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prefers_chess

Escape 055

Feb 19, 2011 21:17

[Accidental Voice Post]

[The audio begins, slightly muffled, to the sound of people milling, idle chatter, and a general sense of commotion, punctuated with a series of nearly inaudible taps and clicks as chess pieces move on a wooden board. This goes on for a short period of time, the steady rhythm of tapping and clicking gradually growing more ( Read more... )

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action ms_marycontrary February 20 2011, 02:30:42 UTC

[A small girl makes her way over to Rudy after the match, folding her arms and smiling in amusement as she regards him.]

Well played, Miller. Our guy didn't have a chance against you.

action prefers_chess February 20 2011, 02:33:40 UTC

[Rudy, meanwhile, is busily returning his chess pieces to their carrying case. Because obviously everybody brings their own chess pieces to a match. And carries them along everywhere they go. You never know when you're going to have to stop and play a match against somebody, after all.]

Naturally. He still has lots more to work on.

action ms_marycontrary February 20 2011, 02:47:56 UTC

I told him to watch your mind games, but he wouldn't believe me. [She waves her hand around in slight irritation.] He and the others are still new; they haven't learned that the competitions are different from practice. So sorry we couldn't even put up much of a fight this time.

action prefers_chess February 20 2011, 02:57:49 UTC

Chess is a game of finesse, not brute force. A player who cannot play the game within the game stands no chance of victory.

[Though he is watching her curiously out of the corner of his eye, even as he continues to pack his things.]

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audio ][ adamantined February 20 2011, 04:09:47 UTC

I thought watching a chess match was kind of supposed to be like watching paint dry.

audio ][ prefers_chess February 20 2011, 04:26:09 UTC

Evidently you've been watching the wrong variety of chess.

audio ][ adamantined February 20 2011, 04:34:59 UTC

Not that chess is boring. [Er.] I just didn't know this much went into it.

audio ][ prefers_chess February 20 2011, 04:43:29 UTC

This much what?

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