050. Video | January 26 | Midday

[suchselfishness]

[ Rhode's sitting out at some cafe, bundled up with a little scarf and earmuffs and holding a magazine in her other hand. She seems to be paying more attention to the people walking by than the communicator, though. ]

You know... Watching the natives- And most of the guests, too, I suppose- I can't help but notice that religion isn't terribly important to a lot of the people in this world.

There are churches and books and all of that, and I suppose people in other cities might be different, but in Death City, most people don't really go to services every Sunday. A lot of worlds might not have religion at all, or something like that, but with the number of worlds that are similar to this one, I wouldn't think that things had changed that much.

So do other worlds not have religion, or ones that aren't like Christianity and Catholicism, or that don't have things like church? Or do people just not do that sort of thing in this city?

Comments

[Voice]

[expendablepride]

So spirits exist here too?

[And that religion... The idea holds far too many similarities with what he left behind in his world. It's a good thing he rarely uses the video function on his comm; nobody can see his eyes narrow in thought.]

Sounds like a big deal, but I'll pass. You believe in anything, little miss?

[Voice]

[suchselfishness]

Well, souls are what everything in this world is about. Your soul has to work with someone else's soul to have a partnership, we go to kill souls that have gone bad to become more powerful. So if you think of souls as spirits, then I suppose they do.

[ She makes an amused noise, just shy of a giggle. ]

I believe in a lot of things.

[Voice]

[expendablepride]

Don't souls and spirits have slightly different nuances though? I'm talking supernatural, ethereal beings here. Like... hmm, like the ones in myths, legends, that sorta stuff.

[That's a vague answer for someone your age.]

Like?

[Voice]

[suchselfishness]

I dunno. Spirits are just souls with different powers, don't you think?

Hmm. I believe in my own God. But I believe in my own power, too.

[Voice]

[expendablepride]

[He shrugs.] Guess the term differs with every world.

That's a very mature standpoint you have there.

[Voice]

[suchselfishness]

It's only sensible, I think.