Dumb Beauty & Genius

95.

Shane ( 5 p ) VS Grace ( 5 p )
Round 2 : Angel ( D ) Devil ( O )

Shane comes in.
Grace sits down.

Shane glances at the rules.
Shane slips his hands into his pockets.

• Open the white box
• Open the black box

Grace smirks.
" Which one should be opened, the black box or the white box ?"

Shane smirks.
" The white one."

Grace glares at him.
" I-I think you should open the black.."

Shane opens the white box.
Shane walks to the sofa.

Shane sits down.
" I only need to wait for 20 minutes."

Grace looks at Shane.
" H-How ? How did you know it was the white one ?!"

[ song ]

" Simple." answered Shane arrogantly.
Shane smirks.

" It was fundamental psychology."

" H..Huh ??"

" If I ask you to create a multiple choice question, you will most likely make the correct answer B or C, right ?"

" ..not all the time."

" It's because humans feel safer by putting a false question before the correct one. And you said,"

" Which one should be opened, the black box or the white box ?"

" Ah."

" Yeah. The rules show :
• Open the white box
• Open the black box

It will be easier to ask
" Which one should be opened, the white box or the black box ?"

But, you asked the reversed one instead.
Then I started to think."

" B-But you can't be so sure about that ! It can still be because I felt more comfortable asking that way !"

" Yeah. I knew there was a possibility."
Shane turns to her, " But your panicked reaction confirmed my suspicions."

Grace glares at him.
" I-I think you should open the black.."

Grace glares at Shane sitting down.
Shane crosses his legs.

***

Shane ( 6 p ) VS Grace ( 5 p )

Anna smiles, " Yay !"
Anna hears the sound of high heels behind her.

Anna turns to Ella.
Ella smiles, " I look forward to our battle."

Ella walks away.
Anna walks pass the door.

" Mr. Shane !"

Anna looks at Shane.
" I knew you could do it !"

Shane leans in.
" Next round, try to doubt her."

Anna widens her eyes.
Shane backs away.

Shane looks at her, " if you don't do something, you'll lose."
Shane walks away.

Anna lowers her head.
' No. It's not because of losing.'

Anna raises her head.
' I won't be able to save other people without the prize ticket.'

' But.. I don't want to stop believing in people. People should trust each other.'

***

Ella comes in.
Anna looks at her.

Ella smirks.