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Dolorosa ([personal profile] mamarosa) wrote in [community profile] rakuen2012-03-05 08:48 am

Fortitude: Round 5 Start

Once again Dolorosa stands on the stage with her four Prefects, Nanami is finally out of her coma and the three other Prefects stand on either side of her. It should be a familiar scene by now, Dolorosa smiling out over her students, but maybe she looked a bit happier than last round. That can only mean one thing...

"Hello, my students, another round has come to an end and another is starting anew. We were the victors of round 4 and just as you have in past rounds, won or lost, everyone fought well," she takes a moment to applaud her school, "I am so very proud of all of you, each of you are coming more and more accustomed to the school and excelling, even if you believe it to be unfair. With this unity you will all do great things here. Don't let me down."

"I hope you're all enjoying the bonus of extra Raks for winning the round, I suggest you all go out and buy yourself a treat, I am particularly fond of the chocolate that Recette sells in her shop, but you're not here to hear me talk about sweets, let us get to the battle records." behind her, as per usual, the Battle Records show up on the screen.

"I believe we had more Fortitude battles this round than any round past, but let us congratulate Nanashi for defeating Jade, Spain for beating Nanashi, Inui for defeating Spain, Dave for defeating Gamzee, and Jade for defeating Marisa."

The interschool battle records appear on screen, "For Inter-school battles we should congratulate Jade for defeating Cirno, Spain for defeating Suzaku, Nanashi for defeating Golbez, Spain for defeating Golbez, Dave for defeating Suzaku, Jade for defeating Suzaku, and Marisa for defeating Cirno,"

"Lastly, we should congratulate Dave, Jade, and Spain for winning the round," Dolorosa begins to applaud for all the victors.

"And without further ado, the Players for round 5 are:
Dave,
Marisa,
Jade,
John,
Daenerys

Have a wonderful round!"

While the screen usually remains on the names those who are going to be Players for round time, it unexpectedly cuts over to the Conquest assembly. Dolorosa looks up at the screen and covers her mouth, she knows what's coming and knows that she doesn't want her students to witness it.

"Losing the round, as bad as it is. Is not what has made me angry today." Okay it was a big part of what had made her angry, but, "On Friday evening I was attacked, in my office. We have told you time and time again, it is not our fault you are here, taking your anger out on us is not necessary or smart." Her eyes glinted again, "I have my suspicions as to who my attacker is, and they will learn. That disobedience is met with punishment. That I cannot be threatened, and it is unwise to try." At that she turned to Flynn and he crumpled, her and Satana focused the warning penalty on him. The pain would be too much for him to stand or talk. It lasted for ten minutes,anyone who moved or talked was hit with a warning penalty strong enough to sink them to their knees. When it was over she stepped away from Flynn, who was curled up on the floor. It would be a few moments before he had the strength to stand. "Dismissed."

Throughout the broadcast Dolorosa tries to cut the stream but nothing works, Fortitude students won't be punished for moving or talking but it is still something she does no want them to witness.

"Please remain calm my students," she says in a shaky voice as the stream cuts out, "I'm sure everyone will be fine."
 
knightime: Art by Lexxy (gotta find them all)

[personal profile] knightime 2012-03-05 06:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[He looks from side to side before giving her a shrug.

Fuck if he knows. It's probably back where it got dropped. He empties his pockets to show that he doesn't know where it is.]
bloodandfire: (Default)

DANY SO ISN'T SQUARE

[personal profile] bloodandfire 2012-03-05 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm, he still isn't speaking to her. Maybe she offended him more than she realizes, or maybe, "Can you not speak because you have water in your lungs? It would be amazing to still be living after that. I am positive I saw you die..."
traces: Dahlia Hawthorne (I would never...)

[personal profile] traces 2012-03-05 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
F-forgive me for saying so, but I think I like you much more than her. She seems like such a horrible person.
knightime: Art by kanda3egle (sign me up?)

LMFAO THIS CONVERSATION

[personal profile] knightime 2012-03-05 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
He needs to smash his head against a wall, oh dear god. This is so stupid. He doesn't know what part of it is dumb even. These questions. The fact he can't actually reply. Or maybe her stupidly mentioning about him dying. HE GETS IT. He drowned and it was the saddest thing.

Dave scratches his head before shaking it again and taking a large breath to indicate his lungs. He opens his mouth and says he can't talk. No words come out though. He really doubts she can read lips, but he's running out of options pretty quickly.
bubblymuffins: (do I smell muffins?)

Mood whiplash anyone?

[personal profile] bubblymuffins 2012-03-05 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
But breaking through all the tension is a certain pony. She must not have been paying attention when the tape cut in. Someone was baking something somewhere that smelled awesome "Hey everypony! Who wants to explore this cool new place with me?!" While she spoke, she hopped around excitedly, her wings flailing uselessly and only managing to get her back end a few inches off of the ground.
greenspaces: (doubtful)

[personal profile] greenspaces 2012-03-05 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's not okay, that's being upset."

Her voice is small -- she's immediately assuming he's upset with her, of course, because that's what she's used to. Any difference in her friends' demeanors is automatically to be assumed her fault, because she's supposed to take care of them. Jade pulls her hand away, shoving it into her pocket and pulling out his PDA.

"Um. I went looking for you yesterday, but I found your PDA by a lake. You must have dropped it or something..." she's awkwardly staring anywhere but at him. "Sorry. If I made you mad."
mrdickery: (take it all the way.)

[personal profile] mrdickery 2012-03-05 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Up on the platform, it was clear Yuri wasn't exactly able to watch the scene from Conquest unfold apathetically. The casual facade he always bore, the easy-going smile and the cheerfulness in his eyes faded into something more cold. Something more... frustrated and angry. If there was a phrase to describe him in that moment, it would be pissed-off, to the point it could be considered homicidal rage.

