[i]"Didn't I say we should take the monorail?"[/i]

"Quiet, tattoo-boy," Alex seethed, obviously irritated that she missed the opening speech to the tournament. The audience was already entering from the side doors, the competitors going in through the front. Even though she didn't want to admit it, her spirit partner - Bountr Kenshin - was right. She should have taken the monorail. Somehow, he was always right. That was arguably her least favorite thing about him being around all the time, especially when other people couldn't see him being right about stuff. They generally got along though, if only out of necessity. Taking a look over the monsters that made up her deck - the Bountr archetype that was pretty much hit-or-miss each turn - she wondered who would be the first person to get a taste of their strength. She hoped it was some thug from Obsidian District. There always seemed to be plenty of those guys, somehow.
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She was DuelBot Unit AI-1C3. However, for tournament purposes, she was Alice Seethree, an otherwise-ordinary resident of the Quartz District. The story was simple, and Alice's programmers had advised her to stick to it. They told her to think of it as a test of guile, which was something she was alright with. They also advised her to not disassemble any electronic devices she may be curious about. Especially the Duel Disk a tournament staff member was handing her. She disliked not being able to find out just how it operated on the inside. For now, all she could do was load up the memories of her deck and review just what can operate with what. Serene Psychic Witch can be used to search out Esper Girl, who can then synchro with Hushed Psychic Cleric (after using his effect, of course) to summon Magical Android. If the cleric banishes a Mental Seeker, it can synchro with the android for Thought Ruler Archfiend. Alice understood just how the second-place winner of last year's G-Clock Open got his position now. The combos were everywhere.
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"Attention duelists," Gero's voice rang out through the speakers throughout the stadium; the speakers that always stood at the sides of large screens on the walls. "My staff and I have resolved the glitch in the system, and the tournament bracket is now fixed and ready for use." The otherwise-blank screens all lit up, revealing the bracket of sixteen competitors. "The first duel will now begin. Ian Rouse and Alexander Nyne, please report to the dueling stage in the center of the stadium. Best of luck to both of you." With a brief second of static, the speakers went silent. The G-Clock Open was now officially beginning, and by association all the wonders and drama that are associated with such things as tournaments.