Audience: SQX

[probe]

Comments

[shiftingwinds]

Of course! Your secrets are safe with me.

[probe]

That's how Despair is. Under about, uh, forty-five layers of onion. So I can see why you'd like yours.

[shiftingwinds]

Oh, I see! So is Despair your favorite of the Avatars, then?

[probe]

Absolutely not, they're the worst. [they say, cheerfully.]

My favorite varies by day.

[shiftingwinds]

[


she laughs.]

Who's your favorite today?

[probe]

Mmmm... Sloth, today. They told me my hair looks nice this morning.

[shiftingwinds]

Sloth is really sweet! I like them. And they're probably right.

[...]

You can't take off your hood and show me your hair, can you.

[probe]

I could, but I won't!

[very cheerful.] But you're right. Sloth is a sweetheart.

[shiftingwinds]

[she pouts at them... she wants to see wrath's hair!]

I hope a lot of people have been nice to them. They seemed so surprised when I was, it kind of made me worried!

[probe]

[it is week 0, you gotta work for that hair, sqx]

They get ignored a lot, is what it is. Them and Envy both have a hard time of it, so I spend half my time defending them from Pride and Despair.

[shiftingwinds]

That's not very nice of them... I'll have to make sure to spend a lot of time with Sloth and Envy, then. ...and with you! If that's okay with you.

[probe]

Sure, sure. [they wave a hand.] You do what you want. That's the whole point of this place.

[shiftingwinds]

What you want matters too, though.

[probe]

[rocking back and forth on their heels.]

Not as much as what matters to you guys.

[shiftingwinds]

...

[she frowns]

That doesn't sound fair.

[probe]

Nothing here is really all that fair! Which is fine, I'm used to it.

[shiftingwinds]

...well. If you ever don't want to hang out with me, and I'm bothering you just because I want to - tell me so! I'll send you a message on another day.

I want to hang out with people who want to spend time with me, so really, by doing what you want to, you'll be helping me do what I want. So there!

[probe]

[they tilt their head slightly, and then laugh.]

You're cute, has anybody ever told you that?

[shiftingwinds]

[that distracts her enough for her to smile.]

Yes! But thank you for saying that, too.

[probe]

Hah, I figured. You're way too genuine to not have been doted on.

I'll be fine. I have plenty of indulgences I can get my hands into.

[shiftingwinds]

[oh! wrath is sweet...]

Well... Avatar or not, I think what you want is important! You're doing us all a huge favor by giving us the chance to come here and earn the power to get the things we want. You should get something good out of it, too!

[probe]

[they shrug mightily.]

Sure, sure. Anyway. [tapdances away from all that wow] What's your plan, Shi Qingxuan?

[shiftingwinds]

...my plan?

[she is now idly petting cain]

[probe]

For this place.

[cain seems to be fine with this.]

[shiftingwinds]

Well... to do whatever I feel like doing, and to help people with indulging if they're having trouble figuring out what they want to do. The more of us who get through this, the better, right?