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

[hellahighwater]

[ Snorts. ]

A revolutionary idea. That'd show 'em. [ She kicks her feet up on the table. Eat it, space station. ] You're alright. Name's Chloe. You?

[in4apounding]

Then yes, definitely. I hella get your concern.

[Penny]

[n o]

What's a Cali?

[hellahighwater]

Wonder what she'd get... [ A small smile at her face- no, she's kidnapped, don't smile. ] So- what, I totally thought doing something like that's what you do for a living, is it just... Are you just really good at drawing people?

[theundertaken]

Yeeeeeeah. [He glances over at the fiction section.] ...I know some of these books, though. That's something.

[theworldsliveliestcorpse]

Nice ta meetcha Chloe-chan. My name's Zombina!

[That probably explains a lot.]

[in4apounding]

You're from another planet?

[theundertaken]

I like to think so!

[He grins.]

I want to do it professionally. I've actually sold some stuff before! But, uh, you know, life happens. [Shrug] Anyway, most art jobs want you to have actually gone to an art school?

[theundertaken]

..........aaaaaaaaaapparently?

[hellahighwater]

Uh-huh. Sure. Look, I'm not letting my guard down just because I'm stuck in space land, I know you cops and wannabe cops are just itching for a reason to haul off and be the big man. So don't talk to me.

[kebakeba]

No, it's not! I'm being slandered! Defamed! My name is being dragged in the mud!

[hellahighwater]

It's California, duh.

[keepmeinyourheart]

They look like an incomplete arrow with a small notch at the end. So more like the birds foot than the wrinkles. He does have one right under his left eye, and another on his right cheek. As if the bird walked across his face.

[She is not kidding.]

[in4apounding]

I hadn't, but there's lots of things I haven't heard about!

[Penny, please don't sound so cheerful about that.]

[quadjumps]

Stop fucking with me. I have no idea what a Remnant is or whatever. This is Russia.

[quadjumps]

Just wait until the goddamn meeting. It's in an hour. Maybe you'll get your stupid hat back.

[theundertaken]

As long as we don't have a way off, it wouldn't really matter if we were close to Earth. But I'd feel better just to see it.

[hellahighwater]

...No it's not.

[ IT CAN'T BE ]

[karappo]

Why, our personalities, of course! If you have not met my brother yet, you will see for yourself just how different we can be.

[keepmeinyourheart]

[That's all actually really fascinating, and when they get out of here, she'll have to tell the scientists in her kingdom about astronauts.]

I can't imagine what freeze-dried ice cream would be like, but I trust you. Lead the way if you know where we can find some.

[karappo]

[YIKES...]

Oh...oh, I see...that did not hurt you, did it?

[Even though you're...a zombie....he gueses??]

[quadjumps]

Fine, get your stupid look out of the way and then leave me alone!

[ UGHHH. ]

[quadjumps]

You're Akira Kurusu, so I'm assuming you're from Japan. I took a wild guess.

[karappo]

It all seems rather insignificant, though...if they went to that much trouble they surely could have found out more, if they wanted.

[But what does he know about these peoples' intentions.]

[quadjumps]

Right. I don't have time to waste. I have to win, and being here's holding me back.

[ HE'S GLAD SOMEONE UNDERSTANDS... ]

I'm from Russia.

...Do all of you have 'Matsu' and the end of your names?

[hellahighwater]

...Yes, I am completely aware. Ugh, there's this totally prestigious and pretentious academy that's become totally a...rich-slash-scholarship school, so I'm kind of in a town surrounded by the art school types.