reserve in place; application in process

[brentwood]

It's a culture that revolves around pitting people against each other in some sort of death match. You don't tell me much and I don't know enough as I should about this place, but I'm getting a very Gladiator-esque bloodbath image in my head. I love the movie as much as the next guy, but I... don't think I can hold my own so well against ten, two-hundred pound muscle guys that have been trained to throw lances and maces all day long. Not without my gear. I can take on eight.

[Bloodbath, yes. Ten, two-hundred pound muscle guys? Not unless he gets really unlucky in an Arena. --not that he's aware of this, of course.]

I'm not a killer, and I can't stand by and watch people die, either. These... games are going to go nowhere.

Besides. You have to justify putting me in that setting. Not only are you terrible at getting motivated to write apps, now you have another section to include. Think about it. Do you really want to do this? You'll start confusing people because there's already a... a Tim there. [Wow. Even in rant-mode, that is still very weird to say.] It'll get boring for you, quick. Because I won't be playing along. And no, I don't believe you can have this finished and posted by tomorrow evening. Just forget about it, okay?

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[escarabajo]

I wasn't in the same place, but I had to go through death matches like that too. I probably don't need to tell you this, but there's always a way around it. If anybody can find a loophole, it's you.

[brentwood]

[The idea that there were other places like this almost makes him want to shudder. He doesn't only because he doesn't want to look scared. He's probably not as scared as he should be. He's angry.]

I don't know why the others haven't yet.

[It's a big deal. But he supposes he should... calm down here and think a little. -who's this guy, and how much information on "the others" can he spare to give out?]

[escarabajo]

Well. People who run awful bloody gladiator tournaments tend to be pretty slippery. As a rule.

[Oh man. Is this time shenanigans making a fool of him again? There really needs to be a secret Titan handshake, or something.]

[brentwood]

I'm not talking about the people who run it. [Get with the program, dude. Of course the guys who run the show have something to gain by letting it play out.]

[Tim just sighs. And this time, he really does calm down. No need to get snippy with a guy he doesn't know, who's gone through the hell they're chatting about.] But, yeah. You're right. If I get there and there's no way out, I'll find one or make one. If there's a will, there's a way, right?