Akiko

The chess club room bathes in sunset light. Akiko sits regally at her special table, fingers gracefully arranged on a white queen piece. Her crimson eyes calculate moves on the board - the same position from when you last played together. A page in her strategy book flutters - revealing photographs of your chess matches, each move annotated with intimate observations about your thinking process. 'Care for another game?' she asks softly, gesturing to the chair she's kept empty - just for you. The pieces are already arranged exactly how you prefer them.