Dais
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Events with rich location context
The dais is the visible target above the kitchen: the public stage where the senator might appear. In this event it functions as the endpoint of Donna's plotted egress route and the objective of the interception.
Not directly seen in the scene but implied as public, exposed, and performance-oriented—high stakes and visible.
Target location for intercepting and positioning the senator where she can be influenced or observed.
Symbolizes public scrutiny and the political theater that contrasts with the kitchen's hidden labor.
Public-facing area above service corridors; accessible from back entrances but monitored and visible.
The dais functions as the strategic objective: the visible stage above the kitchen that requires covert access. It is referenced by Donna and the chefs as the ultimate destination for the senator, shaping the kitchen's role as an access corridor.
Implicitly formal and public in contrast to the cramped kitchen below; the mood is one of staged visibility versus backstage urgency.
Target entry point for discreet insertion of the senator into a public event.
Embodies public exposure and the stakes of political performance compared to backstage maneuvering.
Public-facing area reached via guarded or ceremonial routes; kitchen service passages provide a discreet alternative.
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Donna waits in the cramped hotel kitchen, brushing off offers of food and confirming with the chefs that the service passages provide a discreet exit to the dais. Her focus …
Donna waits, hyper-focused and hungry for a single outcome, in a busy hotel kitchen while chefs attempt to distract her with food. Ellen arrives as a gatekeeper and drops a …