It could be that I am thinking too deeply into it because of what we've learned for our purpose here, but I think churches tell a lot about a place even if this place was made only to hold us.
It could be the goat is the deity they want us to be sacrificed for. It could be symbolism or a stand in only.
But I think the curse isn't fun for how it doesn't respect anyone's privacy, but our freedom wasn't respected from the start.
...Think that's the right amount of depth, actually.
[...Lavi looks at her, which he has done a lot of because she's so cute, but for once the gleam in his eye isn't STUPID. he looks thoughtful instead,]
I asked Famine about the goat, and they said they're not sure how it's related to the god. But back home, the Sabbatic Goat's a symbol for balance, like for good and evil, man and woman. It represents social order.
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If you take it out of the church, then you start having hearing noises -- like what a goat would make. And you also feel compelled to return it.
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That must mean it's important enough, doesn't it? If it's being made to return.
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It's either that or it's just there for fun.
[objects being cursed for fun.... he glances down at his ink, and then Robin's.]
Speaking of curses, what do you think of this one?
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... Mr. Lavi, do you think we're here just for fun?
[ that's also half an answer to his question. ]
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I think the setting is kind of stage-y in a fun way. Like the clown theater.
But that's about it.
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It could be the goat is the deity they want us to be sacrificed for. It could be symbolism or a stand in only.
But I think the curse isn't fun for how it doesn't respect anyone's privacy, but our freedom wasn't respected from the start.
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[...Lavi looks at her, which he has done a lot of because she's so cute, but for once the gleam in his eye isn't STUPID. he looks thoughtful instead,]
I asked Famine about the goat, and they said they're not sure how it's related to the god. But back home, the Sabbatic Goat's a symbol for balance, like for good and evil, man and woman. It represents social order.
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[ things to think about. the goat could be anna putting it in for fun and flavor, but robin is thinking hard about it. ]
For balance and social order? I don't know how that applies here, but... it's one of the few things that seem in tact in this village.
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It could represent the ritual itself. Since they have to exchange forty lives for their god -- they could see it as a type of balance.
[(fma voice) equivalent exchange]
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Sacrifice is not balance even if something is being exchanged. It is one horrible thing for another horrible thing.
[ gods are more neutral beings, but what they want this god for isn't a neutral thing. ]
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Their faith could tell them different, probably convince them that it is.
[...]
'Course, we haven't met any cultists beyond the Masks, and they don't seem to think this is an act of balance either.
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[ she looks a little conflicted about him calling ritual sacrifice faith, but she can't argue against it.
destruction is a Path. ]
Faith can lead anyone to think anything.
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[that and kanda would just go "what horse". he glances at her, taking in her expression]
What about you? What do you have faith in?
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[ 85% positive the four horsemen of the apocalypse don't exist in hsr.... ]
The strong should help and support the weak is my conviction.
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So you're into balance too, kinda.
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[ considering they came bearing the news of ritual sacrifice. ]
There is balance in harmony, but it's not balance that's the most important to me.
[ she can't deny it. ]
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Then is it peace?
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[ since peace doesn't guarantee happiness. ]
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[her skills list....]
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What's the other part?