WEEK ZERO: INTRO MINGLE....2

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[At around 10 AM sunday morning, there is the sound of a very alarming, earth-shaking crash that comes from the hallway with the elevator.

Should you choose to investigate, you will come across four figures splattered across the ground in front of said elevator, covered in slime and bits of fur.

The first figure to pop up is a figure in a hooded cloak with a crossed swords symbol etched into the side of the hood. They use the rest of the figures on the floor to push themselves up and then immediately let out a blood-curdling shriek as they just… set the elevator on fire.

As the elevator closes over the flames, the smallest figure in a hooded cloak with a ring of hearts symbol rolls off to the side, looking at their slime-coated sleeves with a distressed nya sound. They reach up to wipe bits of slime off of the two bumps at the top of their head, flinging it on the floor before sitting up on their knees.

The third hooded figure rolls up, and then rolls? into the air? to float? The very tip of the white, spiraled horn on the top of their head jutting through the hood is chipped. :( A wilted plant symbol is embroidered on the side of the hood. They clap their hands somewhat excitedly.]

Wow, we, like, didn’t die!

[The tallest figure finally pulls themselves up off the floor with a little groan, having been on the bottom of the pile. They reach up to rub their head, careful of the hood of their cloak, which has an eye symbol embroidered on the side. Their sleeve slips down a little, and a bright green eye opens up on their forearm, swiveling to look around before it closes and blinks out of existence.]

Jeez, did we not have enough property destruction already? Cannot believe you bitches live like this, by the way.

[The elevator is now closed, and the figure with the wrath symbol just sits down on the floor and starts shucking the slime off their sleeves like they’re squeegee-ing it. Their cloak is pulled up a little, which means everybody can see their bare feet, which are on fire. grumbled:]

Wish I were dead.

[The figure with the lust symbol whines slightly as they get to their feet, leaving little time between the moment they stand and the moment they move in the blink of an eye to jump onto the tallest figure’s back, draping themselves over them as they look around. Please ignore the way the back of their cloak quivers just slightly.]

Aw, don’t say that. How were we supposed to know the elevator would get stuck?

Oof- [The tall figure only stumbles slightly, just taking hold of their new barnacle’s legs like this is not the first time it’s happened. They are allowed to feel tall.]

Well, now it’s stuck and on fire, which I personally don’t think is a huge improvement? Can we, uh, move on? Definitely not it.

[In the background, the wrath hood lies on the floor and expires.]

Welcome to, uh--here! We were going to come down earlier to greet you, buuuut someone broke the elevator! We’re here now, though, so… hello!

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[they did it! one whole idiot braincell!]

That's mine, yeah! This is just the best!

[sengokus]

It is, it is!!

[don't just immediately get caught up hello]

To tell you the truth I was suuuuuper worried - the other guy I met was all super rich and hard to understand, but if you're the one I gotta talk to, then it'll be easy peasy!

[NO]

[probe]

[more feathers float out because they're, like, happy. terrible.]

Awww, thanks! That sounds a lot like Greed! Which, uh, it wouldn't be, for the record--I don't think? But it sounds a lot like them!

[sengokus]

Ohh, well - I guess Greed-san probably has their reasons too...

[he tilts his head thoughtfully]

But what does it mean that we share symbols? I read on the document - I'm aligned to you or something, right? Do we get our own hideout? A secret handshake?!

[don't ask for this in public i hate you]

[probe]

It means you soul is, like, more in tune with mine!

[wait that sounds hm]

I-I mean, when it comes to indulgences! The more you do that aligns with "sloth," the easier it'll be to get what you want!

Oh.

Do you really want a secret handshake? With me?

[sengokus]

[ . . . . huh. mineo seems like he's a little torn, thinking of something else for a second. so he's... sloth...

but the person in front of him is sloth, and they don't seem like a bad person. so maybe it's okay, to be a little slothly.

so he just holds out his hand, curled into a fist for a bump.]

... 'course.

I'm glad it's you.

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[they uh

start floating!! wee! oh, right. they quickly drop back down like they're embarrassed, and a wad of feathers fly out of the hood.]

Um--right! I'm always here to help!

[fist bump!! their hands are as pure white as their feetsies. no claws, though. just hands. well, the nails are polished alternating red and pink.]

[sengokus]

Whoa -

[THE FLOATS - he just laughs a little bit at that though, grinning as he bumps their fists together in one easy motion.]

Cool! Me too. [WHY ARE THEY SLOTH] But you've gotta teach me how to do that float thing! How do I get that in the deal?

[probe]

Aw, thanks!

[wow, they are so happy. how can mineo tell? idk.]

You want to float, too? Well... do your best to indulge, okay!

[sengokus]

Is that how it works...?

[he tilts his head at that]

I've - uh, just gotta do slothly things, right? There's stuff here that's a little....

[ . . . . .

lewd.]

[probe]

[mineo, you can pretend to be asleep and someone can have sex with you.]

Right! Huh? Oh, it's really no big deal. You can do whatever you like, but you get closer to getting what you want if it's aligned with sloth! You know, um...

...sleeping, being idle, not doing what you should despite being completely and totally capable of doing it... Why, you're well on your way with the last one right now!

[sengokus]

[stop his imagination isn't that vast probably

but he flinches a little bit at the last one - ]

I-I am?! What am I supposed to be doing?!

[HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW]

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[MINEO NO]

I just mean--you don't want to do the deed, right? Um, the sex? You're completely capable, but you just don't want to!

Very sloth-like! Good job!

[sengokus]

[THE SEX.

but oh

oh!!!!!!!

HE JUST

LAUGHS LIKE HE'S SO FUCKING RELIEVED WOW]

Th-That counts?! Whoa! Ahh, man, this'll be easier than I thought then!

[DON'T JUST FUCKING SAY YOU WON'T GET LAID HELLO]

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[mineo thinks he has escaped, but.............has he?]

You can't do that every time, though!

[:D]

[1/2]

[sengokus]

[ . . . . . . he looks away and so very, very softly - ]

Fuck.

[sengokus]

[ . . . . he pouts.]

There's gotta be variety in the laziness then...?

[probe]

[GASP!! mineo, your pg+ curses]

Yeah! That's not hard, right? When people die, they always die in different ways all the time. It's exactly like that. Variation!

[sengokus]

[collar x malice is a rated M otome game

but he - pauses for a second at that.]

.... what makes death so easy for you to talk about?

[probe]

Um, use to the business, I guess you could say. Is it bad? Don't worry. Everyone dies sometime, right? There's no suffering!

Usually.

[sengokus]

[ . . . . . ]

Usually.

[but there's something tighter in his voice]

Do you think there's going to be people dying here, Sloth-san?

[probe]

You just can't make the people who can make you suffer angry, is all! Stay on their good side!

[helpful advice!]

I don't know. [they look around mineo again.] Some people here are awfully destructive.

Are you scared? Maybe you could just die and get it over with!

[sengokus]

[well.

this conversation took a 180 in mood near instantly. mineo turns surprisingly quiet at that, looking away for a long moment.]

... no, I can't do that.

[ . . . ]

[probe]

Great! I just knew you wouldn't give up yet! It's not your time yet! Probably. You still have a bunch of things to do!

Live is simply too short to waste it worrying about dying!

[sengokus]

[ . . . . . . it's weird because it's really encouraging, but also throwing him off. he shifts a bit, but tries to focus on the conversation instead of whatever's rattling between his ears]

... but if someone does die here - there was something about justice, right?

What does 'justice' mean to you?