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Conquest Round Five

Just like every week before there are announcements on every board, "Please report to the lobby at 12 noon for assembly." Anyone who get lost or try not to attend are dragged there by Santana.

And really, there is good reason not to go. Anyone who has seen the battle records for this week and can count will know that Conquest has lost. Anyone who was in the city two weeks ago, knows how Day feels about losing.

This time Day isn't just annoyed she is livid. Thanks to the attack on her person on Friday night. Adding that to the fact conquest had lost again. She is stood on the stage with Santana, Flynn, Feferi and Gino. When everyone is gathered she glares at them and starts talking, hitting anyone who doesn't shut up with a warning penalty.

"You lost. Again." She wasn't smiling, she wasn't even holding anything to eat in her hand, she meant business this time. "What is wrong with you? You lose by one round winner. If just one more of you had won the round, and really how hard is it? You would have won!"

She glared at them and everyone who had been players the last round would begin to get a headache that built. "I don't care about your excuses, I don't care if you tried your best. You lost. You are pathetic and you will work harder this round. You will work harder or you will be sorry."

The battle records appeared behind her. "Do I need to even go through them? Will hearing about how you losers failed make you fail less?"

"Golbez and Suzaku Kururugi, Golbez won," she shot a blast of penalty towards Suzaku, sharper and more violent then the ones she had used the last time they had lost. He buckled and she smirked. "Suzaku Kururugi and Sis Strider, Sis won." Another stab of pain, "Golbez and Tear, Tear lost but since she is incacipated in the infirmary due to Golbez's win I will deem that punishment enough. Congratulations Golbez, you put a fairy in a coma!" She actually sounded impressed.

Her mocking grin faded and she continued, "Our head Prefect Santana Lopez fought this round, winning both times of course. Congratulations Santana, Golbez, Suzaku Kururugi, I guess it's applaudable that you even tried." She still hit them with penalties though.

"Onto the battles that truly matter, against Fortitude." The page changed, "Suzaku Kururugi won against Sadaharu Inui, Cirno lost against Jade Harley," Here Cirno would get the stab of pain, only lasting a few moments but painful enough to make her stumble.

"Suzaku Kururugi lost against Spain, Golbez lost against Nanashi and Spain." More pain as she pressed onwards, Tear won against Nanashi and Sadaharu Inui, Suzaku Kururugi won against Spain, but lost against Dave Strider and Jade Harley. Are thirteen year olds too difficult to beat?" More pain went his way, "Cirno lost against Marisa Kirisame," and her way also, "Yuki Yagizawa and Sis Strider both beat Dave."

"Finally Santana Lopez won against Jade Harley, which is no surprise, well done Santana."The records disapeared from behind her and she shook her head, "Yuku Yagizawa and Sis Strider both won the round. I can only hope the next group follow do better."

With that the next round players came up on the screan and she read them out.

"Kotaro Mochizuki
John Egbert
Flynn Scifo
Brienne of Tarth
Lemina Ausa"

Usually this is where the assembly ended but this time Day raised her hand, gesturing people to stay still. Her eyes glinted dangerously.

"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 focussed 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."

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Ordinarily, Lemina would have been excited to hear her name called. A Player? After reading the manual the previous night, she knows what that means. Hurray!

But from the flinching she saw all around her as the headmistress read out the results of the last round, she knew this wasn't all sunshine and rainbows. And then, that horrible ten-minute silence at the end... She called out partway in, demanding to know what Day thought she was doing, and was hit with that penalty herself.

She forced herself to her feet once it was all over, blinking back tears. Okay.

So she just had to win.

She would never tell that beating her own brother is a thing that happens anyways. She did it on a daily basis back at home and nothing from those fight to this fight had changed. Not even the bare handed punches.

Sis watched as player by player from the past round crumpled onto the floor, and a warning penalty was set on Flynn. Sis had observed far too much. Who would want Sis as a weapon anyhow. She was intent on hiding this week. But who would want to be a discard anyways.

So she simply stands in the back of the meeting room. Letting her glasses cover the look of her orange eyes. The way they would perce right into Day if they could.

[come yell at Santana?]

[any time bb.]

Santana. [Sis isn't yelling. Just. A stern kind of hello.]

