The Banquet

[modsoflight]

Word of the defeat of the Archons and the salvation of Muenier and Tranmere spread quickly across the two nations. The black rumors and fear gave way to jubilation - the mysterious enemies could be beaten! And it was upon this backdrop that the citizenry flocked to the Rose Garden to celebrate the heroes who had saved the towns. For the moment, both nations were unified, and there was truly a cause to celebrate.

Although there was much jubilation, that was not the only purpose of this. Lord Commander Sinbad worked hard to bring the two rulers together so they could discuss and determine their next moves. But for the others, revelry was to be had. And, ideally, not of the violent international warfare variety.

Comments

[zetahatsudo]

"Something more suited to Blitzball, I would think. There isn't much going on in a game like this on the player's end unless you decide to goof around." Lady Mercia was very good at that.

"Tell me something, though," he begins to ask as the spot across from him cleared. "What was so interesting about us? Was it how we played that drew your eye?"

[dwellsinthedetails]

"All one can see in watching blitzball, in my experience, is a large sphere of water." There's not nearly enough detail available from that to satisfy him.

"You played with very calculated strategy. That in itself is fascinating."

[zetahatsudo]

"You know they say it's not that bad when you're in the water yourself, but I'm not too interested in verifying that," Cameron shuddered. Thank god for sports channels, he'd never go to a live game ever.

"A lot of the game is in the preparation. Knowing your cards ahead of time, knowing what works and what doesn't lends itself to that." He set aside the Triple Triad cards, taking out a set from Tetra Master. "That carries over in either game."

[dwellsinthedetails]

"Nor am I. I'm not nearly that good of a swimmer." He's also not terribly fond of how long you need to hold your breath just to manage a little sport.

"I have no doubt about that."

[zetahatsudo]

"If you saw the Guardians play last season, you'd see that swimming is really not that much of a requirement."

One game had them just stay in formation near the goal. No points were scored, and the game ended in a draw after 30 minutes of overtime.

[dwellsinthedetails]

Aren't there meant to be rules against that sort of thing?

"The Rose's work doesn't leave much time for spectatorship, unless we get called in as backup. In the case of blitzball, at least, I can't say that I mind."