Chapter 2
Envy sat back, quite pleased they'd gotten a turn. Actually, everyone paying attention was glad Greed's turn was over. There was just one problem now. Sloth was next. Followed by Gluttony. This was going to take all afternoon.
Lust extended a finger and jabbed Sloth with it.
"Sloth," she said. "Sloth, time to wake up."
Usually it was Pride's job to wake up Sloth. But his idea of waking Sloth up was essentially to cut him in half. That was just too messy and time consuming to do every round.
"Ugh. I'm . . . awake?"
Sloth didn't sound to certain, but he was talking and sitting up. Lust pulled her finger back.
"Yes Sloth, it's your turn," Lust explained, sounding a bit more impatient than when she talked to Gluttony.
"Such . . . a pain," Sloth groaned.
Never the less, he rolled the dice moved his piece, and even bought property. That was the problem in the end. Gluttony may need to be told what to do, but he sincerely didn't know. Sloth knew exactly what to do, he certainly had the hang of monopoly, he was just too lazy. Too lazy to play a game. How hard could that be?
Either way, his turn was over, and Lust would have to guide Gluttony through his turn. Most of homunculi had stopped paying attention at this point. As soon as Sloth's turn had come around, Wrath had pulled out a book and started reading. Pretty soon Greed and Pride's shadow were reading over his shoulder. Envy kept paying attention, but only because it was kind of funny.
"What's that Lust?"
"That's property Gluttony. You can buy it and-"
"Can I eat it?"
"No Gluttony."
Eventually Gluttony's turn ended, and everyone refocused their attention on the board.
"Hurry up and go Wrath!" Envy shouted.
Wrath gave Envy a look that seemed pretty even, but they all knew Wrath. He was completely planning to kill Envy later. He then proceeded to take his turn, rolling the dice, buying and taking property, so fast the others barely knew it happened. They were silent for a moment, Greed trying to figure out what Wrath had actually bought.
"You know, I am the bank," Lust pointed out. She distributed the money and the property. She was the only one they could trust to do so.