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CORAL

You're standing together on what seems to be the main street of a small village, paved with cobblestones, with low buildings standing silent on either side. If you look in any of them, you'll find them dark and empty.

In contrast to the Ring, it's rather chilly. The sky is slate-grey, and it seems like there's snow falling, blanketing you and the village in pure white. On closer inspection, the snow turns out to be ash – but the bleaching is literal. Even when you brush it off, your skin, your hair, your clothes, and your keys remain ash-coloured.

A single, feeble light flickers further down the street.

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The room is plain, square, bleached white. The door disappears behind you once you've entered.

In the middle of the floor lies a strange contraption: a box of thick glass, with a hole to put your hand through – it's a tight fit! -- and a copper rod inside. One of you must place your hand inside and hold the rod tightly. The rod will burst into flame; only then can you shatter the box.

You know that the person who does this will not be burned, but will, for the rest of the game, be furious at one other person present – it'll be somewhat difficult, though possible, to focus on other things besides that.

I'll do it.

Ehh? But what if--

[what if you get angry at me '^'a or Dragonfly '^'a]

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It'll be fine.

But ... I don't want you to be angry with me.

It wouldn't really be me being angry though.

That still does not seem very nice ...

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Vetoed.

It's not like I get demonstrably angry.

So where does the anger go then?

[Shrugging, smiling.]

I think it'd be safest.

But there are still more doors. They might be worse than this one.

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That doesn't ... why?

[Because my team and friends messed up my heart so badly I can't express my emotions.]

It would be pretty safe. I don't think it would distract me that much.

... That... doesn't sound too healthy for you.

I'll be fine. I'd rather it not be Dragonfly or Nightingale-chan... Unless you would like to... But...

... Ah... I'm not terribly good at not acting on my emotions.

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[ . . . WE'RE GOING INTO THE HAND ROOM FOR ROUND 1, 8I LEFT DOOR]

The room is plain, square, bleached white. The door disappears behind you once you've entered.

In the middle of the floor lies a strange contraption: a box of thick glass, with a hole to put your hand through – it's a tight fit! -- and a copper rod inside. One of you must place your hand inside and hold the rod tightly. The rod will burst into flame; only then can you shatter the box.

You know that the person who does this will get their hand rather burned before they can break the box, and that they will not be healed until after the game.

[...oh]

I'll take it.

U-um--! [fidgeting 8(a wh-what do I do]

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But you can't--! It isn't fair for you to!

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[duckling after .-.]

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