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

[playthedamncard]

If you're convinced you need a gun for protection, then maybe you are useless. [or american]

[newcycle]

[honestly, it's a good thing Korra hasn't read her profile, she'd be super confused right now.]

It should matter to you, though. I asked because it's not weird that people would be scared or freaked out.

[hellahighwater]

[ Oh jeez. Chloe tries to seem disinterested. ]

Not the kidnapping. It worked out fine. I'm here, aren't I?

[photoshooter]

[Le sigh.]

Guess it was a stupid question. There's a whole part of this place we don't have access to. Have you looked at the map?

[hellahighwater]

[ ...Erk. ]

No. But it's true, isn't it? I don't judge, it's not like I got one either other than getting blazed.

HALLWAY

[newcycle]

... Osomatsu, you're back out here?

[guess she's already met his brother oops.]

[stillstands]

[Boy, this sure is. Unnerving.

After a moment and a real nervous swallow, Miki grabs the edge of the window and pushes herself up against it, trying to get a higher point of perspective before she presses her face to the glass to try and see if there's... something under the building? Station?? Wherever they are.

When she drops back down again, she looks a little... pale.]

I-I can't see any. There's just... more nothing.

[photoshooter]

Okay! I'm not totally a library guy, but usually they keep the reference books right out in front, right?

[Let's go find a book!]

[hellahighwater]

...Cool. Maximiano it is. For simplicity's sake, since it looks like everyone is going to be asking me about her. Thanks, stupid fucking...thing.

[ She glares at her PIP. ]

[newcycle]

No...

[in fact, she's a little frustrated. The only thing keeping her from freaking out is that she can still feel Raava.]

Somehow, I can't make the connection?

[stillstands]

[d o u b l e d i s t r e s s]

I wouldn't just let someone take my club mates either?? But you said yourself -- how did they manage to kidnap me out of a room with other people in--?

[Unless the other people were targeted as well...]

[challengesfate]

I...think so. It's been a long time since I've gotten to be in a library.

[Apocalyptic hell dragons don't really give a shit about the education of the last of humanity.]

[photoshooter]

[Oh, is that all she's asking?]

It's kind of freaking me out that I can't find my gun anywhere, yeah. Or any of my things. Even my phone...

[stillstands]

...

[Oh boy.]

It's... [Bean juice. It's hot bean juice, Korra.] a drink. Um, usually served hot with water, and people add milk or sugar if they want to sweeten it...?

[challengesfate]

[-Ah, she's trying to get to a better angle. Lucina tries it herself, standing on her tip-toes, but...]

...Perhaps...what's holding us up is thinner than this building?

[When in doubt, denyyyyyy]

[playthedamncard]

I've never heard of or seen such a thing. [WHICH IS WHY HE'S ASKING ABOUT IT AUGH]

[hellahighwater]

[ Look of mild disdain. See, she's trying, it's only mild. ]

We better fucking not. [ ...Even though she says that with less conviction than she'd like. ]

[immaculacies]

Just a gun? Nothing more...

[magical?]

...Intrinsic? Something that should be part of you.

[photoshooter]

[He steps back.]

H...hey. It's not my fault I wasn't trained to fight from birth, I'm just a normal guy!

[A normal, useless guy. Look out, the Matsunos have a new brother.]

[challengesfate]

Hmm.

[Lucina's brow furrows. She's not an expert on magic - far from it - but she's seen it used enough times to know that sometimes, what you're doing isn't going to work. And when that happens...]

Are you using some sort of conduit? It might be broken.

[stillstands]

[C'mon Lucina, you're taller than her!! Use that height to your advantage!]

Wouldn't we be wobbling if that were the case...? It wouldn't feel so balanced.

[Srry 2 say.]

[hellahighwater]

[ So sneaky, she'll be shocked when she sees Miki's age. Shocked. ]

It's not poisoned, is it? Or cut with some fucked up shit?

[immaculacies]

You're right. It should.

[and yet]

[hellahighwater]

Not just by yourself, but we're obviously in a space ship.

[challengesfate]

You could use support beams to keep things balanced. Buttresses and the like.

[Yes Lucina, there are flying metal buttresses underneath the space station. Of course.]