PEACE WEEKEND

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[It's your first week here, and you've been offered a fantastic prize for killing someone: an all-expense paid vacation! It's a pretty standard prize as far as reality game shows go.

Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it), this isn't exactly a game show.

It seems that no one has died this weekend, and the deadline for the prize is now expired. There's no announcement from the Overseers to that effect; in fact, none of you have seen either of them since Tuesday. Maybe they'll make a reappearance soon, but for now, it seems that you've got a moment of peace.

Hopefully nothing happens to it.]

Comments

[photoshooter]

Aw, c'mon, not like that. Being a dog would be fun and all, but not super helpful in the long run? I was thinking more like... whoever loses, they have to teach the winner something. Then it's a friendly competition with an educational bonus!

[playthedamncard]

...That's more positive a result than I thought you'd suggest. I can agree to those terms.

I just don't know what you could teach me, but I'm sure we'll figure something out.

[photoshooter]

...You know, you seem to have a lot of opinions about me based on, like, two conversations.

[playthedamncard]

Maybe I just know enough people that strike me as similar to you that I've made extrapolations.

[photoshooter]

Know one joker, you know 'em all, huh? Wonder if this is what Iggy was like as a kid.

[But anyway. He twists his spine one more time, more ritual than actual stretch.]

Okay. You ready for the real match, man? Pulled the stopwatch up?

[playthedamncard]

You remind me, vaguely, of someone. [An annoying someone. An annoying someone not worth his time.]

Ground rules. No shortcuts. Interference from another person [like maybe someone just trying to eat or get some coffee] results in a resetting of the lap. Best time out of three?

[photoshooter]

Sounds good. We gonna switch between laps or just do all three in a row?

[playthedamncard]

Switch it up. Keeps the dramatic tension higher.

[photoshooter]

Fine by me. Also, if you hit one of the obstacles instead of clearing it, you gotta add five seconds onto your time.

[playthedamncard]

A whole five seconds sounds steep. It's a punishment, but you still ought to have at least some chance to recover. Two seconds, perhaps three? It's not a long course.
[If you're gonna roll with Kaiba you're gonna have to deal with him getting picky and intense about rules.]

[photoshooter]

Hmmm. You scared?

[Like, fair point, but.]

[playthedamncard]

[A mild shrug and a chuckle.] As if. Fine, five seconds it is, if you so insist--but only because I have no plans on ever facing such a penalty.