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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 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]

[get patted on the shoulder]

It'll be fine.

But, but--!

[looking anxiously between Dragonfly and Shark]

If, if there ... if something happens, then ... n-no, maybe-- I ... should ... ??

Nightingale?

[yanking his sleeve to drag him down 8(]

I, I can ... I can do it, but ... in that case, you have to, you have to be able to protect Dragonfly if you can!!

I would protect him either way. You have my word. Your teammates may not want to see you hurt...

But I don't want Shark to hurt Dragonfly either!!

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[Still kind of glaring at Dragonfly.]

Are you sure?

I could handle it.

[Calm....]

Then, if you don't mind.

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

Why not? Someone needs to and I don't mind.

But your hand . . .

I have a healing stone for after the game if she doesn't heal it, but I doubt she wouldn't.

I could ask Kit too-

[oh. Kit's not here, is Kit okay oh god D8]

After the game. But I can do it too . . .

[hair ruffles]

It'll be fine.

[AND THEN MIKADO SAID THINGS]

. . . no, I'll do it.

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Would you rather?

. . .

[Viciously sweet;]

It would prevent anyone else from being injured, after all.

. . . right. That's true.

No one else would have to be hurt, if you took it. Nightingale-san, and Spitfire-san wouldn't need to volunteer. And of course, I wouldn't either.

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