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[saintcorrupted]

You are in an upper class. It's strange that you'd notice me.

May I help you?

[peskycurse]

It's not strange at all, trust me.

If you wouldn't mind talking to me a little, pet, that would be a great help.

[saintcorrupted]

I don't mind. Usually it's others that mind talking to me.

Tell me if I'm a bother.

[peskycurse]

Why would a sweet thing like you ever be a bother?

[saintcorrupted]

Sometimes I say things that I'm not supposed to know about. I don't mean to know them, but they are so clear. People don't want to hear that.

It's better to be silent. I don't mean to scare you. Please forget about it.

[peskycurse]

I'm not scared. Not even a little bit.

Tell me something you're not supposed to know.

[saintcorrupted]

If you want me to.

In the morning, in the chapel, when we pray?

Very few actually do. And the ones that do it the least would need it the most.

[peskycurse]

Oh, I know that.

Do you pray, Drusilla?

[saintcorrupted]

I know what they are thinking. I can feel it in my head.

Of course I pray. You would too, if you knew how lost people can be.

I want to help.

[peskycurse]

Is that right?

Have you ever heard what I'm thinking?

[saintcorrupted]

No. I try not to see when boys look.

It leads nowhere good. Girls are different from boys. We have to try harder to stay on the path.

[peskycurse]

Does it make you want to stray if you listen to what boys think?

[saintcorrupted]

No. I just can't help knowing of it. I don't want any of it.

[peskycurse]

You're not even a little bit curious?

[saintcorrupted]

No. I just think it's frightful. The way demons can take control of a person, no matter how good.

If you struggle, you should go to confession. I can pray for you, if you want? I mean no offence. No one is without sin, but we should all help each other.

[peskycurse]

I would like it very much if you would pray for me, Drusilla.

[saintcorrupted]

Then I will. Every day and every night.

May God be with you, Liam.

[peskycurse]

Seems like I already have one of his angels.

That's more than good enough for me.

[saintcorrupted]

You do?

Oh.

You are being silly.

See, this is why I shouldn't talk to older boys.

[peskycurse]

I think you should. I like talking to you.

[saintcorrupted]

Thank you. Usually people don't think so.

[peskycurse]

People fear what they can't understand.

Me, I like a good surprise.

[saintcorrupted]

I don't want to be surprising. I want to be good.

The Father says I should become a nun. I feel he's right. It's best to avoid temptation. I don't want to see these things.

[peskycurse]

I like nuns as well.

You don't seem to be very tempted though. What things do you see?

[saintcorrupted]

I don't think I am, but the Father is concerned about what I see. I'm not supposed to see it. I can't help that it enters my head, it doesn't come from me.

I see bad things. Evil things. And things that aren't chaste at all. It's not my fault.

Please don't think I'm sinful. I try to keep pure.