{ it's funny, or maybe a terrible joke. louis can deface a shrine despite its religious aspect. it's part of him will feel as if it's wrong, and that's the part that will always be off within him.

they have to try something. he looks over to the shrine and notes the bleeding. }

I was always told when a holy statue bled, it was for us. The seven sorrows of Mary. She cries not only over the sins of the world, but also over the pain she endured in her earthly life.

{ he does not mean to be somber, but he figured he might as well acknowledge while he searches for the flame within. his persecution would fuel it, and he has plenty. }