But that was for those who could see his face.

Having turned to watch the feed, his expression was cut off from the those not on the platform as he gripped his fists tightly, nails digging into the skin of his palms so harshly that it drew blood.

How the hell did she find out? He wondered, caring only because this was the exact thing he'd tried to prevent by donning those clothes. That he'd blundered was obvious but even now, even as Day stepped away from a crumpled Flynn, he could only feel resolve. A resolve that strengthened as Flynn stood up a few minutes later, looking calm and collected as ever even as he wiped blood from his mouth.

That part, at least, was no surprise. Flynn was tough. They both were. They'd had to be to change the empire they way they'd wanted. And so long as they made this system better in the end, it was okay if they took a few bruises during the process. So, he forced himself to take a deep breath. To school his features into something slightly less... murderous rage-y. It took a moment but he eventually did manage it into something a little less... serious.

If anyone asked, he'd pit it on the grimness of the entire feed.
greenspaces: (surprised)

[personal profile] greenspaces 2012-03-05 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Jade's always up for changing a negative mood into a positive one, even though the scene on the screen has made her feel horrible, scratching slightly at her hands. But--

whoa. This is a pony. A real, live pony that actually talks. She's upset, but her love of anthropomorphic fauna is simply too much to handle right now. Gotta talk to the pony. "I'll explore with you. Um..." ugh she hates asking this question "Did your name get called?"
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[personal profile] knightime 2012-03-05 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh fuck. He made her sad. Now he feels even worst. He shouldn't be tossing his anger around just because he up and died (although dying is a pretty valid reason to be upset...). He takes the PDA from her and starts typing into it. He puts it back in his hand. He could have just texted her, but if she has it, then he feels like he doesn't really have to talk too much then.

im not
mad
i mean
im not mad at you
i guess i am mad though
upset???
just
yesterday wasnt a really good day for me


He hopes to god she doesn't ask why. He doesn't have any good lies that would explain why yesterday sucked. He doesn't want to tell her he died. Even if this was one of his closest friends, he didn't like talking about dying.
bubblymuffins: (ohay what's goin on over heer)

[personal profile] bubblymuffins 2012-03-05 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"Nope!" She shakes her head vigorously. Oops there her eyes go again. She steps forward and tilts her head so one eye is more toward Jade. She looked her up and down. "How come you're only on two legs?" As if she just now noticed.
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[personal profile] knightime 2012-03-05 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
He waves his hands a little frantically. He didn't want her to buy him a new one! He was sure he could find it on his own. And even if he couldn't find it, he could purchase his own fine.

Sob. What is getting used to people trying to help him like this?
greenspaces: (it catches up with you)

[personal profile] greenspaces 2012-03-05 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
She relaxes as soon as she reads that he's not mad at her. Phew. She was worried that being unable to find him was some sort of test -- one that she failed, obviously. It wasn't until late at night that she had found the PDA, and by then she needed to go back to the dorms or risk getting punished.

But of course, Jade being ever inquisitive, she asks the question he dreads.

"But...why?"
greenspaces: (quietly impressed)

[personal profile] greenspaces 2012-03-05 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm a human. We walk on two legs." Despite herself, she smiles. It's not really the time to be entertained, especially after such a traumatic opening ceremony, but she figures that it's fine to enjoy herself just a little bit.

"My name got called. That means I'm a Player again."
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[personal profile] veepofchess 2012-03-05 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Yuri's reaction didn't go unnoticed by one of his fellow prefects. He watched the rage build, and thought perhaps he'd be in the same position if it were Suzaku. And he wouldn't be able to control himself if it had been Nunnally. Fortunately, she has not yet been a player on Conquest's side. She hasn't yet been threatened by what could happen if she didn't win.

After his panicked conversation with Dolorosa, he stepped over to Yuri. "Is your friend all right?"
bubblymuffins: (^^)

[personal profile] bubblymuffins 2012-03-05 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ooh, I've been looking forward to playing this game! Do you want to play together?" She smiles!
bloodandfire: (observe)

everything about it is wonderful

[personal profile] bloodandfire 2012-03-05 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
She finally gets it!

"Oh! You are like John, you cannot speak. I'm sorry, I did not realize there would be so many people who could not," god, you're all just wasting your tongues, "I did not come here to insult you, which it seems that I have, I wanted to offer to teach you to swim."
traces: Dahlia Hawthorne (Pensive)

[personal profile] traces 2012-03-05 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Nn... I-I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been so rude.
traces: Dahlia Hawthorne (Shrouded)

[personal profile] traces 2012-03-05 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Oh, she likes Dolorosa... Even if she does suspect she's totally fake. ] Yes, ma'am.

Ah, I'll leave you be. I'm sure you have much to do today.
mrdickery: (we'll cross over together.)

[personal profile] mrdickery 2012-03-05 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
At Dolorosa's touch, Yuri shifted slightly to give her a side-glance. It was the worry in her eyes that made him soften slightly, remembering that not everybody in this system was complete trash.

Yes, he knew Day was a victim of this damn game as much as him, but her torturing? Her need to make others suffer for something like this was the part he found unacceptable. He hadn't attacked her because he was angry at the game, he'd attacked and killed her because he was angry at her and her alone and he'd wanted her to stop.

"Thanks, I'm fine." He responded quietly, doing his best to give her a smile and only managing it partially.
mrdickery: (mine for the taking.)

[personal profile] mrdickery 2012-03-05 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
At Lelouch's approach, Yuri forcibly straightened his shoulders and took another deep breath to compose himself before he turned to the younger male. If there had ever been anything on his face besides the serious look he wore now, it was hard to see.

"He'll be fine." He replied calmly without a trace of doubt in his voice. "Flynn's tougher than that."

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