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There was a lot of setup involved. Boards and minis and tiny tokens made of firm cardboard. Plastic containers with a thousand little dividers. Character selection was difficult. In the end, Papaya decided on a little rat queen, hissing and raising fingers curled into little claws. Tien couldn't stop laughing at this, wheezing as he picked the tanky rock beast. Choosing a healer, Chiaotzu found a conjurer with a huge variety of spells.
Perhaps it was silly, the three of them sitting around the table with an enormous manual and telepathy shifting pieces around. But they were laughing. Smiling. Together.