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Yaoquizque · 03-30-2011, 11:53 AM,

Pueblo Bonito sacred sanctum.

A somewhat aged man entered in the main room, taking off his hat. He took a look at the people consulting their pineal there, thinking 'Well... This place didn't change much'.

However, the man had something specific in mind and wasn't there to meditate. He kept looking around until he found what he was searching.
He headed towards an old lady who was meditating in the corner of the room, her eyes closed.

'Hello...'
The woman kept her eyes closed. 'Yes, pope? Speak...'
'It's me'
She nodded imperceptibly. 'It's you... Good...'

The man remained silent during a few seconds, looking at her, then talked again, with a slightly impatient tone.
'Listen... I'm sorry to interrupt you, but i really need to talk to you. To talk to you all.'

She raised her head slowly and looked at him.
- 'Kallisti. Well...That's... Unexpected.'
- 'That's important'
- 'Very well... Very well...'

She sighed and got up, putting the hood of her robe on, then walked to leave the sanctum 'Follow me...'.
The man followed her, thinking about how he would express his feelings in front of them.

As they were walking on the corridor of Pueblo Bonito, the woman took a comm-unit and whispered some quick words on it.

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After a few minutes, they entered in a room where half a dozen people were waiting, their face hidden by the hood of their holy robes.

The woman talked 'Brothers... I'm sorry to have disturbed you. I called you because he wanted to talk to us' She pointed at the man, then took a sit, along with the others.
Someone in robe said 'Well, let's hear it then. I have others matters to attend. what is the matter, pope?'

The man studied them during a few seconds, then started to speak.
'I wanted to tell you this cannot continue.'

He had the feeling their eyes were all aimed at him although he couldn't see them. One of them asked : 'Is their a problem with the last results?'

'It isn't about this. I mean things are going too far.' He stared at each one of them, one by one. 'You all know me. You know what i do and what i believe in. The way you are reaching your objectives went in contradiction lately with my ethics, as a doctor and as a man.
I helped you and i kept my mouth shut, because you are part of my people. But the more it goes, the more your decisions become immoral, to the extent that i can't accept the existence of that 'project' anymore.'

- 'We are doing what we must, and you are well aware of the reasons and the benefits of the project.'
- 'I'm unsure of what you talk about, as i have no objective proof.'

A man leant forward, staring at him. 'Ahhh... Here we go again... This is not something you can comprehend using your mind, or science. This is something different, related to your faith in Eris.'

He sighed. 'Eris. She is somewhere. But not here. I'm here to ensure my people stay safe and prosper, in peace and harmony.'

One said 'That's exactly what we do. We are ensuring Erisians will grow in understanding and power with that little... Experiment. And besides... Don't you think the spiritual well-being is more important that the physical well-being? This is exactly what our project is about... Increasing significantly Erisians spirituality... By giving them a reference point.'

The man felt he was losing his patience, little by little. 'Please, i'm not here to speak about metaphysics... Or spirituality. I'm humbly asking you to reconsider what you are doing and the way you are doing it'

Another man in robe made a disdainful sign. 'Did you forget it is thanks to our researches on esoteric amplificators a lot of people in Baffin have enough flax to leave decently?'

'I didn't forget. But we are talking now about experiments. Experiments on sentient beings, for Eris sake!'
The woman talked 'It doesn't matter, if this helps to make the Goddess thoughts alive'

He shook his head 'How can you say that. How can YOU say that? She is your daughter!'
'I'm glad she was chosen. I'm proud she can serve the project.'

He really started to be upset. 'You are her mother, and this should prevail over every consideration. I can't actually believe you were the one who asked me to raise the level of.. Erisian catalysts... in the injections'
The woman shrugged softly in her robe. 'The process is slowing down. This has to be done.'

He tried to contain himself. 'You are all losing the notions which make us what we are, as Discordians, as Zoners. Can't you see the more it goes, the more you are taking extreme decisions?' He looked at them, with an expression shared between pity and disgust.

'And all this secrecy... Look at yourselves... Hiding your faces as if you were part of some random conspiracy. This is ridiculous...'

Everyone stayed silent during a while, then a man in robe spoke 'So, you are leaving us. This is understandable. But unfortunate. Your help was appreciated.'
Another one talked. 'We will continue what we started, with or without your help. The shining path will be. Hail Eris!'

- 'I know she is not your first guinea pig. Think of it. Are you sure all those experiments -all that suffering- are a necessary thing?'
- 'Definitly. It doesn't matter in the end as long as we all can hear Eris and understand fully her teachings. We serve Discordia. And even if the current experiment fails, i'm convinced we learnt well enough to succeed the next one.'

They weren't willing to listen, as he was afraid of. Much to his shame, he was realizing quite late how determined and unscrupulous they could be.

He sighed and opened his mouth to say one more thing, but instead turned around and started to walk out.
As he was about to leave the room, the woman said with a command tone 'Pope John Henry!'
He turned around again reluctantly and looked at her.

'Remember you promised. You sweared you would not reveal anything about our projects.'
He remained unmoved 'I remember'
'You will do what is right.'

He left the room, saying 'As we all should do!'

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