Who: Jonah and Lust When: Friday What: Silly Virtues think they can get through to a Sin Where: Lust's office Warnings: Lust
Jonah had been enjoying the afternoon off when one of his visits cancelled. It was the street sign that caught his attention reminding him who of the Sins worked down this block. Even more of a reminder was the appointment he'd had earlier with a young girl who'd dealt with her parents splitting up when she was twenty-one years old. It came as a shock when they'd just started marriage counseling. She swore up and down that it was the woman who helped them that split them up. She thought that her father had had an affair with the counselor. The girl was absolutely destroyed. It hurt him to watch.
Office hours were not yet closed so Jonah took it upon himself to go inside. The receptionist greeted him cheerfully asking if he had an appointment. He told her he didn't have one but if Aloisia Theleme was available, it was urgent he see her. It had been a long time since Temperance had seen the leader if the excesses face to face. _____________________ The girl would politely refuse Jonah but Lust had smelled the virtue the second he’d stepped in the building. Her voice was heard before she put in an appearance, “Fee… Fi… Fo… Fum… I smell the blood of a virtue bum.” and she walked into the waiting area wearing a one sleeve black dress with a slit up to her thigh and amazing black shoes. She’d expected to see Chastity or Temperance but it was only her receptionist and some guy. She put both her hands on her hips and looked at the tall man up and down. She didn’t recognize him and was confused but she could feel a virtue, her skin was crawling with it. _____________________ Lust had the same look on her face as Greed had when he went unrecognized. The Sins were looking for Maddy, which played his favor. It was interesting to see them sniff him out but not suspect him based solely on his appearance. It was where the Sins were so very, very vain. Jonah turned to see Lust waltz out in an attire that seemed very unappropriate for a woman with a degree in counseling. It was no wonder that his student had seemed so disturbed. Lust was not in this profession to help people. “Aloisia?” he asked wondering just how long it would take her to notice that he was the Virtue she felt. _____________________ Lust was not like her brothers, she wasn’t stupid, she ruled the excesses for a reason. The only people here were her idiot receptionist and this tree. She smiled sharply, “Why the formality, call me Lust.” she knew he was a Virtue, she wanted to peel the flesh from her bones just being a few feet from him. Wrath and Sloth often changed their gender.. she smirked at the idea that Madison would have done the same. Because this, the sluggish gross feeling that was clawing it’s way into her system could only be Temperance. A much better looking version of Temperance. _____________________ “You can call me Jonah,” he put out his hand though he knew she would rather spit on it then shake it. Even if he chose to change genders it wasn’t to abuse it, and with him in the same room Lust wasn’t able to use her abilities at their full potential. “I thought we could...talk.” He gave a soft smile, his greeting far less intrusive as Madison would have been. He hadn’t even paid notice to her attire other than it was not necessary. “Is this how you always greet your patients?”
The receptionist took a seat back in her chair, head down as she penciled scribbles onto the pad at her desk with her headphones plugged in. She didn’t want to see the massacre that might happen once this big guy left. ________________________ She raised a brow at his hand and looked disgusted. “I don’t really… talk, Virtue.” she wasn’t going to call him that ridiculous mortal alias. She smiled like a tiger since commenting on her clothes means he was paying attention to them, “Is this how you always greet your female enemies?” and she gestured up and down at his man suit since she knew full well he normally was a she. An annoying she. But the trick was working.. Lust would have stabbed Temp in the face by now if he had been his pushy girl self. ________________________ He took his hand back when she refused. It wasn’t like Lust to be pleasant. He would always try nonetheless. It made him less invasive. “Call me what you wish.” He motioned towards her office but it was not so that they could be crammed in tight spaces, though Lust was obviously appealed to Jonah more than Maddy. “Don’t you find it a bit...unprofessional?” He was looking but not in the way she assumed. He was a boy, yes, but this one she couldn’t charm. ________________________ She grinned and leaned in, touching the tip of her finger to his adams apple using some of her sinly juice, “Did you forget what my actual profession is?” it would have been enough to bring any other man to his knees but her power on Temperance was incredibly limited and it annoyed her. She removed her hand before he could try and snapped her fingers like he was a dog, “Come.” and she sashayed into her office. He had 30 seconds to hold her interest, otherwise she could always tie him down and practice Lusting the good old fashioned way. ____________________ "A marriage counselor was not the wisest career choices then." He raised his brows slightly when she snuck into his personal space. He wasn't entirely immune to her (just as she wasn't to him), but he wasn't her opposite. They didn't cancel each other out. He could keep her calm.
