Father Joe

[1:12:24 PM] Omniance: Private Eye: \*He and the "Baseball Guy" start

walking to the car down the road. Baseball Guy is trying not to look at the

ground as he steps between the carnage. Private Eye doesn't care, stepping

in the blood and guts. There's a sound of thunder from the distance, and

the rain starts to get heavier. He stops after a moment, looking at

Baseball Guy as he finishes his cigar and then throws it to the ground.\*
[1:12:41 PM] Omniance: Baseball Guy: ...What? What is it?
[1:14:16 PM] Omniance: Private Eye: \*He looks out into the rain and up then

back up the hill.\* You're right. Feels like we're being watched. \*He gets

into the car, Baseball Guy takes one last look up the hill, and then

quickly gets into the car. It starts up and they back up a bit, then make a

U-turn and drive down the hill out of sight.\*
[1:16:17 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He waits until they're gone to speak, This is bad,

Lucas...he knows there were two others here.
[1:18:37 PM] Omniance: Lucas: Yeah... But he doesn't know who. \*He stands

up and quickly moves a little down the hill, sliding a bit in the mud,

until he stops about thirty feet away. He stands up, still behind a large

bush. He looks down the hillside, watching the car as it turns around the

bend and back into view, halfway down.\*
[1:20:32 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks back at his brother and continues

forward, moving around the bush towards the muddied corpses. Despite the

rain it still smells foul. He remembers where Odie's body is and avoids

looking in its direction.
[1:24:26 PM] Omniance: Lucas: \*He waits a bit, watching as the car pulls

down to the base of the hill where they stashed their bikes. It slows down,

stopping before it pulls onto the road that leads to Baxter, before turning

and heading south. He sighs in relief, as it doesn't seem that the Private

Eye or Baseball Guy noticed their bikes. He turns and climbs up the

hillside, back to his brother to get another look at the scene. He gets a

little queasy as he looks around, also avoiding where Odie's twisted skin

is still plastered to the large rock.\* ...Happen to find anything?
[1:27:17 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He shakes his head and turns towards his brother,

I still don't get why we're alive...what makes us so special?
[1:28:27 PM] Omniance: Lucas: ...Maybe they just fucked something up. Some

guy was arguing with them not to go through with it... \*His memory of what

happened leading up to the blackout is less hazy now that he's in the same

place.\*
[1:33:16 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Another flash of light and boom of thunder fills

the area, Remember in Binding of Isaac? Whenever you find a devil room and

get one of the items you have to pay him back with a part of your life.

What if... He looks around the horrible scene, What if this was the

payment?
[1:34:33 PM] Omniance: Lucas: So they really did make some kind of deal

with the devil then... \*He has a sickly feeling in his stomach.\*
[1:36:30 PM] Arbi: Yuri: We have to find someone that can help us figure

this out. He looks back at Lucas, I'm not complaining about...being able to

turn invisible but I don't think it's that simple. Whenever Isaac got those

powers he started turning demonic. What if something like that happens to

us?
[1:40:41 PM] Omniance: Lucas: ...It's possible that these powers are what

those people wanted. Isn't it? \*He holds up his hands, his left bandaged

with wet gauze, and his right clean and fully healed.\* People at school

call Leena a witch, and she does some wierd stuff sometimes... There's also

Grandma, who checked herself into that Asylum, but she's all the way in

Riverside. We'd have to take the bus and it'd take all day... Or we could

go see a priest... Or psychic... I just don't know what to do.
[1:44:10 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Maybe we should go see a priest first. At least he

won't think we're crazy...I hope.
[1:44:36 PM] Omniance: Lucas: \*He nods.\* And he could bless us... Or

something.
[1:45:54 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Wouldn't that hurt us?...
[1:46:23 PM] Omniance: Lucas: Why would it hurt us? We're not demons... I

think.
[1:47:03 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He reaches for Lucas's hair, You didn't notice

