OPENING CEREMONIES

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★ WELCOME TO THE SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES ★

[ congratulations, fellow athletes, and welcome to the summer olympic games! the opening ceremony was beautiful and involved lots of pomp and circumstance. enjoy the team walk, snipe at the country in front of you's uniforms, wave at the crowd, throw up on someone's feet out of nerves and excitement, but most of all, make sure you smile and wave because you are live and on tv! a lot of tv. no worries.

there's a dinner in the olympic village that acts as a mingle for athletes. do you stick to your team or meet your competitors? is your old friend on a separate team? is the food any good? figure it out.

or maybe the opening ceremony has ended and you're hard at work practicing in the gym? after all, no one goes into any international competition cold. the practice facilities are only a mile from the olympic village and are as massive as anyone could imagine. any sport you want, any equipment you want--everything's here.

attached to the gym is a sauna, a great place to meet sweaty other athletes. naked.

or maybe you'd like to visit the olympic village itself. meet your neighbors, explore the shops, have some coffee... do what you like. the living accommodations are spacious and deserve exploring as well. just try not to throw any wild parties. (or do. the competition technically starts tomorrow but not everyone's playing... better not piss off the neighbors, though.)

no matter what you do--whether it's something listed here or something else entirely, the summer olympics are OPEN FOR BUSINESS. ]

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[Rei's out for a run as well, a quick warm-up before he goes inside to the pool. He's wearing his tracksuit and his running shoes, as well as sports glasses. He's not a professional runner anymore, but he still likes having them for jogging and exercise.

He doesn't really plan on running up alongside Mihashi. He thinks he might recognize him from the opening ceremonies, but he's certainly not a swimmer or Rei would know his name. He doesn't spend too long looking at him, though. Without really meaning to, he increases his speed a bit. Subconsciously trying to go faster.]

[slowball]

[ mihashi doesn't know what to do about this person running so quickly beside him, but he finds himself caught up in the pace without realizing it. just a force of habit, something that comes from running with a whole baseball time for years and years.

the problem is that it's exhausting. especially with this guy, mihashi wonders if he does track.

too bad mihashi's still a little too nervous to ask, so he just ends up running side by side. he's trying not to loudly gasp for breathes, not until he has to come all the way to a stop.

[theoryandcalculation]

[Rei's panting quite a bit himself by the time Mihashi stops, and he slows down too, stopping a few feet in front of him.]

Ah, sorry... I think I pushed us both a little harder than I should have.

[So much for reducing practice today. He hopes his coach doesn't find out.]

It's been awhile since I had someone to run with.

[slowball]

iT's... [ breathes, okay, give him a second... ]



...I-It's okay. I'm, fine!