OPENING CEREMONIES

[judgepanel]

★ 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. ]

Comments

[snowline]

[ Satoru doesn't say nap, but he hears it, loud and clear. The rest of the events sound - interesting enough, if he were watching them on tv, honestly. But crossing the Village to take whatever shuttle they're offering to find a spot in a loud-ass stadium, or, worse, indoor gym, is a trek he's not sure he's willing to take when he's going to be playing his own games soon enough.

He focuses on his cup for a moment, thinking as he takes a long sip. He sets the cup down with a quiet thunk with half his drink gone, and reaches across the table to brush his hand against Satoru's fingers. ]

Feel like we oughta be takin' advantage of that fancy apartment A/C while we can.

[ He's on pitching ban, not "pitching" ban. ]

[staminaroll]

[ ... hello there. Satoru's not disinterested in the idea of going to see other athletes compete, but the point about the air conditioning doesn't get past him and neither does Masamune's gentle touch against his hand. He turns his over, hooking his fingers around Masamune's hand just for a moment before relaxing it again, and sets his cup down too.

Then picks it up to slurp the rest of the foam bear off. Now he's done. Really. It's hard to argue with the idea of spending the rest of the afternoon in blasting cold air conditioning no matter what they're doing, but the feel of Masamune's hand in his promises this won't be just a lazy afternoon. ]

It's already really warm, I could probably use a shower, too.

[ Before, after... both... during... ]