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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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a. the gym

[ no matter how many times he's told not to exert himself, to be careful with his pitch count, to make absolutely sure he does nothing that could possibly cause himself harm, mihashi still gets restless. it's hard to just sit around the village, not when he could be practicing. just some working out on his own shouldn't hurt, after all, mihashi's good enough to pace himself now. he's even good about watching his pitch count.

or better, at least.

mihashi goes out for a run first, using the track to his advantage to get his blood going before he heads inside to do some more serious training. join him? ]

b. dinner.

[ it's not like mihashi doesn't have a good diet or anything, but in the face of so much top quality, well prepared food, well, good luck catching him in a moment where he doesn't have his face stuffed.

but there's so many people around, and mihashi hopes that by the time he's eaten his fill he can work up the nerve to go talk to some of them. ]

c. respondent's choice!

[ just like mihashi, eijun has been told that he is Not Allowed to be pitching right now. with the game coming up really, really fast, the team (miyuki) has basically put a ban on the bullpen for stubborn pitchers (all of them), leaving eijun just as crazy to get out and do something.

there's a track around the gym and he fully intends to get a run in with his partner. eijun ties it around his waist and takes off, and it's when he's running at a fairly quick pace, tire thudding along behind him, that he recognizes his teammate. ]

MIHASHIII!! [ he bellows, loud and bright and excited, and immediately ups his speed to catch up with him. ] Hey, you had the same idea I did!!!

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[ mihashi hears the thump thump thump coming louder behind him, but doesn't think anything of it until sawamura is screaming in his ear.

he's gotten over his nerves, sure, but surprises, not so much ] S-S-Sawamura-kun, hello! [ he nods, and notices the tire... mihashi still doesn't get it... ] Do you, wanna join me?

[ eijun is all sunshine in his smile at his often startled fellow pitcher, nothing but warm happiness as he flashes him an enthusiastic thumbs up. ] Yeah! Let's do it together, I won't even race!

[ with a chirpy 'ossu'! he matches mihashi's pace, and then asks the question. ] Are they not letting you pitch either?

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Oh,Ohkay! [ mihashi nods with concerning speed, jogging alongside eijun and his tire. one day, he'll ask about it. one day.

oh. his whole face deflates. ] No...... since, I-I play tomorrow... but! Is, Sawamura-kun playing tomorrow, too?

I dunno yet. [ eijun puffs out his cheeks in irritation, though it's not at mihashi--it's at miyuki who doesn't ever tell him anything... what a jerk ] You're probably starting, right? Lucky...

[ as long as he gets to actually play at some point everything will be fine. he's okay with being the best reliever in japan, more or less. sorta. (not really.) ] You better get a lotta kills tomorrow if you do! Strikeout master Mihashi-kun!

I'm not sure... [ he's started some games, finished others, he never really seems to know until right before the game.

mihashi nods, very serious, totally. ] I'll do! My best!!

[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.]

[ 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.

[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.

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

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

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