I do, of course. But it is meaningless if you do not see it for yourself.
[ Starr reached the door, giving a glance toward Chilton as he pushed it open. For as run down as the appearance on the outside, the church was not empty. There was incense burning and around twenty people milling about -- twenty people who stopped what they were doing as soon as Starr entered, twenty people who saw Chilton and immediately had a visceral reaction. Some burst into tears, others dropped to their knees, some expressed their abject admiration, praising Chilton and calling him their salvation.
This had been his former clone's work. And these people were Chilton's inheritance -- to take with him and do as he pleased. ]
Ladies and Gentlemen. I have delivered on my promise and brought you your Messiah.
[ Starr gestured reverently toward Chilton before dropping to a single knee next to him, the message being that even Starr would bow to him. ]
Messiah. You stand before the broken, you stand before the lost. These people are your people -- looking to you for their deliverance and salvation. Please. Say a few words. They have waited patiently for so very long to hear your message.
[ He handed the control to Chilton simply to see how much work Chilton needed before he could step into this role -- if he would be too flustered to speak or if he could embrace this immediately. ]
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[ Starr reached the door, giving a glance toward Chilton as he pushed it open. For as run down as the appearance on the outside, the church was not empty. There was incense burning and around twenty people milling about -- twenty people who stopped what they were doing as soon as Starr entered, twenty people who saw Chilton and immediately had a visceral reaction. Some burst into tears, others dropped to their knees, some expressed their abject admiration, praising Chilton and calling him their salvation.
This had been his former clone's work. And these people were Chilton's inheritance -- to take with him and do as he pleased. ]
Ladies and Gentlemen. I have delivered on my promise and brought you your Messiah.
[ Starr gestured reverently toward Chilton before dropping to a single knee next to him, the message being that even Starr would bow to him. ]
Messiah. You stand before the broken, you stand before the lost. These people are your people -- looking to you for their deliverance and salvation. Please. Say a few words. They have waited patiently for so very long to hear your message.
[ He handed the control to Chilton simply to see how much work Chilton needed before he could step into this role -- if he would be too flustered to speak or if he could embrace this immediately. ]