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Rakuen Moderators ([personal profile] utopiamods) wrote in [community profile] rakuen2011-03-09 09:49 am

Round 3, Day 1 [all characters and round announcement]

The storm doesn't let up through the rest day, but by the next day the power is back, the staff are looking moderately less nervous, and the weather is light enough that the usual announcement rings over the speakers in the morning.

"The announcements will start at noon. Will all students please report to the lobby for that time."

Umbrellas are now scattered around the campus at useful points, including the dormitory common rooms and the entrance to the school buildings. Helpful, because the rain is as heavy as ever today. When you arrive in the lobby, the screens are all lit and the receptionists are back at their desk and smiling at old students and new arrivals both.

At twelve o'clock exactly, a woman appears on every screen, smiling so cheerfully that several of the audience probably have an allergic reaction.

"Good afternoon to our new students here at Utopia Academy! Thank you for choosing to enroll with us for this, our first semester of the new year. Our battle system is the best in the world, set up for you, our students! I hope that you all had a fun journey here, and that you've all made some new friends! You're going to need them soon, so keep them close, okay?

"Good afternoon to our current students, as well! You all worked hard last week, and we're really very proud of you.

"Now, normally I would explain the rules, but you've all had a day to read the manual, and I'm sure you've met some of our helpful students since you arrived. Let's skip that! Besides, this week is special. That's because... Well! It would be difficult to fight in this weather, right? We're going to give you a break from battles. Isn't that nice? You can still fight each other if you want, but this week it's ~totally optional~.

"This week is a scavenger hunt! We're gonna give you a clue in a moment. The clue will lead you to a treasure, which you should bring back to our sages," the receptionists wave from their desk, looking a little sheepish, "And they'll give you the next clue! If you collect six treasures, you'll win the round and get a great prize, so work hard!

"Ah, one more thing... Players! You can have as many Weapons as you want this week. Winning battles or collecting Weapons won't count as a victory again until the next round, so have fun!"

She disappears from the screens, but her voice doesn't. "The first clue is... I must be broken before I can be used. What am I?"

The Player list scrolls onto half of the screens; the other half show the clue in flowing red text.

Players for Round 3:
Enki
Fletcher Tringham
Kevin Smith
Koharu Izaki
Kotarou
Locke Cole
Marino You
Mei Chang
Mizuno You
Nunnally vi Britannia
Romeo
Sugata Shindo

[personal profile] westernwinds 2011-03-14 06:23 am (UTC)(link)
Something about that loud and demanding voice in general reminded him of someone else, but his mind drew enough of a blank so that the identity of the person felt like it was out of his reach. But before he could try to puzzle out those thoughts any further, he suddenly recalled that someone was speaking to him. Oops.

"Ah--yeah, I am," he said with a start. A thoughtful look passed over his face as he considered that offer, but it didn't take very long for him to speak up again. "I'll work with you. If you say you're Kotarou, I'll take your word for it."

Any evidence of his previous anxiety seemed to have vanished into thin air.
chainedbyred: (mad scientist)

[personal profile] chainedbyred 2011-03-14 11:46 am (UTC)(link)
Russel just smirked and ruffled Fletcher's hair. "These are a piece of cake. We'll clean this up in no time. I've already got the answer." He reached into his pants pocket and produced his notebook.
greennotgold: (Bzuhwah?)

[personal profile] greennotgold 2011-03-14 11:47 am (UTC)(link)
Fletcher tilted his head. A notebook? "Ah, is that something you used in your alchemy code?"
lolisandminorities: by <user name="turntableaurora" site="livejournal.com"> (ooc | lineface)

[personal profile] lolisandminorities 2011-03-14 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
... Xingke couldn't even pretend to fathom how Gino's brain worked anymore. Really. Where on earth did he get these strange, surreal notions? And what did he mean by "the United States of China?" ... should he even bother asking?

Probably not.

