Audience: Will

[becomemod]

Comments

[becomemod]

My understanding is that they're meant to work hard.

[ shrugs. ]

They'll probably be fine. They slack off just as much as anyone else would, now and then.

[stunwhistle]

Well, as long as they don't overwork themselves...

[it's probably okay. have the prinnies not unionized??]

What kind of stuff is gonna be over here once it's all rebuilt? I saw a theater, earlier?

[becomemod]

[ they laugh. ]

I doubt it. If you take your eyes off of them for even a second, they'll try to do the least amount of work possible.

Ah! Yes, that's mine. They call this the "leisure" district, so all kinds of things meant for entertainment and fun were here. Drinking, too, if that's your thing. [ a conspiratorial grin at that. ] They've made a lot of headway already, so give it a few weeks, and it may be ready to reopen.

[stunwhistle]

[he chuckles]

Technically, I'm underage, but I won't tell if you don't. [WILL WHY. although, honestly, he deserves a drink after going straight from tartarus to a murdergame.] It'll be pretty neat to take a look around once it's all done.

[becomemod]

Where's the fun in that? A good party boosts morale, no matter how old or young you are.

Come back when it's ready. Until then, we have the theater.

[stunwhistle]

Yeah, sure. They gonna be putting on any interesting shows anytime soon?

[becomemod]

Well, there's a rock band rehearsing for a show later this week! And then I think a troupe is coming to rehearse a musical starting next week. We do all kinds of shows here.

[stunwhistle]

Sounds pretty neat - I'll have to get tickets.

[both performances sound interesting. he takes after his father more in healing than in music, but rock bands and musicals are still neat enough for him to want to take a look - as long as it doens't conflict with anything else they have to be doing.]

[becomemod]

Lucky for you, price isn't an object here. You could even get VIP tickets, if you liked.

[stunwhistle]

Dang, all these sweet perks and I haven't even done any actual hero work yet...

[he shrugs]

...hey, can I ask you something?

[becomemod]

I believe you'll earn it in time.

Ask away.

[stunwhistle]

What do you think would happen if two teams tied at the end of all this? Woud they both be declared the winners?

[becomemod]

That's the obvious answer for a tie, isn't it? I haven't heard anything about tiebreakers so far.

[stunwhistle]

Okay, good. I was worried there'd be something planned to make it so there was just one winner.

[that's promising.]

You should probably know, then - I'm gonna be aiming for a tie between your team and mine.

[becomemod]

If there is, we haven't heard of it.

For you and Nico, right? [ they nod approvingly. ] I understand. As long as you're both ready for the challenge.

[stunwhistle]

[he nods]

That's right. We've made it through tons of challenges together - we're gonna make it through this one, too.

[becomemod]

I like that attitude.

To my knowledge, the points will be based on what all of you do, rather than us. But I'll lend a hand where I'm able.

[stunwhistle]

[he nods]

That makes sense. Do you know if we're gonna be able to see the rankings pretty regularly? That'd help us figure out if we're going in the right direction for a tie...

[becomemod]

To be honest, I'm not entirely sure. It would be a better motivation if we do, so I'd assume we will.

[stunwhistle]

I was thinking it'd be something like that... so it's reassuring to hear you think so too.

[becomemod]

If they do post rankings, I don't think it will take that long, with the competition only lasting until the festival. Maybe wait a week or two and see? If nothing happens, we could always see if the mayor has some information on the rankings.

[stunwhistle]

Yeah, good plan. Thanks for the advice, Phoenix.

[becomemod]

Anytime. It's what we're here for.

Don't forget to tell Aquamarine Fox about your plan. They deserve to know, too.

[stunwhistle]

Yeah, I'm also gonna mention it to them.

...I wonder if coordinating a tie between all eight of our teams is an option if we can't find another way.

[becomemod]

Good.

[ they cross their arms, frowning slightly at that suggestion. ]

Now that would be a lot more difficult. Not impossible, maybe, but we can't guarantee that when we don't even know what the metric is for the rankings.