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

[newcycle]

What does 'chan' mean?

[theworldsliveliestcorpse]

Eh? Oooooh, you're not from Japan, are ya. Well it's...

[Waaaaaaaaaaaait.]

Wait. What language are ya speaking? 'Cause I don't speak anything but Japanese.

[newcycle]

[she's about to answer that, but Zombina says a language she's never heard of before, and so that takes priority]

I've never heard of Japanese.

[theworldsliveliestcorpse]

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat the ffffffffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuccccccccccccccccccck!?

[Okay she may be an zombie in space right now, so that pushes her suspension of disbelief pretty far already, but this is a little far even for her!]

How the hell are we able to speak to each other then?! I mean, I hear you speaking Japanese when I'm talkin' to ya, but you say you don't know it so- just- the actual fuck is going on here!?

[newcycle]

[that.

She shrugs?!]

I don't know!? I'm trapped here just like you are!

[theworldsliveliestcorpse]

I- yeah. Yeah. Sorry for yelling like that.

[Settle down Bina-chan.]

I mean... I'm a zombie, we're in fucking outerspace, there's everything that rule 7 is, and the language thing is the thing to freak me out? That was super lame of me, sorry.

But uh, back to the -Chan thing, it's an honorific. 'S like rude and stuff if you're not close to the people to not use 'em. So like, I'd be Zombina-chan, or Zombina-san if ya wanted to be a lil' more formal I guess, but not really by much?? -Chan's just more friendly, though for for boys i'd suggest sticking to -kun. Like uh...

[Loooooooking through the profilesssss.... okay she'll use that Kurusu Akira kid for the example.]

Kurusu-kun. Though once again, -san works if ya don't wanna be that friendly right away. I'm uh, probs not the best person to explain this shit, but hey, I'm trying.

[newcycle]

No-- it's okay. I kind of want to freak out too, but that doesn't help anything.

[besides, she's the avatar.]

So... Chan...it's either friendly or rude.

So which are you trying to be, huh?

[she thinks she gets it-- but don't expect her to start using honorifics any time soon.]

[theworldsliveliestcorpse]

I'd rather have friends than enemies right now, so I'm gonna say friendly! Plus ya seem pretty cool so far Korra-chan! Not claiming that I'm the most polite person around though. I swear waaaaay to much ta be anything but at least a lil' rude at all times.~

[newcycle]

Well, it's not like I can't deal with that.

[or isn't a little rude herself sometimes, honestly.]

But, one more question...

What's a zombie?

[theworldsliveliestcorpse]

Eh? You're pulling my leg, right? Zombies. Y'know, the living dead?

[newcycle]

T-The living dead?!

[she stares at her, and then really leans in close, trying to figure out if she can see it.]

But...

[this is the girl who has been reincarnated for over 10,000 years. this is mysterious to her]

[theworldsliveliestcorpse]

What? Do I need ta pull an hand off ta prove it? 'Cause I can.

[Already happened earlier with Osomatsu, so fuck it, she may have just gotten the thing back on, but eh, what's the point of being an zombie if you can't impress others with it?]

[newcycle]

What-- no! No.

[a pause.]

... No. I've already seen a spirit that can do that, I'm good.

[theworldsliveliestcorpse]

Eh, a spirit? Like a ghost?

[Okay that's super neat.]

[newcycle]

No, an actual spirit.

He thought he was being funny.

[theworldsliveliestcorpse]

I don't really get the difference, but eh, whatever ya wanna call 'em I guess.

[Pause.]

Honestly I'd totally do the same thing. It's totally hilarious to watch people loose their shit at an limb falling off, especially if you're like shaking their hand or something. Comedy gold I'm telling ya!

[newcycle]

I can explain the difference, if you want.

[she seems a little amused at that? But she feels like she has to, especially for Raava's sake.]

And I get the feeling, you do that a lot.

[theworldsliveliestcorpse]

Go for it. Explain away Korra-chan.

[Zombina grins with zero shame.]

Yuuuup. Works pretty much every time too!

[newcycle]

Okay, the basic difference is: ghosts are dead people. Spirits are their own thing.

And you're just like that spirit I met.

[theworldsliveliestcorpse]

Oh. Okay. That's a waaaaaaaaaaaay simpler explanation than I was thinkin' I would get.

I'd totally like to go out on the town with that spirit sometime then. It'd be a total riot!

[newcycle]

That's what I do, bridge the gap between the spirits and uh-- well. You're not exactly living, I guess?

[theworldsliveliestcorpse]

Eh, it can probs be argued either way. Living dead and all, y'know. I mean, I'm clinically dead, but I've still enough brain activity to move around and keep on existing.

[newcycle]

How though?

[theworldsliveliestcorpse]

Ya want the long complicated sciencey answer or a short one?

[newcycle]

Uh... whichever's easier to understand?