Fortitude: Round 5 Start

[mamarosa]

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."
 

Comments

[knightime]

He glances at Shion, uncertainly. Wow, today is Dave run into everyone ever day. God, he just can't win.

He nods at him. Okay. Maybe he might make getting his PDA back a priority. This is stupid.

[savedbyasong]

Shion frowned, even though he had nodded Shion knew enough about Dave to know he wasn't alright, and it would probably take him a long time to admit it, so he tried a different angle. "What happened?"

[knightime]

He holds his hands up. What exactly do you want him to say? He doesn't exactly have any way to properly communicate, and the ASL lessons weren't far enough to get anyone else to hold conversation yet.

So he really can't give you an answer to that right now. Whoops.

[savedbyasong]

Shion frowned, noticing the lack of PDA. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his, handing it over so Dave could type.

"What happened to yours?"

[knightime]

He starts typing into it. He hates that Shion is worried about him all over again, but he definitely wasn't telling Shion he drowned.

i lost it somewhere
i was gonna go find it after this assembly ended

[savedbyasong]

Shion frowned but nodded, still worried. "Do you need help looking?" Two people could search better than one after all.

[knightime]

He shakes his head. He didn't really want other people bothering with him right now.

its okay
im pretty sure someone picked it up by now

[savedbyasong]

Okay... If you need help though just tell me. How did you lose it? [Fuss, fuss, fuss.]

[knightime]

i dropped it
i guess

Wow, he is really shitty with making an excuse about this. Like anyone actually believes he'd drop something that was basically an extension of his hand.

[savedbyasong]

[Yeah he doesn't buy that] Did you not notice?

Wow I fucked up the html good LMFAO

[knightime]

i had a lot on my mind

[These excuses are getting lamer fairly quickly.]

no worries, I guessed he hadn't randomly gained a voice

[savedbyasong]

Dave? [He reaches out to touch his arm and stare into his sunglasses worriedly] What happened?

Shhh

[knightime]

stuff
stuff happened.

[He doesn't want to talk about it, but at least he doesn't pull away.]

[savedbyasong]

Stuff? [Still touching his arm and looking worried.]

[knightime]

im not really in the mood
ill explain later
i kind of just want to go back to sleep

[That's surprising in itself since Dave was usually much more proactive at the beginning of the round.]

[savedbyasong]

[Is it even possible for him to look more worried? He manages it.] Maybe you should go back to bed, sleep for a while. It's not like we have classes and you can always find Weapons later.

[knightime]

i guess
i
idk
feels like im skirting responsibilities if im not out there doing shit
i mean out here
same different

[Dave is surprisingly responsible despite his aloof nature.]

[savedbyasong]

You won't do much good if you are going to fall asleep, you need to rest.

[knightime]

eh
its not like another five to fifteen minutes
is gonna suddenly kill me

[savedbyasong]

[Shion's not too sure... But he nods.] Alright but then rest. Promise me you will?

[knightime]

fine shion
i promise ill knock out soon
scouts honor
cept i was never a scout
so take that with a grain of salt

[savedbyasong]

Okay... [Dave why do you always say such confusing things?] What's a scout?

[knightime]

you know what
dont even worry about it
just something that was more common in my world

[None of his pop culture references will ever make sense to you. Sigh.]

[savedbyasong]

[Nope, they really wont.] Oh... Okay then. [He feels a little embarrassed about the fact he never understands everything Dave says in a conversation.]

[knightime]

ive been trying to figure out
what do you read???
watch???
i mean there had to be something you know that i would reference and youd understand
all ive ever said just makes you stare at me
like i grew ten more eyes or something