[ Jim enjoys the quiet atmosphere of the park today - it reminds him of sprawling summer days in San Francisco, on the Starfleet Academy campus. Jim didn't exactly have anywhere to go during the summer months, so he stayed; it gave him the chance to accelerate his program with extra classes, too, so it wasn't like he was complaining.
It takes him a second to realize there's someone next to him, absorbed as he is shifting the pieces; he moves his knight to C2, then cuts off the move with the opposing bishop to E4. He plays the move out to the end, exhibiting the moves of a handful of other pieces - the rook, a few pawns, finally manipulating his queen into position to take out the opposing king. He knocks it over with a final move, sitting back, satisfied.
Jim leans back, stretching his feet under the table after sitting in one position, finally addressing the woman next to him, quietly observing. ] Do you play?
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It takes him a second to realize there's someone next to him, absorbed as he is shifting the pieces; he moves his knight to C2, then cuts off the move with the opposing bishop to E4. He plays the move out to the end, exhibiting the moves of a handful of other pieces - the rook, a few pawns, finally manipulating his queen into position to take out the opposing king. He knocks it over with a final move, sitting back, satisfied.
Jim leans back, stretching his feet under the table after sitting in one position, finally addressing the woman next to him, quietly observing. ] Do you play?