Illustration for What Counts, from the adult visual novel The Countersign

There is a schedule at the back of the regulations that lists behaviours by how much they move a number, and it is the least read appendix in the building.

RabBeing seen fighting is nine places. Being seen losing is four. Being seen being generous in front of a crowd is eleven, which tells you everything about who wrote it.

TamsinAnd what is worth the most?

RabIt does not say a number. It says the schedule is not exhaustive and the clerks may file anything they observe.

TamsinSo we give the clerks something to observe.

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