07-26-2013, 12:31 AM
Grace listened as the Cultist of Ecstasy spoke (and if that were the name, it seemed appropriate for her) but a bit of sadness fell about her face as Sera continued.
She wasn't religious. At all. The opposite in fact. Religions were mostly a way to control people, she thought. Most powerful institutions are. Sure, individual practitioners could be perfectly wonderful people, but the leaders? The ones shoving ideology down from on high? They could make you believe anything. Greed is good, murder is permissible, you can get to the afterlife if you give me all your worldly possessions...
It was just an analogy, she tried to say to herself. Don't read too much into this.
"But, I haven't really met anyone yet who does share my world view, or come close. I mean, I think Sid is the only... you know... one I've talked to who really gets me, and she's not at all about computing," she said, her eyes flickering to Shoshannah, who looked offended. Oh. Well, crap.
When the girl stormed off, all teenage rebellion and spite, Grace looked about to follow her for a second before catching herself. Instead, Sera caught her by the arm, and the touch did set off alarms, did cause her body to involuntarily tense. It didn't help that today, the usual pins and needles in her skin were worse.
Sera responded by putting her hands into her pockets, and Grace went apologetic. "Oh, um... Sorry, you startled me."
She wasn't religious. At all. The opposite in fact. Religions were mostly a way to control people, she thought. Most powerful institutions are. Sure, individual practitioners could be perfectly wonderful people, but the leaders? The ones shoving ideology down from on high? They could make you believe anything. Greed is good, murder is permissible, you can get to the afterlife if you give me all your worldly possessions...
It was just an analogy, she tried to say to herself. Don't read too much into this.
"But, I haven't really met anyone yet who does share my world view, or come close. I mean, I think Sid is the only... you know... one I've talked to who really gets me, and she's not at all about computing," she said, her eyes flickering to Shoshannah, who looked offended. Oh. Well, crap.
When the girl stormed off, all teenage rebellion and spite, Grace looked about to follow her for a second before catching herself. Instead, Sera caught her by the arm, and the touch did set off alarms, did cause her body to involuntarily tense. It didn't help that today, the usual pins and needles in her skin were worse.
Sera responded by putting her hands into her pockets, and Grace went apologetic. "Oh, um... Sorry, you startled me."