Mara-Domes

(a title which may possibly change because my nickname is 'Mara')
(April 2 2014 8:46)
...morale (besides good coffee and easy-to-destroy foam Kaiju) ... The Annual Shatterdome Marathon. 
- Max happily runs after Chuck for a quarter of a lap before deciding enough is enough and lying down in the middle of the hallway, right in front of Xiang, who leaps quite impressively over the dog and makes a landing that everyone can tell would roll an ankle. 
Two steps behind, Wu leans down, scoops up Max, carries him all the way to the first water station, and drops him at Min's feet. 
Max promptly flops over on his side, smelling faintly of wet dog. 
"So they're going with the sprinkler thing again?" she asks.
"Seems to be the case unless people are sweating more," Setsuko replies. 
Min nudges him with her toe, fearing him dead, and he huffs-
"Tang!"
She yanks her attention front-and-center--"Sorry!"--and expertly hands the cup of water to Lan. 
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"Miss Mori!" calls Min, "Bangs?"
"Pin," she replies and she's gone.
"Is that a person or does she want bobby pins?" 
"I'm not sure."
"I have some here; guess we can fix her hair when she comes 'round next unless this 'Pin' person's got it covered."
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"I see her!" says Setsuko.
Min props a bobby pin open with each thumb, slips between racers, and pushes Mako's hair into place without stabbing her nor needing Mako to stop which is why Min spins out of the way, bounces off a wall, and pirouettes back to her table. 
"That was beautiful," says Setsuko. 
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"Why would you do that? Why would step out from around a blind corner when there's a race going on--and here's George, who struck a spectator--hope he's okay--"
"Well he's still racing--"
"No, i meant the spectator."
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