Pride

The season of giving never ( ceases. )

After spending a good three hours at the Body Shop - granted, for about two hours of the three he was taking photos with enamoured women or signing something for them - but when he was finally done, he made deliveries to each of the other Sins at their usual residences, and Infidelity in NYC. They each received a hamper of shower gels, shampoos/conditioners, body lotions for the women and aftershave for the men, and various other bits and pieces.

In addition, he has penned a small instruction booklet for Wrath titled 'How to Shower'.

Envy gets a handwritten note as well. It's the first line of O Sole Mio; 'Che bella cosa e' na jurnata 'e sole.'


Hellhounds leave more than a bitter taste in the mouth.

My condolences, I suppose, where others might say good riddance.


( Delivered to Envy, Lust & Infidelity )

Let not your minds wander too far.


[Infidelity]
I feel I should apologise for this despite the fact that you have a horrible impulsive streak that strikingly resembles your mother's and tried to kill me with what looked suspiciously like a stolen vehicle.

Here is my driver's number. I only engage his services four or five times a year, so call him when it suits your schedule. Spend a day or three in town and pick up what you like - he'll take care of the bills.

Regardless, it was nice to have seen and spoken with you in the flesh, as it were. Take care, and do try and stay out of trouble.

[Delivered to Infidelity]
A box containing a white Holga toy camera along with seven rolls of film.

'Round and round we go.'

[Another $500,000 is wired to the account Pride has left with Envy.]

[Delivered to the Sins]
All accompanied by a card signed off by Pride, except for Wrath's which has nothing handwritten inside, and Lust's, which is addressed to 'Luxuria' at the top and has a few striked-out words below.

Envy - 18" Stiletto
Gluttony - 40 cases of Pringles
Greed - Well-aged bottle of red wine that was recently dusted off and cleaned.
Lust - Tatty Teddy teddy bear
Sloth - Cuddle Buddy pillow
Wrath - Deflated inflatable doll (it even comes with instructions)

( [Package couriered to Lust] )

[Private to Agrat Bat Mahlat, Eisheth Zenunim, Lilith & Naamah]

Good evening ladies. I have a small request - I need to borrow something of Satan's. Preferably something... fresh. A week old or two, perhaps. Your bodies do not count. Rest assured, it will be returned in the condition it was loaned to me in.

Money, sex, souls or anything else you would like in return - I am more than happy to provide.

Something of Lucifer's and something of Raum's would also come in handy.


[Private to Greed]

I don't suppose you have anything that smells like chargrilled 2000-year-old chicken belongs to Raum? I need to borrow it.


[Private to Eve]

Eve, I know we have only spoken when Greed brought you to Lust's villa, but I was wondering if you have anything of Michael's, or of the other angels, that I could borrow.

If not, don't worry. I can always do something that will bring them to me.

I never caught on to the whole pet-raising fiasco, but the dog has arrived, and I have almost no experience with my new canine acquaintance.

Lust, on the other hand, seems quite enamoured by it. So it may be somewhat cute but surely making motherly, baby, reassuring noises at it is going a little overboard?

Perhaps this gift would better suit her, Gluttony? I want it out of my house, and no amount of headtilts, licking or pleading/sad/cute faces it makes at me will change that.