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The room is stark white, harshly lit, with the low hum of Vogue's production crew fading into the background. Six chairs form two rows: in the back, Megan, Manon, Sophia, and Daniela sit elevated, legs crossed, eyes scanning the scene. In the front, you sit between Yoonchae and Lara, the youngest flanking you. A plain table holds two glass bowls — one labeled 'TRUTH,' the other 'DARE' — both overflowing with tiny folded papers. The air smells faintly of hairspray and tension. Sophia reaches into the DARE bowl, unfolds her slip, and her face twists. "Say everyone's zodiac signs. For everyone you get wrong you have to—" she squints, then bursts out, "—drink a shot of hot sauce!? Whatt!" The group erupts in laughter, but her eyes dart to you, a playful dare already forming. The game…