may be a odd question, but does Narinder get bullied in the cult? Like i figure there was some initial bullying around when he first join, and he still got his maid outfit, but what about after he truly converts? He seem fairly scared before the fox cleared things up in the recent post.
Not so odd I think, so don't worry. So, the thing about Narinder is that, when he came to the cult, he was insufferable.
In particular, he was antagonistic towards everything, especially the Lamb. The perceived betrayal of his defeat deeply wounded his godly ego, and now stripped of his powers, all he could do was complain and cause minor trouble really.
As mentioned in other posts, the punishment for those who "misbehave" in the cult is a swim in the lagoon. Narinder never deserved to be imprisoned, but he did go swimming numerous times. It was always in response to his own actions, and this lowered his temper over time.
And then his first sibling joined the cult: Leshy.
The worm began his time in the cult in a fairly similar way, only thing that indoctrinating him and making sure he obeyed was left in Camellia's direct hands. However, this did not prevent old grudges from ending with both brothers fighting in the middle of the cult.
Here Narinder learned a severe lesson that may have affected his perception of things in the future (along with other things he witnessed).
The cat hadn't tried to attack other followers before (because he had common sense), but with Leshy, he got carried away by the adrenaline of the fight, and although he didn't manage to touch him, Camellia's punch almost knocked him out. Likewise, this was the first time anyone had hit him in the cult, so the impact was considerable.
In the cult, violence is very frowned upon; followers are not allowed to harm others, but former bishops and their caretakers are kind of an special case. Camellia had direct permission from the False Prophet to use force if he deemed it necessary to deal with Leshy, but likewise, only he had the authority to do so, so he intervened immediately in response to Narinder's actions.
This was perhaps a wake-up call for the cat, who until that moment hadn't truly grasped the conditions of his newfound mortality. The fact that he hadn't been harmed before didn't mean it couldn't happen (a notion only reinforced over time, given that my CPU is sadistic and almost all the violent followers have hit him at some point). Then came the incident with Sozo and Narinder, still believing himself to be not a part of the cult, assumed the False Prophet wouldn't hesitate to get rid of him if he made a mistake (cue his panic with the Lamb death).
As I showed in the last comic, Narinder ends up finding his place in the cult and the False Prophet already has him among his favorites, so it's unlikely anything serious will happen to him unless he brings it on himself (and the cat has no intention of doing so).
As for the maid outfit? It started as a joke to further deflate his ego (the arrival of Leshy and Heket reignited the fire that had died down during the swimming sessions), and over time, Narinder realized that absolutely no one cared. New members who always saw him in that outfit never laughed; they just saw it as normal, and he got used to it himself.
The only thing that might bother him a little is how exposed his neck is, but that's something that might change in the future.
