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

[myownfuture]

Reiko noticed the announcement as she entered the lobby.

"What?! Since when?!"

[idkmybffxiao]

The locations being off-limits didn't matter so much to Mei, but... but...

"No cake?!"

Congratulations, voiceover, for making small children sad.

[leftthesafetyon]

Meryl wasn't sure what was worse, the fact that she was sent here with nothing more then a backpack and had to swear loyalty to someone, or the fact that she cared more about the gym then the cake.

"And just what if we don't have owners?" She muttered this mainly to herself in disgust.

[summerstars]

Grenn had caught the first part only vaguely as she was passing by outside, but heard the whole message as it repeated as she detoured inside. Staring at the screen, Grenn turned her head towards the reception desk, and then back.

Hid her eyes behind one hand, while the other gripped the arm of the chair. A few choice things could be heard muttered under her breath, such as "unbelievable", "ought to be illegal", "outdated ideas", "slavery". Grenn knew there was probably no idea going up to the desk to complain, but this... this amounted to slavery and was it not illegal!?

[swordofzero]

This place was getting weirder, much weirder. Suzaku had finally got round to tracking down his manual and reading through it. At least he understood a little bit more now. Whoever was keeping them here- the manual didn't explain that had taken there memories on purpose. Suzaku was still sure this was through Gaess. Aparantly they had to do as the people said, fight each other in this system of Players and Weapons in order to win tokens which would allow them to get their memories back.

Strange, and now this announcement. It didn't surprise him, quite the oposite really. Those with power always prayed on the right, and you got nothing for free. It made sense that those who had the upper hand (the Players) had all the Rights and Privaleges and those that didn't (the weapons) had to work for those Privaleges. So you were not allowed to use certain parts of the school, or have pudding unless your player gave you permission.

Which boiled down to, you had no privalages and very few rights unless you worked for someone with more rights than you. So why were people acting surprised. He had spotted a lot of people who at least looked Japanease, indeed Yuki had said this was Japan. This was no different to what Britannia had been doing for the last ten years.

He shrugged, "Maybe people don't like seeing it so explicit, written out for them," he murmered to himself and shrugged again.

[siscon]

Someone wasn't all too phased about it. Really, it was too be expected in an alternate reality of her own world. Hiyo's face was void of many of things, but she heard and vaguely saw most of the others' reactions to this ordeal. Weapons were weapons, used for fighting and that was all. Didn't anyone understand that?

"Cake's fattening," she muttered to herself, standing there by herself as she watched the others. Hiyo didn't really want that cake. It wasn't like she could get it, anyway.

[willbeurprincess]

Koharu took a seat and set out writing permission notes for her weapons. Of course she would let them use other facilities and get dessert. That was just silly...but it did make the incentive to find a Player more demanding. Most facilities were off limits to Discards. She scribbled in the names from her own little cheatsheet and tapped her chin.

Now to just...find her weapons. Sora shouldn't be too hard. The rest...

[princesspowerful]

"Well that's dumb!" Molly said loudly, "My weapons can do whatever they want!"