these two horns growing out of your head?
[1:47:46 PM] Omniance: Lucas: Ha. Ha. \*He bats his hand away.\*
[1:48:19 PM] Arbi: Yuri: The rain gets even heavier, Let's get out of

here... He heads back down the hill towards their two bikes.
[1:49:23 PM] Omniance: Lucas: \*He follows after him, but, despite his best

efforts, his curiousity takes him over and he looks at Odie once more he

gulps slightly and then turns and quickly follows after his brother.\*
[1:58:44 PM] Omniance: \*Two hours later, at St. Peter's Church. It's a

large church, located just outside the housing track where they live. It's

a large gothic revival style church, with elements of california's

mission-styled churches. The church is over 200 years old, being one of the

first structures built in the Wildomar/Lak Elsinore area. Though large,

it's not as big as a Cathedral or the well known western missions, but is

still the largest church for nearly 100 miles. It's always held a

foreboding atmosphere to Lucas, as its towers can be seen from almost any

point in Wildomar, giving it a domanating presence in the desert-like

countryside.\*
[2:02:06 PM | Edited 2:03:17 PM] Arbi: Yuri: There isn't anywhere for them

to put their bikes so they just put them up against a pillar near the

entrance. He walks up to the huge closed entrance and reaches for the

handle, opening it and waiting for Lucas to quickly get inside.
[2:04:03 PM] Omniance: Lucas: \*He quickly runs into the church. The two of

them can hear a mass ending through the next set of large closed doors.\*

Maybe we got here just at the right time. \*He seems a bit nervous.\*
[2:06:06 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He slowly enters through the doorway behind him,

looking down at himself as if checking to see if he erupts into flames.
[2:07:30 PM] Omniance: Lucas: \*The large doors ahead of them open, and

people begin to pour out into the foyer in droves as mass has ended. Lucas

steps off to the side against the wall, waiting for everyone to leave,

which might take some time.\*
[2:08:22 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He waits beside his brother and after a moment

whispers, This is a good idea, right?
[2:09:15 PM] Omniance: Lucas: I don't know. Seems like it's getting worse

every second... Maybe we could... Just ask for a blessing or something.

Telling him what happened... He might just think we're playing a joke on

him, then he might tell our parents.
[2:10:40 PM] Arbi: Yuri: If he doesn't believe us we can prove that

something's wrong with us.
[2:11:16 PM | Edited 2:11:21 PM] Omniance: Lucas: Then what? You go

invisible, then he freaks out? What would we do after that?
[2:13:19 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Maybe it won't come to that. Maybe priests have

the ability to sense demonic presence...I don't know! Fuck... His whispers

were almost heard by a passing family, he looks away a little like nothing

happened.
[2:14:18 PM] Omniance: Lucas: For all we know he's just some normal guy.
[2:22:38 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Most of the people have left the church by now

except for a few families speaking to each other near the entrance who

don't want go into the rain just yet. He pats Lucas's back and heads into

the auditorium. Rows of seats fill the majority of this area, all of which

point to the sanctuary, where the altar is. Yuri looks around for the

priest.
[2:26:20 PM] Omniance: Father Joe: \*An elderly man who has been the head

priest of St. Peter's since long before either of the twins were even born,

he's nearly eighty years old and though he looks frail, whenever he speaks

he has a booming voice that fills the entire church with the gospel. He's

hunched over, facing away from them as he lines up several large black

bibles and sets them on a large shelf to the left of the main altar.\*
[2:27:02 PM] Omniance: Lucas: \*He whispers very quietly as they walk down

the aisle towards the altar,\* So what are we going to do then?
[2:28:25 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He whispers back, I don't want to give this guy a

heart attack by turning invisible...
[2:29:20 PM] Omniance: Lucas: So we're just going to ask him to bless us

then?
[2:30:40 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Maybe we should ask him a few questions afterwards

