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

[keepmeinyourheart]

[At least it's something.] Unlike the others, I do not fault your behavior towards Chitose. She did aggravate you. That is not what we need right now... [She was expecting someone to snap, but not in that way.]

... does running help you?

[quadjumps]

[ he looks surprised at what she says--she...isn't blaming him? shit. it...feels kind of nice. he sort of just stares in surprise for a few seconds, just blinking, until she speaks again. ]

Uh. Yeah.

[keepmeinyourheart]

[Yuri... does no one ever take your side? That's really sad...]

You seem to be very used to it. If I were me, I would be horribly winded at this point. Are you training?

[quadjumps]

...You could say that.

[ letting off steam is more accurate, but he's not going to tell her that. ]

Why?

[keepmeinyourheart]

I do not know what a figure skater is, as it's listed in your occupation, but if I were to guess, it would be a sport of some sort?

[She didn't have TV... Who knows if Insomnia has figure skaters.]

I know enough that athletes must keep training, correct?

[quadjumps]

It's a sport. And yeah, we have to keep training or we'll get out of shape. Then we'll be useless.

You don't have sports where you're from?

[keepmeinyourheart]

What does a figure skater do?

[Ahahaha...]

My country isn't afforded such things. We are involved in a war.

[quadjumps]

Ice skating.

[ that is the most nondescript answer ]

What kind of a war?

[keepmeinyourheart]

You skate on ice?

[That sounds dangerous...]

A war between an empire and a kingdom that has been going on for quite some time.

[quadjumps]

Yeah? So?

[ what's your point ]

Oh. [ sounds like it's straight from a fantasy book. ] Politics?

[keepmeinyourheart]

How... does one do that?

[She's genuinely curious!]

Yes. I fear it will not end peacefully.