Meet and Greet [Intro #2]

[utopiamods]

You are brought to your campus and shown to your dorm rooms before you are given permission to wander the campus and the town. Meaning Fortitude students can mingle with Conquest students, they can go visit the shop (shop post will be up later today), or speak to the headmistresses and mayor. Each student now has the Exaclan manuals, a uniform, a school bag with either a shield or a sword on it, and the glove used to pull weapons.

But make sure to come to the battle area later to see the exhibition match! 

Take advantage of the free day, the freedom won't last long. Sooner rather than the later the round will start, Players will be named, Weapons will lose their privileges, and the battles will begin. So you might as well go out and make friend or start rivalries, anything to help you along later in the round.

Comments

[duchy]

It's when you're ruled by a Duke or a Duchess.

[mamarosa]

[By that definition he is... a place? Wait... what?]

I'm sorry, I don't understand.

[duchy]

I'm a place ruled by a Duke?

[mamarosa]

You are a place...?

[duchy]

Yes?

[He doesn't think of it as at all odd.]

[mamarosa]

[She puts on a calm and understand face, even if she doesn't understand]

My, I have never met a place before. Tell me about yourself and your place.

[duchy]

Well, I'm unifying right now--everyone's trying to fight off my neighbors, because they keep attacking. It means I'm going to get bigger, so that's a good thing, but I don't know how long it's going to take.

[He pauses, wondering if she meant a literal description.]

There are a lot of forests, and lots of animals. We--um, my people--we farm, mostly. When we're not fighting.

[mamarosa]

[she listens to his explanation, still not understanding but taking in every word]

You should farm more than you fight, producing is much more important than killing, but I understand your need to keep your land safe. I'm sure you're doing a wonderful job of protecting everyone.

[duchy]

It's not that I want to hurt people, it's that they keep attacking me first. Sometimes you have to, I think.

[He smiles though.]

But I really like farming.

[mamarosa]

Oh yes, sometimes you have to defend yourself against others. But I try not to fight when I can manage it.

[she smiles back]

Farming is a very useful skill. Maybe we can start a garden here.

[duchy]

If there's somewhere with room.

[The idea appeals to him, and it's obvious enough on his face.]

[mamarosa]

There is plenty of room here! We can always find a space. It should be somewhere neutral so both Conquest and Fortitude can access it and take care of it.

[duchy]

So it would have to be... Somewhere in the town?

[Lithuania is still getting used to the way everything is arranged.]

[mamarosa]

There are some woodlands here with clearings that would be perfect for growing vegetables. I'll have to ask Recette if she can get some seeds.

[duchy]

I wonder if we can grow rye.

[Lithuanian priorities.]

[mamarosa]

What's rye?

[duchy]

It's a plant. You can use it to make lots of things, like bread and things like that.

[mamarosa]

Oh! I enjoy bread. You should get some walnut bread from the shop, it is very tasty.