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

[quadjumps]

No. We're finding a way out before that happens. They could kill us all if they really wanted to.

[batfortheprincess]

[...]

If we can find any smaller vessels aboard, I... may be able to do something with them. [Okay, that probably came out more vague than he intended it to uh. Clearing his throat.] I have some experience piloting.

[quadjumps]

[ oh--that!! that gets a smile on yuri's face. ]

Shit, seriously? Alright, we're gonna need you around. If we could make some kind of takeover happen and have you pilot us back, that'd be perfect.

[batfortheprincess]

[gasp... he got someone that wasn't Her Highness to smile?? this is strange.]

R-right, I'll do my best. My name is Slaine Troyard. I look forward to working with you.

[And a light bow here.]

[quadjumps]

[ geez, this guy is super formal...but not intolerable. ]

Yuri. Are you always this formal?

[batfortheprincess]

Yes, it's... how I was taught. I suppose it's habit by now.

[He hasn't really thought about it in depth tbh...]

[quadjumps]

You from some kind of royalty or something?

[batfortheprincess]

[Um?!]

No, not at all! I was... just a servant, actually.

[or close enough to one, anyways.]

[quadjumps]

Huh. That explains it.

[ how pitiful. ]

Well, you aren't a servant here. You can do whatever the fuck you want.

[batfortheprincess]

[He's not sure what reaction he expected but... There's a small smile here.]

Thank you for your consideration. I will keep that in mind here.

[quadjumps]

Yeah. So go ahead and swear or something. Don't do any of that bowing stuff, it's fucking weird.

[ SLAINE IS PRECIOUS ]

[batfortheprincess]

[oh my god is Yuri going to head up the #LetSlaineSayFuck campaign here]

H-huh?! [How does he answer this.......]

M-maybe another time.

[quadjumps]

[ HELL YES. come on slaine you can do it. just say fuck ]

Oh, come on! You can't tell me you've never sworn before!

[batfortheprincess]

[yells loudly internally]

I-it was improper to do so and I never had a reason to when I was alone.

[also there's something to be said about enjoying new life experiences but he's pretty sure 'swearing loudly in public spaces' isn't what people refer to]

[quadjumps]

Did you do anything when you were alone? Or did they deprive you of having your own hobbies since you were a servant?

[batfortheprincess]

Oh, um... I was preoccupied by my duties most of the time, yes. There also were not many hobbies available, aside from reading.

[quadjumps]

...So this is more like freedom to you, huh?

[batfortheprincess]

...In a manner of speaking.

[like, if he didn't abandon his post but he's not saying that out loud.]

[quadjumps]

Then go nuts. Do whatever you want. If anyone treats you like a servant then punch them in the dick or something.

[batfortheprincess]

[oh my god yuri]

Huh?! N-no, I couldn't. That's... is that what you would do?

[yuri plisetsky, dick puncher.]

[quadjumps]

Hell yes I would! Why the fuck would I let anyone walk all over me?

[batfortheprincess]

Well, it could open you up for retaliation...

[please don't go around punching people when you're angry, yuri??]

[quadjumps]

I'm nobody's servant. If anyone talked to me like that, I'd tear them a new one.