It's been a calm day at the office. Calm days in HR can be a rare thing, so you enjoy it while it lasts.
You're just returning to your desk from lunch, when you notice something that gives you the feeling that your day is about to get a lot more interesting...
An envelope.
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[[Sit at your desk]]You sit down in your chair and stare at the envelope that waits beside your laptop computer.
//'That's a bit strange'//, you think to yourself.
Office communications typically go through email and it's rare to find an unmarked envelope at your desk.
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[[Open the Envelope]]
[[Throw the Evelope in the recycle bin]]You peek into the envelope and notice bright colours beaming through the bland exterior.
//'This may not be work related'//, you consider.
As you continue opening the envelope, you peer around the room to make sure nobody is watching. Luckily, it's Friday and everyone is either off or still on lunch.
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[[Find out what's inside]]You cast aside the envelope.
//'Can't be that important if it was left here like this'//, you figure.
But what if you were wrong?
[[Try Again->Intro]]Inside the envelope is a folded, double-sided flyer from a local club called 'The Ascension'.
Your heart skips a beat as you see it's advertising a womens wrestling event.
A million questions race through your head as you drop the poster back down on the desk and double check around the office again to make sure that nobody is looking.
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[[Flip the poster over]]//'So, there's a tag team wrestling tournament that's going to be held at The Ascension'//, you tell yourself as you flip the poster over.
//'But who would have thought to give me this?'//, you wonder. //'One of the office co-workers that you had wrestle each other?'//
//'Maybe it's some kind of practical joke'//, you continue pondering.
The flip-side of the flyer reveals a set of rules about the Tournament.
Regardless of who did this, you can't help but acknowledge that this kind of event is right up your alley -- especially since it seems to require participants with no formal training.
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[[Take a closer look at the front again]]As you look at the front of the advertisement, one line at the bottom stands out to you...
//"Limited Co-Ed Teams Spots Available"//
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[[If I sign up quickly, I could get in!]]
[[Maybe I could do this with Mara->If I sign up quickly, I could get in!]]
[[Hmm... I could partner with Theresa->If I sign up quickly, I could get in!]]You flip over the poster again and re-read the back of it, as you imagine what such an event would be like.
//'3 Rounds of wrestling different women... I'd be able to put the moves on them like I did to the girls at the Hallween Party last year.. or have the moves put on me'//, you consider. //'Even if we lost in the first round, it would be worth it'//.
Reminding yourself that it's a tag team tournament, you realize that you'd also be able to keep an eye on your partner too. From time to time, you could watch her wrestling different women and see how she's doing.
//'Luckily I happen to have a girlfriend who loves wrestling. Maybe she wouldn't mind if I signed us up quickly without asking -- just to get in before it's only womens teams allowed'//, you continue your thought process. //'I can ask her about it later'//
As you think to yourself, you hear a door opening to the room.
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[[Hide the poster in your drawer]]You hide the poster away in your desk and look up to see Megan returning from her lunch.
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[[Ask Megan if she saw you left the envelope]]
[[Say nothing]]"Nope, I didn't see anyone at your desk", Megan says.
"But I did see the delivery guy around here earlier. He probably came around to your desk while we were at lunch"
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[[Okay, thanks Megan]]
[[Gotcha->Okay, thanks Megan]]Megan goes back to her business as you sneak another peak at the poster.
//'If I enter this, I'll be able to:'//
- partner up with my girlfriend
- wrestle different women, depending on who they randomly match us up with
- look at my partner during the match to see if she's winning or losing
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[[Peak at the back again]]As Megan goes back to her business you sneak another peak at the poster, while recapping the event concept in your head.
//'If I enter this, I'll be able to:'//
- partner up with my girlfriend
- wrestle different women, depending on who they randomly match us up with
- look at my partner during the match to see if she's winning or losing
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[[Peak at the back again]]As you look at the back of the poster, you think about how things might go.
//'Maybe I'll get some interesting rewards for winning the tournament?'//, you ponder. //'Or maybe I'll run into a woman strong enough to knock me out?'//
//'Or maybe my partner will run into someone strong enough to squeeze them out?'//, you consider pensively. //'This could be interesting'//.
//'It sounds similar to our Halloween Party, but this time I get to watch some of the action too'//, you think.
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//'Now I just need to sign up'//, you conclude.
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