too? He goes silent as they approach the steps that lead up to the altar.
[2:34:02 PM] Omniance: Father Joe: \*He turns around, seeming to hear them

as they approach. He gives a heart-felt smile.\* Ahh, I haven't seen you two

here for some time. Your parents told me that you two don't like coming to

mass anymore, so it's good to see you again.
[2:37:58 PM] Arbi: Yuri: We need to speak to you, Father. We have some

questions that we think only you can answer.
[2:39:41 PM] Omniance: Father Joe: Ahh... \*He looks at Lucas, seeing that

they're both quite serious.\* Well then, perhaps we can go up to my office

and talk. \*He turns and leads them away.\*
[2:42:25 PM] Arbi: Yuri and Lucas follow Father Joe into their office. Yuri

looks up at the cross behind the altar as the leave the auditorium.
[2:45:09 PM] Omniance: Father Joe: \*He leads them into his office up above

the main area, and sits down behind a large desk. The room is small, but

somehow feels larger than it is because it seems to be within one of the

church's towers, making the ceiling at least 20 feet above them.\* Now what

can I help the two of you with?
[2:48:26 PM] Arbi: Yuri: One of our friends thinks he got mixed up with a

group of people that he thinks are cultists.
[2:49:08 PM] Omniance: Father Joe: \*His eyes go wide.\* ...Cultists? What

kind of cultists?
[2:50:14 PM] Arbi: Yuri: We don't know but we've been worried about him. He

said they were going to perform a ritual the other night and we haven't

heard from him since.
[2:51:16 PM] Omniance: Father Joe: This sounds very serious... Have you

contacted the authorities?
[2:54:29 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He told us not to. They said if the police ever

got involved they would hurt him and his family. We don't know what to do.

What do they want?
[2:56:06 PM] Omniance: Father Joe: Well I'm not sure I can say. This is a

very serious matter, I hope that you're not pulling some escapade here.
[2:56:22 PM] Omniance: Lucas: \*He finally speaks up,\* I assure you Father,

we're quite serious...
[2:58:57 PM] Omniance: Father Joe: \*He goes silent in thought for a

moment.\* Suffice to say that cult-like groups are quite dangerous. I worry

for your friend and his family. Perhaps you could give me his name?
[3:00:12 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks at Lucas to see what he thinks they

should do.
[3:01:10 PM | Edited 3:02:00 PM] Omniance: Lucas: \*He looks at him like

"This was your idea."\* ...Umm... I'm not sure... \*He looks to the priest.\*

...I would... Feel responsible if something were to happen to him because

we told you his name.
[3:02:47 PM] Omniance: Father Joe: \*He leans back in his chair.\* I

understand your position.
[3:03:01 PM] \*\*\* Call ended, duration 1:55:03 \*\*\*
[3:04:43 PM] Arbi: Yuri: We don't know anything about these people. Is

there anything you can tell us? Why would they want to hurt him?
[3:07:40 PM] Omniance: Father Joe: I haven't an idea of what they might be

capable of. Cults come and go quite frequently, but that doesn't make them

any less dangerous... \*He seems to pause in though, taking something over

for a few minutes.\* If you are serious in helping your friend, perhaps I

can point you to some people who might better know what kind of sitaution

your friend is in.
[3:10:11 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Some people? Do they also work for the church?
[3:11:36 PM] Omniance: Father Joe: No, at least not anymore. There are

those in the church that might knowhow to deal with a situation like

this... But it takes a great deal of time, and some of them are... Over

zealous. This situation sounds like it may need more immediate action, and

a more delicate approach.
[3:12:17 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Where do we find them?
[3:17:23 PM] Omniance: Father Joe: \*He opens his desk and pulls out a

notepad and grabs a pen from the side of his desk and starts writing

something down.\* The Elsinore Historical Society is a building located in

old town Elsinore, I'm sure the two of you have been there quite a few

times. There's a woman there named Margaret Grant who runs the Historical

Society Museum. Give this note to Mrs. Grant and explain your situation to

her. \*He rips the page from the notepad and holds it out to them.\* God

willing, she will know how to better help you than I.
[3:18:14 PM | Edited 3:31:24 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He takes the small page from

