A V A R I C E

In-Character Blog for a modern AU Greed the Avaricious from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Sideblog to avariciousprince

[theavaricioussin]

holydaze:

i’d be glad to host you if ever you’re interested. let me know if ever you find yourself interested, i’ll give you the location of the nearby town and escort you here myself.

there’s always a silver lining, as they say.

I’d have to see about getting things set up here before heading somewhere else. But it’d be nice to visit somewhere else.

[theavaricioussin]

holydaze:

amestris? i’ve never heard of it.

more like, the woods, somewhere near the sea. just a little village, nothing interesting, it’s not even on most maps.

i’ll just have to pull double duty. i’m not always positive, no one is, but i like to think things happen for a reason, it tends to help. 

Really?

Well, that’s good I guess. Means you’re out of Daddy’s range of influence.

Maybe I could make a little jaunt over your way sometime. Never been to the sea. Sounds nice, sounds relaxing.

I try to be positive, but man, it can be hard sometimes. It’s nice having people around that have a least a little easier time of it than I do.

[hubrisincarnate-blog]

And how does your ‘friend’ feel about being so blatantly claimed?

[theavaricioussin]

Fuck off.

[holydaze]

theavaricioussin:

Then consider my request one born out of concern? If for no other reason than that I like talking to you and I prefer to protect my friends and liked acquaintances where I can.

I’d tell you more, but I’m not sure you’ll believe me, and I don’t make a habit of lying without damn good reason.

But as for friends: Now you’re sounding greedy. Hopefully you see that as the compliment it is coming from me?

i may have changed my mind in any case, i find you much more pleasant to talk to. your sibling has no idea how to play nice it seems.

i’m touched over your concern however, though it likely isn’t entirely needed, i’m not entirely defenseless, and besides, i live in the middle of nowhere, which is good for avoiding stalkers…

i like to see things as compliments when i can, so i’ll gladly see it that way with your reassurance.

[theavaricioussin]

Yeah, the only time anyone ever sees Pride as being pleasant to talk to is when he wants something from them. Just... be careful. Daddy and the siblings have a lot of connections in high places. You may not be as safe as you think, especially if you live in Amestris.

A guy with a positive outlook. Man I wish I had more of those around here.

[theavaricioussin]

@holydaze

Don’t listen to the little shit. Pride is… Let’s say that’s the biggest of Daddy’s sins, so Pride himself is usually too big for his goddamn britches as a result. He’s what happens when a guy thinks he can defy God directly.

I’m a simple guy with simple, if greedy, needs.

How about we be friends and you ditch talking to the shadow puppet?

[holydaze]

i see. god does as he wills, there is little to be done about it but act your piece. but that’s just my view on it. mine is only one of many.

i wouldn’t precisely consider him a friend. i’m just as unsure about being told not to talk to someone in favor of someone else.

tempting however, i do like the idea of having more friends, one can never have enough, i suppose.

[theavaricioussin]

Then consider my request one born out of concern? If for no other reason than that I like talking to you and I prefer to protect my friends and liked acquaintances where I can.

I'd tell you more, but I'm not sure you'll believe me, and I don't make a habit of lying without damn good reason.

But as for friends: Now you're sounding greedy. Hopefully you see that as the compliment it is coming from me?

[hubrisincarnate-blog]

I am not a shadow puppet.

[theavaricioussin]

Daddy's the one pulling your strings, and you fucking let him, and you're a shadow, so.

Shadow Puppet.

[theavaricioussin]

@holydaze

Don't listen to the little shit. Pride is... Let's say that's the biggest of Daddy's sins, so Pride himself is usually too big for his goddamn britches as a result. He's what happens when a guy thinks he can defy God directly.

I'm a simple guy with simple, if greedy, needs.

How about we be friends and you ditch talking to the shadow puppet?

[theavaricioussin]

Oh hell no

Nope.

[theavaricioussin]

holydaze:

i spent much of my childhood avoiding my father, but then, he spent a good amount of time avoiding me as well. we had little to connect over.

a good way to spend your time, i assume they enjoy your attentions. if one claims something as their own, they are putting part of themselves into it, by taking care of what is yours, you also take care of yourself. it may sound selfish, but i actually find it quite beautiful.

a shame all of your siblings sound as though they have not grown up to be as good as you, to put it bluntly.

oh oh oh, Daddy is a fucking bastard. I left him and my siblings because our plans were incompatible with each other. They’re all still loyal to him, though. If you can’t tell, I’m the rebellious middle child.

