Joey, having remained silent for a bit, and seeing that Ezra was not there, turns to Carta."Wait you're Roman right?"

Raising a brow, Carta responds. "Yes, why do you ask?"

Joey's face takes a little bit of a contemplative look before he continues. "Did you put Jesus on ice?"

Both Carta and Jay turn to stare, and respond in the same breath."What?"

Seeing their confusion, Joey explains. "The Romans executed Jesus? Like, if he was real. Was he real?" Joey then motions for Carta to speak, and Carta takes his que.

"I think so? I'm not entirely sure what you're asking, but I do remember having to look through records for things like that. I was more in charge of documentation than judgement in any case, even if I did provide the records to cat judgement at times. As for your question, that goes either way. I cannot be sure what you exactly mean in any case." Furrowing her brows in more thought, Carta stares at the ground, looking for an answer.

Joey, tilting his head from side to side, then explains a bit more. "So basically, there was a dude who started what is now the most widespread religion in the world and the romans executed him and he came back to life and stuff."

Jay then nods. "Ah, Jesus. I'm Catholic ya know."

At last, Carta nods in understanding. "Ahh, interesting to know, in any case. I don't think there were any people named Jesus where I lived - that would have been a very interesting name."

Ezra appeared from around a corner suddenly."Your gods aren't real, if they were they would have prevented all this,"

The other three turned towards Ezra.

Jay is the first to speak. "Well, that's an awfully rude thing to say."

Carta, even though she was the one being called out, shrugs. "I don't think my gods are any of theirs. Besides, I don't have any reason to believe that they would stop it."

Ezra crossed her arms. "Keep in mind when I'm from Jay. Oh wait, huh, you don't know. Of course you don't, you weren't there"

Motioning, Carta continues on her little explanation. "The Ones I worship work more on a grand scale than one like this. As much as I would like to say that I am valuable, something at this scale I do not think they would bother with, If anything, two or three of them might have started it out of boredom in any case. Who knows?" Shrugging, she then looks at the others.

Staring at Ezra, Jay bite out their next few words."I don't have any over-the-top beliefs about God, especially since coming here, but I certainly would not stoop so low as to insult another person's religion."

Ezra glared at Jay and laughed sarcastically. "Well I'm sorry, but in my experience, religion can turn you crazy. People thought sacrificing themselves to their 'gods' was gonna stop the virus, but it didn't. In fact, it made everything worse, it infected many more people than it would have if people had given up on their 'gods' earlier."

Not understanding that what Ezra said was sarcasm, Carta then speaks. "I fall under the Seventh, so it would not be my place to judge what she sees as her Truth."

Ezra sighed before responding to Jay. "...I guess not, but people were then."

Smiling, Carta nods. "Even if it is entirely different than mine. Besides, sanity is entirely relative."

Ezra then deflates slightly, speaking an apology to Jay. "I guess it is relative, people didn't know how to deal with the outbreak, even though that probably wasn't the best way, it's likely that people still probably don't know.........sorry Jay."

Jay sighed. "It's alright."

Threading her hands together, Carta thinks for a moment before speaking. "Hmm, all of this is giving me a theory. Jay, if you are fine with sharing, what situation were you in right before coming here? Because if I am indeed remembering correctly, then I think I have a reason as to why we are here in the first place. I think we all wanted to escape, leave from the situation we were last in, and as a result, we were brought to this place."

Ezra sat on the back of the couch and scoffed. "No way, this, excuse me Jay, hell of cycles is worse."

Quickly unthreading her hands, Carta puts them up as an attempt to reassure Ezra. "That does not mean we want to be here, in this situation, but that we did not want to be in our previous one."

Ezra laughs, cold. "I was fine surviving on my own, there was no problem with that thank you very much."

Jay mulls it over for a second before responding. "To answer what you asked before Carta, it was about two years after the American Revolution. I felt content, I think, but my family...I was the only one who survived the war."

Feeling confident in her line of thought, Carta then continues. "Did you not wish for that situation to change thought? For it to end? I don't think the place we are in is necessarily any better, but it is a change."

Jay, looking at Carta, responds, a confused lilt in their voice. "I...truely, I cannot remember, perhaps I did. I do remember feeling wistful...but I don't think Joey wanted to leave. He had made it out of his last killing game after all."

Snarling, Ezra stares at Carta. "I don't need anymore change, my groups died and my family was murdered before the apocalypse," Ezra started getting quieter while she spoke, tears started to form in her eyes before she wiped them away,"I've had enough change in my life."

Putting a hand over her heart, Carta apologizes. "Ah, my apologies. I pray they rest peacefully behind the Sixth."

Ezra shook her head. "My original group was infected because of a stupid alarm and my other group fell apart and doesn't deserve peace."

Nodding, Carta then corrects her previous statement. "Ah...to the first group I hope the Third will help them soon to bring them to the Sixth. As for the second...the Eighth shall whisper into them and bring them their lies before the Abyss claims them fully."

Ezra smiled slightly. "Thanks...you guys should probably get going for the night, I'll be here with Katie."

Clasping her hands, Carta then bows her head. "For Katie, I pray the Seventh shall bring us to the height of the matter and that the Eighth shall be light with their treatment. I hope that this will not cause her too much harm. How I wish this place had someone like Citra! Anyways, have a good night." A small smile on her face, Carta walks over to the door.

"Yeah...have a good night," Ezra walked them to the door and sent them on their way, telling them to be safe. Ezra watched Carta nod her head and walked off before she closed the door, barely seeing Carta drag Joey off with her.

Ezra quickly made her way back to Katie, making sure she was okay before getting under the covers and cuddling with her.