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

[keepmeinyourheart]

That is a good idea. We must do what we can to take care of ourselves.

[karappo]

[Honestly, it's probably because he wasn't there for the limb detaching. Otherwise he would have no doubt screamed just as much as Osomatsu must have.]

At the very least, I am glad you were able to return to one piece. It would not be entirely fair for you to have to go around with a hand missing for no reason.

[keepmeinyourheart]

[She shakes her head.]

No. I am first and foremost a healer. I will not be the cause of death for anyone.

[karappo]

...Oh is he?

[What did you do, niisan...]

What did he say to you, if you do not mind me asking?

[keepmeinyourheart]

California? Is that a place in your world?

[Hella is strange word...]

[in4apounding]

You live somewhere without the Grimm?

[What. That would be amazing, but what.]

Um. Giant, soulless monsters? They're drawn to negative emotions and attack people on instinct?

[karappo]

[It's a tricky thing to try and figure out, that's for sure...Karamatsu isn't even sure where to begin.]

Do you recall anything in regards to strange people in your area before this happened? I personally cannot remember much...it feels like I was just in my home a few moments ago.

[keepmeinyourheart]

[Well, you see...]

No. But I will not let myself die as a pawn of the Empire. I am sure I can find a way to escape the situation so I may be reunited with Prince Noctis.

[keepmeinyourheart]

[This... Prompto, you are spoiling her for the future, yet still being vague...]

I'm not sure I understand what you mean about Insomnia. The city is safe, even with the Empire there.

[keepmeinyourheart]

No, the future is not for me to see. I simply commune with the gods and forge the contracts between them and the king, as well as keep the darkness threatening Eos at bay.

[karappo]

[Karamatsu's brows furrow a little.]

I am sorry to hear that. Money is another issue entirely, but...no one deserves to have bad family to deal with.

[It just reminds him how lucky he is to have a mom and dad who haven't kicked him and his siblings out yet.]

[theworldsliveliestcorpse]

That makes two of us. It's a pain in the ass ta do a lotta things with one hand! Everything becomes like 50% harder.

[Trust her. She knows from experience.]

If worst comes to worst and I lose a hand, then I can just get a hook and be Zombina-chan the zombie space pirate or something!..... Naaaah, that's waaaay too many genre's mashed up right there. I think I'll stick to being plain old baseline zombie Zombina even if that happens.

[Yes, her name is Zombina.]

[playthedamncard]

So you're like a priestess of a religion.

[hellahighwater]

...Right, you are...totally from a different planet. Because that's how my life's turning out right now. Yeah, it's a place like...south of where I live.

[karappo]

[Karamatsu just shrugs a little. His parents, he guesses? Some of their names are...pretty bad if you know the actual meanings.]

Are they now?

[He feels like he'd be more offended by that if he followed professional figure skating at all.]

What is so bad about them?

[karappo]

[She wonders...why?

Huh. That's...h uh.]

Why, to preserve one anothers' privacy, of course! I figure having communal baths would not go over so well with the rest.

[keepmeinyourheart]

[How do you think she feels?] Are you from this California, or has that word just migrated north?

[keepmeinyourheart]

It is not a religion in the traditional sense. The gods, the Astrals, are very real, and they influence our world in a variety of ways. One such god the people can readily look upon is Titan, the Archean. Or... what is left of Shiva.

[theworldsliveliestcorpse]

Creatures of Grimm ain't ringing any bells for me.

[Oooookay thiiiiiis is wierd.]

But more importantly, how are we understanding eachother then if your speaking [INSERT LANGUAGE NAME HERE] and I'm speakin' Japanese?

[hellahighwater]

Mom's just controlling. [ She instantly feels like she has to defend her, despite just mildly trash-talking. ] She's not bad, except her damn taste in men.

[hellahighwater]

...Learned it from someone. I'm from a different state.

[karappo]

[Karamatsu breathes out a sigh, allowing himself to relax somewhat.]

So long as it does not catch on fire...that is the last thing we need right now.

[andjerry]

...not quite. They're not peaceful like a buffalo. [garula is a northern wastes word for buffalo right] They can smell food for miles, and if you're between its fangs and your cooler when you're out camping... [he winces]

It's so strange to be talking about bears like they're an exotic species when we should be, well... [he waves a hand. "doing something about this", maybe?]

[karappo]

[Aaaaaaaaaa]

Oh...with a personality as lovely and bright as your own seems to be, I do not think you would have trouble finding that.

[playthedamncard]

So you have proof that your supposed gods are real? [Champion~ of~ Denial~]