"Well, I don't think they'd have sent me here ONLY BECAUSE of my family name, that would be kinda silly on their part, but them knowing who my father was certainly helped to open the door for me. All I gotta do now is prove that I was worth it, and everything else will fall into place." Even though his voice was calm and level, Julian was absolutely getting dominated on the board. Still, he hadn't exactly come into this game expecting to win, not when he was only mildly experienced at chess at best, and he was going up against somebody with quite a bit more skill then him. He just hoped that this chess match wouldn't be some kind of metaphor for what would be happening down on mars over the course of the next year.<br/><br/>"Ugh...."<br/><br/>Nina's offensive worked, and though she lost quite a few pieces in the process, Julian's moves were starting to dwindle down.