Father Joe and glances down at it before putting it in his pocket, Thank

you, Father. We would be...lost without you.
[3:36:30 PM] Omniance: Father Joe: I try to help in any way I can. If you

don't find Mrs. Grant's help to be to your liking, come back and see me and

perhaps I can find something else that may help.
[3:36:45 PM] Omniance: Lucas: We will Father. \*He stands up as Father Joe

does.\*
[3:37:44 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He pauses after he stands up, Wait.
[3:38:02 PM] Omniance: Father Joe: Was there something else you wanted?
[3:40:05 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He mentioned...something about devils when he

spoke about the ritual. You don't think they...tried to do something to

him, right? I've seen the movie with the girl that got possessed but stuff

like that doesn't actually happen, does it?
[3:41:02 PM] Omniance: Father Joe: \*He has a grim-serious expression.\*

Speak to Margaret. She will know how to better assist you.
[3:42:07 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He gives Lucas a concerned look and he leaves

Father Joe's office with him.
[3:43:27 PM] Omniance: Lucas: \*As they're leaving the church and walking

down the step he looks at Yuri.\* When do you want to go see... Mrs. Grant?
[3:45:00 PM | Edited 3:45:44 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks out to the soaked

church grounds, everyone has gone home now because of the rain. Let's try

finding her tomorrow, maybe by then it won't be raining anymore...
[3:46:58 PM] Omniance: Lucas: We can head there right after school then...

* He takes a deep breath, breathing in the cold wet air,\* I don't know what

we should do until then. \*He checks his watch, it's 1:20 pm.\*
[3:52:26 PM | Edited 3:53:20 PM] Arbi: A flash of light covers the entire

area and a bolt of lightning strikes the tree near them as they're leaving

on their bikes. The sound that follows is louder than anything they've

heard before. When they turn towards the tree it's split in half, charred

black from the lightning. Pieces of wood are everywhere on the ground

around the exploded tree.
[3:54:15 PM] Omniance: Lucas: \*There's a few cries of fear as people that

were standing around the church and the parking lot scramble for cover.\*

Fuck! \*He covers his ears, which are ringing slightly, and drops his bike.\*
[3:57:02 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He holds onto his bike, tightening his grip on the

handles. He looks up at the dark sky and looks at Lucas, That would've been

the coolest thing I've ever seen if it didn't...almost fucking hit us. He

gets back on his bike, I'm going home... He rides off.
[3:58:32 PM] Omniance: Middle-Aged Man: \*He's a few feet away from Lucas,

drenched. He must've dropped his umbrella.\* It's alright everyone,

lightning doesn't strike the same place twice. \*He turns and looks at the

towering spires of St. Peter's,\* Though it's odd that it didn't hit the

church...
[3:58:51 PM] Omniance: Lucas: \*He looks away from the man and grabs his

bike, pedalling off after his brother.\*
[4:22:02 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He's sitting on the window sill in his room. His

window is only open a little because the high winds keep blowing rain into

their room. He has his knees up against his chest, hugging them with one

arm while deep in thought. He blows out smoke from his mouth out into the

small opening and lowers the joint.
[4:27:16 PM | Edited 4:30:21 PM] Arbi: Yuri: After a few minutes he puts

the joint out and looks back to small digital clock on the nightstand. It's

5pm, it's already dark outside and the rain doesn't look like it's going to

stop anytime soon. He gets down from the window sill and walks up to

Lucas's desk, picking up his latest drawing and looking at it.
[4:30:15 PM] Omniance: \*It's something that Lucas must've drawn this

