SLOTH: Isn’t trust what anyone wants?
YOUNG WOMAN: I-I don’t know anymore. Why are you doing this to me?
ANGER: Don’t think you’re so special! You came to us whether you like it or not. We weren’t waiting for you. We wait for whoever comes our way. This time it was you. Don’t blame us for seeking your attention when you’re the one who first considered giving it! You’re just like the others. ENVY: And like the others, you’ll give in. They always do. You’re really not special. GREED: Maybe, then, we’ll give you an out, but you have to give us something first. That’s the way it works. We help you if you help us.
LUST: Don’t you know you keep us alive? We couldn’t live without you.
GLUTTONY: We’d starve. You wouldn’t ask us to starve, would you? A smart girl like you wouldn’t hurt anyone. YOUNG WOMAN: [eyes fixated on the ground] I don’t want this. I don’t want any of you. PRIDE: You don’t have to look at us to listen, and you haven’t had the heart to stop that yet, have you? I don’t think you’ve got it in you. You’re still listening. I think you want what we have to offer, don’t you? We can help you, make you better than ever. GREED: The truth is, you don’t need that light. You think you’re supposed to carry it around, but it doesn’t do you any good, and it never will. PRIDE: [nodding in agreement as he rests a hand on Greed’s shoulder] Truly. That light could be beautiful, but you are perfect without it. You’re better than it. You really don’t need it. Who told you you did? Don’t you know your own value?
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