This week, here’s a pivotal decision Orlando’s making…

Orlando sat in his car, parked just outside Jade’s sprawling estate, the anticipation of the evening weighing heavily upon him. The basement entry, a portal to an opulent and secretive world, loomed not far from where he sat; the heavy door symbolically crystalizing the decision he was about to make. He took a moment to collect himself, staring at his reflection in the rearview mirror, searching for some semblance of resolve in his own eyes.

With a resigned sigh, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a recreational ED pill. Popping it into his mouth, he swallowed it dry, no chaser to ease the bitterness. The pill was an attempt to give him the stamina he knew he’d need to survive a woman like Morgana, and a night like this.

As he gazed at his reflection, a sigh-filled statement escaped his lips. “Here goes nothing,” he muttered, the words heavy with resignation and a touch of defiance. “May the best version of me survive this night.” He cast a final glance at his reflection, seeking courage that felt just out of reach, then opened the car door and stepped out into the night, committing himself to whatever awaited him inside Jade’s hedonic world.

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