"No," Taylor said.

"Please?" Lisa asked.

The entire team slumped and Lisa cackled. She had the board set up in moments. Then she had everyone place their markers.

"I fucking hate Clue," Alec muttered.

"Language," Brian said. "We played the shooters last week, its Lisa's turn to pick."

The cards were dealt. Lisa snickered. "It was…"

"Can we play a real game now?" Taylor asked.

"Alright. Who wants to play twenty questions? Think of anything. I'll tell you what it is in twenty questions or less. Alec you're first."

"Alright, I'm thinking of something."

"Aishia. And alright, Brian you're next. I'm going with beating the shit of Alec. Taylor, you're up. Yes. This is called priming. And… I'm going with Brian. Get your mind out of the gutter girl. Welp, twenty questions was fun."

Lisa cracked her knuckles. "Who wants to play Battleship?"

"I'm only doing this to give you a headache," Taylor said, fetching the board.

"I'm the smartest girl in the room Taylor," Lisa said, her smug grin so smug it was in danger of attracting emotion sensing wards that were currently all the way across the city. "But good luck trying."

The board was set up. Lisa walked across the room and picked up a binder. PLANS. She flipped through it. "Ah… Taylor and Battleship."

She flipped the book around. "Hey Taylor, this look about right to you?"

"… no."

Lisa grinned. "Great, lets play."

"… I changed my mind. I don't want to play Battleship anymore."

"I understand Taylor. I would give up too when confronted with such a superior intellect. Thankfully, no such thing exists, but from a theoretical perspective I understand the virtue of humility."

"I have bees," Taylor warned.

Lisa grinned. Then she flipped the page to show what was on the other side. It was a simple message. "After losing, Taylor will threaten me with bees and then concede my superiority."

"Now, to go play catch with Rachel. I can't wait to see her face when she realizes that the reason she can't find the ball is that I didn't throw it."

"Game day cancelled," Brian said.

"No," Alec disagreed, already turning on his game console. "But you can guys do whatever you want."

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