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[neverarightstep]

[Grainne has a... phone, but she lacks the understanding to use most of the features. Most messages send to her will go unanswered What on earth is that incessant chiming??? but she has a physical spot for letters outside her room in Perdita's wing.]

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[samantha_grey]

Duty can temper any soul. It's hard to say. His servant and I didn't speak much when it happened, so I never had the chance to ask what I wanted. That, and he'd apparently been very ... indisposed for a long time. I think there were things he didn't know.

Temptation, though? [She paused.] It's the urge to do something that society, or your beliefs would tell you that you shouldn't do. It can be mild or great. What do you want to know about it?

[It was, after all, meat and bread for succubi.]

[neverarightstep]

[Grainne looks somewhat surprised.]

That could be practically anything, then. Does that mean following one's heart even if it defies what people expect of you is considered a 'temptation?'

[samantha_grey]

Well yes and no. [She sighed.] Temptation, for them, tied into commandments and rules of conduct that they followed. Ten commandments, sounded simple on the surface but tended to be a lot bigger in general, and different Christians would think one meant one thing, others would think it meant something else.

It kind of boiled down, a lot, to what they called seven deadly sins. temptations that described emotional states that led people down paths they thought were dangerous. Wrath, Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Pride and Envy.

[neverarightstep]

It sounds silly. An indulgence here and there in a hard life is hardly a bad thing...

There is some connection to this place, then, is there not? The Maeve say we have sinned. I don't understand because there are people who don't even believe in these.

[samantha_grey]

...that's what they say, though it's also a load of horse shit. [She didn't know know, but one conversation with Gloria had confirmed just enough to suspect this wasn't about debts, not that way anyway. Or at least, that was her assumption.]

And you're right. An indulgence here and there is fine, as long as you're not in someone else's path, so to speak. The Christians are too obsessed with those things, but yes. There's a connection with those seven vices and the Maeve.

Debt or not, a lot ties into temptation, giving in, and resisting here. It's intrinsic to how they work, even if we aren't here for a real debt.

[neverarightstep]

[She presses a hand against her forehead, feeling her heart sink.]

Then, by their accounts, what we have done in the past is what brought us here? The one time I said yes, I brought sorrow on myself already. It is not fair nor right.

[samantha_grey]

No, I think that they chose us because of who we are, but I don't think that it brought us here. [She shook her head.] They seem to target what they think is a weakness, but I don't even know why they choose the ones that they do, not really.

[neverarightstep]

[Looking up again, a curious light is present now.]

I wonder if there is in some way we are all connected. What are those things called? Where information is collected?

[samantha_grey]

Libraries? I'm not sure that applies [Other than that one library, but ... she didn't want to talk about that place. It still creeped her out to this day to have seen it.] But there may be a sense in which all worlds are connected and all people tied.

Some more than others.

[neverarightstep]

The people with the hand boards who ask people on the street questions about their sex life for 'market research?'

[Only in Eros.]

And there definitely is, I know it. The connection with Tir na nOg, the under world, and several others exist because of that which connects everything. There is a root to existence.

[samantha_grey]

Surveys? Yeah, I know about those. What about them? [She nodded about the rest. The likelihood was too strong to ignore, but there also wasn't much to say on it. She was curious what Grainne was talking about with the first part.]

[neverarightstep]

What if we tried one of those, only without the sex questions? Do you think we might find something?

[Aww. Grainne looks so interested.]

[samantha_grey]

Oh... well, we could, but I suspect that you and I have very different kinks. I'm not sure just how much we'd have in common, that way anyway. We have a lot of other things in common. Just not quite so much in bed.

But, hey, if you want to, we can.

[neverarightstep]

[Grainne laughs softly.]

I meant for finding out if there were connections between those who are taken out world. There must be something that causes the Maeve to choose us. Questions seem like the best way.

[samantha_grey]

Oh gods... yes, we could do that, but I don't know how clear that's going to make it. If there's anything I've ever found, the only thing that's consistent is that people who get grabbed seem to be the sort who will be uncomfortable on some level.

It's like they revel in the drama.

[neverarightstep]

They might at that. Emotions can be a strong power source if you know how to use them well, sexual included. Or... eat them. There are stories of the sidhe playing such games with mortals. Anyway, if you think a 'survery' is not worth pursuing, there may be other ways we can answer the question.

I suppose it will depend on what questions we ask.

[samantha_grey]

It really does. You're wanting to find what it is that causes them to choose us, aren't you? I can understand the curiosity at that, at the very least.

I'm not quite sure where to begin, though.

[neverarightstep]

Perhaps it is something that will become clear in time. [A sigh.] It may be a wise thing to write down little things of note like that. Patterns are found everywhere, even in the petals of a flower.

[samantha_grey]

The more notes you build, the more that you have a chance of finding a pattern, yes. Admittedly, try not to slap them all on a wall with little lines between them. People in my time tend to think that's sort of crazy. Neat and organized is always good.