mason : makes any musepapa, sliding in on rollerblades : hey u want sum fuk
papa voice : @lowshouldr stop stealing my brand >:—(((((
a Child™ :

dad can u pls stop leaving me home alone to go to ur theatre place ? i want to spend time w u i’m like four years old.
victor :

lmao who even are u ? ? ?

HE welcomes new - comers to his chapel, of course. but he knows this person isn’t here to worship, to confess their sins … a pity. it’s been a while since he’s feasted on lust ( as an incubus he thrives on the saints & the sinners alike who come to him ). still, a guest is always welcome. he looks down at her from his altar, down the rows of pews, & he beckons her forward.
❛ i don’t bite, you know … ❜ he purrs. much. the word dies on forked tongue, & the papal listens to what she says. ❛ ah, i see. lucky you came here. there’s a storm. ❜ there’s no poor weather until he says it, & lighting cracks, illuminating the candle - lit church, if only for a brief second. rain belts down hard, & he feigns sympathy. ❛ what we preach ? ❜ we. ❛ the words of our lord. our doctrines. we invite those to revel, to enjoy, to indulge. but — we also do sermons every sunday, if that’s more your speed … ❜ emeritus chuckles, smirk quirking on his lips as he leans against the altar. he’s not dressed in his traditional garb. he was expecting her, but the outfit is for show. he prefers to dress casual — well, it’s his idea of casual, anyway. ❛ & good. we don’t want it to be like the other ones. they are too rigid in their beliefs, too … oppressive. it’s stifling. ❜
emeritus pauses, leaving the altar, long legs taking graceful strides towards her, but they are slow, deliberate. he doesn’t wish to make her more uncomfortable than she already, most likely is. ❛ you are in need of a place to rest for the night, no ? well, dinner is almost served, & i’d be grateful if you’d be my honoured guest for the night. one of my … helpers … will take any stuff you have to your room. ❜ & just like that, mask - clad creature steps from shadows, & it’s startlingly clear that there are a few of them in the room, that have been there since the girl arrived ; they were just in the darkness.