probe | Audience: SQX

It's really a marvelous invention! I hope whoever came up with it is very proud of themselves.

I'm sure they are. Why, perhaps if you find out you can even thank them in person. [the words would be more sincere coming from someone else but from greed they sure do sound a little sarcastic.]

[sqx can't figure out if they sound sarcastic because it was a stupid thing to say or if because the person who came up with it is someone they don't get along with]

Um...

[very calmly sipping their wine :)]

There are other things to discover while you are here. Do keep that in mind.

I'm looking forward to that, too! Will we be able to reach some of the other floors the longer we're here?

Are you sure there are other floors to begin with? State your reasoning.

Well, first of all, we were able to go to a new floor this week that we couldn't access when we first arrived.

Secondly, when the first four Avatars came to visit us, they mentioned being further up! Only, the new floor we have access to doesn't seem like it's where you all were staying.

Also, there were multiple buttons on the elevator when we first arrived. From what I've seen of it thus far, I imagine those would correspond to floors, no?

[aha.]

Who's to say? Maybe that's true, or maybe it's the easiest to believe. The only way to find out is further investigation.

That's true.

...also, it wouldn't surprise me if we were just confined to these floors until we could be trusted not to keep breaking things.

If only it were so simple. While I can't guarantee you'll proceed from here, the others don't have to know that.

[maybe we can just bribe everyone into behaving.]

...I guess we'll just have to see what happens as time passes!

We shall. [they seem intrigued at least.]

Until then? What is your next move?

Hmm... do whatever I feel like doing, and try to help others do the same! That's what we're here for, isn't it?

Is it?

Well, that's what the others said...

[...their finger just taps their opposite elbow patiently as if waiting for sqx to remember what they're the avatar of.]

[they're the avatar of greed not the avatar of lies]

[...]

I believe helping others may be optional for some of you.

Oh, right.

A word of advice. Be prepared to help yourself and act as if you'll work alone.

[that sounds kind of lonely, but - ]

...thanks for giving me advice, even though I'm not one of yours.

[that's actually pretty nice of you, greed!]

[it's fine. they nod somewhat stiffly at that.]

Be sure to remember it. [she doesn't have to use it, but at least then they can't say i told you so later.]

I will.

[(sweats in friday)]

Good.

[well, rip to that.]

...was there anything else for now?

I think that's it. Thank you for taking the time to meet with me, Greed.

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