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Max is right, incidentally. Ellen playing an unoptimized character is like Ellen knitting - she may feel she owes it to her friends, somehow, but it's still fundamentally nonEllen. When Ellen plays games, Ellen wins.

Has anyone guessed how yet?

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(Saturday afternoon, INT: EB and JH's living room)

LH: The concussion grenade lands directly between Kari and Varla, dealing 5 points of stun damage to both of you.
NP: And I'm down to two.
GU: Don't look at me, I'm out completely.
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MH: It's all up to you, Ellen.
EB: What do you mean, it's up to me? I haven't hit anything all game and right now I literally have no weap-
MH: I'm not talking to Vera Washington, Ellen, I'm talking to YOU. You've Thought of Something, I know you have.
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EB: I... I'm not optimized for comb-
MH (up on the table): Bullshit. You're the game-breakiest rules-lawyeriest munchkin west of the sunrise and we need you! Don't hold back! Be who you were meant to be!
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EB: ...Alright, fine, I'll win the game for you.
LH: Wait, what's going on?