dramatispersonae | CORAL

CORAL

[As the game begins, each team finds themselves standing in a small ring of stones. The crystal pillar rests in the center of the circle, easily within sight and hearing of everything that will be going on. You can leave and see the other columns if you like, but once the game has started you can't see what the other teams are doing.

Also present is a small wrought-iron table, on which a curious mechanical swan rests. There's a glass panel set into its back, under which you can see a corroded key. The swan seems to be completely lifeless.]

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[SIGH]

I can share a burden.

So can I. What's yours?

We have to choose them?

[BANGING ON THE GLASS ANGRILY]

You better not do anything stupid!!!!

[yelling back] I'm not!

[back to Fawn] I'd rather specify then let her pick for us.

Well, you go first. I don't really know what kind of thing to say.

[deep breath and mumbling something that sounds strangely like 'fish']

...Did you say... fish?

[stiff] Maybe!

[...pats his back] All right.

[aaah my life. . .]

Fish? I can do that.

[pfffft]

I can't handle them. They're-- [h-handwave]

But it's a pretty stupid burden, so if you want to share it, then that's fine.

Of course I'll share your burden. It wouldn't really matter what it was, Kit.

[ha ha. . .]

Right. Then shall we?

Fight?

[a bit louder] F-- fish.

[that's kind of adorable :x]

Ah. [takes his hand and squeezes] You won't be alone now, at least.

[.___.]

'M sure it's only temporary.

It's just something that troubles us.

Pick something adorably troubling then!!

Adorably troubling . . .

Raccoon's hair would be a burde--okay, that really isn't adorable. It's terrifying. Nevermind.

It's just something that troubles us, right? Like, wanting a nice dessert shop here should count as a burden too!

Me too... Three.

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