Audience: Harrowhark Nonagesimus

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I am, but only where Lust can't hear.

Despair, Gluttony, Envy and Wrath don't seem to care much if people die, either.

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Then that leaves Sloth, Greed and Lust opposed. [Greed is surprising to her, a little.]

Considering that, I suppose the odds are poor this won't devolve into violence. But you have put me in a difficult position.

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Talk to them to get their opinions. I don't like any of them enough to know their stance.

[...] How have I put you in a difficult position?

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Not you specifically.

We've lost our powers to make it more "fair". But physically, I'm quite frail. I have no means defend myself.

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It doesn't need to stay that way.

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How is that?

[Harrow, looking at the gym: I wonder who that's for?]

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[get swole, harrow]

You have options. If you get desperate, ask Despair.

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Out of curiosity, does Despair have more of a vested interest in my success than you do? Or are they merely more obliged to offer assistance?

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The latter.

[also it's funny to make despair do more work.]

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So you don't have any particular desire to see your, ah, set of sinners succeed?

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One of them, maybe.

The others irritate me, and one hasn't spoken to me at all.

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[. . . Now she wants to know the gossip. Who does Pride like.]

Only based on your personal preferences, then.

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My opinion is the only opinion that matters.

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Who has your favor, then, and how did they come to earn it?

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Trafalgar Law is the only one who hasn't been an annoyance. [the rest is spoilers, they're not gonna show their hand that fast.]

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A pity that they've been such a disappointment.

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Most people are.

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. . . Another question. The simulation room. Is it safe?

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It is, for a while.

Don't spend all of your time in there. It is no replacement for reality.

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What would happen, if I spent all my time in there?

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My assumption is that you'd die.

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Because I failed to leave and didn't eat or drink? Or for a different reason?

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You wouldn't be stupid enough to do the former. [sniff.] I don't know how the room works, and that would be why I don't trust it. Something that pulls directly from your memories seems like a ridiculous thing to give power to.

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Does it give power to it, to use it?

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I don't know. [that seems honest.] Not for sure.