What the dry ask, and what the water answers
Questions Asked at the Shore
Is this a cult?
We prefer the term current.
May I still eat fish?
The fish understand. They have always understood. Eat, and be eaten by the sea in your turn; this is the covenant of the table, and no one at that table holds a grudge.
What of rain?
Rain is Him, checking on you.
Must I live near the ocean?
You do. You have simply not waited long enough.
Do pools count?
A pool is a chapel. The chlorine is regrettable, as incense goes, but she forgives the vestments and attends anyway.
I drank seawater and was ill.
You attempted too much of her, too quickly, and in her strongest form. Devotion is measured. Begin at the tap, as the Shallows begin at the shore.
What should I bring?
A cup.
What happens if my certificate gets wet?
It is improved.
Can I leave the Followers?
The door is always open. It is, of course, filling with water. But it is open.