He is a logical choice. A purebred clone of Christ himself. Flawed, but not as much as the current Christ Child the Grail plans on placing in the position. He has potential. But he does not want it.
You, on the other hand, are attractive, charismatic, commanding, persuasive. You could change the world if you put yourself up to the task.
[Flattery. It would always work on Chilton, starving as he was for the approval of others. He stalled whatever he was going to say and took a moment to soak in the glorification.]
And you are the man who would be my guiding hand.
[This wasn't a question framed with skepticism. This wasn't a question at all.]
I would, yes. I may not have the same resources as I have at my disposal back home, but we also would not be starting from scratch. You are recognizable within our community and in your field.
All any Messiah needs is followers. And you have a base. If you leave it to me, I know exactly where to start.
[ He had investigated Chilton, read news articles about him. He knew about the clone incident and the crazed cult he created. Surely some of those people were still alive -- still searching for their purpose. ]
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You, on the other hand, are attractive, charismatic, commanding, persuasive. You could change the world if you put yourself up to the task.
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And you are the man who would be my guiding hand.
[This wasn't a question framed with skepticism. This wasn't a question at all.]
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[ He had investigated Chilton, read news articles about him. He knew about the clone incident and the crazed cult he created. Surely some of those people were still alive -- still searching for their purpose. ]
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And he was never particularly good at defying temptation.]
All right, then. I leave it to you.
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I look forward to seeing how you will change the world.
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[There's some work that needs to be done.]