Audience: Tamotsu Fukuda

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[as promised, envy is in the common room, vibing. they have a drink next to them, but they're busy with what looks like... a knitting project?]

Oh, hi! You actually came-- here, you can sit too if you want?

[holeful]

Of course, I asked you to meet with me, after all.
[He does sit, though.]

What are you making?

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A horn cover for Sloth. Kind of seems like they might need it.

[they're using sparkly white yarn.]

[holeful]

Ah, it did look like it had been damaged.
[One could argue yarn doesn't really protect against blunt force but that would be rude???]

That's nice of you, helping them out like that...

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Well, we're friends, you know? At least I hope we are...

[they shrug, continuing to knit.]

But I'd make them stuff anyway.

[holeful]

Even if other people aren't interested, it's natural to reach for them, anyway.

[Nodding. He understands.]

After all, maybe if you try hard enough, you can connect.

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-yeah, it's kind of like that. I think it's still worth trying.

[they're just not always good at it.]

[holeful]

What else do you like to do besides knitting? Or is that just something you do because you know how...

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Um-- I like sewing, embroidery, baking, I play video games... that kinda thing?

[holeful]

Oh, you're quite accomplished. You must have a lot of time to yourself.

[Is that rude to say?]

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...haha, yeah. Something like that. I'm kind of, uh-- I have definitely been accused of being a shut-in.

Never really been around this many people before.

[holeful]

Ah, me too. On both counts. Even though it's not my fault...

[He didn't choose to be a shut in, it just happened!!!]

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I don't think it's ever really anyone's fault.

[they shrug, shifting a little.]

It just, um, works out that way.

[holeful]

But I suppose, in a way, we're all shut-ins now. Just together. And maybe the other people aligned with you feel the same way...

[And they can also be our friends.]

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-maybe! I mean, all of us have something in common, right? But there aren't as many of us, honestly, Envy's sort of one of the least popular sins.

[holeful]

It is? Here I thought envy was a fairly common thing to feel. That "grass is always greener" situation.

Still, I'd like to help make you happy.

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Yeah, but you know, like, in smaller ways. Fewer people are driven by it, I guess? They're more likely to be prideful or wrathful or-- given that Despair has the most, I guess this group is more like Sad Assholes Anonymous.

[they just shrug, at that, entirely casual-- but they perk up at that last bit.]

-you really would?

[holeful]

Aah. You picked me, after all. And said we could be friends. I want to show my thanks.

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Well, um. I didn't exactly like, go over you guys and hand-pick all of you, we're just aligned the same way? It worked out like that! But I definitely still want to be friends.

[holeful]

[Oh. Less special, then.]

Well, we should do something that friends do, then.
[He doesn't know what that entails.]

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We can just hang out!

[they offer that cheerfully enough.]

I mean, we can't really go out anywhere, and, um, I'm not good at that anyway...

[holeful]

Hang out.....





What do people do when they hang out?

week 1, monday

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[a text:]

hahaha, is that a pickup line?
very cute

[holeful]

[A long delay]


I didn't mean it to be but I suppose it could be, now that you point it out.

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hm, not nerdy enough for me but i'll take the compliment
what's up, boo?