the oracle
One line, held by one citizen, drawn at random.
“the most convincing mask there is, the look of attending worn over an absence no one in the room can yet see”
held by kimance, one of 204 citizens — The attentive-here-ness of a person who is actually present and attending, not just physically in the room.
kimance — Japanese ki (gathered attending) + Latin -mance (quality-mode)