Notification

[utopiamods]

On the second evening of Round -2, the following notice is broadcast on the Utopia online network, and also displayed on the video screens in the lobby with an accompanying voiceover.

"Please be aware that the following facilities are off-limits to Weapons without the permission of their owners, or unless required for classroom use: The library, computer labs, swimming pool, gymnasium, and boathouse. Repeat: Be aware that the following facilities are off-limits to Weapons without the permission of their owners, or unless required for classroom use: The library, computer labs, swimming pool, gymnasium, and boathouse. A written permission slip is acceptable.

"Tonight's after-dinner dessert will be chocolate fudge cake. Please note that Weapons may only have dessert with the permission of their owners."

Comments

[summerstars]

Careful? Grenn blinked, tried to figure out what she meant... Ohh. The penalty for a Player touching a Weapon that wasn't their own. Right. She hoped that was it, because it was the only thing that made sense in the circumstances.

Then she focused on the nexr question, resolutely skipping the first comment in her head.

"No, not yet..." Grenn sighed and shook her head. "I think... I hope I have time to train with it before someone challenges me... I'm going to have to use my legs." If she didn't, she would probably lose, even if the weapon had reach, and secondly... well, she wasn't interested in being insulted again, which would probably happen.

[allurprincess]

No one ever claimed Sora made sense, or even that she needed to. It just wasn't in her job description.

"You have a Weapon? That's good! Who is it?"

[summerstars]

Grenn couldn't really agree.

"He's from your Utopia. Tougyu... something. I think." Grenn frowned briefly. They'd hardly even introduced each other (neither were really interested in being that close, truthfully), so this was a bit awkward.

Broken. Hmmph! Again, Grenn was briefly angry by what he'd said. She'd show him broken.

[allurprincess]

"Tougyu!" She leaned against the side of the wheelchair, expression suddenly intent. "He's a Weapon? Is he okay? Are you?"

Tougyu with a weapon... a member of the student council hadn't been made a Player? She didn't know whether that was a good thing or not. And he'd been in a coma, the last she remembered. Was it good for him to be up and serving someone?

Although, his consenting to owned at all gave her a burst of hope.

[summerstars]

Was he okay? She didn't know what Sora meant, but...
"Er. I... um. May have stomped on his foot when he tried to convince me to put on my legs to see if I was... useful," the last bit came out in a sneer, she just couldn't help it.

Then the last bit caught up with her and she shivererd involuntarily. She could hear the concern. He'd just insulted her, but did she need to be looking out for something else?

"... Should I be suspicious? I mean... other than..." Grenn waved a hand in the air, uncertain. "Other than him trying to insult or belittle me?" It wasn't exactly what she was after, but it'd do. It was close enough.

[allurprincess]

"I..." Sora hesitated. Tougyu had done horrible things. He was still capable of them, even if he lacked the power of the student council and the misogynistic system. Grenn needed to know that.

"He's fallen into despair. His senpai, she... Ah... The school hurt him so much that he gave up on feeling anything, and he was a very dangerous person. He tortured the girls I'd freed," she flinched, automatically, at the memory. "I had to fight him. After that he was unconscious, so I never got to speak to him. I don't know how he's feeling now, but I don't think he'll attack anyone. Not without El's orders."

[summerstars]

Grenn rubbed a hand over her face. Mentally unsound, at least in some way. Wonderful.

Her muscles tensed, and Grenn felt her right index finger jerk. She stared down at it, surprised to realise... They had trained them to stand in front of an armed opponent and wave their own weapon, at the least. But both her body and mind had apparently learned the lesson well, when it was taught when Lyra took on her that ill-fated cruise.

Of course, physical defense couldn't always protect you. She hoped, if it would be necessary, all her defenses would hold. Until then, he would be nothing more than a guy who thought her incapable because she 'lacked' legs. Nobody special.

"I... Thanks." Grenn shook her head, uncertain what you said to something like that. "Hopefully it won't matter?" She felt a nervous smile slip over her lips and gave a miniscule shrug