Audience: SQX

[probe]

Comments

[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?

[probe]

[they hrm.]

Right, right, sure it is. You uh, not planning on getting something for yourself?

[shiftingwinds]

If I'm doing whatever I want to do, I'm indulging, right? I'll definitely get what I came here for, no matter what.

[eyes on the prize!]

But it's better if all of us can, so I want to make sure to help them do it, too!

[probe]

[they are going to just go collapse on a couch or something. they leave cain to her, and sprawl out.]

Maybe be a little more selfish, babe.

[shiftingwinds]

["babe" has me convinced this is lup]

My wish is pretty selfish to start with.

[just... petting cain...]

So it's only fair if I help the others get theirs, too.

[probe]

[hm?]

What is it? Your desire, I mean.

[shiftingwinds]

I want to be able to deal with a monster that's been stalking me since I was young. I've had enough - I'm tired of hiding from it. I just want it gone.

[probe]

Since when is that selfish?

[shiftingwinds]

It's something I want for myself. ...I'd also like to deal with it before my friends get hurt helping me with it - but that's the thing. I had people who were going to help me! But I agreed to come here, anyway. There could have been someone out there who needed this sort of deal more.

[she shrugs.]

It's what I want and I'll do what I have to in order to get it.

[probe]

Eh. It's not a limited thing, I don't think, I wouldn't uh, I wouldn't worry about taking someone else's spot.

[they pause.] I get that, though. Dealing with something so your friends don't get hurt helping you.

[...] You prepared to do anything to get it?