Well, no, it was how it was supposed to go because it's what the Psiioniic had said would happen, but there was still something sinister about that door slamming shut. It hit him all in a moment of clarity: of course the bunker was only intended for one. There was no drama unless someone was left panicking on the other side of the door, and there was no Games without a definitive victor.
"I'm fine," he said, sitting up (and ignoring the dull ache from where he'd fallen). "But I think I'm locked in. Or at the very least, you're locked out."
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Well, no, it was how it was supposed to go because it's what the Psiioniic had said would happen, but there was still something sinister about that door slamming shut. It hit him all in a moment of clarity: of course the bunker was only intended for one. There was no drama unless someone was left panicking on the other side of the door, and there was no Games without a definitive victor.
"I'm fine," he said, sitting up (and ignoring the dull ache from where he'd fallen). "But I think I'm locked in. Or at the very least, you're locked out."