Overview
Oona Orbit counts the friends in a ring game in the Glowpatch. Then Oona counts the empty places. Momo Marshmallow sits beyond the circle. Oona opens the orbit ring and sets the open-place marker beside him.
The offered job is small: tap the ring when the next round may begin. Momo may join, watch, or leave the marker where it is. Oona wants every circle full. The first round begins with a gap because Oona will not close the ring around a no.
After one round, Momo nudges the marker one paw-width inward. Oona opens both paws and waits to learn whether the next nudge means yes. Their definition of together has room for the answer.
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