Gluttony

Colette stares at the apple in her hands, smiling lightly by the campfire. She could taste it now and she couldn't before. That's all that matters. Colette knows what it's like to taste nothing, to feel nothing. If there's one thing Colette understands, it's that you have to take full enjoyment from everything you do. If Lloyd or Genis were to lean over to her and ask was she going to eat that apple, Colette would hold it all the tighter. Noone else would take the feeling from her again. Not an angel, not a human, not an elf. Certainly noone with a smiling face, smiling at her, laughing at her inside.

If they dare to point out that she's had six apples already that day, Colette feels she would probably take an immediate bite, just to spite them for trying to take the taste away from her again. Of course, Colette knows they don't mean to be doing this. It's irrational. But Colette does it anyway, because then perhaps she can forget what it was like to be a puppet for everyone else to throw away.

Well, it's all over All seven sins have been done. So now I think it'd be good if I put a little explanation for some of my choices and thoughts for them here.

Firstly, Envy. This is quite a simple one, really. The way I see it, Lloyd is quite envious of the others' skills, however secure he is in his own. He does say at one point that he'd love to learn to fight with seals and summon things like Sheena, and he likes the idea of being a mercenary like Kratos (though not that much) etc. Plus I just had to get Kratos in there. I love the Lloyd and Kratos dynamic. What is it about father and son relations that I fawn over them so much?

Lust. Oh come on, who else would I use! I wasn't implying he loves his sister like that...but it may have come across as such. But I think when you have such strong issues with a member or two of your family, it's bound to impact on you in some way. And then there was the whole 'traitor' business at the end. All part of the lust I tell you

Pride. Nothing much to add here either as I feel I made the points quite obvious and it's not hard to see soooo...

Greed. Who hasn't thought Raine is a bit posessive about her ruins and her books? She freely imparts knowledge, but it all comes from her. I guess there is an element of pride in there too but I did try to focus on the greed. Plus...do you remember when she took all those things from the temple, one of which was an exsphere that she uses to actually fight near the beginning? I thought so ;p

Wrath. It's ever so slightly PreseaxRegal if you squint. I hadn't started with that intention but it's there now. I had a running metaphor through this one and got a it carried away...she has what she thinks is a heart of stone. However it's actually a heart of ice and it melts, though she can't decide whether it's through rage or love (both of which are considered quite 'heated' emotions). This confusion means she doesn't do anything about it, which leads to more confusion. So...I kinda went of the wrath point. Heh... Oh and for RobinRocks, who was wondering, the last line does have relevance. Red versus blue is the rage versus the ice, blue versus pink is Presea versus Regal and pink versus grey is Presea confused about the idea of whether or not to use her axe to kill Regal.

Sloth. Not so happy with this one. I did want to use Colette because lets face it - Colette could well become complacent with the ammount she relies on everyone else to do things. At least Sheena relies on herself more. But I used Colette for Gluttony so...Sheena was the next option. Fear stops you in your tracks and Sheena is afraid of doing things quite a lot. I'm not so happy with this one and someday I might try to rewrite it with Genis or Regal as I think they'd probably fit better. Especially Genis. But it'll suffice for now.

Gluttony. Not happy with this one either actually. I'm at least glad with who I chose for this one, but I couldn't quite get it how I wanted. Gluttony is a difficult one. I tried to slant more towards Dante's definition - "excessive love of pleasure" and I had to include food. It's also seen as maliciously depriving others. Colette is anything but malicious but...she could do something like this I think, which is malicious in its own little way. At least I hope so.

I hope you've enjoyed this mini-series and thanks to everyone who reviewed and supported it. I love you all!