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[paishodown]

[It's around midday, and Asami's 'Gear is propped up to record her sitting at a small table in the park. Her Riolu sits quietly beside her. The worn table is inlaid with a chess board, and the seat across from her is empty for now.]

Where I'm from, we have a game called Pai Sho.

[She speaks while she reaches into her bag to pull out a newly purchased chess set- mainly, the directions.]

It's a game of careful thinking and ruthless strategy. There doesn't seem to be a real equivalent here, but someone did point me toward this. Chess.

[Asami begins taking out the pieces and laying them out on the board.]

Anyone know anything about it?

[She'll be here for a while, reading over the rules and trying to teach Teruko how to play with her.]

Comments

[video]

[quickattackjack]

Chess is a fantastic game! I'm sorry you haven't been able to find anything about Pai Sho.

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[bertall]

Ah! I love chess! I-I used to play it a lot back home with a couple friends of mine!

[enjoymyatelier]

Chess would fit that bill, yes. I must admit, I'm curious about this Pai Sho now that you've brought it up, but as I imagine it'd be difficult to find the means to play it here... what would you like to know about chess, specifically?

[in_praetego]

I can't pretend to be an expert... but I know a little bit about it.

[ He kind of misses it, now that he thinks about it... but his brother wasn't much of a playmate... ]

[friendyousohard]

I'm not half-bad at chess, though it's been a while since I've had a decent opponent. In all honesty I'm not sure it's as much about strategy as it is about move memorization, though.

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[dreamsofahero]

Ah, I've read a bit about it here, though I can't say I've played it...

[ video ]

[teammother]

Ahaha, I've played chess once or twice, but I can't really say I'm any good at it. [ sounds more like Rei's thing, honestly. ] I think I can remember most of the rules, though?

[usedwrench]

[Winry really should stop just staring at her screen after hearing that. But no, she repeats the video once or twice. ...There's a real reason for that, really, and it takes her a moment to think about it, and to calm herself a bit, before she finally decides to send a video reply.]

Sorry, I really don't know much about chess, but I know some people, who are great at it. They're not here though.

...Did you say the game in your world is called Pai Sho?

[It could be just a coincidence too, really, but she knows that name and she hasn't heard it in a long, long time and she could be wrong, but...]

[action]

[solas_ion]

[Having been walking past, one unusual individual in a very unusual shirt paused to listen to Asami, accompanied by a shiny Swablu perched on his head. Stepping closer, Lancer leaned over just slightly to watch what she was doing with the chess pieces.]

...I've heard of the game, but I'm not an expert. We had something similar where I come from, but ours was a little different by the looks of it.