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When they had said perverse games everyone had gotten some ideas in their head as to what it would be, but no one had quite predicted this. The mannequins, the weird feeling of skin on plastic, the unsettling sensation of kissing cold, hard, unmoving plastic. Lele had seen some strange things tonight, had done things she never expected to do (it was only hours ago she'd been locked in a glass tube with her life in the hands of Eva after all), but having a three way with some mannequins was really not something she was prepared for. She definitely would have been more into it if she'd been in that room alone, but having Joey watching her as well as the unknown person or presence giving them their clues made her just a little more uncomfortable with the whole thing.
But it's over as quickly as it started, and she's ready to pretend that it never happened. That, she decided, is how she would deal with this entire night if she managed to survive. Repress the memories, forget the dead. Move on with her life. But as much as she plans to do such a thing, she still can't close her eyes without seeing Andrea's tube fill up with gas or hearing Justine's screams as she was buried alive. Not to mention the dread and guilt that lingers from the beginning of the night, when she'd had the chance to help save Shane but couldn't. Even with her plans to forget this night and move on, the deaths of the people around her would haunt her for a long time to come.
The draw opens to reveal a book, the final part of this strange challenge. But it isn't a contest, isn't a moment to fight for her life. Instead the book that Joey pulls out is just another in the long list of things changing Lele's life tonight. It's a chance, a free kill. There's only one person here Lele can happily send to their death, and that's Matt. Before tonight she'd had no hard feelings for the guy, hadn't even known he existed, but now she was convinced that he was working with the evil of the house; and the only way to survive was to take the evil out.
"I know you're friends with Matt.." The blonde starts, rereading the instructions on the page before turning to Joey. "..But I honestly think Matt should die." The words come out harsh, but she's been harsh with Matt the entire night. No one would be that surprised if he was the next to go, and she's sure that they'd be better off without him. "But he helps us." The words come from Joey's mouth with little hesitation, and it's clear that Lele is the only one in the room who wants Matt gone. "He helps us-," She repeats, but before she even finishes those words she's onto her next, "But he wants me dead. Okay, this is a game of survival? He wants me dead." She's desperate, sure that if she doesn't take him out now he'll take her out later. One of them is going to have to die, they cant both make it out of this.
Joey starts talking about how he'd vouch for her and how he'd make sure she doesn't die, but it doesn't really get through to her. It's a game of life or death, but at the end of the day she isn't the only one playing. And finally Joey gets to his point: He wants to put Glozells name in. Lele wants to argue, as she always does, but before she has a chance to do it he's already writing the name in. "Well it's your house.." She mumbles, heart sinking in that moment. From here on out things would only get harder. Her eyes watch the page as he writes, but something catches her eye. "Wait-" Its too late to wait, Glozells name is already in the book and the door behind them has unlocked, but still Lele reaches forward and takes hold of the murder book, studying the page intently. "Arthur, Sarah and Marvin.. That's, like, the butler and the maid, right? Their names are in here." With every word she seems to point at the book more, shove it into Joey's face as if this can help them somehow. "What does that mean? They can't be dead, they've been around helping us all night.." Joey says, confusion clear on his face. "I don't know what it means." Lele says, standing up as the sound of the chaos downstairs unfolds. "But we can't trust them, and we can't leave the book here. We have to keep this."
And suddenly it seems like maybe Matt isn't the evil one here. Maybe Lele's been wrong the whole time. In that moment she decides that maybe it's good that they didn't kill Matt, but even if she suddenly believes he isn't entirely terrible, that doesnt mean hes had the same change of heart, and it doesn't mean that he no longer wants her dead. Lele may have decided to stop coming for Matt, but Matt hasn't decided to stop coming for Lele.