( there's a brief pause, somewhat fraught with an exasperated sort of surprise, and then a laugh.

what a bizarre thing to assume. )

You might be surprised what you're told, should you ask.

( makoto himself is the type to not necessarily divulge all without being prompted, even if it's something that isn't necessarily a secret. sure, he's answering now, but only because he feels as though he can help shed some light on this whole scenario with his unique perspective on it. that's not always the case; sometimes you have to shake a few trees to see what falls out of them. )

Yes. That seems about right, to my recollection.

( a brief pause. )

It does seem to be the sanctimonious sort. I'm... trying to recall what all it said the second time it appeared in Venera, but I was not exactly in the right frame of mind at the time. ( he was high off of his ass both with Shimmer rushing through his veins and a voracious need for revenge. ) It seemed very concerned with cleansing us of what it saw as a corruption, speaking of repenting and salvation... Mm, but I can't remember the specifics any better than that. My apologies.