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Eljara:
“That wasn’t an accident.”

Sean:
“No.”

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Eljara:
“He waited.”

Sean:
“Yes.”

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A cup falls.

Breaks.

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Laughter follows.

Right on time.

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Eljara:
“They’re adjusting.”

Sean:
“Yes.”

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Eljara:
“They skipped to it.”

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A shove.

Immediate.

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Sean:
“Yes.”

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Eljara:
“They know where it goes.”

Sean:
“Yes.”

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A pause.

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Eljara:
“They’re not reacting anymore.”

Sean:
“No.”

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Eljara:
“They’re following it.”

Sean:
“Yes.”

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A glass slides.

Stops.

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Someone reaches—

not too early.

Not too late.

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Eljara:
“They’re timing themselves.”

Sean:
“Yes.”

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She steps forward.

Matches the rhythm.

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The crowd opens.

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She stops.

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It closes.

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Eljara:
“…it works.”

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A longer pause.

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Sean:
“For you.”

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Eljara:
“If you follow it, you don’t get hit.”

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A man turns too late.

Collides.

Hard.

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No one reacts.

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Sean:
“You fall out of it.”

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Silence.

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Eljara:
“And then?”

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A beat.

---

Sean:
“It stops working for you.”

---

The room continues.

---

Placed.

Precise.

---

Eljara:
“It’s efficient.”

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A final pause.

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Sean:
“If you let it.”

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🜍 Month 4 · Misrule

🜍 Week 2 — They use the pattern

Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying Game — The Old World

You don’t have to believe it.

You just have to move with it.