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[a_sin_for_him]

[Lust has her device propped up in front of her, so she can sit and rest her chin in her hands to record. Guttle is next to her, on his back, chewing on some sort of toy or treat. For a change, Lust's demeanor and tone are both contented ones.]

Traveling for leisure seems very commonplace in this world. I admit it's something I'm only now indulging in myself but...

I wondered if anyone had any stories they'd like to share. Pleasant stories, about their travels.

I think I'd like to hear some.

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[a_sin_for_him]

A jungle? No, I haven't.

I've been to the desert, though.

[fourwayconnection]

I live in one, at least lately. Death City, Nevada- if that even means anything.

[Different worlds and all.]

Anyway, my dad was from Brazil and the land was gorgeous. I mean, likely to kill you if you were stupid, but still really amazing, right? There was so much noise of things living out there, we'd go out on walks all the time, just the two of us. Those times are some of my favorite memories of him.

[a_sin_for_him]

No, it doesn't, but I can't imagine wanting to live anywhere called 'Death City'.

The desert's like that. It can kill those that aren't careful. It's quiet, though. Not much lives there.

It was the beauty of the place that made it worth the travel, then?

[fourwayconnection]

Hey, it's a great place! It's named after Lord Death, it's not like people die there a lot. It's probably one of the safest places around!

[Totally reassuring.]

Yeah, that was definitely part of it. But it was important to my dad too, because it was the place where he had grown up. Going there, seeing everything... It felt like I was making a connection to a part of my past.

You ever feel like that?

[a_sin_for_him]

Lord Death? I still think I'll find another vacation spot.

[Lust gets quiet, then. She doesn't even know what her own past is, other than a handful of scattered bits and pieces. Nothing that makes a whole picture or memory. There was a place, and a human woman, but all of that was long gone now. The closest thing she has to a connection to her past is Scar.]

No. I've never felt like that.

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[fourwayconnection]

[Lust, now you're getting him all worked up.]

Hey hey hey! He was a pretty cool dude and hardly even that scary most of the time! Besides, now Kid is the one in charge, so it's fine, seriously!

[And he'll make a face, crossing his arms as he does so.]

[fourwayconnection]

[When she next speaks up, however, he relaxes.]

Really?

...Well, if you ever want to, I heard the Safari Zone has some patches of jungle and I wouldn't mind showing you around it and stuff. It wouldn't be the same like home, but it'd still be pretty cool.

[a_sin_for_him]

It's simply an aversion to anyplace named after death.


But you don't even know me.

[Random kindness is still something Lust is growing accustomed to.]

[fourwayconnection]

Sup, I'm Kirikou Rung. What's your name?

[a_sin_for_him]

Lust.

Yes, it's my real name.

[She's taken to answering that question preemptively, with how often she gets it.]

I've only been here a few months.

[fourwayconnection]

Hey, I just told you I know a guy named Death the Kid, I'm not gonna question your name.

Anyway! There, now we know each other.

[That's right, folks, it's just that easy!]

[a_sin_for_him]

Fair point.

We know each other's names. Not each other. You're...very friendly, aren't you?

[fourwayconnection]

It's not like friends always really know each other either, you know.

The only reason making friends has to be complicated is because we make it that way. We can just as easily make simple. Sure, I just know your name and that you've just learned to travel for fun and you haven't connected to a place before, but hey, why can't that be good enough?

[a_sin_for_him]

I always thought that was one of the requirements.

[The entire concept of having friends is one Lust has only observed in others. Greed's her friend, of course, and France, but that was easy. Greed was her own kind, and France was Envy's...house husband as far as she could tell. Connections were already in place.

Making friends of strangers is something else entirely.]

I've never made friends before, actually. I wouldn't know how it normally goes.

[fourwayconnection]

Nah. I mean, sometimes, but not always.

You just have to want to hang out with them, or find them interesting to talk to. Someone you don't want to punch in the face being around.

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Actually, you know what? Sometimes there are plenty of friendships that involve punching each other in the face. It's different for everyone.

And if it doesn't work, you can always just break it off.

[a_sin_for_him]

No, I see what you mean.

Though I can't imagine those kinds of friendships are easy. It seems to me it would be trying and frustrating, to be friends with someone you were always at odds with.

[fourwayconnection]

Sometimes, that's what people look for. [Kirikou gives a relaxed shrug.] It's different from person to person, what they want in a friendship.

I think when you come down to it, the most important part is respect.

[a_sin_for_him]

How does someone know, what they want from a friendship?

Hmm.

[fourwayconnection]

Sometimes you don't. I mean, you'll probably have an idea- maybe it's just someone you share a hobby with or helps calm you down.

But a lot of the times you get completely blindsided, or it just happens without you really thinking about it. The more you interact with other people, the more likely you'll be surprised with who you like being with.

[a_sin_for_him]

It all sounds as though it could be remarkably frustrating.

There's truth in that, I suppose. That it can be surprising, whose company we find ourselves wanting to keep.

[fourwayconnection]

It depends on how you approach it, I think. Sometimes you just have to keep an open mind and reach out.

It's a bit tricky... But, in the end, I'd say it's worth it. Connections between people are one of the most important things to living, at least that's what I think.