They were at a party.

  Kaya: I want to make a toast.

  The others stand in a circle and hold a glass of their drink.

  Kaya: we've had crazy adventures together so far, and somehow we've survived them. I know that none of us expected to be here at this moment, but I have to admit that I'm glad that the mountain forced me to hang out with you guys, because otherwise I don't think it would have ever happened. She joked.

  Nuri: Hey!

  Kaya: you know it doesn't apply to you.

  Nuri: good.

  Kaya: anyway I want to tell you how happy I am to be part of this team. Team Anarchists. For friendship! she raised his glass

  Everyone else raised their glass.

  For friendship!

  Rho: that was really wonderful.

  Kaya: what can I tell you, you have come close to my heart.

  At that moment Max arrives

  Max: hey Nuri, I'm glad to see you, and the others... he looks at Kaya.

  Max: I don't remember how I met you, let me introduce myself, I am Max, Max kisses her hand.

  Kaya: Kaya, and the pleasure is mine.

  Ace and Rho laugh a bit.

  Max: are you up for dancing?

  Kaya: gladly.

  She said flirty

  Rin: don't drink too much!

  Kaya: don't worry, we won't.

  Nuri Kaya and Max go dancing

  Ace finished her drink and headed for the dance floor

  Rho: where are you going?

  Ace: to dance.

  Rin: alone?

  Ace: only if Rho doesn't want to go with me.

  Rho smiled and walked towards her

  Rho: I hope you don't mind that I dance badly.

  Ace: don't worry, you can't be worse than me.

  She smiled and the two of them left. They get lost in the audience and start dancing, each by themselves but next to each other. Kaya, Nuri and Max also danced.

  Rin and Nigel stayed to drink.

  Nigel: you don't drink?

  Rin: no.

  Nigel: Why?

  Rin: because it's unhealthy for your body and your mind.

  Nigel: only if you cross the line...

  Pause

  Nigel: didn't you have a beer when we all first met?

  Rin: yes, I did, and it was my first beer.

  Nigel almost spits his beer. Rin looked at him calmly.

  Nigel: Why did you decide to drink then?

  Rin glanced briefly at Ace, and then looked back.

  Rin: I felt like it was right to make an exception sometimes.

  Nigel: good.

  Nigel handed him a beer

  He didn't say anything, but it seemed as if they understood each other. Rin takes and drinks the beer.

  Rho and Ace went to get drinks.

  Ace: and how are you feeling?

  Rho: great.

  Ace laughed.

  Rho: I thought this would be too stressful, but it's actually not that scary.

  Ace: I'm glad you're having fun.

  Rho: how are you?

  Ace: I always feel good when I drink, and since I always drink, I always feel good.

  She smiles a bit then she became a bit serious but still calm

  Ace: Can I ask you something?

  Rho nodded.

  Ace: did Sorious knew you before?

  Rho is surprised at the question but then takes a breath.

  Rho: how did you figure that out?

  Ace: lucky guess I'd say. And how do you know him?

  Rho: actually he knows a version of me from my past, someone I used to be, let's just say he worked for the same people as me, I don't remember him but he remembers me...

  Ace: how did that make you feel?

  She was quiet a bit than she talked.

  Rho: Scared.

  She said quietly, looking down.

  Ace was surprised by the answer but she fastly relaxes.

  Ace takes a sip of beer and leans against the wall.

  Ace: I'll tell you one thing. I absolutely do not care what kind of person you used to be, but what matters to me is that you are the person you are now.

  Rho looked at her in astonishment.

  Ace: There is no other version of you than the one standing in front of me.

  Rho: thank you.

  Rho meant it

  Ace smiles and makes a toast.

  Nuri and Kaya and Max try to light a cigarette.

  Kaya: I haven't had a cigarette for a really long time.

  Nuri: same, my last cigarette was the day we all met, well, right before we met.

  Max: why is that?

  Kaya: you will see now.

  They try to light it up

  Rin freezes their cigarettes.

  Kaya: you see, he can't miss anything.

