with him. ]
... Honestly, I was somewhat surprised nothing happened to me when I walked in here before... [ like he doesn't feel particularly cursed and he wasn't attacked by angry spirits?? crazy. ] But so far, I've been fine.
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she just takes the ladle, and scoops water into it. ]
Hands out, please.
[ :/ ]
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he does it because he's fuckin whipped. but ]
I-I'm not just saying that. How do you think I managed to exist this long? And my eye...
[ dark deals with darker powers, baby ]
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[ your hands are being purified now!! steph doesn't care!!! ]
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They're all the same thing, [ he grumbles, but he doesn't try to explain further than that. ] ... Satisfied?
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[ she puts the ladle back down. ]
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Ring the bell. [ he slips his hand out of hers once more to grab the rope and hold it out to her. ] Then you bow, clap your hands twice, and make your request.
[ it's literally been a hundred years since he's done this... it's sort of nostalgic. ]
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but she'll ring the bell, and then do the other instructions until-- ]
What am I requestion?
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You're not supposed to tell people things like that, are you? It won't come true.
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[ she has to think about it for a moment, before closing her eyes.
... ]
Okay.