Fortitude: Round 3 Start

[mamarosa]

The morning after the sleepover, Dolorosa is quick to get all of the Conquest students out the door to save them the wrath of Day and Santana. She gives her students a little more time but still hurries them so she can start the assembly on time. She didn't want her school to be in any disadvantage.

Some may notice that her ever present smile is a bit wider today, as she stands behind the podium, two prefects in tow. That's right, two prefects. Lelouch has reached prefect status and stands besides the ever cool Nanami. Dolorosa is eager to begin her speech.

"Welcome, my students. Last time we were here we suffered a gracious defeat, but I am happy to announce that this is not the case this round. We have obtained victory over Round 2, and I would like to say that I am proud of you all. You all fought wonderfully and no matter if you won or lost your match, Fortitude came out on top."

"If this were Conquest, or I a different troll, I would urge you to keep winning, to keep defeating Conquest, but we are not them and I am not different. Instead I would like to extend a congratulations for this round, and hope you try your hardest next round. Win or lose we can show that we are a cohesive school, here for more than just battle. I am proud of all of you, and just as we were gracious losers, I expect you all to be gracious winners as well."

"I'm sure you have all noticed the extra Raks you have obtained for winning the round, I hope you treat yourseld to something nice. Without further ado I will announce the battles that occurred this round."

Behind her, the battle records appear.

She starts with the Fortitude battles, "I am always proud when there is little fighting within our school, but I do encourage competition, so I would like to congratulate Dahlia for defeating Yuri, and Yuri for defeating Oichi." she applauds a bit.

Next up, the interschool battle, "For those who fought Conquest and won, I would like to congratulate Dave for defeating Marik, England for defeating Suzaku, Dave for defeating Suzaku, Oichi for defeating Suzaku, Dave for defeating Estonia, Marisa for defeating Nephenee, Dave for defeating Gino, and Yuri for defeating Gino." She applauds again.

"My last congratulations go to Dave, Marisa, and Oichi for winning the roung and helping Fortitude achieve victory!" And some more applauding.

The screen behind her changes again, "This round's Players are...

"Rebecca Harcourt
Dahlia Hawthorne
Shion
Lelouch vi Britannia
Madoka Kaname
Karkat Vantas
Kamui"

"Fight well everyone, I'm proud of you!"

Comments

[wakingsavior]

John can't make out all of the names, but he can catch enough that he knows that he's not a Player, and neither are Jade or Dave. That's the important part for him. Now, he just had to find them and maybe find somebody who would vow with all three of them! That way they could be sure that they all had rights, and--

Well, really, he just wants to make sure Dave and Jade are ok.

One (1) Deaf Teenager standing in the middle of the crowd trying to find his friends? Check.

[pencilpremonition]

Well, he looks awkward. Hopefully it's because he's stuck without a player. Becca walks over and smiles, hoping to be charming, but really just coming across as a bit of a bitch.

"Hey, I'm Becca. Need a player?"

[traces]

Dahlia was surprised and glad to see her name on that board again, but she let a look of false disappointment cross her face.

"M-me? Again? I-I can't... No!"

[revelation]

The moment she heard her name leaves her sitting with a look of surprise and it remains until the speech finishes. Madoka knows fighting isn't something she wants to do, quite the opposite really but after everything Players have done for her in the last two rounds, she knows she at least wants to do all she can.

So, with a deep breath she stands and gives a curious look around. Just one step at a time, really.

[has_soothing_bells]

Reimi stared at the list. She knew she hadn't been called, but what did that mean? She stared worriedly at the screen. According to the manual, she needed to find a Player now... oh, what to do, though? She didn;t know many here...

Stare...

[traces]

After speaking with the headmistress, Dahlia set out to find some weapons to vow with. Six of them... That shouldn't be too hard.

When she caught sight of a cute young girl she hadn't met before, she stopped to greet her. "Ah... hello. You wouldn't happen to be a Weapon, would you?"

Approach the Headmistress

[mamarosa]

[Have any questions, concerns, or comments? Just want to chat with Dolorosa? Here's the place to do it!]

[traces]

Dahlia approached the stage and looked up to Dolorosa worriedly.

"Excuse me, madam, but there must be some mistake."

Re: Approach the Headmistress

[has_soothing_bells]

Reimi approaches Dolorosa and clears her throat a little before bowing, "Miss Headmistress, am I correct in thinking that my next step as one not called is to attempt to find a Player to claim me?"

[pencilpremonition]

[DO NOT WANT. Becca comes over to whine about things.]

Headmistresssssssss I can't fight!

[veepofchess]

Lelouch is hanging around with Nanami and Dolorosa, looking pretty bored. But he's wearing that spiffy Prefect's hat! That's new! So that means people should come bug him.

[savedbyasong]

Shion was stood alone near the back listening to the assembly, applauding when necessary. He still did not like this system but they were stuck here and they had to do as well as they could within this system.

When his name was called he just stared at the screen in horror. Not again... he couldn't... do this again...

He was shaking as he stared.

[pencilpremonition]

Becca saw him start to shake, and she went over to try to take Shion's hand. They were both players, there'd be no penalty this time. "Hey...you can do it. If I can do it, you can do it. It's gonna be okay."