I uh. Hadn’t ever actually thought of it that way. Imagine that, an incarnation of Sin itself being seen as a ‘good guy.’ Like I said before though, I don’t think of myself as either ‘good’ or ‘bad,’ and that includes my personal vice.

[theavaricioussin]

holydaze:

likely not, i’m sure there are people out there who have more knowledge on the topic than myself.

every holder of the good book knows that, murderers, rapists, the rich who do nothing to give back while those below them suffer in the dirt.

oh, but that’s just an annoyed ramble, i shouldn’t let myself get so worked up.  how has your day been, aside from your sibling, Greed?

Mmhmm. I’ll keep that in mind.

My day? I managed to avoid my Father, at least, although I imagine Pride will tell him about our encounter.

At least it wasn’t Envy, the little shit.

I’ve got some friends to take care of, though. Castoffs from the local military, people who were wronged by their caretakers. Mine, now. Unlike my siblings, I actually take care of what’s mine.

[theavaricioussin]

holydaze:

my apologies, i’m afraid i don’t understand.  too much of a simple country man i suppose. i don’t understand what most of the people here are getting to; i just hope they’re having a good time.

Hah. It’s complicated, I probably shouldn’t expect the average person to get it.

Just know that there’s real Sin in the world. Real, physical monsters that embody all that bad shit.

[theavaricioussin]

holydaze:

i understand, and can relate. i consider all the children of this village mine, in a similar vein. many of them are parentless, and i do my best for them.

it’s a cute childhood photo in any case, a shame he turned out to be so cruel, as you say.

AHAHAHAHAHA

I mean monster literally and figuratively in this case. Pride is... well, I guess you could say Hubris incarnate. Just like I’m Avarice incarnate.

Like I said. Children of the spirit, not of the flesh.

[theavaricioussin]

holydaze:

your father has unique tastes, certainly not the way i would name a child. if i had one, that is, but i don’t; so i suppose i have no say in the matter.

Mmm, we’re not exactly... biological children in the strictest sense of the word.

You could say we’re spiritual children? I think that’s the closest term I can think of. Born of the spirit rather than the flesh.

It’s complicated.

Anyway, have a picture of my asshole “big brother.” Don’t be fooled by appearances, he’s a fucking monster.

[theavaricioussin]

holydaze:

is your whole family so fascinatingly named, or just some of you?

All six of us. I assume there’s a seventh, but I’ve been out of touch with dear old Daddy and the siblings for a long time.

[theavaricioussin]

Welp, that’s the last time I’m going to Central.

Pride is just as fucking terrifying as I remembered.

[holydaze]

you have many interestingly named acquaintances, don’t you?

[theavaricioussin]

Older brother in this case

Just.

*shudders*

Nope.

[theavaricioussin]

Welp, that’s the last time I’m going to Central.

Pride is just as fucking terrifying as I remembered.

[theavaricioussin]

holydaze:

i bruise like a summer peach and bleed relatively easily, though not badly thankfully, but still, hand to hand combat isn’t my forte, fighting in general isn’t, the sweat alone!

i wouldn’t consider wanting something you don’t have a sin, perhaps that is where i and others differ, i believe something becomes a sin when it becomes twisted by evil for the sake of evil, wanting something you don’t have is natural, wanting something you don’t have to the extent you’re willing to harm yourself or others, just because you want it, not because you need it, not because you deserve it, not for the greater good, that is what i consider greed.

i understand–but i wouldn’t call that a sin by any means, so long as they aren’t hurting people to get what they want, that is just a very deep desire.

one isn’t greedy for wanting friends.  one is lonely.

Hah! The sweat is how you know you’re getting a good workout! Also wow, you sound like the opposite of me. I never bruise. Ever. Must suck being that fragile, I’d never be able to survive, I think. Not with my lifestyle.

Mmm, like I said, the key is in excess. Anything taken to excess isn’t really good for you, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be bad for you, either. Personally, I’m not keen on the whole ‘good vs evil’ schtick. I’d consider myself agnostic, if I had to put a label on it, but good and evil aren’t really ideas that mesh with me so well.

He’d argue being lonely, probably. I still personally argue that he is being greedy, but again, excess.