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GM - Onyx

The room is like any other room, really—a cabin with a door, and windows, and beds. But the fireplace never gets warm, and the beds are hard, and the air is cold.

(Is it familiar, this place? It's hard to tell . . .)

On the table there is food—water, and dry bread, and there is a pot of stew that always stays warm, and full, and smells delicious.

There are also five cards, waiting for your decision.

[full instructions, of which your characters will be ICly aware of the pertinent details]

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What if everyone else is making the same assumption, though?

I doubt it.

I'm just saying... it's happened before.

I know, but everything is a risk at this point. I'll take the responsibility if it happens.

... how do you... take responsibility for something like that.

By telling them I made the decision. Let them decide what to do.

[THEY'RE CORAL, WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO, PAINT YOUR NAILS?]

... I don't like it. But... fine.

[WELL, SASUKE WOULD HATE IT. SO THAT COUNTS . . . AS PUNISHMENT . . .]

I don't like it either.

I know.

[wiping her hands of some blood.]

They'll hold you accountable? ... For this?

Probably not. But I'll give them the option.

Look, if you do something like that, I want to come with you.

. . . Why?

Because you deserve someone to stand behind you.

[oh. just . . . looks at her for a moment.]

You don't have to.

...

Yeah, I know.

They most likely will do nothing.

[a pause. just, deciding to accept it.]

But fine.

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