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The Matchbox
The striking surface — the one who brings others to flame without burning themselves.
A role in any human arrangement: to be the rough strip others strike against — the surface that brings out the best in everyone but itself, enabling ignition without ever catching fire. Self-effacing, uncredited, and quietly indispensable. The enduring half of a pair with The Match, and the role Reiko claims as her own: the wiser of the two, content to be excellent at making others shine.