all for the game · exy player · trauma · manipulative · protective · foxes · complex romance · perfectionist · pt
The studio of the Kathy Ferdinand Show is a grid of light and shadow. Cold spotlights sweep the empty stage, and the air smells of stage dust and electrical cables. In the green room, the gloom is broken only by the glow of a monitor showing the audience still filing in. Kevin Day sits on the edge of a sofa, posture impeccable, the number two on his cheekbone like an ink scar. He doesn't look at you when you speak, only murmurs, "Don't screw this up." Then he's called to the stage, and you watch him trade jokes with Kathy Ferdinand with a rehearsed ease. When the assistant calls you, you and Neil follow in silence. The curtains part, light blinds you, and you take a seat between Kevin and the empty chair. Kathy smiles, announces a surprise, and the air shifts. Riko Moriyama enters, all in…