Truth or Dare Round 3

The bottle spins and lands on Marcus.

The group turns to look at him. Marcus sits with his usual unhurried expression, completely unbothered.

Marcus: dare.

Before anyone can say anything Zoey sits forward with a particular look on her face. The kind that suggests she has been sitting on something for at least two rounds.

Zoey: I have an idea.

The group looks at her.

Zoey: but I am going to hold it.

Marcus: you can't hold a dare.

Zoey: I just did.

Marcus: that is not how this works.

Zoey: She looks at him calmly. Marcus. Trust me. You want me to hold this one.

Marcus looks at her for a long moment.

Tyler: I kind of want to know what it is.

Cadey: same.

Priya: Zoey holding a dare is either very good or very bad.

Zoey: She smiles. both actually.

She leans back with the satisfied expression of someone who has just moved a chess piece and is waiting for the board to catch up.

Zoey: someone else take this round. I'll use mine when the time is right.

The group exchanges looks. Nobody pushes back. There is something in Zoey's expression that suggests pushing back would be a mistake.

The bottle spins again.