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Coral

[There are no real rooms in this game, but despite all the people, the Ring seems roomy enough that you can go off in a little huddle with your team without bumping elbows with any other team -- and if you’re the type to notice this sort of thing, you may realize that although you can still see and hear everybody else, their presence doesn’t really seem to intrude upon your discussion. It would be a stretch to say they’re muted. . . but somehow, things don’t get too loud or disruptive to your conversation.]

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[Nick hands someone on your team a shoelace, with a hopeful smile.]

Of course, if you don’t like it, you can trade it with a team that does.

[taking the shoelace and inspecting it VERY CAREFULLY]

Who would wanna trade away a perfectly good shoelace?

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We'll keep it!

Ah, excellent, I see you’ve chosen your tokens! Let us proceed. . . you see, I thought. . . well, these things may be trash, but surely they’re good for something. And to make a game of it, I thought. . . you might as well use your imaginations. So! Tell me, what is the best use you can imagine for your item?

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C'mere for a second, Dragonfly.

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The very best use for this item is the one it was intended for, of course: a fashionable bowtie that goes with any suit, anywhere, at any time. And if you'll only take a look at Dragonfly, who has so kindly agreed to model our shoelace for you, you'll see what I mean.

[OBSERVE: ONE (1) DRAGONFLY WEARING THE SHOELACE TIED AROUND HIS NECK LIKE A BOWTIE]

They’re a bit sad looking, aren’t they? Your tokens, I mean. So now I ask that you glorify them. Imagine them as bigger, better versions of themselves. Like a child’s clay model of a horse transformed into a real, beautiful charger -- tell me about the secret soul of your token. What is it the shadow of, the seed of? If it could grow, what might it grow up into?

. . . [glances at Dragonfly]

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So first what we do is make it longer! Three-four feet should be good enough, right? Material, silk. Natural fibers will always be superior to anything artificial. Then we gotta consider color. One color is plain and can't be used for anything so several colors that blend into one another will work. Of course, for the fashion illiterate it would be best if the piece of string can change colors to match the current outfit that they're wearing so that should be a bonus feature as well. It doesn't hurt to add a little bit of sparkle either, but it needs to be sparse because we also don't want to be gaudy.

Once that's done, you can drape it around your shoulders before you tie it in several different styles so it becomes something you can use more than once which is a bonus for commonfolk who seem to enjoy reusing things for various purposes.

My word! That’s a great improvement. Now I start to see them as they might be -- or, perhaps, as they really are in secret. But this will not do! Such grand artefacts deserve grand names, and grand stories. So, tell me -- your glorified item. . . what would its name be? For as any ship and any good sword receives a name, so should your creations.

"Bowtie" is too boring. You designed it, what would you call it?

Repeating Nunnally:

The clothing line "Dapper Pink" will combine the genius of Coral and Kunzite, with a floral naming theme for each of the separate dress-and-accessory sets under various team colors...! Bow ties and hair ties and cute, manly dresses for everyone! ♥

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[what the heck, is this even part of the game—

KUNZITE IS COMING YOUR WAY, CORAL! four team members, all wearing ponytails. Shes's ponytail is maybe held up with a cute hair tie cleverly improvised with a rubber band.]

Excuse me...! Mister Dragonfly, Mister Kit, we need advice, if you don't mind...