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stay,” Tatiana said.
“That’s crap,” a kid from the yellow couch said, though rather quietly.
“What did you say?” Tatiana asked, as she walked up to him, a stern look on her face.
“I just don’t think that’s fair,” the guy said.
“I don’t think it’s fair that I have to babysit a whining baby like you, but I deal with it. Do you know why? Because it’s my duty, just like it’s yours to sit here and listen to what I have to say without any backtalk. Do I make myself clear?” she asked, the melding of her anger and thick accent giving me goose bumps.
“Yes,” he said, not looking her in the eyes.
“Good,” she said, smiling, before walking back to where she’d been standing before.
It was in this moment that I knew I had to be on my best behavior. I wasn’t planning on lashing out before, but I now knew that I had to do whatever they asked, when they wanted, without any problems or defiance. The last thing I needed was a woman like this breathing down my neck.
“Your training, as you know, is exactly two weeks long, with the event starting on the fifteenth day. Your training will cover a variety of topics and areas, all of which will be explained to you at a later time, including but not limited to what they are, how they work, what you need to do to pass, and so on. Either myself or Christian will be watching over you, making sure you are doing well and have everything you need, so please, don’t hesitate to ask. We do understand this is a stressful time for you, and we always keep that in mind. Are there any questions?” Tatiana asked.
She looked around the room. Nobody raised their hand or opened their mouths, part of it probably because of what had happened to that kid a few minutes ago. After seeing her get angry, I didn’t think that anyone wanted to be on her bad side.
“With that said, I will now introduce your trainers. Trainers, please come in here,” she said, before the door behind her opened and a few people walked out.
They stood behind Tatiana, each of them with their hands behind their backs, looking straight ahead, before Tatiana walked to the side, ready to introduce them to us.
“This gentleman is Borgis. He will be your defense instructor. I’m sure some of you are wondering why you’d need such a thing, and it is because while attacking other participants isn’t a part of the competition, some of you still do, and we want you to be prepared if such a thing happens. It makes for good ratings. This fine woman is Quinn, and she’ll teach you strategy, which is important not only for your defense, but for using your cards. The final instructor is Petram, and he will teach survival while inside the competition. You will still have all of your normal human and physical needs inside the competition, like needing to drink and eat, so you will need to know how to get food and water. The instructors will also teach you other things besides what I just talked about, but I won’t discuss those at the current moment. If any of the trainers would like to speak to you, now is the time,” Tatiana said, before looking back at them.
“I would like to talk to you all,” Borgis said, as he walked forward. “I am not here to pick on you or make you feel bad. Some of you will be horrible with defense and attacking, and I understand this. Not everybody is cut out to be a soldier or warrior, and some of you are here to perish, even if you are good people. I will expect nothing but greatness from you all, though, and I expect you to give it everything you’ve got, even if it isn’t that impressive. If you don’t give me your all, don’t expect to survive very long inside the competition. I know many of you won’t care, realizing that your elimination from the competition won’t leave even a scratch on you in the real world, but your survival in there could very well ensure your survival in real life. Three years of hard labor isn’t fun or easy for even the most
“That’s crap,” a kid from the yellow couch said, though rather quietly.
“What did you say?” Tatiana asked, as she walked up to him, a stern look on her face.
“I just don’t think that’s fair,” the guy said.
“I don’t think it’s fair that I have to babysit a whining baby like you, but I deal with it. Do you know why? Because it’s my duty, just like it’s yours to sit here and listen to what I have to say without any backtalk. Do I make myself clear?” she asked, the melding of her anger and thick accent giving me goose bumps.
“Yes,” he said, not looking her in the eyes.
“Good,” she said, smiling, before walking back to where she’d been standing before.
It was in this moment that I knew I had to be on my best behavior. I wasn’t planning on lashing out before, but I now knew that I had to do whatever they asked, when they wanted, without any problems or defiance. The last thing I needed was a woman like this breathing down my neck.
“Your training, as you know, is exactly two weeks long, with the event starting on the fifteenth day. Your training will cover a variety of topics and areas, all of which will be explained to you at a later time, including but not limited to what they are, how they work, what you need to do to pass, and so on. Either myself or Christian will be watching over you, making sure you are doing well and have everything you need, so please, don’t hesitate to ask. We do understand this is a stressful time for you, and we always keep that in mind. Are there any questions?” Tatiana asked.
She looked around the room. Nobody raised their hand or opened their mouths, part of it probably because of what had happened to that kid a few minutes ago. After seeing her get angry, I didn’t think that anyone wanted to be on her bad side.
“With that said, I will now introduce your trainers. Trainers, please come in here,” she said, before the door behind her opened and a few people walked out.
They stood behind Tatiana, each of them with their hands behind their backs, looking straight ahead, before Tatiana walked to the side, ready to introduce them to us.
“This gentleman is Borgis. He will be your defense instructor. I’m sure some of you are wondering why you’d need such a thing, and it is because while attacking other participants isn’t a part of the competition, some of you still do, and we want you to be prepared if such a thing happens. It makes for good ratings. This fine woman is Quinn, and she’ll teach you strategy, which is important not only for your defense, but for using your cards. The final instructor is Petram, and he will teach survival while inside the competition. You will still have all of your normal human and physical needs inside the competition, like needing to drink and eat, so you will need to know how to get food and water. The instructors will also teach you other things besides what I just talked about, but I won’t discuss those at the current moment. If any of the trainers would like to speak to you, now is the time,” Tatiana said, before looking back at them.
“I would like to talk to you all,” Borgis said, as he walked forward. “I am not here to pick on you or make you feel bad. Some of you will be horrible with defense and attacking, and I understand this. Not everybody is cut out to be a soldier or warrior, and some of you are here to perish, even if you are good people. I will expect nothing but greatness from you all, though, and I expect you to give it everything you’ve got, even if it isn’t that impressive. If you don’t give me your all, don’t expect to survive very long inside the competition. I know many of you won’t care, realizing that your elimination from the competition won’t leave even a scratch on you in the real world, but your survival in there could very well ensure your survival in real life. Three years of hard labor isn’t fun or easy for even the most
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