Round 2

[mamarosa]

It could be a repeat of last week, Dolorosa stand on the podium looking out over the students of Fortitude, "Welcome students, I hope you have had a good week. I enjoyed watching you battle, even if we have lost the first round. Don't look down, there are many rounds to come."

If you were here last round you may notice that Nanami, Fortitude's prefect, is missing, "Before I go on and announce the winners of last round and the new Players for this round, I would like to inform you that breaking the rules is not allowed and will not be tolerated. Nanami has been punished for behavior unbecoming of a prefect, if I will punish her I will punish you as well.

"It is worth knowing that the rules are on page nine of the player handbook which you all have been given. Any one who cannot read may request a copy be sent to their PDA, an advanced PDA will read the rules to you. Please do not break the rules and give me an excuse to punish you" The peaceful smile on her face may be a bit disconcerting.

"Since we have covered that, we can now move on. While we did not win the round I would still like to congratulate you on a wonderful round. Conquest not only won more battles than us but one of their players hit the win condition. If you turn your attention to the screen behind me it will show the battles found by Fortitude."

On the screen behind her the Battle records for Fortitude and the Inter-school battles that they had fought were shown. She read the Fortitude battle records first.

She smiles kindly at the crowd, "I'm proud of you, there were very few Fortitude only battles, only one in fact, Dave vs Kotaru, congratulations Dave for winning.

"Also in fighting Conquest you all fought valiantly and I am proud of all of you. Extra notice goes to Dave for beating Feferi, Spain for defeated Golbez, Vriska for defeating Feferi, and Lelouch for defeating Homura," she claps politely and expects the others to clap as well.

"While no one in Fortitude won this round I would like to extend our congratulations to Conquest for winning and particularly Lithuania for winning the round. We should be gracious losers and fight harder next round. There is nothing to be ashamed of."

The battle records disappear. "Next I welcome our new students who joined us yesterday, you have been placed into a very kind school, so please enjoy your stay. Now I have here the list of those chosen to be Players this round, for those who have just joined us this means these students and faculty are the only persons with rights this week. The rest of you have no rights, you may be granted rights by being owned by a Player." Her smile doesn't waver, "I'm sure all of you will grant your Weapon's rights.

"To own a weapon you must vow to them, you know the vow has worked when they receive a shield mark on their hand," she held her own hand up to show to new ones what it looked like. "Players may give their Weapons permission to access the school facilities, and to eat from the full cafeteria menu among other things. If you haven't got a Player then you are a Discard, make sure you know all the rules and do exactly what Nanami tells you to, as after today she will not be punished. There is no school today but I suggest you use the time to vow to Weapons if you are a Player or find a Player if you are a Weapon. School is Monday to Friday starting 8am, I look forward to seeing you in my classroom."

"Now for what you have all been waiting for, this week's players are:

England
Rapunzel
Marisa
Yuri
Dahlia
Oichi
Dave

I wish you all the best of luck, fight well and make me proud."

Comments

[honkhonkwoof]

"Brother, huh." He's got no clue what siblings are, in a real sense. He, with surprising gentleness, takes the bagel from her. Blood gets on it, but he doesn't really care right now. She's somehow different, and he's surprised to find the anger that burned so hotly only a second ago is almost, what, fading? "Sure." He grunts a sigh and tears into the bagel, stuffing it down quickly, razor sharp teeth making quick work of it. He hadn't eaten in a while, after all, and he hadn't for slept for a while either, now that he realized it. His guard isn't down, though. Not at all.

[bedtime]

"There there... eat and be happy, ok...?" She watches the mark appear on his hand, and clasps her hands together by her face. "Ohh, how pretty... you have a shield now..."

[honkhonkwoof]

He looks down at the shield with a look of disdain on his face, giving her the same look a second later. "Vowing with a human again..." He sucks in a sharp breath, and closes his eyes a second, gathering composure, willing the deep surge of anger to leave him.

[bedtime]

"Ichi is not human... she is the demon queen of the fifth heaven... do you understand?" She looks at him quite seriously. "No one calls Ichi a human woman... so she must be what they say she is."

[honkhonkwoof]

He laughs, low and harsh. "Motherfucking DEMON QUEEN? Sounds pretty ridiculous to me." He steps up to her, and in a fast movement, he grabs her by the wrist. Cold fingers and bloody claws fasten tight around it. "You feel pretty soft, and look pretty motherfucking HUMAN to me." He looks down at her wrist, and smiles, because isn't that nice, his color on her.

[bedtime]

"What do you think you're doing?" She says it with a coldness and coherence that might be startling. "Let go."

[honkhonkwoof]

His eyes lock onto hers, and he hums, low in his throat. It's almost a purr. "Looks like this sister's got another side as well."

[bedtime]

She meets his gaze, not faltering in the least. "You're holding on too tightly, so let go, ok...? Let go."

[honkhonkwoof]

"Too tightly?" He squeezes and his claws trace a warning along her wrist, her veins. "Motherfucking demon queen can't handle the lightest of touches?"

[bedtime]

"Yes, too tightly," she hisses it out before aiming a swift kick to his groin. She uses as much force as she can muster, which is nothing to scoff at.

[honkhonkwoof]

He curses and his claws shift to cut, but he's letting go and stumbling backwards and he doesn't know if he got her or not. "Motherfucking bitch." He snarls and spits, shifting into a ready fight position, but doesn't throw himself at her just yet, letting the pain fade to a sizzling annoyance.

