And before Klaus could notice, the day of the trip to the NIST Tournant finally arrived.
Since all the competitions needed to take place in one place and most of them promised to draw a lot of attention, especially since they had the biggest talents in the country, it needed to take place in a place that could support the high demand of public and sports arenas without hindering the dynamics of the city.
Therefore, the place that best fit all these minimum requirents was Los Angels, California, a city used to many events and many people.
New York was certainly a good choice too, but weather and traffic were determining factors for Hónghé Holdings and NIST choosing not to host the event there.
So Klaus and all 500 New York State Special Program students who were going to compete or be part of the organization had to travel to the other side of the country to compete.
Klaus, who had already traveled to Los Angels once to compete in a championship, wasn't bothered by the trip, but David, although older, had never even traveled by plane and had to be cald down throughout the trip by Klaus, Nathan and Andrew.
Unfortunately, Ashley didn't get the sa flight as Klaus because she had to go early to organize a lot of things.
Twelve hours later, counting waiting for boarding and all the other problems, Klaus, Nathan and Andrew arrived in Los Angeles with David finally calming down after the turbulent first plane ride. Luckily, almost everyone on the plane was also from campus and they were greeted by several representatives from NIST and Hónghé Holdings, who briefed them on the details of the tournant and drove them to the hotel where they would be staying during the event.
Clearly, this event was sothing very well organized and thought out.
The hotel was filled with competitors from all over the country, all excited and nervous for the upcoming competition. The corridors were bustling, and the conversations were full of excitent and anticipation. There were so famous people from the Special Program, people who stood out even before they were admitted to NIST, and these drew gasps from many people as they entered the front door.
However, Klaus did not care about all that. He just wanted to compete and make his family proud, who also traveled to Los Angels a few days earlier.
After settling in at the hotel, Klaus and the other students of the Archery Departnt, including Lara, Carrie and Benito attended an orientation eting, where they received information about the rules of the individual and team category tournant, the schedule and the facilities.
Isabella Nairn, the Archery Departnt Coordinator, would be arriving in a few hours and would also show them the place where they would be competing, to familiarize themselves.
Moreover, as Klaus could not be in two orientations at the sa ti, Lucas, from the Fencing Departnt, sent him a ssage where he had all the information about the schedule and rules of the category.
During the afternoon, Isabella Nairn arrived at the hotel and t with the students from the New York Archery Departnt. She was a middle-aged woman, experienced and respected. Her inspiring presence brought a sense of confidence and determination to all the competitors.I think you should take a look at
Isabella conducted a brief presentation about the venue where the archery competitions and a few others would take place, the Staples Center. With a capacity of almost 20,000 people, the Staples Center was a state-of-the-art sports arena, with advanced equipnt and technologies to ensure a real spectacle for these competitions.
Besides, archery was not a category that drew much attention, not as much as the basketball departnt at least, so there was no need for a bigger place than that, like a stadium. Still, Ms. Nairn made sure to cheer up the group she was in charge of.
"I want you to understand that you are here because you are so of the best shooters in the country. You have the talent and ability to shine in this tournant, so trust yourselves and do what you do best. I trust you, I trust your potential, and I believe we can bring the champions trophy ho, and the bonus of course..." said Isabella enthusiastically.
"That's it!" Everyone shouted at her and then realized what she said. "Wait, bonus?!"
Either way, the determined looks on the students' faces reflected the confidence Isabella had instilled in them. The team was united and ready to face the challenge.
After the orientation, Klaus and his friends went to explore a bit of the city and familiarize themselves with their surroundings.
Los Angeles was a bustling and diverse tropolis, and they took the opportunity to see so sights and sample the local cuisine. Most of the people in the Archery Departnt hadn't even been resting properly for the past few days, especially Klaus, who had so many things to take care of. So this was a day for them to deal with the pressure and ease their minds.
The night before the tournant was ending, and Klaus could hardly contain his anxiety. He ntally went over his strategies, reviewed his techniques and prepared for the next day. However, the first day was a team tournant, so he would not be participating with the Archery Departnt, but with the Fencing Departnt.
Finally, the morning of the tournant arrived. Klaus woke up early, feeling a mixture of excitent and anxiety, but no nerves.
The corridors were full of competitors and their teams. So looked at each other with haughtiness, anger and even admiration. No doubt this was a sporting environnt, which made Klaus a little more agitated than usual, because it had been a long ti since he last felt this energy.
After having a quick breakfast with his friends, he went to the eting place of the Fencing Departnt, which was staying in another hotel nearby.
The Fencing Departnt team consisted of eleven people at the hotel, but several of them chose not to compete, either because they didn't feel capable enough or because they were so nervous in public that their hands were shaking. For this reason, Lucas called Klaus to complete the team and accepted him so easily into the departnt, even though Klaus was a complete novice.
Upon entering the hotel lobby, Klaus saw Riley, who will be running the fencing team at the competition, talking to Lucas. Klaus raised his right arm and was going to catch both of their eyes, but suddenly he looked harder and realized there was soone else with Riley and Lucas, a girl with beautiful hair.
'Emma?!'
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