Given the Duke's strong desire to live, he probably would.
But for everyone else who had been given the daunting task of playing while knowing exactly what they were playing for, it quickly became clear that this was the kind of matter that made people want to sit on the ground and rethink their future plans.
Princess Tharkira had been rather thorough.
Painfully thorough.
Before they were told they were good to go, she made them memorize several key rules. Not suggestions. Rules.
First, everyone with access to the activity center was granted complimentary entry to all activities, with the sole exception of the mecha polishing competition. That one required a small fee to cover the component used during participation, which she clarified was really more of an investment since they would get to take it home.
Second, each guest was limited to five terminal swipes for the arcade games before needing to recharge if they wanted to continue playing.