  Max looks at the frozen cigarette

  Max: Now I understand everything you said about your brother...

  Rho gets lost in the crowd and bumps into a random man.

  Guy: Hey there.

  Rho: I apologize.

  He looks at her up and down.

  Guy: no need to apologize, would you like to dance?

  Rho: no thank you.

  Guy: why not?

  Nigel appeared behind her

  Nigel: because she already has a dance partner.

  Nigel turned to her

  Nigel: Shall we? She looks at him confused as he pulls her to the other side, holding her hand and starts dancing with her.

  Rho: what are you doing?

  Nigel: What? Can’t I dance with you?

  Rho: I didn't say that...

  Nigel: You looked like you needed help, so I jumped in.

  Rho: you shouldn't have done that, I know how to take care of myself.

  Nigel: I know you can.

  Rho: then why did you do it?

  Nigel shrugs

  Nigel: because I wanted to. He smiles

  Rho: You're impossible...

  Nigel: I know...

  He smiles and keeps dancing, holding her while they dance

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  Rin struggled with Nuri and Kaya.

  Rin: where have they gone now...?

  Then he stops and sees Ace, alone, sitting at the table drinking wine. He smiles.

  Random guy: Look at that girl, she's beautiful.

  Random: she is very attractive, look at that body...

  Random: what do you think? Shall we approach her?

  Rin couldn't listen to that and walked towards her, on the way towards her he hit one of them by the shoulder but didn't turn around, but went to her.

  She is sitting alone, and suddenly she feels something like a scarf covering her. Rin put a large, thin scarf over her shoulder.

  Ace: What is the meaning of this?

  Rin: it's getting cold, I don't want you to catch a cold.

  Ace: well thank you, it's actually starting to get cold.

  Rin: you're welcome.

  He looks away for a moment at the people who commented on her, and they backed away after seeing him, and then looks back at her, she's drinking wine, not paying attention.

  Kaya and Nuri reach Ace.

  Kaya: here, I got you what you asked for.

  Ace takes a cigarette

  Ace: thank you.

  Rin: Why did you ask for that?

  Ace: because I want to smoke. She lights it up.

  Rin froze it. The cigarette

  Ace: you have to stop doing that to everyone!

  Rin: I don't know why you thought I would make an exception this time.

  Ace: You really have a wish to die? She looks at him cold.

  Kaya: Ace, he's been doing this to us all night... believe me, we understand you... but we have a question for you.

  Ace: what question?

  Kaya: well, you know, an adult and mature question...

  Nuri: yes, we need help, in something that definitely does not include drinking games...

  Rin: You really need to work on lying….

  Ace: finally my talent can be used, let's go.

  Kaya: come on Rin, let's go find the others, and we can all play together, it will be fun.

  Rin just sighed and followed them.

  They sat in a circle and everyone had a drink.

  Ace: what game are we playing?

  Kaya: we all go in a circle and each of us draws cards. Next, everything will be clear to you, who will start?

  Everyone looks at Ace.

  Ace: okay okay. Takes the card

  Kaya: what does it say?

  Ace: "show the person you think is most likely to do something stupid, and that person has to drink with you."

  Ace: as many great candidates as there are here for this question, I choose... Nuri.

  Nuri: You choose me next to Kaya! Are you realistic?

  Kaya laughs: drink.

  Rin draws next

  Rin: "tell the group one truth about yourself that no one will believe or drink."

  Rin took a breath

  Rin: I still own one of my childhood toys.

  Everyone was shocked and then burst out laughing.

  Rin: Oh forgive me for being sentimental. He crosses his arms

  Kaya: It's that teddy bear right? All the time I thought it belonged to Nuri.

  Nuri: For some reason I got a pendant...

  Kaya: You mean this inscription pendant you wear all the time?

  Nuri: yes, it was a gift from my mother, while Rin got a teddy bear, purely as a joke because he never knew how to be a kid.

  Ace: your mother really had a sense of humor, I like it. What does it say on your pendant?

  Nuri: "don't change."