[bedtime]

She steps back and giggles. Blood drips from her wrist to the floor. Her stance is relaxed and her head lolls back. Her body sways. She may not look it, but she's ready for him to throw himself at her.

"Ichi thought we were friends," she says. "But Ichi guesses that's not true anymore... oh, how sad, how regretful... Ichi might cry, you know..." And she laughs again.

[honkhonkwoof]

He chuckles as well, eyeing her. "Nah, sis. We're still MOTHERFUCKING FRIENDS. We're just having some fun, ain't we?" And without any warning, he lunges, grabbing her by her throat and slamming her against the nearest wall. It flashes a familiar sensation through him, and he laughs, cold and low.

[bedtime]

She claws at his hand. He moves too quickly for her to react, so she's helplessly pinned.

[koyo]

Spain was wondering where that demon had gone to. He hadn't seen him since that day. He hadn't heard his name mentioned so that could only mean Gamzee was a weapon again this round. What if someone vowed to Gamzee? It hadn't stopped him from killing Lelouch.

There's a commotion near by and Spain sees a familiar face. . . and another. He runs towards the two of them, hand balled into a fist and aiming for Gamzee.

[mrdickery]

Yuri was scanning the crowds looking for potential partners when he spotted Oichi talking to someone, apparently making a vow. As a mild smile crossed his lips, he glanced away and entertained thoughts of fighting her later if he found someone to help him. Actually, on second thought, maybe he should talk to her now? Who knew when he'd get another free minute between trying to come up with things to teach in his "class" and... well, something always managed to come up.

So with that in mind, he 360ed in his steps to start making his way towards her and- hang on, what was that guy-?

Before he knew it, he was running forward at Gamzee from the opposite side Spain was, eyes locked on the troll.

[honkhonkwoof]

He sees Spain, that fucking little shit, and fully intends to step out of the way, if not for another person approaching him as well. His head swivels back and forth and he stumbles backwards, letting go of Oichi -- (not before dragging his claws along her neck) -- but it's a little too late for that, and Spain's punch hits him good, square on his jaw. His head swims and his jaw aches with the force of the blow, and he curses wildly as he stumbles to the ground. "Fuuuuuuuuuck, you little motherfucking shits..."

[bedtime]

She gasps for air and scrambles away from him, tears running down her face. He does manage to scratch her neck, but it is shallowly-- just a scratch.

[koyo]

Wait, who is that? They better be coming for help because Spain won't let anyone get in their way. Knocking Gamzee to the ground, he doesn't even think about jumping on top, trying to pin him down. "You!" He yells. Stop struggling before he punches you again. No, actually, it doesn't matter, he's punches him once more and then starts to ask the questions, "What do you think you're doing this time?!"

[mrdickery]

Yuri arrives just in time to see Gamzee hit the dirt and Spain leap on top of him, throwing another punch and yelling about... repeat offenses? Meaning this isn't the first time.

"You got him?" Yuri asks as he heads over to Oichi, quickly checking the claw marks on her throat to make sure they aren't too bad. Without pause, his unbuttoned vest is quickly shrugged off and he passes it to her, gesturing for her to press it up against her neck.

[honkhonkwoof]

Gamzee snarls and violently thrashes, although it does cease for a moment when he's punched again. He's clawing at every bit of Spain he can reach, and trying to buck him off. It proves futile, as Spain is much heavier than him, and he stops a moment. His chest rises and falls impossibly fast, and his eyes burn a vivid orange as he hisses. "Ain't doing MOTHERFUCKING NOTHING. And this NOTHING is certainly NONE OF YOUR MOTHERFUCKING BUSINESS, HUMAN. Also, I suggest you GET THE FUCK OFF ME."

[bedtime]

She takes the vest silently and presses it against her neck as she is told to. She's shaking pretty violently and she thinks very distinctly that she could feel death close to her then. But these two... she knows them, and is grateful for them. She doesn't say anything, just watches from her spot on the floor.

[koyo]

Hopefully, Yuri understands when Spain doesn't answer. It isn't easy keeping Gamzee down and Spain curses in Spanish, yelling at him to stay still. When he stops, Spain takes the moment to catch his breath. It would be a lie to say Spain wasn't at least unnerved by that look he's been given but he grits his teeth and glares back, vivid green.

"You were going to kill her." He hisses and begins to push down on Gamzee's shoulders, "You're insane. No, I won't let you hurt anyone else."

[mrdickery]

He doesn't have to, Yuri's can see for himself that Spain seems to at least be keeping him pinned, long enough for the swordsman to turn his attention back to Oichi, though he keeps one eye on the pair of them.

"Is that true?"

[honkhonkwoof]

"Who the FUCK are YOU to decide what I DO?" He's baring his teeth, a low growl erupting from his throat, a sound of warning. It makes his whole chest tremble, and he keeps on doing it, claws making their way to Spain's arms and digging in desperately, hopefully tearing the fabric and getting to his skin in some way. "I'll KILL MOTHERFUCKING ALL OF YOU if you don't get off me RIGHT NOW -- and I'll HURT whoever I WANT." By the way, he's smearing his own blood all over Spain's arms as he's trying to claw at him. This isn't helping to ease the cuts; in fact, he's only opening his own wounds further. Hope you like indigo.