morning while Yuri slept in. It looks like a simple 6-sided die, but it's

been heavily detailed with sketching motions. One side of the dice is an

open hand, the other is a symbol that looks almost like a moon. The top

side has two pips in it. Only three of the six sides of the die can be seen

due to the angle.\*
[4:33:24 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He stares at the drawing for a moment, remembering

the red room. He has to convince himself it all happened again and he turns

invisible, though the paper stays visible.
[4:36:11 PM] Omniance: Lucas: \*He can hear Lucas coming up the stairs, and

he starts talking before he gets in their room.\* I warmed up some of the

left over Pizza, and I microwaved some taquitos. \*He carries the large

plate full of food into their room, pushing aside the stereo behind the

couch and setting it there.\*
[4:39:20 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He puts the drawing back down, just moving his arm

causing him to turn visible again. Lucas is able to just catch him turning

visible again, part of Yuri's body/clothes catching up for a split second

to turn completley visible.
[4:40:40 PM] Omniance: Lucas: Were you trying out your... Power? Again?
[4:41:03 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He sits down on Lucas's desk chair, Yeah.
[4:41:20 PM] Omniance: Lucas: What's it feel like when you go invisible?
[4:44:40 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Sometimes it feels cold when I do it, like I'm

outside. The first time I tried it...it felt warmer. He shrugs, Besides

that, everything feels the same.
[4:45:05 PM] Omniance: Lucas: Can you make other things invisible?
[4:46:01 PM] Arbi: Yuri: I make my clothes invisible when I do it with my

body so I guess? Maybe it only works with clothes.
[4:47:05 PM] Omniance: Lucas: Try making... My chair invisible.
[4:49:04 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks down at it and grabs onto the two

armrests, he closes his eyes and concentrates. He goes invisible again but

the chair doesn't.
[4:49:28 PM] Omniance: Lucas: \*He shakes his head,\* Just you.
[4:49:59 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He growls to himself and keeps concentrating, his

body starts to become visible without his clothes.
[4:50:31 PM] Omniance: Lucas: \*He sighs,\* Now you're turning visible, but

your clothes aren't.
[4:53:17 PM | Edited 4:54:59 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He opens his eyes and looks

down, when he does everything goes back to normal. He was able to see

himself naked for a split second, he sighs and looks at Lucas, I'm not used

to using this...power yet.. It's not like a videogame where you know how to

do everything. I think I need to keep practicing but I can't because it

tires me out fast.
[4:55:09 PM] Omniance: Lucas: So it's like... Working out or something?
[4:56:30 PM] Arbi: Yuri: It's not just my muscles that feel tired,

everything on my body feels like it uses something up whenever I go

invisible.
[4:57:06 PM] Omniance: Lucas: \*He grabs a piece of pizza.\* Guess it's going

to take a while tog et used to using it.
[4:57:34 PM] Arbi: Yuri: What about you? Figure out how to heal fast yet?
[4:58:44 PM] Omniance: Lucas: No. Doesn't seem like I can consciously...

Heal. I still think it has to do with sleep. We'll find out tomorrow

morning I guess...
[5:00:06 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He stands up from his chair and grabs a slice of

pizza from Lucas's plate, sitting back down on the window sill.
[5:00:54 PM] Omniance: Lucas: You said earlier this morning that you

think... You won't be freezing things anymore?
[5:02:07 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He takes a bite from the pizza and nods, talking

with his mouth full, Yeah, why?
[5:02:51 PM] Omniance: Lucas: It's just... Weird. It's like you lost one

ability and gained another. Somehow.
[5:03:50 PM] Arbi: Yuri: That's what the dice room did in Binding of Isaac.

Why else would we both have that dream? The red room does the same

thing...I think.
[5:04:37 PM] Omniance: Lucas: Maybe... It makes sense in an odd way...

But... It's... Well. It's odd.
[5:10:16 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Maybe the same thing happened to the guy that made

that game...or someone he knew. He shakes his head after a moment, Probably

not.