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

[dejabrew]

Five brothers. [A low, impressed whistle.]

Maybe they're back home waiting for you.

[karappo]

Mm...that would be unusual if they were, but if they are not here, then I do hope they are home safe.

[Karamatsu looks down into his coffee.]

My brothers are all very capable of taking care of themselves, though! So I am not too worried about them. They will be alright.

[dejabrew]

Well, hopefully you'll be back home with them in no time.

[He takes a sip of his coffee.]

[karappo]

Well, I already have one of my brothers with me! So it is simply a matter of finding the rest...

[Should be simple, right...]

Is there anyone here you know? Ah...

[He pauses, looking at the profiles real quick. Champion Barista...]

Bolton-san?

[dejabrew]

Me?

[He looks through the profiles a second time, but his expression doesn't betray his feelings.]

...No, there's nobody I know here. Not sure I'd want them to be, anyway.

[karappo]

[Whatchu feelin' Mr. Barista.]

That is probably for the best...at least you can assume they are safe wherever they are. Do you have any recollection of where you were before you woke up here? I believe I was back home, and all of my family was there then, so...

[dejabrew]

[You must be level 5 social link to unlock his tragic backstory.]

I was... driving home from out of state. Alone. But there was nothing out of the ordinary, no bright Area 51 lights or flying saucers.

[karappo]

Very strange. ...you do not think they had some way to make us forget what happened, do you?

[dejabrew]

Well... I mean, the age on my profile doesn't match how old I am.

[karappo]

Eh? Really? And you believe it not to be just a typo, then?

[dejabrew]

I mean, 28 and 35 are kind of hard to typo. Now, if it said 82, then I'd think it was a typo.