003. [Video]

[lovedthedeadone]

You know... for all the complaints about it, I must say that lust can be quite lovely, really. After all, lust is only a strong desire. The urge to taste something, or to hold it. To touch it.

[At this point, video flickers on. Roxanne appears, at the moment, to be lounging on a rather fluffy set of red blankets and pillows, wearing the basic

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[not_of_avon]

I respectfully request to counter your argument.

Lust or desire let loose is animalistic, base, unrefined. The way a starving man and a dog eats is the same. To let your desires take hold of you is to give up control, and so become nothing more than the desires themselves, surrendering what of your mind you have.

Without control, the capacity to know what "wanting" is becomes non-existent. Without lack, there can be no knowledge of having. It is control, and not desire, that retains a being's humanity.

/VIDEO, GDI/

[lovedthedeadone]

You can counter it if you like, but I still won't agree. [She smiles.]

Not that I'm one to suggest becoming entirely ruled by that kind of thing. [The key word being "entirely."] But, of course, I'm not talking about the gorging one embarks upon when starved. I'm talking about sensation. Savoring.

To indulge because you choose to. I suppose you could call that a certain sort of control, too.

sorry for the slow ; ;

[not_of_avon]

To that I can concede. However, the general populace does not have the control to not gorge themselves, and many act as though they've never seen-or felt, in this case-what it is before, and overindulge.

Revolting behaviour, really.

[lovedthedeadone]

There are times and places for overindulgence, as well. It's just a question of timing.

I don't see what's so admirable about asceticism!

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[wellsuited]

[couldn't locate that girl who tried to talk me into fighting in that arena...]

Me! That's me! You didn't really sign up, did you?

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[lovedthedeadone]

Oh, was that you? What a shame. I did look for you... [For a few minutes.]. But I'm afraid I couldn't wait any longer! Things really did need to move along.

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[wellsuited]

I was lost in the Mist! I almost died. But...did you really sign up without me? [Because that's clearly the bigger tragedy.]

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[lovedthedeadone]

[Oh darling. She completely agrees... that is by far the bigger tragedy.]

I did! I needed to do something, you know. For the sake of buying... well, whatever needs to be bought.