  Everyone laughs a little.

  Ace: It looks like she was joking with you too...

  Everyone laughed

  Nuri: Yeah yeah, I know what you all think, but I don't care!

  Everyone laughed

  Kaya: who's next?

  Rho: that would be me, let's see... she takes the card, "With the player on your left you have to play arm-wrestling, the weaker one drinks"

  She looked at Nigel

  Nigel: You don't even have to try, you can drink right away.

  Rho: oh yeah? Try me.

  She put her arm in position. They both take a position and try to knock down each other's hand.

  Nigel: Not bad Rhodri but you'll need a little more than that to beat me. He's in the lead but she doesn't give up. She even moves his hand a little, but then he knocks it down.

  Rho: You are really strong...

  Nigel hands her a glass.

  Nigel: Cheers.

  She drinks. Nigel draws the next card. Nigel read to himself. ?The person who is the most beautiful for you in this group must drink.“ He laughs and whispers Rho.

  Nigel: looks like you need to drink again.

  Rho: why?

  Nigel: just trust me.

  Kaya: But you have to say what it said.

  Nigel drinks.

  Nigel: I don't have to now. He took the card with him

  Rho: you know you're going to have to tell me what it says... I was drinking after all... although I don't know why.

  Nigel: I'll think about it.

  Kaya pulls out a card.

  Kaya: this is good... you guys have to write something about me and I have to guess who wrote what, and the more I guess, the more of you drinks.

  Everyone writes something down and she starts reading the pieces of paper

  Kaya: ?You have guts.“

  Kaya thought

  Kaya: I'll take a guess and say this note wrote... Rin?

  Rin took a breath and finished his drink.

  Kaya: well, I know that, but thank you.

  Kaya laughs and reads the following: "this is written by Ace, I just want a reason to drink."

  Ace raised her glass and drank.

  Ace: you already know that I think the best of you.

  Kaya: thanks

  Kaya: let's see the next message. "Thank you for being one of my best friends, P.S. I set some of your things on fire again, I'm sorry you're finding out this way."

  She looks at Nuri who whistles and avoids her gaze

  Kaya: Nuri...

  Nuri: I don't know what you're talking about and drinks his drink

  Kaya: tomorrow I will deal with you, now I will continue. Let's see. "You are a tolerable person."

  Kaya: I don't think anyone has ever said anything nicer to me... sarcastically.

  Kaya: but I respect, Nigel.

  Nigel nodded and drank.

  Nigel: And I meant every word.

  Kaya: and of course the last message, from Rho... "I respect you for being yourself."

  Rho: and I really mean it too, She takes a few sips too.

  Kaya smiles

  Nuri: my turn. "Choose 2 people who will drink, and one who must grant you one wish."

  Nuri: Kaya and Rho are drinking, and Rin has to fulfill my wish...

  Rin took a breath

  Rin: what do you want?

  Nuri: tell me two things in which I am better than you.

  Rin looked at him

  Ace and Kaya: Uuuuu

  Ace: this should be good.

  Rin: you're better at cooking than me.

  Nuri: and in what else?

  Rin can barely speak.

  Rin: You're... a much better brother than I am

  Nuri: please repeat that. Did I hear that right?

  Rin: you heard what you heard, I won't repeat it again.

  Nuri laughs: I'm satisfied, anyway I have a lot of witnesses here for that I can make fun of you all my life.

  Kaya: you got yourself into it...

  Rin: that's what I get in return when I try to be nice...

  Everyone laughs.

  Kaya: it's your turn.

  Ace read.

  Ace: I am not doing this...

  Kaya took a piece of paper and read it.

  Kaya: you just have to sing something, why is it so scary?

  Ace: because...

  Nuri: don't worry we won't laugh... a lot.

  Kaya slaps him on his shoulder.

  Nuri: ouch

  Kaya: come on, you're not afraid of anything, you are Ace!

  Ace: I'd rather drink, Rin stops her.

  Rin: don't be a coward.

