The Rites of Initiation

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(Little laugh) I'm sorry, I'm still getting used to the... uh... titles. Around here.

When my best friend invited me out here, she didn't exactly... she wasn't the most forthcoming of protocol.

She just said... it would be the most, uh... transformative experience of my life.

And, it'd been so long since I last saw her and I wanted to know more about the Order that came to mean so much to her, so soon.

(Responding) Well, to be honest – this hasn't been the most comfortable... what, 24 hours?

(Genuine surprise) ...It's been... 3 days already? (Trying to catch herself) No, I mean – (laughing to play it off) I guess... time does fly. When you're having fun.

(Sardonically) If you consider... all of the scrubbing and cleaning and lifting and working and barely sleeping and barely eating fun.

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Performance Notes: For our protagonist, she's... low-key cocky. Thinking that the cult initiation would be easy to bullshit through. As it continues, she realizes more and more how much deep shit she's actually got herself in.

And, as it gets darker and darker, she finds an opportunity to truly absolve herself of her sins.

For the Best Friend – her role is small, but pivotal. She starts off innocent and breezy and willfully ignorant. But, it's that last recording where she's vengeful and angry and ready to pay ANY price for her ultimate revenge. And, she does so gladly.

Author's Notes: This crazydarkinsane... thing... couldn't have been possible without the incomparable u/rbwren.

So, yeah. Blame her for your nightmares.

This is part of a shared universe that I've placed in some of my scripts. Some references ya'll will get immediately if you've read a few of them. Others... well. Might be worth going back and seeing if you can spot them.

At any rate, this is DARK, HEAVY and LONG. The burn is slow, the pay-off is intense, and I hope the story is well done and well told.

As always, a fantasy of adults, for adults.