Possibly. Only the case with Firefly and Dan is up in the air. Dan could have been affected and died before we found out, or Firefly could have been really good at hiding whatever was up with her.
[Or, you know, it could just be a regular murder for the motive of apples.]
But with Jing Yuan, Hawke, and now Neverah taking on signs of the seven deadly sins, I don't think it's a coincidence anymore.
She claims so, but she also spoke out loud about a medical condition and her desire to live. That is something the tree explicitly promises.
[ He's not sure either but he isn't writing out the idea just because Firefly claimed so. Neverah lying until the end kind of proves it to him that indeed, confession is the outlier. ]
Greed and envy especially would be easy to twist into a murderous force. All it would have to do is present something the person wants but struggles to get.
Mm. But something you would get from the death of another person themselves?
[ He's not so stupid as to not be able to trace a certain line but. Yeah he does think Ali is getting a bit paranoid and he's trying to subtly knock it down a little. ]
[He says it with a bit of a laugh, but it's more of a laugh meant to break tension. After a few moments though, he drops back into something more serious.]
I mean, it's obvious from my profile that I'm not human. Being what I am comes with a lot of baggage.
You know, I've been hesitant to say it! You see, even in modern day there's people who hunt down my kind. It's far safer to be seen as a human if it's at all possible.
[He's just delaying the inevitable with that tangent.]
...it's not without reason though. Where I'm from, most dragons can be pretty unreasonable.
I really do hope so. Especially since I'm stuck like this right now, so I couldn't really defend myself well.
[His talk with Hawke had scared him, though he won't admit that.]
But going back to my original point, dragons are greedy creatures by nature. I know this because I've had to spend decades teaching myself not to listen to those impulses. I've got it under control now, but if I were to get hit with some kind of effect that amplified that impulse? There's no telling what could happen. Other dragons have burned down villages for less.
It is not that I do not understand. I... get angry.
[ He gets antsy, irritated, tense in trial. Everything is too much pressure. He finds ways to blow off steam so he doesn't. ]
Seeing what happened to Waner, hit too close to home. But I think thinking too much about this, convincing yourself from a it might happen to a will, will only make you more in stress.
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How's Ali doing? Did you ever figure out your perfume thing, bud. ]
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When he hears footsteps in the sand he'll glance over and nod to Marcoh. Come sit with him for a bit.]
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He wordlessly comes to sit down beside him, not saying anything until he senses Ali feels like it. ]
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He does speak up after a few more moments.]
Sloth, pride, and wrath. We have four more sins to go.
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You think it is one at a time?
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[Or, you know, it could just be a regular murder for the motive of apples.]
But with Jing Yuan, Hawke, and now Neverah taking on signs of the seven deadly sins, I don't think it's a coincidence anymore.
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[ He's not sure either but he isn't writing out the idea just because Firefly claimed so. Neverah lying until the end kind of proves it to him that indeed, confession is the outlier. ]
...Lust, gluttony, greed, envy.
[ Those are going to look hella wild. ]
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...I know myself. The sin that best represents me is still unaccounted for.
[Maybe that's what he fear the most: that his spectacular self-control won't even matter in the end if he gets cursed by a sin.]
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What is it?
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You don't have to answer if you do not wish to. Though. I am also aware of what I am most guilty of.
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And as much as he hates showing weakness, he needs to in order to keep everyone safe. Just in case something happens.]
...greed. It's unfortunately a part of my nature, there's no avoiding it. Envy could fit too, for much of the same reasons.
[Pride would as well, but luckily that one is taken.]
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He nods, but. ]
...Not sure how something like that would force your hand to kill.
[ He wouldn't have considered it for Sloth either but maybe saying he doesn't know how that'd work would be more comforting than say he does. ]
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[It is also in his nature to overthink things.]
Greed and envy especially would be easy to twist into a murderous force. All it would have to do is present something the person wants but struggles to get.
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[ He's not so stupid as to not be able to trace a certain line but. Yeah he does think Ali is getting a bit paranoid and he's trying to subtly knock it down a little. ]
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I don't know, I just-
[He stops and he sighs.]
It's hard for others to understand.
[It's hard for humans to understand.]
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I will listen if you wish for me to try.
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[He says it with a bit of a laugh, but it's more of a laugh meant to break tension. After a few moments though, he drops back into something more serious.]
I mean, it's obvious from my profile that I'm not human. Being what I am comes with a lot of baggage.
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[ Even a few minutes less spent spiraling is better than none. ]
What kind?
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[He's just delaying the inevitable with that tangent.]
...it's not without reason though. Where I'm from, most dragons can be pretty unreasonable.
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But that also does mean, there is no hunting for a beast that doesn't exist in my world, maybe.
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...thank you.
[It means more to him than he could ever hope to explain.]
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[ Nobody ain't hunting Ali for sport under his watch. ]
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[His talk with Hawke had scared him, though he won't admit that.]
But going back to my original point, dragons are greedy creatures by nature. I know this because I've had to spend decades teaching myself not to listen to those impulses. I've got it under control now, but if I were to get hit with some kind of effect that amplified that impulse? There's no telling what could happen. Other dragons have burned down villages for less.
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It is not that I do not understand. I... get angry.
[ He gets antsy, irritated, tense in trial. Everything is too much pressure. He finds ways to blow off steam so he doesn't. ]
Seeing what happened to Waner, hit too close to home. But I think thinking too much about this, convincing yourself from a it might happen to a will, will only make you more in stress.
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She didn't deserve what happened to her.
[He does seem more somber now though, rather than frantic like he was before.]
Unfortunately I've spent centuries carefully thinking before I act so that I wouldn't betray my true nature, and now I just overthink all the time.
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[ He can definitely agree to that much. Closes my eyes OOCly. ]
It is better to think about it sometimes, rather than let it blow up, I think. But not so much that you get lost in it.
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