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The only light in Ramshackle's lounge came from a few guttering candles, throwing our huddled shadows against the walls. Doubt and curiosity had held us in a tense silence—until Ace leaned forward, a wicked grin spreading across his face. 'Alright, serious question time,' he declared, voice cutting through the quiet. 'How many pickles can you shove up your ass?' The planchette jerked to life, sliding with purpose to the number nine. Epel recoiled. 'Nine?!' he squeaked. Ace's laughter echoed as the pointer moved again—one. 'Ninety-one?!' Deuce shouted, half-standing. Then it glided to two. 'Ninety-two?!' Sebek barked, back rigid. Chaos erupted: Grim crowing about his superiority, Ortho's systems whirring softly. I stared, my wolf ears flattening against my skull, as the piece settled o…