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Message no. 1
From: Simon and Fiona sfuller@******.com.au
Subject: The games of XLII Olympiad
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 12:44:16 +1100
-----Original Message-----
From: kawaii <trunks@********.org>
To: shadowrn@*********.com <shadowrn@*********.com>
Date: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 2:33 AM
Subject: The games of XLII Olympiad


>So, I was watching the Olympics the other day, and I was thinking if this
>type of games would still be ran. Possibly with national, as well as
>corporate teams. Maybe seperated into cyber, non-cyber (bioware),
>non-modification, non-magic, etc.
>
>Ideas? Thoughts? Comments? :)
>
>Ever lovable and always scrappy,
>kawaii
>
I did have other ideas at one stage, but a good dose of cynicism has made me
decide that the olympics would probably ban all drugs and implants, and
nations will have teams instead of corps. However, this just means that the
richest countries can afford the best masking drugs, bribes etc to keep it
quiet even if the athletes are busted (I'm not pointing any fingers at the
US), and corps would back many of the best teams, manipulating the entire
event to further their own goals (I'm not pointing any fingers at McDonalds
and Coca-Cola), then sponsors would snap up the best athletes to endorse
their products for years after. The best thing about Olympic athletes is
that they are forgotten as soon as they stop competing so that if they keel
over dead six years after competing from side effects of too many
drugs/implants then nobody makes too much of a fuss (I'm not pointing any
fingers at FloJo).
Message no. 2
From: kawaii trunks@********.org
Subject: The games of XLII Olympiad
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 11:32:08 -0400
So, I was watching the Olympics the other day, and I was thinking if this
type of games would still be ran. Possibly with national, as well as
corporate teams. Maybe seperated into cyber, non-cyber (bioware),
non-modification, non-magic, etc.

Ideas? Thoughts? Comments? :)

Ever lovable and always scrappy,
kawaii
Message no. 3
From: Andrew Murdoch toreador@***.bc.ca
Subject: The games of XLII Olympiad
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 08:38:24 -0700 (PDT)
- kawaii <11:32/2-Oct-2000>

> So, I was watching the Olympics the other day, and I was thinking if this
> type of games would still be ran. Possibly with national, as well as
> corporate teams. Maybe seperated into cyber, non-cyber (bioware),
> non-modification, non-magic, etc.
>
> Ideas? Thoughts? Comments? :)

I forget which sourcebook it was (Shadowbeat, perhaps) but they did state
that the Olympics do still happen every four years. Cyberware, bioware,
magic spells and Adepts are all stritcly banned from the Games, just
like steroids.

--
Hail, Centurion!
Andrew C. Murdoch
toreador@***.bc.ca
http://members.xoom.com/corvisraven
Message no. 4
From: Nexx nexx@********.net
Subject: The games of XLII Olympiad
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 10:54:31 -0500
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Murdoch" <toreador@***.bc.ca>
>
> I forget which sourcebook it was (Shadowbeat, perhaps) but they did state
> that the Olympics do still happen every four years. Cyberware, bioware,
> magic spells and Adepts are all stritcly banned from the Games, just
> like steroids.

Shadowbeat, but they do mention that performance-enhancing drugs are ok...
they're too complex and difficult to detect with all the various types out
there, so they basically said "drug as much as you like, but only amateurs".
Also, corps are allowed to compete, and there's the line "...though you have
to wonder how much of an amateur someone is when he works at a desk for 3
hours a week, then goes to a high-tech training center for the rest of the
week."

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