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CARNELIAN

[You are standing in an amphitheatre constructed of off-white marble with several rows of seats surrounding you on all sides; in the performance space at the bottom is another banquet table, with fourteen different crowns placed upon it. They are, in no particular order:

A jeweled tiara lined with diamonds
A crown of wheat
A faded kokoshnik
A coronet with its jewels missing
A gold diadem
A civic crown made out of oak leaves
A mural crown
A naval crown missing a sail
A hoop crown missing the top insignia
A crown of thorns
A striped nemes
A crown of dandelions
A plain modius
A coronation crown with beading on the side falling off]

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[OH FUCK YES straight for the nemes.]

This one for me.

[ reaches for the diadem . . . ]

Rulers?

[ker-coronet]

Haha, really now?

[ Crosses his arms and declines to chose any of them. Crowns are tacky. ]

It's a game, you can't not wear one.

No leader should require these.

It's for a game. We won't win if you don't wear something.

[ Picks up the modius balefully. ]

[grins at.]

[ Puts it on, still clearly displeased.

But at least this one is closest to being a plain circle that isn't also made of dead plants. ]

If you don't choose I'll choose one for you.

[ Tsk.

And waves you away. ]

[ NOPE ]

[ Deliberately not looking at you as he picks up the modius. ]

[ STARES ANYWAY ]

[ Ignoring while putting the dumb hat on. ]

Don't be shy. I don't think anyone else wants the dandelions one.

No dead plants.

Well, that helps us narrow things down. What about that one?

[points at the kokoshnik]

[ Picks up the modius irritatedly. ]

Nice.

Plain.

[LAUGHING HER HEAD OFF]

[takes jewel tiara... and puts it on top of her hat]

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