"If that's what you wish," he followed, lowering his head as he came into the office as he was too tall for the doorway. He took the seat opposite to her, crossing a leg over the other. "I'm curious how you start your sessions. I'm a counselor myself." ____________________ She put her expensive heels clad feet on the desk and crossed them at the ankles, studying him. “Do not preach to me about what’s wise or not or my business. And I know you didn’t come here to get tips. So state your business or I’ll make this fun for me..” he’d only gotten this far because she liked his looks, they were too good to waste on a Virtue. But his looks would hold her attention for only so long. ____________________ "It's not a lecture Lust," he linked his hands together in his lap. "I just happened to have a talk with the daughter of one of your clients. I thought I'd pop by." She was looking at him like a ravenous wolf. Her libido was always running even with him in the room. If Temperance had been anyone else she would have made a much stronger pass. "What are you looking at? I didn't think I was your type." It was a little jab, but one nonetheless. ____________________ “Neither were Saints and now I’m engaged to one. Though I do draw a line at fucking Virtues. Especially one that us excesses hate this much. But it doesn’t mean that I wouldn’t mind having some fun.” she smiled in a way that would suggest she would be the only one having it. And she did hear him about his talk daughter client thing, she just was ignoring it. ___________________ "You know I'm not here for any favors, Lust." His mind was a little boggled though---"Saints?" He said a silent prayer for whichever she had corrupted. "I'm sure in time even this job will prove boring for you." ___________________ She held up her hand and wiggled her fingers showing a ruby and diamond ring, “One Saint. Though I have caused another to orgasm but she doesn’t count.” she shrugged, “Most likely it will. In ten or twenty years.” she was starting to look bored because she didn’t know what his point was. _____________________ "Must have been quite the show to get you that rock." He wasn't sure his point here either. Maddy was able to keep her composure around Lust, in this form Jonah felt a little more vulnerable. "This saint of yours, plan to really get married or mess with his head?" She wasn't charming the giant Virtue but there was a level of uncomfortableness growing in the room. ____________________ “Do you want a sample.” she asked in a dull voice. She intertwined her fingers together in her lap and leaned back in the chair, giving her classic eating the canary feathers and all grin, “Can’t a girl do both?” _____________________ "No thank you," he cut the air with his hand. He wasn't even looking at her now. She could look at him and send a wave through him, and he would not fall into the same category as a Saint, as a Virtue he was made of stronger stuff. _____________________ That smile stayed in place, she was winning. “I’m growing bored, Virtue. Entertain me or I will entertain myself.” it was a threat and a command all in one. Temp in his male form was more calming but Lust was a Sin and an excess, she suffered from the worst kind of ADD and if she got bored, it normally meant someone was going to get hurt. ____________________ "I'm not candyland, you're not going to get through to me. You know that." He laughed softly, putting his hand up to his mouth, elbow on the arm of his chair. "Besides, I'm sure I'm not all that appealing." He didn't give his looks any credit, and it was the temptation that she couldn't get to him that probably would rouse her more. _________________________ There was nothing Lust like more than a challenge. Than a man who said no. After all, it was how she got her british saint. “There’s more than one way to skin a cat. Or break a virtue.” She put her feet on the floor and opened a desk drawer, taking out some rope and putting it on the desk. “You might be able to dull down my… power. But it doesn’t leave completely. And it doesn’t mean I can’t do things the old fashioned mortal way either.” __________________ Jonah jumped from his comfortable position to see her headed his way with a rope. "No need for that." He wasn't squirming but there was a definite boundary that she was about to cross. He stood up, a tower against her. But there was a lot of power in that small body of hers and he had already challenged her. __________________ She started to tie the rope into a lasso, “Do you know what I love about oil men? My brother their money and me? Well, I learn so much…” she finished tying the knot and raised her green cat eyes to Jonah, “If there is one crumb of me in you, Virtue… I’m going to find it.. and have a feast.” she growled out. ____________________ "It's not how Virtues work Lust." He took a step back. "I won't be a cat and mouse game for you to play with. I came here with good intentions." She was too close. Too close where she could hurt him. ____________________ “Let’s. Find. Out.” and she flicked her wrist, showing the noose she just made with the rope as she advanced upon him. She had full intentions of tying him up and if he didn’t give in, then she’d just cut him open for fun. _______________________ He stepped back towards the door. He was certain if anything happened he'd be able to ask his siblings for help. But it was stand tall or walk. He felt frozen right now. Jonah felt the door handle against his back as he drew in towards it. "Maybe another time Lust." He