  Ace: who are you calling a coward? She was annoyed

  Rin: well you can show us how that's not true.

  She gets up annoyed.

  Ace: okay, okay, give me a minute.

  The others are waiting.

  Ace started to sing, shyly but beautifully, she had the voice of an angel, although you would never say that about her... everyone was shocked, especially Rin. Nuri started adding background music. She sang with her eyes closed, when she finished she opened her eyes. Everyone was looking at her.

  Kaya: girl, that was amazing!

  Rho: yes, I don't understand why you hesitated even for a second, you really have a beautiful voice.

  Ace sat down and drank.

  Ace: let's move on okay.

  Rin is still a bit pensive.

  Kaya: Rin, it's you,

  Rin: he pulls out a card and reads it.

  Rin: ?you have to tell the person to your right (Ace) one of your secrets, if that person is surprised she or he drinks, if not, you drink. “

  Ace: let's see if you can surprise me.

  Rin thinks for a bit and then leans towards her.

  Rin leans down and whispers something in her ear, no one hears what, but Ace's eyes widen, she is surprised and blushes a little. He pulls away his head and looks at her.

  Rin: and, did I manage to surprise you?

  She didn't say anything but just drank the whole glass.

  Kaya: now I'm so curious...

  Nuri: me too... What did you tell her?

  Ace: Nothing! He said nothing! And he will not say that ever again!

  He laughs a little

  Rin: you're next. He turns to Rho

  Rho reads a message that affects her mood.

  Nigel: what does it say?

  Rho: it says that I need to tell a nice memory from my childhood...

  Ace: you don't have a single good memory?

  Everyone is looking at her

  Rho: my childhood wasn't really a nice memory I could describe... The best memories I have would be the time I was allowed to eat or take a bath...

  All in silence.

  Kaya: we all drink this round.

  Everyone drinks. Rin put a hand on her shoulder briefly to show the empathy

  Rho: you're next.

  Nigel watches her for a moment and then takes the card.

  Nigel: "Describe each person here in one word."

  Nigel: let's see... first he points to Kaya: You are... lucky! (Then Nuri), childish,

  Nuri: hey!

  Nigel continued and pointed at Ace

  Nigel: fearless.

  She smirks and drinks her drink,

  Nigel looks at Rin: loyal

  Rin nodded. Nigel then turned to Rho

  Nigel: and... Unpredictable.

  She looked at him calm.

  Nigel: and yes, we all have to drink of course.

  Everyone drinks. Rho's first time drinking this amount of alcohol in front of others, especially friends. They continue to play the game, and drink, and have fun.

  Kaya: This is fun! I have to imitate one of you and you have to guess who it is, if you guess that person is drinking. All right. Who am I? She takes a slight breather and gets serious and starts imitating.

  Kaya: Alcohol is bad for your body and your mind... you should stay out of trouble, and pick your battles.

  Everyone was laughing and looking at Rin.

  Rin took his glass.

  Rin: yes, yes, I see no need to guess here...

  Ace: You nailed it. Ace does high five with Kaya

  After a while, Kaya, Nuri, Rho and Nigel were all very drunk. Rin didn't drink too much so he wasn't drunk and Ace was Ace.

  Nigel fell asleep, while Rho and Nuri and Kaya were laughing hard.

  Ace and Rin watched them.

  Ace: what are we going to do with them?

  Rin: I say we leave them here.

  Ace: Isn't that against your morals?

  Rin: they never listen to me anyway.

  Ace laughed.

  Ace: we have to get them to the ship somehow.

  Rin: I'll wake up Nigel.

  Ace: I will try to reach an agreement with the drunks.

  Rin wakes Nigel up and he wakes up.

  Ace tries to talk to Rho, Nuri, and Kaya.

  Ace: don't sleep now!!

  Nuri and Kaya leaned on her, she holds them, still on their feet.

  Rho laughs and tries to walk.

  Rho: Just leave me here, I'll see you tomorrow. She leaned on chair.

  Rin and Nigel come.

  Rin: what's the situation?

