Welcome to the Program

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Good Morning, Champions. In the interest of maintaining healthy sleep patterns, a day/night cycle is in effect. Your presence is expected in the cafeteria in exactly one hour.

[The voice comes through not a large speaker, but through the device that's attached to each Champion's arm. Further investigation of the features of the device will reveal a list of profiles, a mini-map, and a list of rules. The hallways are shiny white and silver, with running lights along the floor and lights on the ceiling, and at the junction of the hallways is a sign with a knife and fork icon and an arrow pointing down the hall.

Welcome to the Excellence Program, Champions. Time to get to know your teammates.]

Comments

[titularly]

Heheh~

[Don't.. don't tell him that Korra. Not even out of pity.]

So? Wanna go on a date with me then?

[thats why]

[theundertaken]

[Max actually chuckles a little, grinning.]

No streets of gold where I'm from. I live in Florida. That's pretty much all the way across the country from Las Vegas - but yeah, I hear it's just casinos and strip clubs out there. I live near Disney World and the space center.

[dejabrew]

[He blinks, and then he laughs.]

Not the first time I’ve heard that one, but you catch on pretty quick.

[lmafo]

I mean... yeah, sure, abbreviating junk is easy if you all agree on what it means. Don't wanna be all "o-m-g" and have your best buddy be like "off mango grass!" in his head, y'know?

[dejabrew]

Obviously not. If you can’t go to the countries themselves then everyone knows the SCAA is in Washington, DC.

...That’s the, uh. Specialty Coffee Association of America.

[le_mat]

I'm impressed. I was trained by some of the best, but you caught me off guard.

[newcycle]

It is?

Well, I could keep the air inside, if it came down to it... I think.

[lmafo]

Yeah nope, when I died I came back to regular life, not zombie life. And that was a real specific thing anyway.

[ She shrugs. ]

I like to do things stealthways, but I think something's messin with my stealth receptors or something in here.

[titularly]

DISNEY WORLD?!


{Out of everything, that's the one thing that gets him excited...]

...wait. We have one of those in Tokyo too.

[theundertaken]

I'm pretty sure most people don't know that.

[Max turns the PIP on and flips through it as he talks. Damn, not the Champion Coffee Geek.]

So, uh, how's the space coffee?

[lmafo]

Oh shit right intros! Nice to meet you, Korra.

[photoshooter]

[He's hiding behind one of the game room tables.]

St-stay back! I'm warning you!

[...Warning her of what, he hasn't thought of yet.]

[newcycle]

Not a chance.

[batfortheprincess]

[Okay, that sounds completely out of left field for him. The way she's asking makes it seem like there's something more to it than just, well. Bending a wire or something.]

I know of refraction and things like that, but I'm not sure if that is what you are referring to.

[At the same time she seemed confused about Landing Castles so... ???]

[newcycle]

[she's so proud of herself. Even Mako should be proud of her!!!!]

I guess that one was pretty easy, but it's good, I think.

I've never had anything like this, I usually just drink tea.

[titularly]

...Yep, not happening.

[At least he's used to getting rejected.]

[lmafo]

I studied under a sweet banter master on top of a moutnain for years to master the craft, it's cool.

[ ... ]

Actually I can't even lie, I just have good bantery friends. Can't let a fake sensei steal their word thunder.

[theundertaken]

...you think so? It's a lot of air. And you'd probably have to sleep sometime, unless wizards don't sleep, but that sounds stupid now that I'm saying it out loud.

[newcycle]

Yeah-- I guess I could have cheated and looked at the profiles but...

[that was a lot. there were 20 of them, there's no way she'd remember all of that.]

[theundertaken]

Ohhhh shit, you totally do! [Despite having his own Disney World, Max seems enthusiastic about this!] Have you been?

[dejabrew]

Probably Colombian, or a blend trying to pass itself off as Colombian. Still better than the burnt dishwater they serve at Swillbucks.

Want some?

[newcycle]

I am not here to hurt you, or anything else!

Uh... Let's-- try again?

I'm Korra.

[photoshooter]

No, no, I'm fine. I'm totally good. Just... awesome.

[Breathe in deep, breathe out slow. Haaah. His stomach's going to eat itself if he doesn't find a way to deal with all this anxiety.]

This whole creepy situation's creepy enough without getting crept up on, you know?

[newcycle]

... I guess there are multiple places called Earth. Sorry, I just wanted to double check that.

[newcycle]

Glad you picked up the hint quickly, at least.