Yes and no. [mineo isn't under their alignment and yet he's apparently pathetic enough that greed will offer advice anyhow.] While the sloth aspect is one of apathy, laziness, and a lack of will and motivation, stagnation and repetition will cause you to fall behind the others. You are all here for the same thing. Why shouldn't the prize go to one who puts forth an effort using everything they have rather than simply going through the motions?
but he looks thoughtful about that. it makes some kind of sense to him. sure, drag his feet about some stuff - but enough stuff that it's clear that he still wants something.]
.... but it's not just one, right? It can be multiple? So Takeru and I aren't in competition with each other or anything.
You may wish to think of it as a race instead of a competition. The faster and more someone indulges, the closer they get to obtaining the power to change things.
But sure, there could be more than one winner that way.
[ . . . . it's not a question of how much he wants, just what he thinks is fair.
he taps his hand on the counter.]
... I dunno.
[he admits]
Takeru probably just wants to end lockdown... and I just want to be able to get myself out of whatever the hell happened. I don't really wanna hurt anybody else to get what I want.... but I guess I can.... push myself... a little.
There will be times you may have to rethink your entire ideology simply because someone has pointed out a flaw in your logic. The world may crumble around you, everything you used to know may reveal itself to be a lie. But you mustn't avert your eyes from what's right in front of you.
You can only push yourself forward in the right direction.
that gets way too close for comfort. it aches. because that's what happened - he was blinded until everything was suddenly painted in way too clear strokes. until he couldn't look away, and then -
I didn't ask you to talk, Enomoto. If you'll recall, you contacted me.
[but at least they seem to realize they're being difficult because there's another pause.]
...there have been times I've feared for my own life, and I've feared for the lives of others. Likewise, there have been times an outcome completely changed everything with little warning and little direction to follow.
[it's true - but they're still talking, and mineo thinks that greed ultimately understood the point he was making. he just wants to have enough to hold a conversation that doesn't feel one-sided]
... when you were afraid for your life, or others....
You didn't feel -
Stuck at all? Like... you didn't know which way was the 'right' way to go?
You asked me what I thought justice was, and I said to you that justice is learning the truth of a situation regardless of circumstance. This includes times when it feels as though you're on the wrong path, or you're in a situation completely opposing your own methods and morals.
There is always one singular truth to any unsolved mystery. But there have been times I've given up instead.
To find your path again, you must set your focus on eliminating piece by piece to uncover new knowledge. Only then will the path make itself known.
that's literally so much and he's clearly wrestling with it because it's all theories and hypotheticals and stuff that he hasn't experienced with yet, and he's just not great at that]
.....
I wanna try.
[maybe he can promise that much]
I said I would take solving X-Day seriously and... I will. If getting through this place is the first hurdle then - it's just a test of my stubbornness, right?
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It's more slothful if I don't, right...
[like if he just
fucking ignores all his problems
again
won't that earn him points?]
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...to properly indulge, you must change your strategy every now and then as to not stagnate.
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grumbles]
Aren't I supposed to stagnate....
[though
even with that... he shifts his weight a bit. like he personally isn't comfortable with the idea after all]
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but he looks thoughtful about that. it makes some kind of sense to him. sure, drag his feet about some stuff - but enough stuff that it's clear that he still wants something.]
.... but it's not just one, right? It can be multiple? So Takeru and I aren't in competition with each other or anything.
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But sure, there could be more than one winner that way.
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So we need to indulge in order to get that, right? Sloth-san suggested that if I indulge a lot, I could even float.
Is that right? So for what I want - to go back home and... not die, is there any idea of how much I've gotta do?
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he taps his hand on the counter.]
... I dunno.
[he admits]
Takeru probably just wants to end lockdown... and I just want to be able to get myself out of whatever the hell happened. I don't really wanna hurt anybody else to get what I want.... but I guess I can.... push myself... a little.
[the
the lewds]
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but they nod in agreement.]
There will be times you may have to rethink your entire ideology simply because someone has pointed out a flaw in your logic. The world may crumble around you, everything you used to know may reveal itself to be a lie. But you mustn't avert your eyes from what's right in front of you.
You can only push yourself forward in the right direction.
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that
that gets way too close for comfort. it aches. because that's what happened - he was blinded until everything was suddenly painted in way too clear strokes. until he couldn't look away, and then -
then what happened?
he just stopped.]
.... you ever get scared, Greed-san?
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Fear had no place in my past or current position. [which is a cop-out, and it may as well be a yes.]
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[if he's being honest.]
... m'not gonna make you talk about it but - you know a lot about me, and I can't say it's mutual.
So it's hard to wanna talk.
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[but at least they seem to realize they're being difficult because there's another pause.]
...there have been times I've feared for my own life, and I've feared for the lives of others. Likewise, there have been times an outcome completely changed everything with little warning and little direction to follow.
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... when you were afraid for your life, or others....
You didn't feel -
Stuck at all? Like... you didn't know which way was the 'right' way to go?
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You asked me what I thought justice was, and I said to you that justice is learning the truth of a situation regardless of circumstance. This includes times when it feels as though you're on the wrong path, or you're in a situation completely opposing your own methods and morals.
There is always one singular truth to any unsolved mystery. But there have been times I've given up instead.
To find your path again, you must set your focus on eliminating piece by piece to uncover new knowledge. Only then will the path make itself known.
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that's so much.
that's literally so much and he's clearly wrestling with it because it's all theories and hypotheticals and stuff that he hasn't experienced with yet, and he's just not great at that]
.....
I wanna try.
[maybe he can promise that much]
I said I would take solving X-Day seriously and... I will. If getting through this place is the first hurdle then - it's just a test of my stubbornness, right?
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Resilience and a sense of idleness can be combined. Keep that in mind as well.
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You think? I didn't expect the Avatar of Greed to tell me more about balance....
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The balance of greed comes from knowing what to take and when without losing control of what you have.
[...the way it's said makes it sound a little like maybe greed doesn't entirely buy it, even if they do believe it for the most part.]