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[Upon entering your team's cloud of mist, you find yourselves transported to a bare stone room with a single stone table and chairs. (The chairs have been bolted to the floor.) On the table are a 16 red stones, 8 blue stones, and a 2 black stones. There are also indentations around the edge of the table, each one marked in the color of one of the teams.]

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I don't think we've met.

[Distracting time for introductions.]

I don't think so either. I'm Zack.

Shark. Nice to meet you.

[Worrying situation doesn't mean he can't be polite and friendly!]

It's nice to meet you, too.

[Sucks about the circumstances.]

[Not sure what to say to be a good mood boost that wouldn't be grossly inappropriate...]

Ah, thank you for looking out for us.