Chapter 3
"Hey, Greed."
Greed had been leaning over the board. At the sound of that voice, he shot back up. He knew that voice. That was the voice of the prince who used to own this body. He grit his teeth.
What? he thought back. And if you want control of this body, the answer is no. I'm in the middle of something important.
"Clearly," Ling thought back sarcastically. "I just had some advice about this game. You should stop taking everything you land on."
Stop taking things? Do you hear what you're saying? I'm Greed. Besides, I need to get ahead. Wrath somehow already has a monopoly, and I'm not losing to him.
That much was true. Wrath had somehow managed to get a monopoly on the browns. Not the most valuable color, in fact it was literally the least valuable color, but it was still more than the rest of them could say.
"Yes I know. But if you spend all your money now, you won't have it for more valuable property later."
"Don't tell me what to do prince!" Greed shouted.
He shoved some money towards Lust. Lust stared at him. So did Envy, Pride, and Wrath. It occurred to him he had just shouted that last part out loud, to a room of people who hated humans and couldn't hear Ling.
"What are you looking at?" Greed asked. "Give me my property."
He waved the money in his hand up and down. Ling just sighed.
(Anyone expect Ling to show up? I didn't either initially, but I thought it would make things more fun. And I'm pretty sure he has to talk outloud all the time to talk to Ling, but when has this story listened to the rules of the series?)