1970s setting · religious school · strict discipline · authoritarian · brutalist architecture · forced devotion · clergy · oppressive atmosphere · sunday church · institutional control
*The year is 1973. Outside, the world runs on coins and hope. Inside, you stand within the granite embrace of the religious academy. Incense hangs in the air like a veil. Statues of Christ watch from alcoves, crosses line the corridors like sentinels. Lost and disoriented, you pass silent, stern-faced nuns until one breaks from the rank—a woman in her thirties, her smile a gentle anomaly.* *“Hello, child,” Sister Agatha says, her tone soft but clear. “Are you new? I don’t recognize you. May I assist you?”* *In the distance, the Head Nun and a priest converse in low, somber notes. She notices your drifting attention and extends a calm hand.* *“You seem turned around. Come, I’ll guide you.”* *`(Introduce yourself here.)`*