Isumi Team Battle Drabble Post

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There are going to be lots of ways to earn points this month, many of which won't involve writing stories at all, but it's not a team battle without a Drabble Prompts Post!

You can earn points by:
- Prompting a prompt that involves Isumi - 1 point (don't worry about putting your team names down - I'll match from the sign up post.)
(you can leave other prompts, just they won't count for points.)
- all fills are worth - 3points

With the following bonuses:
- extra 2 points if your fill goes over 500 words.
- extra 5 points if your fill involves Isumi!

You don't have to be part of a team to participate - but we'd love to have you join in!

Sign up for a team here!

Other ways to earn points:
Answer questions about Isumi!
Icontest: theme Isumi!

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"Going Up!"

[onkoona]

It was on the day of his Meijin Tournament prelim game against the other pro that the elevator broke down, with both of them on board. Isumi tried to keep is already unsteady nerves down by reminding himself that the lift broke down at least once a day and was usually fixed within 5 minutes.

He glanced at the other occupant of the lift; Touya Akira. The younger man looked bored, his eyes cold, staring straight at the closed doors. Isumi envied him his cold demeanor; he wished he could feel so cool under the pressure of the knock-out prelims.

Isumi had very seldom seen Touya being anything other than icy calm. The only times he was not was when he was playing Shindou and then he was usually angry.

Isumi even envied him his anger. It was an anger that spoke of a love for Go, a passion to be the best. Isumi wanted that passion, wanted that force of will. But he was well aware that he just didn’t have it in him. And unconsciously he knew he had already lost the game that awaited them at the top of the building, before he had even laid the first stone because of that lack.

The lift jarred back into motion and took them up to meet in ‘battle’.