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Hello! I don't know if you remember me... um, but we talked for a little bit while you were picking flowers. I was wondering if you were able to give them to your friend?

I know it's been a long time since we last spoke... but I never really thanked you for helping me. I'm sorry it's taken me so long, but wanted to say- thank you.

[Colette lets out a happy sigh, and leans back against a tree. With such a beautiful spring day, she's packed a tiny fruit-based picnic lunch, found a tree to sit under, and is enjoying the lovely day. After eating a little bit she pulls the journal over, and opens it to a new page]

I'm sorry if this is a very strange question... but I was wondering, does anyone pray here? [after all, Father Abel opened a church... there must be some people who needed a place to pray]

Oh, but I also know it's a really personal question! If it's something that you wouldn't want to talk about, that's okay too... I was just curious.

[she laughs sheepishly as she continues to eat her food. She'll fall silent and wait for someone to reply... Feel free to either reply over the journal, of have your character pass by in person :3]

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Mm, they do! Do you really like praying?

Yes! [lol, even though... religious...issues... up the wazoo, dop doop, dancing around that] Whenever I pray, I feel really peaceful.

Do you like it?

[pfft so you found out your entire religion was fake. TECHNICALITIES] That's good.

Me? Ah...[He thinks about it] Sometimes it helps me feel more at ease and I like to pray for others, but at the same time...I don't rest too much hope on it.

[IKR, but praying is still nice... ~THE GODDESS INSID OF YOOOOU~]

Because it would be better to do something about it?

Mm, right! Faith and prayer can give you strength when you need it, but...it's up to you to use that strength to do what you can do help.

That's... how I feel anyway.

I think that makes a lot of sense!

Really? Thank you.

What is your religion like? I don't think I've heard you speak about it much...

Oh, really? I'm sorry... I guess that's just because it's a little complicated.

In my world, people worship the Goddess Martel. The church's teachings talks about how important it is to be kind to others, the importance of travel, and loving everyone around you.

Ah, it's okay. All religions are complicated, I think.

Importance of travel? You mean like pilgrimages?

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Yes, exactly! Most people go on a pilgrimage at some point in their lives, it's a way to grow and understand the beauty of the world.

Wow...that sounds incredible! Is there a specific place that you travel?

Many people travel to see the Relics of Spiritua. Some of them are held in most of the churches and Houses of Salvation. Of course, most people don't go to all of the churches, but really devout followers hope to see all of them in their lifetime.

Relics of Spiritua...?

I can't even imagine traveling to every church in the world. On Earth, there tends to be at least one every city with Christians. And the the other religions have their own houses of worship.

Oh, she was the last Chosen who succeeded on her Journey of Regeneration, and ascended into Heaven as an angel. [although... it makes her wonder what Spiritua was really like, and makes her sad to think that she was likely just... thrown to the side by Mithos, a failed doll to hold Martel. But... that's not really something she wants to delve into, so other than a slight pause, she moves on to the next point-]

How big is your world?

[~~you mean first chosen...~~ He pauses; he only remembers bits and pieces that Colette has told him about that world, and...how not good that system was] I see...then I can see why she'd be very important.

[he knows not to pry too much, becoming an angel only means one thing in his world after all so it's probably a super sad subject]

Ah- rather big actually! Earth has seven continents and there's about 50 or more countries in the world, I believe, with hundreds of different cultures and languages!

[PSHHHH ~~tehe'alla... snob...~~] Mm, everyone really respected her.

T-That's so many! How is everyone able to work together?

[~~I'M JUST SAYING. AT LEAST ALLEN'S MEMORY SUCKS~~]

Ah...well sometimes it's difficult. There's a lot of wars, unfortunately. But...often people try to find common ground! Or compromises!

That's good... and it must be exciting! It's like meeting people here that come from different places... but it's still in your world.

Mm! That's right! Back home I would travel all over...and sometimes countries and cultures were so different from one another it felt like I was in another world.

[wow] Your life sounds really exciting, Allen!

[aside from the Akuma and the demons and the possession and all that stuff....]

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[He chuckles] Mm! It certainly had it's share of adventures!

[Yeah...that stuff kinda sucked]

I've heard about some places you've visited... but do you have a favorite adventure?

Favourite adventure?

That's a rather tough choice...[He thinks] Oh! Maybe it was when we got to face a Phantom Thief!

T-That's such an exciting name!

Uh huh! He was the Phantom Thief G, a mysterious thief that had been at large in Paris for many months! He would always send a message of the thing he would steal, but when they would go to catch him- they would catch the wrong person instead and he would be nowhere to be found!

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