Pope clapped his hands once, breaking the tension as if it personally offended him. "Okay, but hear me out."
Kai leaned forward immediately, eyes lighting up. "No, no, let him cook."
"We found a church," Pope said, already committed.
Ash nodded once, like this was completely reasonable. "A real one. Mostly intact."
Sam circled lazily above them, voice drifting down. "Good structure. Good acoustics. Feels right."
"It does feel right," Kai added, far too serious. "Like spiritually correct."
Dawn stared at all four of them, his expression flattening in real time. "You cannot be serious."
"We're rebuilding it," Pope continued, ignoring him entirely.
"For what?" Dawn asked, already regretting it.
Pope looked at him like the answer should have been obvious. "For her."
Kai gestured to the building Felicity ran into. "It's about the light."
Ash crossed his arms. "Symbolism matters."Sam dipped slightly lower. "It's not an obsession if it's justified."