He was right about one thing though. Xingke merely continued to stare at the blond with a bland, expressionless face as Gino plodded right on through his questions before looking at him like... like he expected something grand. What was he supposed to say? Yes to make the pilot leave him alone? Or no and deal with the followup suspicion that he was covering up for some nonexistent, secret society of highly trained warriors?

... Xingke allowed himself one tiny, quiet, miserable sigh.

"There are no such clans, Weinberg."
trollofthree: (pic#713901)

[personal profile] trollofthree 2011-03-14 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, he saw how it was. Gino nodded amiably, still just as determined to find some kind of alternate universe version of Mei. "Right, right. Of course not. But, between you and me, it's kinda important. I won't tell anyone their location or anything."
myblueskies: (hope)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2011-03-14 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Romeo was used to being ignored by adults, especially by other boys' bosses so it didn't phase him at all. He stood silently and looked at the notebook in interest, of course he couldn't remember how to read so it was no use to him. He listened to the two brothers and looked a little confused as Fletcher used a word that Romeo had never heard before.

"Fletcher? What's alc...alchemy?"
chainedbyred: (Default)

[personal profile] chainedbyred 2011-03-15 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
Russel looked to Fletcher, and seemed ready to answer, but his mouth closed uselessly. And then he looked really confused. What was his method of coding his notes? Currently they were decoded. "Uh." Is all he really said to that.

He still seemed to be mulling over his confusion as he turned to look at Romeo. He would have provided a better explanation if he hadn't just been caught off guard by his own memory loss. "It's a kind of science."
greennotgold: (Deep in thought)

[personal profile] greennotgold 2011-03-15 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
Fletcher blinked. Oops, was that supposed to be a secret? Should he have not said it in front of Romeo?

"Um, yeah, alchemy's a science we have where we're from. It's the process of rearranging matter into a new form."
lookouthalifax: (:D)

[personal profile] lookouthalifax 2011-03-15 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
Montblanc recognized the name from the list of players, but he was too excited to give it much thought. Even if Locke was from a different country, he was probably from Montblanc's world! After all, no one else had any idea what a Moogle was. "So, kupo, a treasure hunter? Are you a member of a Clan, or do you work alone?"
kings_thief: (And I feel so alone)

[personal profile] kings_thief 2011-03-15 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
"Hmm... usually alone, but I have a 'clan' of friends, if that counts at all?"

He liked this Moogle, Montblanc reminded him of someone...if only he could remember who, it'd come to him later.
lookouthalifax: (out and about)

[personal profile] lookouthalifax 2011-03-15 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
"Sure, kupo!" He bobbed his head. "You're awfully brave, though, to go into the wild without the Judges' protection. Kupo! Or do you not have them in your country?"
kings_thief: (Assassin)

[personal profile] kings_thief 2011-03-15 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
"'Judges'? 'Fraid not, never heard of those before. And, really, the only things in the wilds are some monsters and a few rouges, but nothing that can't be handled!
lookouthalifax: (:D)

[personal profile] lookouthalifax 2011-03-15 06:02 am (UTC)(link)
No Judges? It looked like the world outside his homeland was a dangerous place. Without the law, anyone could die in combat. Montblanc's respect for Locke swelled. "Kupo, I knew you didn't look like the type who'd stick to digging up treasure. You're a fighter, too, aren't you?"
kings_thief: (Peaceful)

[personal profile] kings_thief 2011-03-15 06:43 am (UTC)(link)
Locke blushed, praise wasn't really his thing, usually he was just being told off or accused of being a thief. Montblanc was growing on him and not just because of the compliments, he was a really nice guy..well..Moogle.

