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[Whoever told the new arrival, Greed, that everything is free must be feeling pretty guilty right now. He first tears through the clothing ship, donning his own clothes and carrying off everything else he thinks belongs in his wardrobe.

...And then he makes his way to the item shop. Dear god, the item shop. After locating some type of satchel, he begins snatching up every item and stuffing it in there. New Feathers' possessions. Some late arrivals for other citizens. Greed thinks he wants it too, and he's collecting it all in a manic rage, which is formed from combination of the thrill of being alive again, the sheer excitement of free stuff and the bitter disappointment that the store didn't have any of his own possessions. He's being pretty loud and obnoxious about it too - laughing loudly and intimidating others by flashing his Ultimate Shield. One could probably hear this ruckus from outside.

But don't let him take your items. Stand your ground, whoever you are, be you New Feathers or seasoned veterans. Point out your item that Greed has taken and do what you can to reclaim it. And there is a specific item in store for the first character from the world of the Avatar to notice this mess.]

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[Later that day, after Greed has settled down...]

Heh. No such thing as "no such thing," I guess...

Listen up, everyone. The name's Greed. I guess you could say I'm new here. Some of you here may already know me, a lot of you will not. I have a pretty straightforward name, I know, but why act like I'm something I'm not? I'm just a guy who wants a lot of things.

I know I sound like some kind of selfish bastard, but if you think about it, wanting something doesn't necessarily make you bad. So what do you want, my new friends? Wealth? Glory? Sex? Power? Friendship? Eternal life? Let me know. I'll get real a kick out of what you guys think.

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... So your name is 'Greed', and you're actually a guy who wants a lot of things. Is that supposed to be some sort of irony? A nickname?

It's more of a "living embodiment" thing. I'm not exactly what you'd call a normal human.

In that case it's almost a little surprising. The last living embodiment of 'greed' that I knew didn't sound like a guy in the slightest. [ regardless, her tone is pretty calm and deadpan over all of this, as if it isn't even really surprising to her. ]

Whoa, really? [A shrug.] Different worlds, I guess. I bet we'd get along well.

Probably. It's a shame that she isn't here, really.

... Although that means she would realise she has to share. I don't know if that might've ended so well.

[Greed only finds this more enticing.

Sounds like my kinda girl. Does she call herself Greed, too?

Of course she's 'your kinda girl'. [ She sounds reasonably deadpan despite everything. ] Both of you embody the sin of greed, so you ought to have things in common.

And sort of. She calls herself Mammon, Mammon of Greed. I'd introduce you two if she would be here.

Mammon, huh? [He's heard weirder.] I'd appreciate it, kid.

Yeah, Mammon. She's fairly chatty and easily excitable as well. In fact, it's almost a little quiet now I don't have her around anymore.

Really. Were you two close?

[As close as he was with Ling?

Best friends.

[ She won't deny that anymore, not even now. ]

Although that's still a simple way of putting it. Let's just say she always was with me, more or less.

[With only a hint of sarcasm.]

Well isn't that heartwarming. A little girl and her Greed. I think I'm all too familiar with your situation.

[ Hint of sarcasm or not, the girl seems to take no offense either way. ]

Too familiar? You stayed a lot with a certain human too?

That I did. In the same body, as a matter of fact.

Of course, there's no way that sounds incredibly creepy. [ the sarcasm is thick in her tone now. ]

[He's a bit flustered.]

I thought you were implying the same situation, dammit. It was... like a possession-type thing.

No, in my and Mammon's case it wasn't possession. [ Even if she knew that'd what he meant all along, or at least something along those lines.. ]

It's more summoning in our case. She's my servant, or.. well, they call it 'furniture'.

I'm surprise someone like her would submit to being lower than another. [Sounds like what he tried to get out of with Father.] If anything, 'furniture' would be a really good use for me to use for my own subordinates. Wish I'd thought of it myself.

I do hope you don't mean that literally or I'd have to start feeling sorry for your suboordinates.

And.. I guess she had no choice but to submit. [ even if they're more friends than in a master and servant kind of relationship, but she's not saying that much very directly. ] I'm a witch, and I summoned her. She depended on me to remain in existence. Besides, she seemed more interested in having me all to herself, a feeling you surely can understand.

Don't be. They're big boys and girls.

I can understand the feeling of wanting a body all to yourself. And I can understand having no choice but to follow orders. That makes me want to reconsider liking your arrangement.

It's not as if I actually order her around, you know. In fact, she's usually the one who thinks I don't order her around enough.

Now that's pretty weird. But fair enough for you.

I guess she's just a little different from you. Even if you're both personifications of greed, how you got to be that way is probably a different story.

Sure. I feel like my story's pretty one-of-a-kind. Still would be great to be able to compare and contrast with her in person someday.

Like I said, if she turns up here one day I'll make sure to introduce her to you.

... My name's Ange, by the way. Ange Ushiromiya.

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