Audience: Sheila Hammond

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[she shakes her head! and also goes back to looking through the closet, this time at shoes.]

...Mrs. Hammond, are you just here to check up on me? [this is said in a very kind way because she's aware that things are Bad.]

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[Just this face, suddenly very interested in this ugly Santa brooch.]

If I were, would that be a bad thing...?

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[why did i click this, this is hideous. we should have given you these.]

No. I'm just wondering. [it's emotion-sharing week which means sheila can get a sense that lust is both touched and a little "hm" about it, like she's not sure.]

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[Ugly Santa pins that cause psychic damage...]

Well... We're friends, right? And it's a very friendly thing to check in on each other when shit just keeps hitting the fan.

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[santa has appeared in this game far too often for my liking.]

We are! Of course we are. [...but...] But I hope you're checking on the others, too. They could use a friend themselves.

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[you have no one but yourself to blame...]

I am! Or, well, I'm trying to? You've seen how much happens in a day.

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Yeah...especially if it's a Wednesday. [she shudders at the thought.] But just making sure! I wouldn't want anybody being neglected on accident.

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Or a Thursday... [Wrinkles her nose.] Neither do I. Wonder if I should think about keeping a social calendar...?

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It's not a bad idea to be honest. There's too many of us and some of us don't always like talking, but then some of us get sad when we're ignored.

[she knows a little too much about the social dynamics of everyone.]

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Aw... That's sad! I hope everyone is at least spending some time with you guys. You're so fun to hang out with.

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Even the more difficult ones like Despair and Gluttony? [just raising both eyebrows here, teasing.]

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... I can't talk about Despair, but Harrow likes them. Why not? And Gluttony's not so bad as long as you have table manners.

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No offense to her because I like Harrow, too, but it's not like she's always the easiest person to talk to either. [but she considers that.] A lot of people think Gluttony's pretty scary, but it's usually the people who're rude. If you're polite, they're...less scary!

[gluttony still scawy.]

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You think so? My definition of scary may be warped. [It's because you also feast on humans, Sheila. But she thinks about it.] Though, they do curse people with no warning. That's not super great.

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It's really not! But I guess maybe their whole personality is a warning sometimes? You aren't like that, so it's different.

[scary warped or not, sheila's better.]

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[mods love yourself and grant your character journals permission challenge]

Aw... That's so sweet! Though, I would call that a strategic advantage.

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Well whatever it is, it's working. That has to count for something right?

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Thanks! Every girl needs a secret weapon, you know?

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You bet! I'm still not totally sure what mine is though.

[she has an idea, but hm.]

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Whatever it is, you'll find it! Sooner or later. You don't have any ideas?

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Maybe one or two...but that comes with being an idol anyway.

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And you think those don't count as secret weapons?

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It's not really a secret if everyone knows, right?

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Some of the best secrets are hidden in plain sight.

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...like ninjas? [no.]