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Mara:
“They’re still playing.”

Chibi:
“Yes.”

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Mara:
“They don’t stop.”

Chibi:
“No.”

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A boy stumbles.

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Catches himself.

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Keeps moving.

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Mara:
“That should have ended it.”

Chibi:
“Yes.”

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She looks down.

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The circle holds.

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Perfect.

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Mara:
“It hasn’t changed.”

Chibi:
“No.”

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A pause.

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Mara:
“It doesn’t need to.”

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She steps.

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The line stays.

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Mara:
“If you keep going…”

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Silence.

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Chibi:
“Yes.”

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Children pass.

Too close.

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Never touching.

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Mara:
“They’re better at it.”

Chibi:
“Yes.”

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Mara:
“They don’t lose.”

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A beat.

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Chibi:
“They don’t stop.”

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She slows.

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Nothing changes.

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She stops.

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Nothing changes.

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Mara:
“…it just keeps going.”

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A longer pause.

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Chibi:
“Yes.”

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She looks at him.

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Mara:
“It’s not a game.”

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Silence.

---

Chibi:
“No.”

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Mara:
“It never was.”

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A beat.

---

Chibi:
“No.”

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She looks around.

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No one starting.

No one stopping.

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Mara:
“They’re not playing.”

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A pause.

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Chibi:
“No.”

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Mara:
“They’re just doing it.”

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Silence.

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Chibi:
“Yes.”

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She looks at the circle.

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Still there.

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Still perfect.

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Mara:
“There’s no outside.”

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A final pause.

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Chibi:
“No.”

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Everything continues.

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Exactly as it should.

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🜍 Month 4 · Misrule

🜍 Week 4 — There was never a game

Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying Game — The Old World

It doesn’t start.

It doesn’t end.

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It just continues.

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If you remember what this felt like—
you already know what you’re missing.

Step back into it.
Or keep missing it.

👉 https://startplaying.games/gm/dunchan

Want to go deeper?

The full stories. The dossiers. The things behind it—
they’re waiting. Or they’re not.

👉 https://www.patreon.com/c/mythveilchronicles_bydunchanhuntergames