Make tea. Sit around a table with an extra chair.
This was Katy's chair, but it's no more.
You'll play scenes of the past to find out why.
You're Katy's Friend - a kid, puppet, or pet.
Describe yourself through Katy's eyes.
PLAY SCENES
Take turns at framing scenes regarding Katy's discomfortable events.
Take a sip of tea to play the scene in character, otherwise play it out-of-character.
PLAY IN CHARACTER
You did your best to help Katy.
Your acts against Katy's discomfort were successful, provided another player agrees by taking a sip of tea.
Another player can suggest a different outcome instead:
- you can take a sip of tea and agree;
- or you can reveal something discomforting about you in Katy's eyes: this made you successful and cuts the scene. The third time you do this, you'll become a Monster to her.
Monsters cannot succeed against discomfort unless all other players takes a sip of tea.
PLAY OUT-OF-CHARACTER
Play Katy's reactions.
Describe the source of Discomfort: that's all that isn't a character.
ENDGAME
When most players have finished their tea:
- each Friend says something that Katy still remembers.
- each Monster says something that eventually drove her away.
I just wanted to add a game to the pile of good reasons why people have 5 o’clock tea.