This. Is. SPARTA

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Standing alone on the top of the castle at the summit of Mystras, I was facing down a sheer cliff face, waiting to see which of us would be the first to flinch.

Out of childish curiosity and fascination, I picked a loose rock off of the ruined tower and inconspicuously dropped it into the valley. As I watched it slowly shrink into nothing, I really wanted someone to admonish me, saying, "do you realize that if every stupid tourist felt the need to knock a rock off of these structures, there'd be nothing left?" to which I would dramatically don my sunglasses and reply, "yes. You might even say that I...understand the gravity of the situation."

YYYYEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!

I giggled to myself and hopped back off the wall.

This has nothing to do with anything, but it is a cat.

Subsequently, we had settled down and 5 of us were sitting quite a ways apart from the group. One of us mentioned whether or not we should start going back down the hill. Megan said, "Oh no, I'm not moving until I hear the People! call."
For those not in the know, the People! call has a very mysterious power among this particular group of tourists. When uttered with a particular Greek accent to sound like, "pee-puhl!" our attention is immediately, inexplicably, and inexorably caught. It indicates that action may be required on our part, and so we are keen to respond.
Now, let it be known that the 5 of us were the only ones who heard Megan.
Literally 3 seconds after her remark, Professor Finitsis stepped into sight from 20 meters away.
"People!"