[ Well, he can't say he has any complaints about the instant turnaround. He Xuan only blinks in brief surprise at seeing Despair the moment he enters the next room, but - he's quick to get on with it. ]
I was told you aren't exactly social. [ The way he says it screams of "mood." ] I'll get to the point. While I understand the concept of the sins you're all meant to represent, though it isn't something that's so - grouped, in Zhongguo.
My reasons for having you as my apparent Avatar aren't lost on me. It's simply a matter of going from there that I'm interested in knowing more about. Indulging in despair seems more... abstract, than the others.
In a way, that makes it both less restrictive to indulge in, and more difficult to find ways in which to do so-- or I may assume this to be the case, based on how many of you have asked how to manage it.
[they shrug, waving one hand vaguely.]
But the core advice remains the same as I would give to any of you, with any sin. Seek the root of your despair-- its cause, its results, the emotions it sparks within you and the things you are motivated to do as a result. There you may find some answers.
[ He mulls that over for a moment, before there's a dark humored snort. ]
There isn't much seeking that needs to be done, considering the root of my despair is very well what caused me to become a ghost. I suppose in this case, I follow the lingering despair that wasn't quenched with revenge, then.
[ But, another thing: ] Do you Avatars benefit from the indulgences of your representative sins? Gods and ghosts grow stronger the more believers worship and pray to them, leave them offerings, as they accrue merits through their actions. Is it the same for you?
[ To the complicated feelings left behind by what was less satisfying than he'd hoped it would be, after hundreds of years. Great. Glad the Avatars know enough about them for this to be Fine. ]
No, it wouldn't sway me either way. [ honestly ] It's merely curiosity, in the end, of how our indulgences impact everything. Better to take stock of and understand it all, instead of fumbling in the dark.
They impact your end goals more than anything else, as we have said. The more you indulge, particularly in line with your given sin, the better it will turn out for you in the end.
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I was told you aren't exactly social. [ The way he says it screams of "mood." ] I'll get to the point. While I understand the concept of the sins you're all meant to represent, though it isn't something that's so - grouped, in Zhongguo.
My reasons for having you as my apparent Avatar aren't lost on me. It's simply a matter of going from there that I'm interested in knowing more about. Indulging in despair seems more... abstract, than the others.
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[they shrug, waving one hand vaguely.]
But the core advice remains the same as I would give to any of you, with any sin. Seek the root of your despair-- its cause, its results, the emotions it sparks within you and the things you are motivated to do as a result. There you may find some answers.
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There isn't much seeking that needs to be done, considering the root of my despair is very well what caused me to become a ghost. I suppose in this case, I follow the lingering despair that wasn't quenched with revenge, then.
[ But, another thing: ] Do you Avatars benefit from the indulgences of your representative sins? Gods and ghosts grow stronger the more believers worship and pray to them, leave them offerings, as they accrue merits through their actions. Is it the same for you?
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[but they consider the next question for a minute before answering, seeming to regard him with some curiosity.]
Would you take care in doing so, if we did? Or indulge more?
[they wave one hand, though.]
In either case, no, we do not gain from those linked to us. We simply share in our alignment.
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No, it wouldn't sway me either way. [ honestly ] It's merely curiosity, in the end, of how our indulgences impact everything. Better to take stock of and understand it all, instead of fumbling in the dark.
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