" Give that back ! " Nathaniel snapped, holding out his hand, expectantly. " I'm a servant of God and you have that aura about you that leads me to believe you're a servant of Lucifer. "

✦ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫 ✦@entertainedmask.bsky.social · 2w ago

“ How rude . Perhaps you're sensing yourself , there's nothing about me that's 'evil' . ” He is snatching that bottle .

ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠ𝗕𝗘𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗗——𝐅ORᅠ𝐖HATᅠ𝐋IESᅠ𝐁EFOREᅠ𝐘OUᅠ𝐈Sᅠ𝐍ONEᅠ𝐎THERᅠ𝐓HANᅠ 𝐀ᅠ 𝐒TRANGERᅠ𝐁ENEATHᅠ𝐒NOWᅠ𝐀NDᅠ𝐌OONLIGHTᅠ. ᅠ ᅠ

" I sense a great evil within you. Why should I be inviting to someone like you ? " More spraying.

✦ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫 ✦@entertainedmask.bsky.social · 2w ago

“ I follow no one . Is that how you greet others ? You should be more inviting . ”

" What are you doing in these holy grounds, follower of Lucifer ? "

✦ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫 ✦@entertainedmask.bsky.social · 2w ago

“ . . . ” Slowly turning to stare , dumbfounded and ... There's steam coming from where the water hit him ?

Sprays @entertainedmask.bsky.social with holy water. Just in case.

If one more person tells him 'forgive me daddy for i have sinned', he might throw something ... 💧

" I'm afraid that won't do. I'm a priest. "

♢ 𝚆𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍'𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝙰𝚌𝚝𝚘𝚛 ♢@ofmaskedjester.bsky.social · 5mo ago

" I see... no matter, you're unique enough I suppose. "

" Um, not that I know of. No. "

♢ 𝚆𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍'𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝙰𝚌𝚝𝚘𝚛 ♢@ofmaskedjester.bsky.social · 5mo ago

" You would be correct, yes. My circus crew.. Do you perhaps have any talents? "

" A circus crew, dare I assume ? "

♢ 𝚆𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍'𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝙰𝚌𝚝𝚘𝚛 ♢@ofmaskedjester.bsky.social · 5mo ago

“ Ahem.. I must've thought out loud... — but yes, my crew. ”

" Your ... crew ? " 💧

♢ 𝚆𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍'𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝙰𝚌𝚝𝚘𝚛 ♢@ofmaskedjester.bsky.social · 5mo ago

{ @firstseraph.bsky.social } Observing.. mumbling to himself. “ Interesting... This person would be great to have in my crew... ”

Nathaniel had never been the type to resort to violence, unless he was actively defending himself. And despite being a sinner, this man hadn't raised his hand. Yet. Arms crossed in front of his chest, glare piercing through the sinner's skull, as if his gaze alone could kill. +

🃏@jesterkarture.devours.men · 5mo ago

Evasion... Is that the truth? He's no way of knowing either way, so he's no choice but to take the response at face value. ㅤ"I'm afraid you'll have to remove me yourself, 𝑭𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓. I'm somewhat enjoying the view." This is about as long as most other priests would tolerate his presence. By now, ↷

Nathaniel's eyes narrowed. He didn't give definitive answers, regarding his ... condition. This sinner didn't know that he was a fallen Seraph. Though he could surely tell that something was off about Nathaniel. " As a loyal subject, I descended to assist humans with their faith. " +

🃏@jesterkarture.devours.men · 5mo ago

ㅤ"It's merely an assumption." It's his job to keep prodding. Not quite his target, but this is turning out to be a prize far more valuable. He puts on a morose expression, feigning sympathy. ㅤ"Winged creatures belong in the clouds, I can't imagine what you're doing down here. You can still fly, ↷

" I work as a priest in everyone else's absence. " Nathaniel stated, knowing all well that he had been casted out and thus, wasn't favoured by God himself. He tried to force his wings to still, but he couldn't control the slight movement of his feathers when he was angry. +

🃏@jesterkarture.devours.men · 5mo ago

ㅤ"Two things can be true. There's no point slinging mud at an outhouse." Again he smiles, more tentative this time. Of all his poor decisions recently, this was his most reckless. And by a large margin. As much as he relishes his taunting, there's a non-zero chance... He loses his life here. ↷