gave a smile intending on getting him out of a position that the Sin could use and manifest something minor. _______________________ She could smell fear and it was enough to make her stop. “Oh poo. You Virtues are such cowards.” she got an idea though. Greed had been ignoring her lately… most likely because of that gross mortal he was with. Maybe tall, blonde, and puppy here might come in handy. She shrugged and turned around, walking back to her desk, keeping her tone casual, “Oh well, I’ll give the rope to Greed. He can use it on his new mortal pet.” there was the bait….. _____________________ "We are not cowards. Goodbye Lust." He had turned to head out until she took that little jab. It wouldn't have been a jab if he wasn't worried about the girl Greed had taken under his wing. "You know about her?" _____________________ Cowards and idiots. She bristled when apparently he already knew about her. Damnit Greed, how fucking sloppy are you being!? She had said it the jab to make the Virtue want to rescue a random mortal but now… since her back was to the statue, her composure seemed calm. She coiled the rope and walked back to her chair, shrugging, “Of course I know.” she looked at him and raised a brow, “He’s Greed, I’m Lust, do you not understand how that works.” She looked at him curiously, “How do you know about it…” refusing to call that spotty sack of flesh a ‘her’. _____________________ Lust wouldn’t even say the girl by name, it showed her distaste for the situation. “I saw them in the grocery store a few weeks ago.” That’s all he said, but his face showed his concern. No matter how big of a trap it was that Lust had set, the hope to save someone from the Sins was more dominant. Jonah couldn’t resist stepping in. “It bothers you,” he said in his observation of her body language. It was part of a Virtue’s job in sniffing out the Sins, Temperance was no different. He was a divine being who would always try to keep the perfect balance between the two worlds. _____________________ What the hell was Greed doing in a grocery store… She smiled slowly, “Bothers me?” she laughed, “Please. Greed picks up a new stray whenever he gets restless. She’s not the first. Won’t be the last. Besides, it’s fun to watch him break them. I was thinking when he’s done with this one, we could throw it to Envy. He’s back in town and loves collecting trash.” _____________________ "How long has Zoe been in his possession?" Lust might feel comfortable without giving Zoe a name or a face but Jonah couldn’t buy into that. His concern shot up tremendously. He wasn’t usually tense but Lust was poking little holes into his theory. “You will not put that poor girl through anymore of your Sinly games. Envy will not have her. Neither will you.” Neither would Greed. Jonah would have to find another way to step in without taking this into his hands like Maddy would. _____________________ So he knew her name, interesting. Lust looked outraged (and ignored his question), “Oh yeah, Virtue? Who’s gonna stop us?” she narrowed her eyes into green slits and slammed her hands down on the desk, “My brothers and I will have whomever we want and do whatever the fuck we like to them!” _____________________ “You won’t destroy her life because she’s a victim in your little games.” He wasn’t sure if Lust was part of this, or even Envy, but the two of them with Greed could really cause some damage. “I can’t tell if he’s used on her or not---” he shook his head a little overwhelmed with the situation, hands in the air. He couldn’t allow this to happen. He had to help somehow and it wasn’t to keep getting fueled by Lust. _____________________ She put a hand to her stomach as she cracked up laughing, “Oh my, you can’t tell.” she made a baby face at him, “Aren’t you adorable.” she slid into her chair and put her feet up on the desk, “Let me explain something to you. You do not tell me what not to do or what to do. Now, I’m going to count to three and if you don’t get the fuck out of my face, your face will be used to lick my boots clean.” she raised a fist and put up a finger, “One…” _____________________ “I won’t let either of you hurt her Lust.” There, there it was. That little bit of want for Zoe. Jonah covered it with righteousness and a support for the cause that he would take care of people in need. But, there was a tiny bit of possibility. He liked her. _____________________ As the Sin of desire, Lust could feel even the smallest of tingles someone had, admittedly with a Virtue it was harder but she thought there was a little niggling of something there… maybe. But it didn’t stop her countdown, she completely ignored him and another finger went up, “Two…” _____________________ Virtue’s could fight back just as hard with good intentions. Jonah wanted to see the light at the end of this little situation but he wasn’t sure how to go about this. He’d only run into the girl one more time outside of her with Greed. She was attached and this was frightening. “I mean it Lust,” his heart broke just a little, because now this girl had more than just Greed to contend with. He needed to be a guardian angel. At that he stepped out the door. He wouldn’t let Lust win this one though. _____________________ Right, he meant it as he ran away. When the door closed behind him, she smiled devilishly. She normally didn’t approve of virtues at all. Rotten shitbags they were but for this… to teach Greed a lesson. Well, not really. Just to annoy him and his little pet with this giant. Oh it was gonna be oodles of fun.