An Insufferably Boring Day (All Sins)

[Lust]

Leaning against the thick trunk of a tree, Lust watched absent-mindedly as the blades of grass within the clearing rippled gently in the breeze, the motion caused the meadow to resemble an emerald sea. The air was cool but nevertheless refreshing as her pallid skin erupted into thousands of tiny goose bumps; it had been a long while since she had felt this at peace. Birds, of various breeds, adorned the branches of trees crooning a sweet lullaby; the sounds making her eyelids heavy with slumber yet with a few furious blinks she had conquered her sudden fatigue. Exhaling quietly, expelling all the air from within her lungs, Lust examined the nails of her right hand with little interest. Occasionally she muttered a few inaudible words under her breath as though her nails had greatly upset her, but on the contrary she was quite pleased with them.

Not that Lust was in anyway perfect, for perfection was naught but a vain thing to seek, and foolish, but keeping up her appearance had always been her number one goal. She cherished beauty above all other matters. Arching an eyebrow a tender sigh escaped her lips as intolerable boredom nibbled feverishly on the edges of her mind. She placed a slender finger to her temple once more whispering to herself quietly, awareness of her surroundings dimming. The sun beat down upon her slim frame and Lust shielded her eyes with a hand, the warm rays of sunlight making her slightly sick to her stomach. She had never done well in direct sunshine.

Pushing past her discomfort Lust focused her attention on a small, crimson beetle that had begun to climb up the bark of the tree. For a moment Lust merely stared at it before cupping her hands together and allowing the tiny insect to scuttle onto her palm, its back shone brilliantly in the light like a gem. “What a pretty thing you are,” commented Lust bringing the creature up to her face so she could examine its features better. “It’s a shame really.” And with those words a sly grin graced her lips; hastily her thumb and forefinger joined together extinguishing the bugs life in a sheer second. Wiping her fingers against the lush grass a supple laugh burst forth from the back of her throat.

[Sloth]

"What a pretty little thing you are as well," The voice was familiar to all of the six, as they sometimes refereed to the others. The soft tone that sounded akin to the melodious sounds of a lute that seemed to sap the energy of others and entice them to lay down and allow the dark embrace of slumber to take them. Sloth, the demon of Despair, stepped out from behind the tree and looked over at Lust. ", Dearest sister." he said, finishing his earlier comment. He gave her a lazy smile, one that he reserved for those that knew of his true identity. The feelings of drowsiness had attracted him to here like a moth to a flame. Originally believing he had found a new toy he had come with haste that most would not expect from a demon born of laziness. Both the comment and smile were sincere as he stood next to his sister.

"It's been quite some time since I've seen you." he said as he examined the remains of the beetle that was now splattered across several blades of grass. He felt no remorse or sorrow for the bug, like all of his siblings and he likened it to his feelings of the elves. They were nothing more than insects to them and at times playthings. The seven of them were just children in a playground. "How have things been with the others?" he asked, finally tearing his silver gaze from the bloody remains and eying the beautiful woman. Sloth, unlike his siblings, had no interest in claiming this world or destroying it.

The demon could careless on how it went though he often found himself being dragged along in his siblings escapades and often times offering up help. Some of his siblings had a great dislike for the lazy demon and for the life of him Sloth couldn't remember if Lust had been one. That was the curse of immortality. You had a dreadful memory and were never able to recall the simplest of things. Despite their differences Sloth loved his siblings dearly, after all, they were the only company he would have for the rest of eternity. "Anything interesting happen during one of my naps?" he asked with a soft chuckle, the sound of a lullaby if anyone had ever heard one. Everything about Sloth inspired drowsiness and an urge to stop and smell the roses.

His voice sounded like the soft hush of a lover begging for the other to lay their head next to their's and sleep. His every motion was fluid and almost painstakingly slow, yet still graceful and his appearance... Sloth wasn't any male incarnation of Lust but he was sill handsome enough to coax others to follow his commands and leave their work behind. Though he allowed his aura to do the work for him instead of his looks. Luckily the aura of despair, the more potent of his many domains was not in affect.

[Pride]

From the opposite direction of which Sloth came, a breezed picked up causing the grass and leaves to rustle. Soon afterward Pride appeared. He wore a yellow and white turn of the century gown. It draped off his slender shoulders and a corset cinched his middle. His long silver hair flowed over his naked shoulders while on top of his head he wore a matching sunbonnet with a sash that tied under his chin. To add to the look he also held a matching parasol. He looked just like a woman, but it was still the typical pride obviously having one of his “girlish” days. These were the days that he felt good and when he felt good he wanted to dress well.

“Hello M’dear.” He chimed to Lust, practically ignoring Sloth as he walked over to her. On his feet he wore black high-heeled boots with spats over them. He opened his parasol and brought it to his shoulder, twilling the handle. “Lovely day is it not?”

Looking down to the earth he saw the remains of the little beetle and his smile turned into a sneer. Without a word he tugged a lacy handkerchief from his cleavage and crouched down before his little sister, his gown billowing around him. He set the parasol to the side to take her hand in his and wipe anything left of the bug from it.

“Hands like yours should never be so dirty, Love.” He looked up to her eyes with his emerald ones. His eyes seemed to be begging for something not unlike a dog begs for attention from its master…

[Lust]

Snapping her head in Sloth’s direction a small smile formed on Lust’s lips, the corners of her mouth stretched upwards towards the radiant sky. She took a moment before answering him and instead Lust chose to stare at him silently, her eyes absorbing his presence in a slightly critical manner. “It has indeed been awhile Sloth,” Lust stated coolly her gaze never leaving his face. Her head tilted a degree to the left as she further examined him, and for the briefest of moments her cheeks flushed slightly with crimson as stupidity washed over her, she should have realized due to her sudden low energy that Sloth was near. But as soon as the emotion had washed over her, its horrible sensation like that of a tidal wave, Pride appeared and Lust immediately perked up; though she had been content in her company with Sloth.