[allurprincess]

"Shion!" If the massive swap-meet of Weapons the previous round - or even the sleepover that followed it - had done one thing, it was ensuring that Sora knew the names of nearly everyone on either campus. And not just names - she knew that Shion's shaking was because he wasn't a fighter. Here was someone she needed to protect.

"Shion, will you vow with me? I really think that together, we can make a difference."

[knightime]

Dave promised Jade he'd be recognizable this time. Of course he was looking for Jade, but he made sure she could tell it was him.

He borrowed (read: without permission) a ribbon from Sora and was now sporting a rather silly side pigtail on his head. Not only that, he found a sparkly, pink cardstock to use as a nametag and taped it to his uniform. His name was written in capital bold letters. No one could miss the DAVE.

Dave was actually relieved he wasn't called again. Yeah, he actually did relatively well last week, but he didn't want to fight in his condition. Call him a pussy, but he rather be a Discard. He just really wasn't in the mood to get his ass handed to him when he was still recovering.

[traces]

Dahlia was still going around looking for Weapons. If she was lucky, she'd get six before the day was over.

When she noticed Dave standing there with that ridiculous nametag, she smiled and approached him. "Hello. Dave, wasn't it?"

[greenspaces]

Thanks to the charm he got her, she doesn't even need a nametag to recognize him. Still, the thought is appreciated; she bounds up to him immediately and wraps her arms around him. Her own nametag is a bit less ostentatious, but spells out Jade! :) in curly letters with green pen.

"We are Weapons together!"

[pencilpremonition]

"Looking for someone?" she asked amusedly, walking over to Dave. She was trying to cover her utter terror and horror at being called as a player, and she was doing passably well at it. But only passably.

"I could be your player this round. I found a friend of yours I think, his name's John?"

[healinghero]

Yellow stood there with a complete look of confusion on her face. She still was not sure about all of this but was glad she was not expected to fight just yet. She stands there by the wall, looking quite out of place.

[savedbyasong]

Shion spotted the girl stood alone and went over to her, she looked lost and out of place.] Did you come on the train yesterday?

[floweringknight]

Well, so much for orientation. Even if he knew what they were doing, Sakuya couldn't help feeling out of place, having just arrived. It felt rather disturbing, being useless, so hopefully he could be of use to one of the Players for their school.

The only problem is that he really didn't know any of them...

Tie still a mess marring his otherwise perfectly pressed uniform, Sakuya stood to one side, trying not to stand out as he considered his options. Unfortunately, white hair and looks like his weren't exactly good for not standing out, though perhaps he'd pass in a school like this with students who were so varied...

[traces]

Dahlia was still going about the room, looking for Weapons to vow with to hit that magical six-Weapon mark. Anyone standing alone was fair game.

Seeing Sakuya standing off to the side, she approached him cautiously. "Er... I do so hope you'll excuse me for being so forward, but... Are you one of the Weapons this week?"

[nephentes_rajah]

What is this? They bring me here, and I'm not even one of the first to fight? [ Yuuka rolls her eyes and crosses her arms under her chest. ] How dull.

[ She can't use her magic. She can't find her umbrella — though it's not like she knows what she does with it, Yuuka misses it all the same.

The only potential upside to all this is that there would be violence and struggles for power and young, innocent children looking to her for guidance... and she was even denied some blood-sport? Sigh. ]

[savedbyasong]

[Shion blinked as he overheard the girl] You want to fight?

[honkhonkwoof]

Once again. Once a motherfucking gain, he is left to be a weapon. And who's going to vow with him now? Oichi isn't a player. No one he knows -- other than Karkat but Karkat already said he was in conquest -- is a player. So who the fuck is going to vow with him now?? He isn't going to go beg a human.

If no one approaches him for a couple minutes, he'll just leave.

[pencilpremonition]

Well. He looks annoyed. Nonetheless, he also looks interesting, and so far no one else seems to want to approach the troll. Becca walks over and puts on her most confident smile (it isn't great, and looks a little forced).

"Hey. You're a weapon this round? D'you mind having a human player?"

[fabricates]

Vriska snorted, eyes narrowed. A weapon again, when she was so much better as a Player. This was stupid, and there wasn't a single person she could think of wanting to vow with. She needed someone who wasn't likely to lose her, but she didn't know the rest of these people well enough to know how sharp their fighting skills were. Sure, she had names for who won battles, but that didn't do anything if she didn't have faces to put them to. And there was absolutely no way she would go to Karkat asking to be his weapon. So she sat and brooded.

[cmonstepitup]

And without any warning whatsoever, a Sonic approaches. "Not a Player this round either, huh? Nobody I know's one this time. A few of 'em seem like they just want to get six Weapons and not battle."

[koyo]

( Rebecca and Shion were two of his students. Dahlia had been one of his weapons before in the past. Lelouch was his room mate. And he recognized Madoka's name but couldn't quite recall a face at the moment. That left the last two names.

Karkat Vantas and Kamui. What strange names.

Well, those two will be fine! For now, Spain will try to look for the ones that he knew first.

Unless one of the other two really need him. )

[unbridledfangs]

[As Dolorosa begins calling out the names, Kamui dispassionately looks on from where he stands, not entirely sure why he's present at this meeting when there seems to be no purpose. He does actively twitch, however, when she calls out his name on this list of supposed "players." Exactly what does that entail?

When the speech is over and he still has questions, he decides it's best to ask immediately, and so he turns to the person closest to him. In this case? Spain.]

What are the duties of a player?