Heaven's Dark History

My name is Tiras. I teach Heaven's youth about our rich history. Don't be late for class.

[apersonificationofhumility]

Diligence lets out an angry huff from behind the little Virtue. Humility, ignoring her, frowns slightly.

"How… how do you want to help us?" he asks cautiously.

[dimmereducation]

"I aim to try and change the way the angels think of you. Too many of us think of you and your siblings as...machinery. Its caused deaths, now, even." Tiras' wings flex a little, almost long enough to brush the ground, as they settle behind them. 

"And to do something like prove that idea wrong, I will likely need your help, Sac...Humility."

[dimmereducation]

I don't think birds chirp involuntarily either, but I'm not a bird expert.

Tiras sighs, rubbing their temples. "Angels speak. Birds chirp. That is what I meant."

[dimmereducation]

But I'm not a bird and I chirp sometimes. I don't even have feathers as part of my body.

"Ah, I assumed you meant chirping involuntarily. I mean, I'm not incapable of making a chirping sound, but its not something that happens when I hiccup, for instance."

[infini-tree]

Tiras finds out Dipper and Mable are gathering information on personifications and the personifications are okay with it. (They don't get how the twins stay safe from the sins but the kids aren't hurt so it's fine???) Tiras asks Dipper to ask some questions for them. Dipper and Tiras exchanging notes. Mable appriciating Tiras's sweater ("Needs more color though.").

and then mabel bedazzles their sweater

[simplydongless]

Tiras totally treasures that sweater so much after that this is so CUTE

[constantdiligence]

She looked the angel up and down, raising her eyebrows. “As if you’d have to be armed to attack.” she says with a sigh. “I’ll give him the message, if that’s all you had to say—” she begins but stops suddenly at the sensation of a hand on her shoulder.

"I will hear them out," Humility says quietly, glancing up at Diligence for a moment before she takes a step back, Humility turns back to the angel and pauses for a moment, obviously still hesitant, but he gives the angel a smile.

"Hello. What is your name?"

[dimmereducation]

Tiras glances behind her, and their eyes widen, looking down to Humility. He's still frightened...and Tiras won't do anything to scare Humility further, if they can help it.

"My name is Tiras, Humility." They say in a considerably kinder tone. "I'm sorry I frightened you, I've been wanting to help you, and the other Virtues."

[dimmereducation]

Why don't you ever chirp?

"Do I look like an actual bird to you?"

[dimmereducation]

Do angel students feel the same way about school that human students do (often negative save for a few students)?

"Heh, I'd say they think of it similarly. Each have their favorite classes, too, of course. History, Flying lessons, lunch..."

[dimmereducation]

Do Angels make bird sounds sometimes? Do you ever chirp?

"Chirp? No, no of course not!"

[dimmereducation]

like what? an angel?

"Like an angel...no, no. Like Sacrifice."

[dimmereducation]

They ALL came from Sacrifice. Diligence is like Sacrifice too. She's chalk white and has long hair. I don't know how Sacrifice acted, but her no nonsense, standing her ground behavior is probably the kind of behavior you could expect from a guy who went to the angels to help stop the Fallen and his army.

"I know they all came from Sacrifice! And...she just doesn't share as much of a likeness as Sacrifice and Humility do." They rub their hands together, and frown. "...I...I remember feeling threatened when I saw Sacrifice for the first time. Its been a long time since I've felt this scared. It makes sense that all the Virtues are like Sacrifice, of course. All of them came from him."

[dimmereducation]

You're right. It really isn't talking to someone when she's doing most of the talking and not much of the listening. Not that she has any reason to believe anything that comes out of your mouth though.

"No, she really doesn't. None of them do, really, but I suppose I thought I'd be able to have a...somewhat less tense conversation. Or one where I'm not afraid of being fried, at least."

[dimmereducation]

i think the anon meant, why don't you talk to diligence about whatever you were planning to ask humility?

"I...I'd feel odd about that. Humility is so much more like..." Tiras clears their throat. "Ah...never mind."

[dimmereducation]

You called them machines first.

"And yet its a lot harder to say that when you've just spoken face to face with someone who is anything but a machine." Tiras frowns.

[dimmereducation]

You wanted to talk to a machine. Diligence is a machine. Congratulations you have completed your quest.

"I am not talking to a mach..." Tiras rubs down their face, and frowns. "Perhaps I ought to go home then."

[spetura]

lynette fisher somehow finds herself in heaven. hilarity ensues

[dimmereducation]

"Everyone be nice to the transfer student."

[spetura]

the head ended up being too big for the body and it really didn’t look good so have this bit and nothing else

also i can’t draw wings so i didn’t try

[stars-and-letters]

dimmereducation started following you

She exited the library, a pile of books in tow. She had sword that this time she wouldn’t get as many books as she had checked out in the first place. But she did anyways. Like she always did.

She wondered if she’d have space for these before they had to be returned.

Ambriel bumped headon into someone, falling over and books scattering. "S..Sorry!" She had a nasty habit of not paying attention to where she was walking.

[dimmereducation]

Tiras stumbles back after the collision, looking down at Ambriel almost coldly. "...sorry." They say, before kneeling, helping her to gather her books. How didn't she see them? If they weren't the towering type, they might understand, but... "Are you alright?"