Conquest round three

[kingofpoisons]

Once again, there are announcements on all the screens around the campus. "Please report to the lobby at 12 noon for assembly." Those who attended the sleepover will be taken back to Conquest by Santana in the morning, where they can get ready before hand. Any who fail to attend or get lost are rounded up by Santana and taken to the lobby.

Unlike last week Day isn't smiling, she is stood on the podium arms crossed glaring at the audience. She looks angry, in the manner of a small child who has been told they can't have dessert. In short she is sulking.

When everyone is gathered she waits for them to get the hint that they should shut up and listen. "Sometimes," she began, "When you get off to a good start you begin to get complacent," those who had been Players the round before would begin to get a headache, one that got worse while Day spoke.

"Sometimes, people believe that hard work doesn't apply to them, they think they can get away with slacking. Let someone else do the hard work." Everyone else in the hall would get a headache, not a bad one but enough to be an annoyance.

"Perhaps you want to tell me that you tried, that Fortitude were just better than you. Are you really that pathetic? I thought I'd made it clear that this school is a school of winners! Winners, not losers, which is why all I asked you, the one thing I asked of you was to keep on winning."

Her glare darkened as she looked around the audience, "Pathetic, pathetic and disobedient." For one member of the audience, namely Aisha Clanclan the pain would grow, until it was difficult to stand. "This is the last time I will repeat myself, rules are on page nine, read them. Can't read? Ask someone who can or buy a bloody PDA." Aisha's pain faded.

She sighed and took a bite of the cake she had in her hand, behind her the battle records appeared.

She read the Conquest Records first. "Gino Weinberg vs Suzaku Kururugi, Gino won," Gino's headache would lessen a bit as Suzaku's got worse, "Suzaku Kururugi vs Estonia, Estonia won," again Suzaku's headache got worse as Estonia's lessened. Suzaku Kururugi vs Nephenee, Suzaku won." Suzaku's headache finally lessened as Nephenee's got worse.

She moved on to the interschool battles, again as she read each battle if conquest had won the fighter's headache would lessen, if they had lost it would get worse."Suzaku Kururugi beat Dahlia Hawthorne and Yuri Lowell. Gino Weinberg won against Oichi, Nephenee won against Yuri Lowell.

However Suzaku Kururugi let England, Dave Strider and Oichi beat him. Marik Ishtar lost to Dave Strider as did Estoia and Gino Weinberg. Gino Weinberg also lost to Yuri Lowell. Nephenee lost against Marisa Kirisame."

She shook her head and the records dissappeared, "Pathetic. Suzaku Kururugi and Gino Weinberg did win the round, but really. I just hope this rounds players do better."

Santana finally speaks up, "You better hope you do better this round," the obvious warning hangs in the air for a few seconds before the headaches vanished and the new names came up on the screen behind them. Day read them out.

"Feferi Peixes
Aisha Clanclan
Nephenee
America
Sis Strider
Karkat Vantas
Dirk Strider"

Comments

[herplaceinthesun]

[They make it to the store fairly quickly, and Aisha smiles genuinely. Like a girl with a secret. She's not sure if Gino needs to get anything, and she'd get it if he needed it, but her purchases were so quick she hoped he couldn't see what it was she bought.]

Need anything? I know you can't buy it right now, stupid Exaclan bs.

[trollofthree]

[ that's an interesting expression you've got there, Aisha. But alas he had been determined to fully upgrade Tristan before the round renewed, and spent most of his raks that saturday. Seems a shame now that they're going to flout the system, but hindsight is 20/20 and all that. At least Aisha's gonna have a great weapon to work with.

He spreads his hands in response. ]

I'm low on raks. Gotta start saving up again before I can show my face here!

[herplaceinthesun]

Well, then, I guess we're about done here! Except for one thing . . .

[And she pulls out one of the packages and unwraps it, placing the contents on his neck. It's a necklace . . . well, a memory charm. She taps it curiously, and yes, talking to it might happen if it doesn't start working right away.]

There! Now, do you feel like remembering something?

[trollofthree]

[ he doesn't even move as she goes for his neck, expression sliding from just amused to cheerfully affectionate when he realises what she was being secretive about - which, obviously, flips right back to amused as the charm activates and he suddenly remembers how to braid in a flood of restored memories. ]

Now that's a weird feeling right there.

[ he holds the charm up to get a proper look at it, then grins back at Aisha. ] Hey, thanks.

[herplaceinthesun]

[Aisha grins, because it obviously worked. Good, now she wouldn't have to flip a counter for a refund. She feels good.]

No problem. I figure I might end up getting you in a bit of trouble before it's all over with. Consider this me paying you back for that, good sir~

Whatcha get?