Alison stood up quietly, leaving the room worried and absorbed in her own thoughts. She wasn't the type to do anything more athletic than walk to the corner store, but she'd rather find somewhere else to be than try and make small talk.

[i][color=lightgreen]Did Miss Lee make the teams like that on purpose? Maybe we're the least reliable and she wants to be there to watch us...[/color][/i]

She stopped only a few steps outside the room, enough to get away fron the crowd, and leaned against a wall. Alison took out her notebook and considered the facts, making quick notes as she flipped through the last few pages she'd written. 

It was clear everyone here was new, to Miss Lee if nothing else. With how much she had organized already, and the information under her control...

[i][color=lightgreen]It's fair to assume Judith Lee is likely the strongest person here, and with her knowledge of the terrain, whatever training she has, and the dossiers she has on us, she is the only person with all the information on this scenario. With such an overwhelming advantage, she's probably acting as a ringer and will hold back to keep things fair.[/color][/i]

She tapped her pen against the paper and underlined a few things.

[i][color=lightgreen]She likely has a strategy already in place for this game, formed with more complete information than I have and with more time to consider the details.[/color][/i]

Alison put the notebook away and took a deep breath.

[color=lightgreen]"Why couldn't it be something like Trivial Pursuit instead?"[/color]