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The lights flicker on and you find yourself standing inside a vintage-looking subway car.

It both feels and sounds like it's in motion, but the only thing that can be seen outside the windows is pitch black darkness.

It also feels like there's somebody else in the car with you. There are three small cases in the front, middle, and back of the car that hold a small vial.

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Or when people love you.

[ slightly pointed but also gross who would do that? ]

Especially when people love you.

Honestly, kind of gross maybe we should get on to them.

[ light hearted to ease the tension. ]

... I think I'm going to go with the picture, if you're okay with it. I'm not under valuing your life it is super important to me... but if we are thinking like that, I have promises to keep.

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That's fine. I'll sacrifice the plushie, like I said.

[ nods ]

And if it's somehow not enough - [ because producers will producer ]- no hard feelings and we try to help each other if we can?

Of course. That's a given.

... okay. I mean, it should be fine for a pass even if it is just two points by their standard, right?

Yeah. If we both sacrifice the minimum, then we clear the room.

[ another short nod as he moves for the screen ]

Then we just have to hope that they're not the type of Producer to change things slightly for whatever's more dramatic.

Do you want to put it in first or should I?

I can go first.

[He'll step up to the screen- ...and fail the captcha.]

...

Seriously?

[ stepping aside to let him and ??? ]

What.

Maybe I just keyed it in wrong?

[Let's see, trying again-

captcha failed]

You're kidding me.

[He's allowed to feel fully annoyed apparently, no dulling there.]

[ snorts behind his hand ]

Maybe they're hoping you'll get annoyed enough to change the answer when that's not how it works at all.

Now I really gotta put my answer in-

[Fail]

COME ON!!

[ help. starts laughing ]

Maybe if you wanna put your answer in a little less?

There's no way that would-

[Success!]

Finally!

[He's soooooooooooo annoyed. But he's putting in his first answer.]

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Seriously, there's more?

This is just cruel.

[Enters his Family: Success!]

Maybe that's the point and the key to passing is annoyance.

I think it's safe to say at this point that Duty's Performances suck.

[Puts in: Octopus plushie from Cinth. Success!]

You know which one this is?

[ Said as he probably takes over the machine ]

[ Puts in: Phoenix. And then it immediately pings Success! ]

........ I'm not saying anything.

I-

[Sorry, thought process immediately interrupted because what the fuck.]

[ shakes his head as he types in unholy disorder ]

[ Success! ]

[ ... ]

Shhhhhh

[He's fuming. But the annoyance is purely directed at the stupid captcha.]

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