Something troubling.

Chrissi walked across center stage to a briefcase labeled 17. She opened it to reveal a small card with a symbol in the center. It was the symbol for a person, but with a jigsaw piece-shaped slice cut out of the silhouette.

Chrissi began laughing madly. "Uh-oh!" the blonde yelled. Jessica thought for a moment she saw tears on her cheeks. "This one's a doozy! Isn't that right, Jack?"

The host approached the women and for the first time Jessica saw real emotion in his face. With the stage lights glinting off of his sweaty forehead, his eyes betrayed a sadistic glee.

"That's right, Chrissi! In this round, we'll be removing an aspect of you. You have five choices today. We can extract your anger, your loyalty, your humor, your curiosity, or your pleasure. What'll it be?"

"Uh, ok. Am I supposed to act something out?" She started waving her arms mockingly. "Oh nooo, they're talking away my pleasure! Like that?"

Jack's eyes bulged and he spoke through teeth gritted into a tight smile. "Something like that, yes." He stared at her with a withering intensity, but she maintained eye contact.

"Ok, fine. I don't wanna lose my pleasure or my humor. No point tossing out my curiosity, and I can't imagine not being able to get angry. What does 'loyalty' even mean? Like I can't be loyal anymore?"

Chrissi giggled madly. "You can't ask any questions! That's the rule." Jack nodded approvingly and turned to Jessica.

"So Jess, what'll it be?"