“I’m afraid I have nothing interesting to report,” she breathed beaming towards Pride as he strode up to the two; Lust noticed with enthralled interest that Pride had chosen to dress as a woman for the day. Inclining her head towards Pride she continued, “I’ve only recently conversed with Pride and I’m sure he is quite capable of informing you of his wellbeing.”

“Hello Pride!” Lust chirped pleasantly waving daintily at her older brother; she squinted softly in the bright sunlight that rained down from the sky in thick rays. An amused giggle burst through her lips as Pride crouched down before her and gingerly wiped away the beetle’s blood and remains from her fingers. “It’s even lovelier now that you’re here,” commented Lust in a sugary voice. “Thank you Pride, you know how I hate being dirty. And is that gown new? It’s absolutely gorgeous.” A tender breeze blew through the clearing; the scent of lavender was carried upon the gusts of air, the familiar aroma mildly surprised Lust.

[Sloth]

"That sounds incredibly boring," he said with a soft laugh. Sloth smiled as Lust's cheeks turned a bright shade of pink. The reason was mostly unknown to him but seeing another sin in a moment of vulnerability was something Sloth treasured. It was in those moments he was able to relate to them best and in those moments see them as his siblings, his family. It was much easier to converse with them during times like that rather when they served as envoys for their own branch of sin. Once that occurred they all tended to but heads, specifically Sloth and Pride. As if summoned by the thought the gown clad male appeared on the other side of Lust. Instantly, like metal to a magnet, Lust's attention was focused on the other male. Sloth let out a soft sigh as he took on his usual lazy demeanor.

"Hello brother," he said, giving him his usual smile. If he had not seen Lust in a long time it had been even longer since he had seen Pride, his 'older brother'. No one really knew the order of their birth but Pride, out of his namesake sin, proclaimed that he was the oldest. The other's, some begrudgingly, agreed. Sloth's attitude toward the situation was sheer apathy, a total sense of uncaring. "How goes everything?" he asked before Lust made a comment about his dress. Oh hell, Sloth thought as he eyed the dress. They were gonna start talking about dresses. Sloth, with nothing to contribute to the subject, leaned against the tree and closed his eyes. He might as well conserve his energy until they were done.

He simply rested his eyes and the aura about him shifted creating an energy draining effect. Several small forest critters found themselves falling into the sweet dark embrace of slumber. His siblings could feel the aura but were unaffected. With his eyes closed and his breathing slowed he thought of his other four siblings. Wrath, in all her anger, Gluttony, and his party seeking ways, and finally Envy and Greed, the two Sloth had seen the least in the past century. He opened his eyes halfway and looked toward the two that were presently in his company.

[Avaritia Greed]

Greed had only recently returned from her travels away from her other siblings but if truth be told she was quite glad to be back, she missed them dearly even more then she would like to admit. She had looked everywhere for them until coming across Pride who's stance would be recognized by anyone that knew him well, even in womens clothes she could tell that it was her brother. She decided to follow him yet kept her steady pace so that no one could hear her footsteps, she felt the urge to surprise her siblings although she couldn't think why.

She listened to the small words passed between three sins, Pride who she had followed, Lust and Sloth. "Well this will be interesting" she muttered to herself as she looked at her dress. It was her typical golden outfit which was glistening in the sun due to the hundreds of diamonds that were on it. Her golden shoes which she adored were cleaned to perfection, not by her though she didn't have time for that and couldn't be expected to. Why should she? Greed grinned at her sight knowing that she looked beautiful before stepping out of the enclosed trees.

"Hello my sins" she said calling out to them as hers like any sin of greed should do, they were her siblings after all "Now this hit chat is lovely but shouldn't we get back to me?" Greed pouted before a grin appeared on her face where she laughed gently pressing a finger to her lips in order to stop herself. "I'm simply peachy" she told them without being directly asked yet telling them all the same.

"Is anyone going to greet their sister or?" she asked with one hand on her hips while she created a golden coin in her other hand which she twirled around in her fingers making it glisten other her siblings faces. She used to use the technique to wake Sloth up yet it didn't always work as he was just too lazy sometimes.

[guttony]

Gluttony's large feet crunched and smashed without remorse as he walked. He didn't look down at whatever was under his feet, for he really didn't care. He smelled fruit, and possible one or more of this siblings. He came out through some roughage to find all of his siblings gathering around a tree. He grabbed a near by apple from a tree, and jammed his teeth into it. The juice from the ripe apple ran down his neck and under his tee-shirt. He chewed the apple chunck in his mouth and swallowed. He then grabbed one apple for each of his siblings and tossed one to each, whether they caught it or not was their problem. He walked forward again, wiping the stickyness from his neck with the back of his, which he proceeded to lick.

After he take another biting, Gluttony looks over his brothers and sisters. "So what are you all doing here," he asks with his mouth full. "I smelled some food, but now it's a party, huh? Another bring anything to drink?"

Gluttony licked his lips and swallowed what was left in his mouth. He walked over to the tree and leaned next to Lust, not really looking at her, or anyone in particular. He didn't really care what they did with the apples he tossed to them. He just wanted to have some fun, or see something happen that was exciting.