Not at all. Excuse me for being a bit unpresentable at the moment.
[they draw the shirt up from the water with pitch-black hands and long, black nails. shirt gets fed through the wringer mechanism attached to the tub to squeeze the water out, and then gluttony stands up with it.]
No, there's nothing to excuse. I've... seen people in worse states.
[she's been in worse states! wow, this week was a lot. i need to fill out my indulgence report so you know how many of gluttony's fuck alarms she's set off.
ahem, anyway.]
...it was about the sins we've been assigned to. [she taps the tattoo on her hand.] I think you guys said, in that guide on the phones... you picked us, right?
Because. The indulgence we are aligned too is much better in excess, especially when others have nothing.
He is not alone, you know. We are simply all aligned to a predominant sin. Any of you may very well indulge in envious things. It will not get you as close to your goal as it would if you indulge in your own, but it is possible.
If he tried to convince you, I will have to punish him for being naughty.
He didn't try to convince me of anything - it was my idea, not his.
[she frowns]
If indulging in the sins we're aligned to is what's most effective, then there shouldn't be a problem if my alignment switches and I indulge in his sins, right? I mean - any of you could have picked me. It's just the assignment that's the problem...
And for that matter... isn't this supposed to be about the things we choose to do?
It's not just that. I - appreciate your guidance. ...and I'll admit, it's working out well enough as it is right now. Indulging in gluttony comes fairly easily to me.
[she doesn't know the concept of self-control]
...but I am who I am. I want to be able to help people, and I think he needs me more than you do right now. You must have known that before you chose me.
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Also, you're kind of terrifying, you know?
[see: MONDAY
shit does it count as confessing feelings if she's sincerely scared of them and telling them so]
[again, they regard shi qingxuan for a long moment, and then the smile in the shadows of the hood smiles widely.]
I did wonder if you would waste your time here trying desperately to help everyone else rather than yourself. What are you going to do if it turns out there is no difference what sin you are aligned to at all?
But if you think you can be envious enough to get what you came here for... then be my guest.
...if it turns out there's no difference, then I'll deal with it when it happens. But I'll never know if I would be able to make it work if I don't try.
[...]
But I... do think I can be. [maybe. possibly. we'll see.] ...thank you for your permission, and for your advice, Gluttony.
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but she heads there, anyway.
and
blinks in surprise when she sees them doing laundry?]
...am I interrupting something?
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[they draw the shirt up from the water with pitch-black hands and long, black nails. shirt gets fed through the wringer mechanism attached to the tub to squeeze the water out, and then gluttony stands up with it.]
What was it you wanted to discuss?
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[she's been in worse states! wow, this week was a lot. i need to fill out my indulgence report so you know how many of gluttony's fuck alarms she's set off.
ahem, anyway.]
...it was about the sins we've been assigned to. [she taps the tattoo on her hand.] I think you guys said, in that guide on the phones... you picked us, right?
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That is correct, yes.
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...that makes her think maybe this might be possible after all.]
Would it be possible for someone to change sins...?
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[they turn to face shi qinguxna now.]
Perhaps. Why?
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...I'd like to switch to Envy.
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What is your reason?
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[mmm, well.]
I know how it feels to be alone. I don't want them to feel that way.
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He is not alone, you know. We are simply all aligned to a predominant sin. Any of you may very well indulge in envious things. It will not get you as close to your goal as it would if you indulge in your own, but it is possible.
If he tried to convince you, I will have to punish him for being naughty.
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[she frowns]
If indulging in the sins we're aligned to is what's most effective, then there shouldn't be a problem if my alignment switches and I indulge in his sins, right? I mean - any of you could have picked me. It's just the assignment that's the problem...
And for that matter... isn't this supposed to be about the things we choose to do?
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Nothing is more satisfying than having the most of what I can when someone else does not.
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yikes]
...I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, but that's a little...
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Are you?
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[she doesn't know the concept of self-control]
...but I am who I am. I want to be able to help people, and I think he needs me more than you do right now. You must have known that before you chose me.
[...]
Also, you're kind of terrifying, you know?
[see: MONDAY
shit does it count as confessing feelings if she's sincerely scared of them and telling them so]
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[again, they regard shi qingxuan for a long moment, and then the smile in the shadows of the hood smiles widely.]
I did wonder if you would waste your time here trying desperately to help everyone else rather than yourself. What are you going to do if it turns out there is no difference what sin you are aligned to at all?
But if you think you can be envious enough to get what you came here for... then be my guest.
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...if it turns out there's no difference, then I'll deal with it when it happens. But I'll never know if I would be able to make it work if I don't try.
[...]
But I... do think I can be. [maybe. possibly. we'll see.] ...thank you for your permission, and for your advice, Gluttony.
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