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

[le_mat]

...cold.

[stillstands]

[Um, rude?]

I was agreeing with you.

[le_mat]

Well, yes. But I can tell when something falls flat.

[You didn't think he was cool Miki. Look at how heartbroken he is... only not cuz it's kinda hard to tell if he's being serious]

[stillstands]

... Were you trying to tell a joke?

[le_mat]

Something like... nevermind.

If they are unreasonable, we might have to fight. But without knowing who it is or their abilities I'm stuck for a plan.

[stillstands]

[Sorry she accidentally ruined your cool guy moment , Akira.]

Hence the improvisation?

[... well.]

If a situation looks bad, there's no harm in retreating. Literally or not-so-literally, if it means we could get more information from them.

[le_mat]

True. Who knows what these things can do.

[He holds up his PIP.]

If it's just drugs or tracking we'll be lucky. But I already saw Kaiba-san get shocked by it. I'm itching for a fight, but I only pick ones I can win. We should play it cool if we can.

[stillstands]

Shocked? As in a proper electric shock?

[Hold up, here.]

What was he doing to it to make it shock him?

[le_mat]

It wasn't enough to really hurt him, just give him a scare. But it was a threat- he was trying to take it apart.

[stillstands]

[O-h... guess who considered messing with hers when she first woke up? Not this girl, nope. Awkward throat clearing, etc, etc.]

So they have a definite purpose, if they don't want them removed or taken offline. But we don't know what that purpose is.

[le_mat]

Kaiba-san and I tossed around a few theories but...

[stillstands]

[Don't... leave her hanging on the theories...!]

You said something about drugs... [Annnd now she's trying to see if she can peer under the device for any needles or sharp implements.] Is there a needle or something to administer it with in here...?

[le_mat]

Not that I could find, but it's deep into our arms. It'd explain why we all woke up at the same time, if they could just knock us out whenever.

[stillstands]

[That's some Zero Escape level shit there. Unnerving.]

R-right...

[Well, Miki's thoroughly unnerved. ]

And if they can use it to knock us out, they can probably do other things too. Potentially more lethal things.