GODLY AUDIENCES - MADOKA KANAME

[divus]

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WEEK 7

[divus]

[Ambition, too, is in her wing - she's waiting for Madoka at the restaurant level, sitting at a table for two by a window with a glorious view of the Eiffel Tower. Madoka's flowers are sitting in a vase on the table as a centerpiece.]

It's a good thing you left some of us for the end, isn't it? Otherwise Piety's rule might be hard to follow.

[frilly]

[ Madoka gives a polite bow before sitting across from Ambition. ]

I don't know if I'd call it a good thing. I would almost rather I were struggling to find people I didn't know very well, yet.

[divus]

Eh, sometimes when people struggle they don't pick anything out at all, and then they get punished for it.

[a beat]

But if you had to break a rule, Piety's probably the best one to break. He's not likely to do anything mean.

[frilly]

I don't want to break any rules, though...! Rules are important.

[divus]

Convince a few more people of that and maybe we won't have to have one of those ridiculous trials this week.

[frilly]

[ she sighs ]

I wish that would work...

[divus]

There's no reason why it shouldn't. Everyone knows it's my rule, which means they know they won't like what the punishment is if they break it.

If they're smart, they'll all stay inside after curfew.

[frilly]

I kept thinking that things would be fine... But people break rules, and people hurt each other.

It's hard to imagine they'll stop this week, even though I'd like them to.

[divus]

We just have to make it more worth it for them not to do anything than it would be for them to do something.

[frilly]

I just worry that people value their wishes too much to not pursue them like that.

[divus]

They risk losing their wishes if they get caught.

[frilly]

It's definitely a gamble...

[divus]

If they're smart, they'll find other ways to get what they want.