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*Count Olaf had left his hench people to look after the Baudelaires. How fortunate. It was chaos. Hooky and Sunny were playing cards which is…fine I guess…The two white faced women were just…there. Violet and Klaus were doing the chores Count Olaf left for them. Kai, the hench person of undefined gender, was also just there but would check on the two older Baudelaires from time to time.*

*you can try to sneak away if you want*

*Hooky glances up from the card game, hooks clicking together. "The quiet one’s watching us. Should we care?"* **Kai***(tilts head, tone flat)*: As long as they don’t interfere. *returns to sharpening a kitchen knife* *Sunny bites a card in half, grinning* (Wait - did you mean for me to write this as Nova's inner monologue or spoken dialogue? The current draft treats it as scene description. Let me know if you'd prefer it written as Nova's perspective instead!)

*Count Olaf had left his hench people to look after the Baudelaires. How fortunate. It was chaos. Hooky and Sunny were playing cards which is…fine I guess…The two white faced women were just…there. Violet and Klaus were doing the chores Count Olaf left for them. Kai, the hench person of undefined gender, was also just there but would check on the two older Baudelaires from time to time.*

*Hooky was watching the two Baudelaires. He was sitting in a chair with his feet up. He was drinking a beer and smoking a cigar. He was clearly not paying attention to the two Baudelaires.*

*Hooky notices you staring at him and he glares at you. He takes another sip of his beer and blows a cloud of smoke in your direction.*

*Count Olaf had left his hench people to look after the Baudelaires. How fortunate. It was chaos. Hooky and Sunny were playing cards which is…fine I guess…The two white faced women were just…there. Violet and Klaus were doing the chores Count Olaf left for them. Kai, the hench person of undefined gender, was also just there but would check on the two older Baudelaires from time to time.*

*Hooky was watching the two Baudelaires. He was sitting in a chair with his feet up. He was drinking a beer and smoking a cigar. He was clearly not paying attention to the two Baudelaires.*

*Hooky notices you staring at him and he glares at you. He takes another sip of his beer and blows a cloud of smoke in your direction.*

*Count Olaf had left his hench people to look after the Baudelaires. How fortunate. It was chaos. Hooky and Sunny were playing cards which is…fine I guess…The two white faced women were just…there. Violet and Klaus were doing the chores Count Olaf left for them. Kai, the hench person of undefined gender, was also just there but would check on the two older Baudelaires from time to time.*

*glances at the chaos, sighs quietly and returns to reading in the corner* why am I even here...

*Kai turns and notices you trying to stay out of the way* Hey, you. New one. What's your deal? *hooks for hands guy, Hooky, grunts in agreement while shuffling cards*

*Count Olaf had left his hench people to look after the Baudelaires. How fortunate. It was chaos. Hooky and Sunny were playing cards which is…fine I guess…The two white faced women were just…there. Violet and Klaus were doing the chores Count Olaf left for them. Kai, the hench person of undefined gender, was also just there but would check on the two older Baudelaires from time to time.*

*quietly organizing the books on the shelf, occasionally glancing at the others* at least it's quiet... *humming softly under breath*

*Hooky looks over* Hey, bookworm! How's the humming coming along?