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Who: Everyone!
What: First Annual Luceti Tournament
When: May 2nd
Where: Battle Dome
Summary: Peony has made good on his promise to set up a tournament and today is the day for all the action.
Rating: PG-13 for the violence/fighting/possible language.

Finally the promised day has arrived! As competitors and audiences alike gather for the start, the whole outside area draws the eye to the grand carpet and banners with symbols for every event. There is also a table being restocked with free snacks and water bottles for those waiting around or still finding their way. Most notably, though, is a signboard with the times for all the events and competitors.

Whether you're competing or here for the entertainment, however, it's hoped you'll enjoy the events and fight or cheer hard! Now without further ado, make your own threads or comment around and let the games begin...

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[Elizabeth gives the ground above her book an annoyed look before turning to Wan Shi Tong and frowning.]

Journey to the Center of the Earth-- but it's my copy. [She flips to the frontispiece of the book and points to the print date: 1901.] From my tower, in my home. And I'm very stressed right now, my fiance is in the tournament, I read to calm down.

[She closes the book and holds it to her.] There's nothing that can be abused in here, the technology is all outdated anyway...

[Rude.]

Do all of you feel the need to be hostile at a mere question?

[So much for finesse. He knew it wouldn't work.]

I don't know, do you feel the need to take over whatever library you lay eyes on? [Well, there was that answer. Elizabeth takes a short breath and sighs, trying to calm down.]

...I'm trying not to be scared for my fiance right now, because he enjoys this kind of thing. I want to be supportive, but I feel like I'm going to be sick at any moment. I just have to focus on something else.

[Vindictiveness is certainly one reason why he doesn't care much for humans.]

I see little reason to worry for anyone's safety to the point of physical illness. It is merely a competition and not a war.

True, but what if he gets hurt? I don't think everybody is here just for sportsmanship, I think some people have something to prove. Some of us have had our abilities limited in here, and I'd think that an opportunity to 'show off' wouldn't be overlooked by those people.

And he isn't completely healthy, either... [Elizabeth looks down at the pages and decides to just close the book. So much for that plan.]

If I am not mistaken, there are many capable healers present for such an event. There are also the judges and referees who are watching closely. The probability that significant harm would come to anyone, even if someone were reckless, is quite low.

Many capable, pretty healers... [She grumbles as she puts the book away. She hasn't forgotten the way Gai pointed out Grune in a bikini during the beach party. She was just as capable! Just... slower.]

I'm not concerned about him winning. If I was I'd be comforted by the idea of judges and referees watching closely, but once he's hurt there isn't much they can do except... blow a whistle or something.

Tell me, is there a reason why you are so opposed to him participating? Is it only for the reason of potential injury or do you have an aversion to violence in general?

[Elizabeth pauses for a moment, weighing the question before she answers it.]

Both of us haven't lived peaceful lives. Gai feels comfortable on a battlefield, and I would be lying if I said I had never been on one myself. I ran through a lot of violence to be free. I committed... a lot of violence to be free.

I'm not opposed to him participating, I know he wants to and I won't stand in the way because I'm afraid. That would be ridiculous.

And you are afraid because of what might happen to the person you care for.

Hm. I suppose our situations are not so dissimilar.

[Elizabeth blinks, looking surprised. She hadn't thought about why Wan Shi Tong would be at the tournament, aside from curiosity of course.] Who are you here to watch?

I am not here to watch anyone in particular. I am merely here to learn. I am a knowledge spirit after all. And since that which I love has been taken, I am reduced to spectating.

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[Elizabeth does look startled by this news. She's been so worried about Gai, and trying to hide her own library books, that she missed the announcement regarding the theft. How did someone take the entire library?]

[But she does believe that Wan Shi Tong loves books, otherwise why would he have laid down such strict rules to protect them? She knows that if Gai had been taken from her, she would be devastated, so she can somewhat imagine how Wan Shi Tong feels now.]

[After hesitating for a moment, she takes the book out of her bag again and holds it out.] Have you read this before?

[Wan Shi Tong looks down at the book, considering it a moment.]

No. This one was not in the archives.

Well, maybe because it's not a nonfiction book. [She laughs a little and scoots over closer to the giant owl--almost like she's completely comfortable being around large birds--and starts flipping pages. Finally she gets to an engraving printed in the book and she shows it to him.]

It's a story about explorers journeying to-- well, the center of the Earth. Obviously. Nobody can travel to the center of the Earth of course, but it's always been one of my favorites even if it's not actually possible.

[Wan Shi Tong bends his head down to get a better look at the book.]

Intriguing. Why is it that humans are so fascinated with stories that are not true? I would think real life would be far more interesting.

[Elizabeth gives a wry laugh and starts looking for another engraving to show him.] Maybe because most humans have boring, normal lives that some of us can only dream about.

When I was living in my tower, sometimes the days just blended together. Same six rooms, same books, same meals, same clouds drifting by... I was happy to escape to fantastical worlds where people went on adventures and met new people and changed and grew. It was my substitute for life outside of my tower. Before I escaped.

[Before she found out that the real world was nothing like her books.]

Hm. I suppose I can relate with that sentiment. I've spent centuries inside my library, amassing knowledge from all over the world.

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