Japan sat near the outside of the gruop, knees pulled to his chest as he tried to look rather invisible. Perhaps if he did not call attention to himself, he would not be dragged into the race that involved falling over one's partners and generally looking ridiculous. The competition was supposed to be fun...but what was fun about being uncomfortable? He watched as others milled about, picking teammates and talking or laughing. He could only hope that they had an uneven number of participants.