  Ace: what do you think? These two fell asleep in my arms, while this one here says to just leave her here.

  Nigel: tempting but it won't work, come on get up.

  He tries to wake up Rho

  Rho: just let me sleep...

  Nigel: You know, you're annoying when you are drunk.

  Ace: what are we going to do now?

  Rin: can you carry Kaya? I'll take over Nuri and Nigel you can... he turns to Nigel

  Nigel picked up Rho, he threw her over his shoulder.

  Nigel: yes, yes, I got her. Let's go.

  Rho was sleepy, mumbled something Ace was carrying Kaya on her back and Rin was carrying Nuri, they were both asleep. Nigel wore Rho.

  Ace and Rin were walking side by side, Nigel was a little ahead of them.

  Rin: did you have fun?

  Ace: Yeah, and you?

  Rin: Surprisingly, but yes.

  Ace: can I ask you something?

  Rin: of course:

  Ace: what you whispered in my ear, during the game, you said just to surprise me right? That wasn't really true....

  Rin: Yes, I wanted to surprise you, but I didn't lie.

  Ace: you really need to stop saying things like that…

  She said a bit shy

  Rin: sorry, I couldn't help myself, but I don't regret sharing my secret with you either.

  He smiles. She turns her head, and remembers the moment Ace blushed slightly, remembering that, and starts to walk faster.

  Rin: Why did you speed up so much?

  Ace: because I can!

  Rin: where do you get your strength from?

  Ace: just shut up for a second.

  He just laughs and leaves her alone. Nigel carrying Rho.

  Rho started to mumble something and he switch her to carry her bridal style now.

  She had closed eyes but she opened it for a moment and looked at Nigel.

  Nigel looked at her.

  Rho: I...can walk... she said quietly.

  Nigel: I know you can, but I got you, okay?

  She nodded slowly and drunk, and closed her eyes again, he smiled, thinking that she looked cute.

  She started to mumble something.

  Rho: don’t let them have me…

  He looked confused

  Nigel: who?

  Rho was drunk, she barely spoke, she wasn’t aware of anything.

  Rho: I can’t handle more…

  She spoke quietly. He stayed quiet for a bit, then he spoke softly.

  Nigel: you are safe now, no one will ever hurt you again.

  They return to the ship and put them to bed.

  Kaya mutters to Ace

  Kaya: you are the best...

  Ace covers her, and leaves her water by the bed. Rin just throws Nuri on the bed and leaves him.

  Nigel gently put Rho down on the bed, leaned down next to the bed and brushed a lock of her hair out of her face.

  Put a blanket over her and greet Ace

  Ace: good night to you too.

  Nigel left and went to his room

  Ace looks at them.

  Ace: what should I do with you two?

  Rho and Kaya are sleeping

  She left the room. (Ace)

  At that moment, Rin also came out, and she just turned towards the room and tried to avoid him.

  Rin: Ace?

  Ace stops

  Ace: Yes?

  Rin: did you just try to avoid me?

  Ace: no, why would I do that? Acting

  Rin approaches her, she looks at him

  Ace: What?

  Rin: you can't stop thinking about what I have told you, can you?

  Ace blushes

  Ace: shut up! That's not true!

  He continued to watch her

  Ace: What?

  Rin: forgive me for this, Mystery.

  Rin placed his hand on her cheek, and kissed her gently on the other cheek, with the scar on, her face turning red.

  Ace pulls away.

  Ace: What was that? Give me one good reason not to kill you right now! Holds her cheek.

  Rin laughed

  Rin: I just wanted to wish you good night... good night. He turns and leaves

  Ace: this way is not acceptable! She touches the spot on her cheek where he kissed her and goes to his room.

  She closes the door behind her and leans against the door, starts to remember what Rin said to her at the party, while playing the game.

  It was a moment after she sang, and he had the next challenge. When he was about to tell her one of his secrets, he leaned over and whispered in her ear: "I have never heard or seen anyone more beautiful than you."

  She touches her cheek. And she took a break. And went to bed, she tried to sleep.