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STERLING

[The room is circular and surrounded by a series of ionic columns, the floor and ceiling stretching overhead fashioned out of cracked, white stone. The area beyond the columns is pitch black, and the room itself is lit only by dimly flickering candles. The candles rest on top of a stone table, which sits in the middle of the room.

And next to the candles rest four numbered boxes]

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[with some coat scraps in hand]

Personae, you can take my sense of smell.

[Suddenly your nose begins to burn with piercing, white hot pain. This lasts for a few moments, before it slowly begins to fade. When it’s gone completely, and while there are no visible injuries, you can't seem to smell a single thing.]

[o-ow, covering the spot with her coat scraps]

... okay?

[...nods once, and says a bit muffled--]

Pain's gone.

That's good.

[s-sigh...]

[slowly lowers the scraps]

...I'm sorry if I worried you.

If you're apologizing for that, all the others should too.

[deadpanned humor]

[...does not understand deadpan humor.]

...We'll all apologize after the game, okay?

Estellise . . .

...It's okay now.

[pushes himself up so he's at least sitting a bit more straight up, holding his hand out to her, stifling a cough with the other]

[...takes his hand with her free one and moves to sit down next to him]

[squeezes lightly before moving to put his arm around her]

We should—be finished soon.

I hope so...This game isn't any fun.

Unfortunately—many of them are not—

...This is the worst I've been in so far.

I am sorry.

It's not your fault.

...Has there been worse before?

... that's better than your entire nose being cut off, at least.

[just nods weakly at that.]

... You okay...?

[nods weakly]

It's fine now.

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