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[edgy_edgey]

...Hm.

I've managed to find a chessboard, complete with all the pieces. I suppose its something to do while my arm is recuperating.

If anyone would like to play, simply come to inventory.

[Locked to Rolo]

I have a question for you.

[/Locked]

Comments

[identitieskept]

I'll play.

[edgy_edgey]

Very well.

[identitieskept]

I'll be right there.

THE EPIC CHESSMATCH

[edgy_edgey]

[Lelouch... was nothing short of amazing at chess, but he remained calm. This was nothing to fret over.]

...

[He quickly made his next move, no sense of emotion on his face as he played.]

FUCK; TAGGING AND PLAYING? UGH

[identitieskept]

[Lelouch moved quickly, his brain already going into overdrive. There were millions of possibilities, millions of outcomes. It was like having his own miniature army; but with risks so, so much lower.]

You're pretty good.

IT'S GLORIOUS

[edgy_edgey]

[Edgeworth's analogy was a bit different. It was rather similar to driving at the truth, one's cards must be played in a certain manner to be effective. Feed too much information and the situation is lost, there were always endless possibilities...

One thing Edgeworth observed was Lelouch's use of his King. It was peculiar, but well played...

He had to remember that it was a game, however. He seemed to lose his grasp on that at times.]

You're rather skilled yourself.

IT'S SO NERDY OMG

[identitieskept]

[Of course, Lelouch already knew that. He'd been a master of chess for years. The only man who ever matched Lelouch in chess was Schneizel, because they thought on the same level.

Lelouch made his move and exhaled inwardly. He had to remember not to try too hard, he had been incriminated sufficiently already.]

You're in the lead.

SO WHAT IT'S BEAUTIFUL

[edgy_edgey]

[Lelouch's intelligence was clearly showing up on the board.]

A lead can easily be overturned.

[He made his moves cautiously, calculating far ahead on his moves.]

Re: SO WHAT IT'S BEAUTIFUL

[identitieskept]

[Lelouch tentatively retreated his king, bringing himself out of check. He was at a disadvantage, here.]

Of course... The outcome of a game is unpredictable.

[edgy_edgey]

[The game had steadied in no time. Although Edgeworth partially controlled the board at this point, Lelouch kept him in a position where he had very limited control over his king. Hm.]

It's a simple game, and yet you can learn so much from its motions.

[identitieskept]

[A simple game? Chess was anything but simple. It was a wooden battlefield, with wooden soldiers ready for combat.]

What have you learned, then?

[edgy_edgey]

[It was simple. You continued to play until you could manage to capture one's king. The method of getting there was what was complicated.

Children could enjoy the game, and adults could use it as a battlefield. One that seemed to display a rather accurate view of one's personality, aspirations, and goals.

There was one more thing Edgeworth had to learn from this game. He moved his king, the last of his pieces on the board, with Lelouch having his king and his queen.]

That is rather clear, isn't it?

[identitieskept]

[A king on his own was a disadvantage in itself. The weakest piece on the board; isolated.
There was no possible way for Edgeworth to win anymore.]

Is it?

[edgy_edgey]

[There was nothing else to do besides squirm, although such a task would not fit him.

He slid his King towards Lelouch's. An offer to end this game which would continue to repeat similar moves until Edgeworth finally succumbed to Lelouch's advantage. Whether or not he would take the offering was a matter of pride on his part.]

It is.

[identitieskept]

[edgy_edgey]

...Hm.

[Edgeworth conceded. There was no point in playing any longer, after that final turn.]

Good game.