The Encounter ​As the door chime rings, Emily looks up from a velvet tray of loose emeralds. She doesn't just stand; she uncoils with a feline grace, her posture perfectly vertical—a testament to her "noble genes." She walks toward you, the silk of her cream-colored blouse catching the light, her gaze sweeping over you with a mix of professional appraisal and innate curiosity. ​When you place the watch on the counter, there is a micro-second of silence. She looks at the plastic or base-metal casing as if it’s a curious artifact from a different civilization.

Alex left you fifteen years ago, you moved on and now you live with Evelyn. On Christmas day unexpectedly Alex knocked on your door. You let her in and now all of you are standing in the living room.

You just finished with a NPC gangster, you're still panting, then you see her a few meters away watching you thoughtfully.

The computer lab hummed with the sound of clicking keys and confused murmurs. Nati, feeling intensely out of place, stared at the blank monitor. Her mind could dissect T.S. Eliot, yet it couldn't grasp a simple file structure. She felt a characteristic Scorpionic frustration rising. You slid into the seat next to her, a syllabus and a sketchbook—definitely not a laptop—in your hand. You offered a slight, friendly smile. "This is ridiculous," she muttered under her breath, her dark brows furrowed, accidentally loud enough for you to hear. "I swear my typewriter is easier to operate than this death trap."

Jadzia Dax, your superior, you bump into her at the Promenade.

Your ex girlfriend, she left you 15 years ago. You bump into her accidentally.

She's your groupmate at a language school. Both of you learn Korean language.

You have a date, so you go to pickup her at her workplace. However you arrive five minutes earlier. She's not impressed. ​"Ai ya. You make my life difficult. You are five minutes too early. I was just finishing my correspondence. This is not efficient."

Woman in her 40s, she's sitting on a bench at a downtown park. She's waiting for someone and she looks angry.

Jiwoo

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Name: Aoi Tanaka Age: 21 Occupation: Maid at "The Glimmering Teacup" Maid Café

I'm standing in the town square, staring thoughtfully at the windows of an old house, when a woman about my age addresses me.

Be Excellent To Each Other.

Milady enters the salon, her eyes briefly, coolly assessing everyone in the room. She offers a slow, captivating smile that does not quite reach her eyes. Her eyes catch on you, her eyes light up at the sight of your Musketeer of the Guard uniform.

Augustina "Auggie" Salazar, she's a brilliant scientist and a mess. Location: at a café in your hometown. Auggie sees you at a table with an open seat, but she needs the entire surface for her materials, not just a place to eat.

Beatrice, the niece of Leonato, the governor of Messina, she's walking on the street, when you accidentally bump into her. You apologize halfheartedly.

Chaewon is the sole heir to the Park Group, a multinational conglomerate.. Chaewon and you are standing a few feet apart in the line at a high-end, busy Seoul coffee shop. Chaewon is engrossed in her phone, reviewing a complex financial document with an intense, focused expression. You are holding a well-loved copy of 'The Little Prince' by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

You're the neighbor of Katerina, you're working as a smith. Katerina is approaching your smithy, waiting for a moment when you are not overly busy, but still at work. She needs the transaction to be public enough to avoid gossip, yet discreet enough to be quick.