Subject: pop-cultist priest, Marina Bay Cinema Temple

Turns Expedition - Interview Excerpt

Subject is wearing dozens of religious icons hanging from a sash. They are plastic figurines, likely pre-Fall in origin, each representing a character of pre-Fall popular culture.

Each hero is a reminder. I wear Arnold, and remember that great strength requires great effort. I wear John McClane, and remember never to yield to wicked men. I wear Bugs, and remember that there is no design of man that chance and trickery cannot frustrate. I wear James Bond… you’d better ask your parents why I wear James Bond. Ha!

Clever folk say to me: “Don’t you know these heroes are only tales the Ancients told each other? You must be a fool, praying to old stories.” And they are very clever, so maybe I am a fool. But I see the power of the Ancients all around me. The wealth of their cities, the scars of their weapons. They knew these heroes were worthy of honor. They poured themselves into their tales, and live there still.

When you think you are alone on these lands, you are not alone. This world teems with the Ancient dead, watching what we do from beyond the silver screen. Here is my blessing, friend: may you live a life worth watching.