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Did he?

[She sighs.]

In that case, it may be that we will need to compare note by grisly note. I don't - know that it needs to happen right now, but. . .

Agreed, on torture. I also had an overwhelming feeling that we were being tested, in some way, by how far we were willing to go. How brutal and remorseless we could be.

[ he? wow grace doesn't know shit about greed. she looks away at what harrow says and then brings a hand to her head quickly. ok. no turny the head ]

Ow. [ ow. ] ... But I think that fits ours, too.

[Oops. Oh well. Harrow doesn't respect pronouns.]

. . . Mm. What we were asked to do, none of us could. But it felt as though our failure to act was also a failure of the test. We died still scrambling for answers.

...

I don't know that it would've been any better if you'd done what was asked of you.

I see.

[Harrow's expression for one moment flickers, and there is something so fearful there. But she swallows it, pushes it down.]

Perhaps not. Grace. . . I said that I would not pry, but when I found you, you were asking after someone. I wasn't sure if you meant Mollymauk, or - [she hesitates again] - or perhaps there was someone else there? As there was for us.

[ ... grace hesitates again, eyes flickering, but: ]

There was. But I was asking for Molly.

[ she sounds genuine there, if sorrowful ]

[Oh.]

He'll be all right. The worst is long past.

Yeah, I know. I didn't... know that when I first came out.

[ she was alone and molly took his SWEET TIME making a DRAMATIC ENTRANCE ]

He took an inexplicable amount of time making a dramatic entrance. But he's fine.

[Sigh.]

. . . You ought to know that from what I understand, nothing in there is entirely real. What they do to us, the way it makes you feel, of course that much is real. But I don't know that there's anything in there that could truly be harmed.

... Yeah. I know. It wasn't real.

[ oddly dramatic before she smiles lightly at harrow ]

But thanks, Harrow. It's... It still feels weird, right now?

[ she assumes it'll make sense to harrow, who also went through this fun torture bit ]

I know. The first person who told me to think of it as only an illusion I intend to never speak to again. But the second. . . had reason to understand why it still mattered.

[She's still worried, but. . . she'll return Grace's smile with a wry one of her own.]

Most of the people here won't really understand, but - I certainly hope you know you've no obligation to satisfy anyone's curiosity.

Don't worry, I'm not going to give anything to all the busybodies in this place. It happened to me, I get to say what and if I share anything about it.

[ it's a little of her normal attitude, so apparently that did help? but also, speaking of busybodies: ]

Someone dismissed it outright?

Don't talk to Gluttony. They are the worst Avatar.

[Anyway.]

If you found items in there, they might belong to the Avatars, incidentally. You ought to return them, except for anything that belongs to Gluttony.

[ between harrow and takeru grace would never talk to gluttony ]

Yeah, I've got... a mask? And a crab hat. Both came back with me. I'm planning to ask Greed who it belongs to.

[Wrinkling her nose at 'crab hat.' What does this mean.]

They may or may not tell you outright, frustratingly. But when I returned Despair's item, they gave me a gift in return.

[Her lil final fantasy ass friend, who is still here holding her sword.]

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[ a crab hat. ]

Yeah, Takeru told me I might get rewarded. That'd at least get me something out of this whole mess.

[Yeah. I mean, it seems crass to just be like, gimme my loot, Avatars, but. Their loot. I guess Grace is on Greed, though, so maybe she feels less crass about it.]

This. . . [She looks like she's really feeling ill, suddenly.] I cannot believe a sentiment so trite is about to come out of my mouth.

But what I found that I gained was not so much Despair's gift, but. [Oh God. She's going to say it.] But rather, that I felt there were now three others here whom I could understand, and come to trust. [The real treasure was friendship all along. She hates it, too. She hates it too.]

[ i mean, it makes grace smile, and it's a very cute sentiment, but: ]

I wouldn't trust Douma to pass me the salt.

[ clowns are bad. ]

I wouldn't eat even a single grain of salt if it had ever been exposed to the air Douman breathes.

[Clowns. Are. Bad. She's glad Grace is also a clown anti, that's very good.]

I didn't really mean them.

Good. Keep it that way.

[ clowns aren't fucking valid! but she looks away from harrow, nodding ]

... Yeah. I just... don't know if it's the same thing as what you guys had.

Ah. Perhaps not.

[Sorry you didn't make friends at trauma camp. . . she's just awkward now, for having suggested maybe it was good to make friends.]

You spoke to Greed already?

[ sometimes you have a very bad time at trauma camp, but harrow talking about greed makes grace laugh a little ]

Sort of. They texted me to tell them how I was feeling when I woke up.

[ they are so awkward ]

Perhaps I shouldn't say, [Because Greed could be listening otherwise she wouldn't give one single shit] but I believe they were concerned for you.

After I noticed Mollymauk was missing, I texted a few of the Avatars to confirm. And then Sasazuka noted you weren't responding, either.

[ grace had thought as much, but hearing it confirmed makes her smile turn a little surprised and fond before she shrugs it off with confidence ]

Well, of course they were. I'm their favorite Greed.

[ maybe. but also, the competition is mahito and medb, so. difficult to say. ]

Of course. That makes utter sense to me.

[Oh, good. Maybe that was a nice thing to say after all.]

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