"Ah, well, yeah, I guess so. I mean, I will if I have to, but I'm more of a speed person than a physical fighter, thanks for saying so, though!"
lookouthalifax: (so then i says to him i says)

[personal profile] lookouthalifax 2011-03-15 07:05 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm the same, kupo. I trained as a Thief before becoming a Juggler, so I don't hit hard, but you can count on me to always strike my target!" He was entirely shameless about being a Thief. It was in an officially recognised capacity, after all; all's fair in battle. It was entirely different from robbing people who you weren't fighting.
myblueskies: (I don't understand!)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2011-03-15 10:20 am (UTC)(link)
Romeo nodded, he had no idea what Fletcher meant by rearranging matter into a new form, but he understood that it was a type of science and he wasn't going to ask any more infront of Russel. He didn't want Fletcher's boss to think he was stupid!

"Will this alchemy science help with the scavanger hunt?" He asked with a smile.
Edited 2011-03-15 10:21 (UTC)
chainedbyred: (Default)

[personal profile] chainedbyred 2011-03-15 11:15 am (UTC)(link)
"My point is," Russel started, redirecting the conversation, "the answer to the riddle. The spine of a book. You have to break the spine to open a new book all the way." He smirked. "If these don't get any harder, we'll have this done by the end of the day."
greennotgold: (Oh wow)

[personal profile] greennotgold 2011-03-15 12:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"--ah!" Fletcher's jaw dropped. He covered his mouth with his hand. Why hadn't he thought of that?! "Of course! That makes so much sense!"
myblueskies: (of course!)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2011-03-15 05:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh!" It made sense! Though Doctor Casella had always told him that you should look after books and not break the spines but it did make sense within the riddle. They didn't even need to break a book to prove it the lady had just said to bring the object to them. Romeo grinned, "Your so clever mister Russel! Come on Fletcher we should go tell the receptionists!"
kings_thief: (Happy)

[personal profile] kings_thief 2011-03-16 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
"I believe it, you look like you've got some speed on you as well."

Locke certainly wasn't about to dismiss Montblanc just because he was a Moogle, after all it had been Moogles who'd helped him in the caves, they were strong creatures.
tenwholeryou: (pic#722846)

[personal profile] tenwholeryou 2011-03-16 08:23 am (UTC)(link)
That wasn't so hard. Kotarou really didn't see why the others had been making such a huge fuss about it when they'd been Players.

"Good! Then I'll protect you," of course you would, kid, of course, "And so will Huashi! And in return you can help us with the clues."

[personal profile] westernwinds 2011-03-16 08:54 am (UTC)(link)
He wasn't sure how to feel about being protected by someone half his age. Was that normal here? Hmm. Well, it wasn't like he had anything else to go on. Still, Rudy rubbed the back of his neck with more than a little apprehension. "All right, I'll do my best to help. I don't want you guys to get hurt because of me though..."

"Wait, who is Huashi?" There you go. Y'know, that should have probably been your first question, Rudy.
tenwholeryou: (you sure? it looks poisonous)

[personal profile] tenwholeryou 2011-03-16 12:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"My friend," he said, in a voice that implied obviously despite the pair's tendency of staying in the forest rather than places any sane student would venture. "We're linked, so she's my Weapon this round too. Last time I was hers." Was he? He tended to mess up times. And then not care. Whatever, he was her Weapon at some point in the past month, and that was what counted.

"D'you want me to write you something to let you into places and get dessert?"
tenwholeryou: (you sure? it looks poisonous)

[personal profile] tenwholeryou 2011-03-16 12:31 pm (UTC)(link)
"Multiple--?" He couldn't help it, the answer sounding more dismayed than his act could handle. "There's more than one answer?"

[personal profile] westernwinds 2011-03-16 01:58 pm (UTC)(link)
He managed a sheepish smile at Kotarou's reply, and although there was a new question or two in his head now, there was one very important word that threw him off that train of thought.

"Dessert?" If Rudy's head had turned any more sharply, he probably would have given himself whiplash or something similar. He really had been paying attention the entire time, but the way his eyes had lit up at the word 'dessert' was still fairly obvious.

"Yeah, something like that would help a lot," he said, trying his best to sound more or less nonchalant.

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