His nostrils flared and he inhaled sharpy, trying to calm his fury. He had always been the soft kind. The merciful one. His siblings used to urge him to ' toughen up '. He had never banned a mortal from God's abode, even if said mortal had committed many sins. But this man ... +

🃏@jesterkarture.devours.men · 5mo ago

Jester meets his outburst with genuine surprise, unexpected but not unusual. Growing accustomed to dutiful indifference, being greeted with genuine disdain is a breath of fresh air. The man's only meaningful response is a sneer. ㅤ"What do you think?" Asking a monster if it delights in ↷

" Please, show some respect for our creator. " Nathaniel sighed. What a crass person ... But as a Seraph, he couldn't speak ill of another. " I've never met a mother of mine. " came his response. " I'm not asking to be nosy, I'm just worried you'll get in trouble if you keep drinking and +

Ἀναξαγόρας@heretictree.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"That's..." Anaxa grunts, pointing at the stranger with the open bottle "None of your goddamn business." He drinks wine messily, then wipes his mouth with the back of his glove. "Didn't your mama teach you to not ask personal questions to strangers?

ㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ 〞 𝓯𝑜͟𝑟͟𝑔͟𝑖͟𝑣͟𝑒͟ 𝗆𝗒 𝖘𝖎𝖓𝖘. 〝 ㅤ ㅤㅤ #𝐒𝐄𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐘 ㅤ

" While such may be true, I don't think you're a bad person. Do you plan on proving me wrong ? " He was standing right in front of Xianshen now, looking down at the seated man and studying those devilishly handsome features.

" Death isn't a sin. You are no sinner in the eyes of God. You are simply His antithesis, since He is the creator of life. "

The shift in Xianshen's expression didn't go unnoticed. " You think too highly of me, you know that ? I'm but a sinner, who was cast out. "

Albeit suspicious, Nathaniel approached. " I don't deserve any compliments. "

His feathers ruffled up a little, cheeks burning with embarrassment. " You should've announced your presence ... By clearing your throat, for example. "

A yelp of genuine surprise. " H-how long have you been sitting there ... ? " 💧

" It's good to know young people wish to learn again. " he nodded. Honestly, he never considered that his proposal may have come off as nefarious to anyone listening. Simply because he'd never consider doing a human harm. " Not at all, young miss. It's best to ensure you get back safely. "

⠀ 𝕸 . ⠀@grownclawz.bsky.social · 5mo ago

⠀ ⠀⠀" Well, of course .ᐟ I love ⠀⠀learning about new things . " ⠀⠀At his offer, the woman had ⠀⠀to think about the possible ⠀⠀consequences of showing ⠀⠀him where she lived . Then ⠀⠀again, a seraphim usually ⠀⠀wouldn't do something bad . ⠀⠀" Only if you really don't ⠀⠀mind, Nathaniel . " ⠀

He did have a phone on his person, but he still hadn't gotten used to operating it, so showing her a picture on it didn't even cross his mind. " All of a sudden ? " he smiled again, as awkwardly as ever. " I ... was just taking a walk in the area. Do you need someone to escort you home ? "

⠀ 𝕸 . ⠀@grownclawz.bsky.social · 5mo ago

⠀ ⠀⠀She expected him to pull out ⠀⠀a phone or something, ⠀⠀but she could work with this ⠀⠀information well enough . ⠀⠀" No specific reason . Just ⠀⠀curious about him ... I'd love ⠀⠀to find out more about him . " ⠀⠀She chuckled quietly . ⠀⠀" Are you heading a specific ⠀⠀direction .ᐣ " ⠀

Intuition ... As if he was naïve enough to believe that ... Something about this young woman was off. Perhaps, staying by her side for now would reveal what, exactly. " In churches, books. Why do you ask ? "

⠀ 𝕸 . ⠀@grownclawz.bsky.social · 5mo ago

⠀ ⠀⠀" No reason ... Call it a ⠀⠀woman's intuition . And you ⠀⠀know how that works, we are ⠀⠀rarely wrong . " ⠀⠀Even though she spoke ⠀⠀in a playful manner, her eyes ⠀⠀remained focused on his ⠀⠀face . ⠀⠀" Is there paintings of the ⠀⠀Seraphim .ᐣ Usually there ⠀⠀should be some . " ⠀