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

[andjerry]

If we start acting like we don't, though... someone's going to do it. They won't think they have anything to lose.

[quadjumps]

So what are we supposed to do, then? Get all buddy-buddy with potential murderers?

[andjerry]

No. [oh god]. But don't you have to keep your enemies close?

[quadjumps]

That's bullshit. Enemies are enemies; they don't deserve any of my time.

[andjerry]

You don't want to spend time around them, of course not, but...

[quadjumps]

Strategically it's the smarter thing to do. Yeah, yeah. I already know.

[andjerry]

I'm not thinking about strategy. This isn't something we "win". If someone starts killing, we all lose.

[quadjumps]

The way we "win" is by figuring out how to escape from this shithole. I'm not staying here forever, but I'm not gonna kill anyone, either. That's stupid and only a real jackass would stoop that low.

[andjerry]

I hope we don't get that desperate.