he takes her hand, thumb brushing over her gluttony tattoo, before he holds that hand in both of his. if she hasn't seen his avatar tattoo, it's the same eye motif, but there are more eyes framed upon a tarot card, labeled at the bottom with III. ENVY.]
Alright. If Gluttony gave permission, then this should work to change it...
[he closes all of his eyes for a moment, focusing. one opens on the back of his hand, then another, smaller one; several more eyes appear in various spots, and then all of them open, glowing bright green. the same glow emanates from her hand, too bright to see past, and there is a strong sensation of warmth fading, then growing once more. it's almost too hot-- but then it fades, as does the glow. most of those extra eyes close once more, and envy exhales a breath.
on her hand, she'll find the multiple eyes of envy instead of gluttony's handburger helper sigil.]
[there is a moment where she actually does worry - what if gluttony just said be my guest but didn't mean it as permission, and this is going to go horribly wrong?
...but it's fine. it turns out fine. she winces a little as the warmth edges on just about too hot, but it fades, and she breathes out.
See? You're already kind of thinking along the right lines-- well, that's kind of on the line between me and Pride, maybe, but it's not a bad attitude.
If it makes a difference for you, then that's enough for me.
[they're friends, after all! ...she hopes, anyway.]
...I'm just glad I was able to. They say it's the thought that counts, but... thoughts don't really stop you from feeling lonely, you know? I understand that.
...even if it's been tough, I hope it hasn't been entirely awful. I'm sure you know - I'm not the only person here who cares about you.
[she's honestly really tactile so like, she's not letting go first either. if only she could take her male form here, ryan would probably enjoy this more.]
I think so. [she breathes out] My brother always told me that... there's no point in relying on other people. He and I were the only ones who could be counted on to take care of each other.
...but that's not really the case, here. I've been pretty lucky, I think. There are people I can rely on.
[he'd enjoy that very much, yeah-- he still likes this a lot though, shifting to lean against her a little.]
Even if he wasn't totally right about this situation-- I think you're probably lucky to have him, too.
[it sounds slightly lonely, to only be able to rely on one person-- but one is still better than none, isn't it? is that what it's like to have family you're actually close to...?]
But-- well. People here are lucky to have you too.
Oh-! Yeah, things like that count, but a lot depends on intent, you know? You can bite someone just because you're really into it at the moment, or because you get a little rough, but it's the most aligned with my sin if you do it, say, to make sure other people know you were there. Make them a little jealous. Maybe cover up marks other people left so you don't have to see them.
[he hums quietly, considering.]
If you're not feeling it yourself, uh... try and make other people envious? Like-- you can always try to make them jealous that you got to switch if someone doesn't like their own sin! Or just, um, pay a lot of attention to one person and exclude someone else in front of them, I know things like that would work on me...
she thinks back to holding hands with aoi at the execution and. misa.]
Ah, I think I accidentally made Misa jealous by mistake yesterday... though I guess that doesn't really count since it was last week and I hadn't switched yet.
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he takes her hand, thumb brushing over her gluttony tattoo, before he holds that hand in both of his. if she hasn't seen his avatar tattoo, it's the same eye motif, but there are more eyes framed upon a tarot card, labeled at the bottom with III. ENVY.]
Alright. If Gluttony gave permission, then this should work to change it...
[he closes all of his eyes for a moment, focusing. one opens on the back of his hand, then another, smaller one; several more eyes appear in various spots, and then all of them open, glowing bright green. the same glow emanates from her hand, too bright to see past, and there is a strong sensation of warmth fading, then growing once more. it's almost too hot-- but then it fades, as does the glow. most of those extra eyes close once more, and envy exhales a breath.
on her hand, she'll find the multiple eyes of envy instead of gluttony's handburger helper sigil.]
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...but it's fine. it turns out fine. she winces a little as the warmth edges on just about too hot, but it fades, and she breathes out.
she looks down at the tattoo.]
...looks like it's official!
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[he sounds a little tired, but his smile's definitely relieved. he may have had the same fears.]
Um, you'll have to indulge more than usual in envy to make sure it sticks, but-- besides that, I think you should officially be aligned with me.
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[she huffs]
I think Gluttony might be expecting it not to stick... I won't give them the satisfaction of being right.
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[he laughs quietly, shaking his head.]
You'll be fine, you'll be fine. Um-
Thanks. For doing this, I mean.
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I don't know if it will make much of a difference, overall, but... it felt like the right thing to do, you know?
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[he glances down at their hands, not quite letting go yet.]
I never-- people don't usually decide to stay? Nobody's ever... wanted to do something like this for me.
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[they're friends, after all! ...she hopes, anyway.]
...I'm just glad I was able to. They say it's the thought that counts, but... thoughts don't really stop you from feeling lonely, you know? I understand that.
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[he huffs out a breath, at that.]
It's, um. It's still pretty easy to get lonely surrounded by people, sometimes.
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[she knows! she absolutely knows. one of her skills is making fair-weather friends, after all.]
...but having even one person who sticks by you can make it so much easier.
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[maybe it's a little awkward, he realizes belatedly, but it's still kind of comforting to just handhold? so. he isn't letting go unless she does.]
...d'you have people like that, here?
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[she's honestly really tactile so like, she's not letting go first either. if only she could take her male form here, ryan would probably enjoy this more.]
I think so. [she breathes out] My brother always told me that... there's no point in relying on other people. He and I were the only ones who could be counted on to take care of each other.
...but that's not really the case, here. I've been pretty lucky, I think. There are people I can rely on.
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Even if he wasn't totally right about this situation-- I think you're probably lucky to have him, too.
[it sounds slightly lonely, to only be able to rely on one person-- but one is still better than none, isn't it? is that what it's like to have family you're actually close to...?]
But-- well. People here are lucky to have you too.
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[...but, like.
she knows now, that her fortune meant someone else's misfortune. but she can fix that, she thinks, if she just makes it through this.]
I hope you're right about that. I want to be someone that people can rely on.
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[he gives her a little smile, at that, glancing down again at the new sigil on her hand.
-it's nice, to still see it on someone else.]
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...I hope you're right about that.
[she smiles back, though!
and also glances down. hm.]
So... I know a little about the things that count for your sin. Omi told me, ah... biting, leaving marks, that sort of thing...?
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[he hums quietly, considering.]
If you're not feeling it yourself, uh... try and make other people envious? Like-- you can always try to make them jealous that you got to switch if someone doesn't like their own sin! Or just, um, pay a lot of attention to one person and exclude someone else in front of them, I know things like that would work on me...
[hopefully any of that helps her.]
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she thinks back to holding hands with aoi at the execution and. misa.]
Ah, I think I accidentally made Misa jealous by mistake yesterday... though I guess that doesn't really count since it was last week and I hadn't switched yet.
[...]
But, okay. I think I can do this.
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[still a good introduction!!]
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