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[merriheh]

Sins and their atributes

PRIDE: Root of all sins.

-No guilt, no empathy

-criticise other

-Arrogance

-Narcissism

-Selfish

-Neglecting others

-Believes theyre always right

GREED: insatiable desire

-willingness to exploit others for their own desires

-desire for power

-lack of satisfaction

-sense of entitlement

-selfishness

-hoarding mentality

-prioritise their own wants above others

-constant desire for more

-trait of psychopathy

ENVY: wants what others have

-difficulty celebrating others successes

-fixated on what they dont have

-resentment towards others due to what they have

-quick to judge/criticise

-finds joy in others set backs

-hypocritical behavior

-low self esteem

-desire to control/imitate

-possessive and jealous

-easily disguised

-downplay achievements

-competitve

-celebrate others failures

LUST: intense sexual desire/obsession with physical gratification

-intense sexual attraction

-obsessive thoughts

-perfectionist view

WRATH: intense anger and vengence

-intense anger

-vengefulness

-holds grudges

-ressentment

-easily bursts

-argues alot

-overly sensitive

-destructive

-ruthless

-intelligent

-focus on the faults of others

GLUTTONY: excessive/unrestrained consumption of food

-excessive consumption

-selfishness

-ignoring needs

-focus on sensory pleasure

-potential for addiction

-ignoring signals of satiety

SLOTH: disinclination to action or labour

-failure to do things one should do

-sluggish, idle, inactive

-lack of self esteem

-lack of interest in anything

[merriheh]

plant cult lore

origin

our God (natasha) can control us through a hive mind. She can tell us what to do and we bend to her will. We appear as happy and free, like how most cults start. There's darker patches where the younger plant seedlings are abused and worn down, which is why theyre constantly small and never grow bigger. There's a sun flower, whose known as the 'happy' one. He greets people and tries to lure people into the cult by making us seem like a happy family. Our God, watches us and forces us to gain more followers into the cult. It watches and lurks, theres humans sold to the thing in order to protect us. It watches and is the true leader of us. Our God is the messenger of the Thing, we all fear the thing when its not being fed. It takes us captive or kills us unless its fed regularly. The flowers are some of the lower leaders of the cult, they watch and ensure theres people invested in the cult, supplying us with more people to feed the Thing. Theres different sectors in the cult, where we scout for people in order to gain a variety of people. Generally the sunflower gains people as theyre more approachable than the others. Anemone is the right hand man of the God, they communicate more than anyone else.

The cult is meant to represent freedom initially, but slowly becomes about control. Trying to control everyone and everything, the plants wish for freedom, but the God and the Thing doesnt wish for us to leave. We're sucked into believing that the world wishes for us to be harmed, and killed. The humans are the Things prey, we no longer care for them as theyre seen as the evil. Humans can be formed into plants, but as the seedlings and only the God can do this. A part of the area we live at is consumed by the Thing, no one is allowed near there unless its the God as the Thing needs them to be fed.

We believe that the God is the all knowing being, they predict the future and know things that no one else. They hardly communicate their words though, they have created their own Bible which is read every day 4 times a day. If we dont, then we get stuck in the chamber, alone, trapped.

Each flower represent a different sin in the Bible, Pride, gluttony, Lust, Greed, Wrath, Sloth, Envy. Showing that the cult is not as it seems. The flowers all have extreme flaws due to their assigned sin. Showing how we're becoming corrupt due to the environment we're in. The God is causing us to become more and more like our sin due to how little freedom we have within the cult, but we're too brainwashed to leave.

The thing has a variety of invasive plants and deadly plants on it, covering what once was its' skin. It represents essentially the demon king but in a plant based version. It lurks in tall grass and dark trees, making it harder to see, but its quite easy to hear due to the loud thumps it makes. The Thing enjoys watching the flowers lose their positive qualities as it hydrates it in a way, this also pleases the God as it bring them peace and joy.