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WHO: Greed and Lust [NPC Devlin and Stella Moore]
WHEN: 1816
WHERE: Devlin/Lust's estate
WHAT: Marriage isn't all it's cracked up to be, Greed's dark side pokes it's head out a little further.
WARNING: I don't know where this is going to go, but it could get bloody and possible character maim murder!

Greed was playing second fiddle to Devlin. Lust wasn't allowed pretty things when he'd lost his own. There was something going on between her and her mortal husband that he didn't like. Something akin to what he'd had with Josie (or thought he'd had). But Lust was using her influence less and less on the disgustingly nice boy toy.

It had been longer than Greed had anticipated with this charade of theirs. He was loads richer, but his anger was not satisfied. Greed took it out on the little blonde bride he'd obtained almost all the time. She was useful when he wanted someone to bat around, but when Lust got involved it turned ugly. When Greed wanted something, he stopped at nothing to get it and what he was contemplating was far worse than Devlin's friend putting a bullet in his own mouth after losing his entire estate to bad business. That, Greed had a hand in and right now he was smug about it.

Stella had been crying for days over the loss, she'd grown up with Frederick. It had been a harsh blow to the family to lose such a close friend. Greed however hadn't seemed the least bit affected. In fact when she broke down he laughed. Stella sat on the bed wiping her eyes. She would have done anything for Greed, but lately, he unnerved her. "You're the one that that gave him advice.." she wrung a handkerchief around her fingers watching him as he situated the tie around his neck. "Yeah, but who put the bullet in his mouth?" he brushed off her sentiment, he didn't want it. Nervous Stella stood up, shaky hands trying to fix the tie for him. "Stop crying already," he shifted his gaze away from her. He couldn't even look at her some times, it made his stomach lurch. She was pretty, but she had worn out her welcome.

They were supposed to go on an outing in the carriage with Devlin and Lust, an outing Greed actually looked forward to because with one wrong look and he would put Devlin six feet under. The thought made him grin. Stella would join him. He kissed her on the cheek taking over his tie and walking out of the room down the massive staircase.