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[curseu_reflexes]

[Jab!  Jab!  Straight!  Hook!  Now the same but in Southpaw stance!  Julia is really working herself up as has become sort of a thing as she goes through a routine of shadow boxing, but as an egg timer begins to buzz she suddenly stops!

[... And after a one minute break to cool down she is seen whipping out a small digital device that has a chess

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[chozo_girl]

[Samus looks for a couple minutes with that unreadable face of hers, seeing Christine fight the air and them the chess machine.]

Interesting mixture.

[curseu_reflexes]

That's the beauty of it! This isn't like a triathelon where training for one event helps you noticeably with the others; it's a sport that requires you to be well-rounded and capable in more than one field.

[chozo_girl]

[Nod. That is definitely a good goal.

Then Samus looks at the board, touching one of the pawns]

I have read about this game. It has great cultural significance for this planet's inhabitants.

[curseu_reflexes]

Yeah... Irgelions have a few board games like this but nothing that requires the same level of tactics.

It's something that's really withstood the test of time.

[chozo_girl]

[Nod again. Samus looks at the board for about ten seconds before speaking again]

I should try this game sometime.

Also, you appear to have been put in a disadvantaged position in the board.

[curseu_reflexes]

I am...?

[A quick glance at the chess book that had came with the game. Castling? Oh well now the game was just pulling rules out of its ass!]

... I... am.

[chozo_girl]

[Nod]

Currently your options have been rather cut off. You need to try to counterattack or you are going to be trapped in your side of the board.

[Samus is analyzing the board with a cold stare. She's not used to chess, but she's good at small-squad tactics, and some of it translates...]

[curseu_reflexes]

Right...

[She looks at the pieces at her disposal before having one of her knights move into position to either take the enemy's rook or queen, bypassing several pawns along the way.]

There... that should help. I think.