ENVY: [mockingly] Maybe she likes it here. Maybe she likes us. Likes having all this attention. I can’t say I blame her. YOUNG WOMAN: No! That’s not it. I didn’t want to find you. I didn’t even know you were here, I just, goodness gracious, I just… I ended up here. GREED: Just ended up here, huh? Lucky you. But everything happens for a reason, doesn’t it? Might as well make the most of it while you can. YOUNG WOMAN: [looks around the room almost frantically] None of you are going to help me, are you? PRIDE: Help you? You don’t need help. You just need me. Help can’t save you, but understanding just might. And I happen to understand your potential. Your greatness. Come with me. Let me show you how to use that light. GLUTTONY: Why’s it always about potential with you? She doesn’t need to think so hard. A bite, a sip, a taste—that’s all you need. Indulge, live a little. That’s all it takes to ease that ache inside. You do ache, don’t you? You’re hungry for something, aren’t you? YOUNG WOMAN: No! I’m not hungry, I’m not tired, and I don’t need anyone to tell me what to do with my light! I just want to leave. Can’t you see that? SLOTH: [sighing] You keep saying that, yet here you still are. Still standing right there. [points to her from her position on the floor] You’re going any- where, are you? And if you keep letting us talk to you, you never will. But that’s okay. You don’t have to go anywhere. You could stay here with me— LUST: [interrupting] With us. You could stay right here. Just have a seat. [sits on the couch and pats the spot next to her] It’s safer this way. YOUNG WOMAN: [shaking head] No, that’s not true. You’re tempting me. You want to be my friend—or at least pretend. You want me to trust you.
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