Fortitude: Round 1

[mamarosa]

When characters wake up the next morning there will be an announcement on all the screens. "Please report to the lobby at 12 noon for important information about this round." Anyone who is not in the lobby by twelve noon will most likely be found by the prefects and taken there by force.

When the characters turn up in Fortitude Lobby they will see the woman they saw battling yesterday, they may recall her weapon to be a shield, fitting for Fortitude. She is standing on a raised podium, looking relaxed, with Nanami by her side. "I hope you slept well," she says with a friendly smile, "Today marks the beginning of the first battle round. If your name is called you have been chosen to be a Player for this round. Those chosen as Players are given all of their rights and can grant rights to the Weapons they vow to. Unvowed Weapons, known as Discards, do not have rights and have to do whatever the prefect," she motions to Nanami, "tells them to do. This may not seem fair to many of you, but these are the rules of Rakuen and they must be obeyed.

I'm sure you've all read the rule book and are familiar with the vowing process, but for those who are confused, I will briefly go over it. Vowing means to promise to protect then, when vowed the Weapon will have a possession mark appear on their hand. As Fortitude students, your mark will be a shield. Only when vowed are Players allowed to give Weapons rights."

Throughout her speech, her forever peaceful smile never left her face, "I believe you will all be good Players to your Weapons, even if it is not required of you. We will be watching what you do and any disregard for the rules will be taken care of.

"Today, if you are unaware, is Sunday. Rounds will always start on Sunday and as there is no school I would suggest vowing today. The day before round start, Saturday, is your free day. There are no Players or Weapons on Saturday and therefore everyone has equal rights. You are allowed to work for extra Raks on Saturday as well. School starts tomorrow 8am sharp, breakfast is from 7 until 8, Players have access to the full menu, Weapons need permission, and Discards do not have that access"

She pauses to take out the piece of paper with the list of Players on it, "The following students have been chosen for the first round:
1. Kotarou
2. Dave
3. Shion
4. Lelouch
5. Spain
6. Vriska

I, as well as Nanami, are here to answer any questions you may have about the school or battle system, so do not hesitate to ask. Good luck in battling and remember that not battling comes with its own price."

With that last ominous note, Dolorosa finishes her speech.

Comments

[veepofchess]

[He still had no idea what to make of this guy in the horns and makeup. But he was getting a feeling he'd be useful.] Gamzee, [walks up to him] Do you have a Player yet?

[honkhonkwoof]

[ Gamzee grins, but shakes his head. ] Naw, not yet. Shit's been going a bit slow for this motherfucker.

[veepofchess]

Excellent. Would you like to be my Weapon? [Offers hand for them to shake on it]

[honkhonkwoof]

[ He considers him a moment, then grins more widely and nods, grabbing his hand and shaking it a bit too eagerly. ] Hell yeah! Why not.

[veepofchess]

[Ow!] Good. [What the hell has he just gotten himself into? But for now, he puts that glove on.] I want to know what I have to deal with, so I'm going to draw it. [No, he's not asking for permission first.]

[honkhonkwoof]

[ Blinks a bit too fast, then nods, still with a smile. ] Uhhh, sure bro.

[veepofchess]

[And he reaches out to Gamzee's chest. There's some pretty lights, and out comes the pair of clubs, and Lelouch is pretty surprised. And then annoyed, because that doesn't seem all that useful for now, without upgrades. But he'll address that later.] Interesting.

[Tosses one up and lets it spin before catching it again.] These could be useful.

[honkhonkwoof]

[ It's kind of really weird for him, just watching, but then out come the clubs, and he chuckles a bit. ] They sure worked fine for me when I was fighting before. Y'know, before being brought here. [ Yeah, those definitely work as decent weapons with enough force... ]

[veepofchess]

[That's pretty strange. You're pretty strange. But he puts them back.] Well, if you need access to anything that you need my permission for, let me know. Particularly if you need to buy an upgrade.

[honkhonkwoof]

Yeah, for sure, motherfucker. [ He waves a hand around airily, only then noticing the mark. ] Heeeey, ain't this neat. [ He examines it with glee. ]

[veepofchess]

[Sigh] Please don't call me that. And yes, that was the mark Headmistress Dolorosa just mentioned.

[honkhonkwoof]

Ohhh, yeah, I didn't really catch all she said. She said a lot of stuff. [ He frowns a little bit. ] Aw, shit, sorry bro. [ He'll probably end up forgetting... ]

[veepofchess]

I'm going to see if anyone has need of a Player. I'll find you if I need you.

[honkhonkwoof]

Alright, bro! See ya. [ Now he's going to try looking for some of his friends. ]