Out in the Open and Behind the Scenes (5.5k)

The harder Xin Jiang had argued her case just now, the sharper Programmer's counterattack was. It was clear that although the two were in different states, they were both taking the game seriously. Xin Jiang was the eloquent type, trying her very best to persuade everyone and get them to understand her position before siding with her. Programmer, meanwhile, was more the technical...