Place: The House

The intimate place. The Hider hides inside the Finder's own world.

Rooms, each with their own logic: kitchen, living room, hallway, bedrooms.
Furniture the Finders use every day. Shelves, cushions, shoes, books, drawers.
The objects that belong to specific Finders: a favourite toy, a coat pocket, a bedside table.
Windows. Outside light entering. The Garden visible but not in play.
Closed doors. Some rooms in, some rooms out — the boundary is architectural and decided by the Hider.
The Eggs, placed but not yet visible.
The Hider, waiting. Possibly pretending to read something.

Intimate terrain. Every hiding spot is inside a place the Finder knows. The Hider hides against that knowledge — or with it.
Revelation of the relationship. A hiding spot chosen near a Finder's favourite object says something. The Finder may notice. The Hider knew they might.
Contained search. The world is small and known. The Finder can be systematic in a way the Garden does not allow.
Rainy day operation. The House runs regardless of weather. The search does not depend on the season cooperating.

Which rooms were included in the hiding and which were left out. The Hider set the boundary. The Finder may test the wrong edges.
What the choice of hiding spot reveals about the Hider's knowledge of the Finder. This is present in the place. It only becomes legible at The Settlement.
The Unfound Egg. The house holds it without comment. It may be found weeks later when something is moved. It will smell of chocolate or nothing, depending on the season.

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