GLUTTONY: She left something very important out of that explanation.
YOUNG WOMAN: What are you talking about?
ANGER: If you put the darn light down like she wants you to, she can take it.
YOUNG WOMAN: [clutching light tighter and backing up again] What?
PRIDE: I’ve always known her to be a cheeky little devil. Always unassuming. That’s how she gets exactly what she wants. GREED: There are three ways to lose your light. You give it to one of us, you set it down, or you forget about it.
YOUNG WOMAN: But if you want my light, why would you tell me that?
PRIDE: Because knowing means nothing. People knowingly do the wrong thing all the time, and you will, too. ENVY: And I’ll be the one to get you to do it. You’ll share that pretty little light and we’ll team up against all these people and take everything they have and destroy them. It’ll be you and me and that perfect little light. LUST: [resting a hand on Young Woman’s shoulder] Young women like us needn’t worry about her. She possesses neither beauty nor worth. But you, darling, are everything. Just look at yourself. [she holds up a mirror for Young Woman to look into] Aren’t you perfect? Just like me. Just like that light. Think of all the possibilities.
YOUNG WOMAN: [backing away from Lust] I just want to leave this place.
GLUTTONY: Won’t you at least stay for a meal?
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