Yuki watches in horror as Flynn is hit with the warning penalty. At first she doesn't move a muscle but her flight or fight instincts clicked over to flight and she took a few steps back, earning herself the warning penalty as she falls to her knees clutching her head.

When the whole situation was over Yuki shakily rose to her feet and looked around. Conquest was usually unhappy, but this had to be a new low.

Each stab of pain made Cirno frown even more. She had lost twice and this had her frustrated. But sense she was not a player this round, She had the time to figure out where she went wrong. She nodded at this, a determined look crossing her face once more.

She stood back up and then started fidgeting, Which brought upon that penalty that brought her down to the ground again. This time, she wisely just lay there, curled up, trying to make the pain go away.

Once the pain ended, she slowly got to her feet and rubbed her head, looking about. She wanted to prove herself and this was not doing that.

John didn't know what to think. Watching someone get hurt like that wasn't fair to him. He tried to start to speak, but then he felt pain wash over him like nothing he had ever felt before. It took a while, with him falling over to the ground unable to stand again, but finally the pain ended and he was able to, dusting himself off. What... the fuck... was that?

He was a Player this round. Well, better find some people to vow with and get the hell out of here. Last thing he wanted to do was feel that kind of pain again.

"Ms. Lemina, wasn't it? Are you alright?" Flynn had apparently managed to take note of at least some of those hit during the ten minutes, and offered Lemina a slight smile as she steadied herself and her resolve.

[ he was one of the few teachers in the room, noticing that Lemina was called.

he could read the look on her face that.... she wasn't very pleased, stepping over towards her ]

Crying won't get you anywhere.

He was asking about her? She shook her head, still feeling a bit dazed, and then nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine... But what about you? What was that?"

...I know. [ She says it with a bit of a pout, though. ] Yeah, okay. Cheering up now!

[ She smiles shakily up at him. ] Looks like I get to be a Player. Do you want to, uh, vow with me, I guess?

Though Sis is already a taken weapon, she can offer her hand out to John. This was the John that could speak. But still, she wasn't letting Day treat anyone she so much as might care for later on be treated awfully.

"Are you alright?"

"A penalty. They suspect my friend of wrongdoing, but find it more effective to punish me," he sounded almost casual about it. He'd have to be, really, because he highly doubted Yuri was finished yet. He'd be disappointed if he was, honestly.

But that wasn't the point. The point was making sure as few Conquest residents suffered as possible. "Please, do not worry about it. If you follow the rules, you shouldn't feel it again."

I suppose. Why are you asking me?

[ he raises a brow, his expression slightly amused ]

John didn't even know what that was. But he takes the hand to help himself up. Normally he'd laugh this kind of thing off, not let something like this keep him down. But he was so dizzy after the sudden attack that he didn't know what to think.

"Thanks... I think I'm alright. What the hell was that?"

They'd punished him for what his friend might or might not have done? That was mega-bogus! Lemina gripped the fabric of her skirt, her face twisting into a scowl.

"Don't worry about it? That's stupid! It's not right! How can they do that?!"

Well, I can't fight without a Weapon, and if I don't fight I'll lose money. And I already kinda-sorta know you, so it's less weird than just going up to a random person.

If he was honest, Flynn had known something like this was coming. It hadn't prepared him for the viciousness or length of the penalty, but he was at least disciplined enough not to make any noise. In fact, he'd managed to stay as still and as silent as possible, because signs of distress would only provoke the others to move or speak, and thus face punishment.

Likewise, when he finally managed to get to his feet, his expression was calm. He wiped a smear of blood from his mouth where he'd bitten through his lip, straightened his blazer, and put his crumpled beret in his pocket as a lost cause. He was a Player this round, after all, and whilst he didn't have any trouble with Weapons - if the system worked, Yuri would already belong to him, so to speak - more would need vowing with if Discards were to be minimised.

"It's called a penalty." Sis looks like she's balling her hands into fists. "Something I'm getting extremely tired of. To be very honest with you." Oh John, SIs never tlaks this much. She's just infuriated.

"We're getting punished because one person decided to screw with what needed not to be screwed with." Her brother Dave also had to witness this, if we peek at the Fortitude round opening. "You're going to have a bit of a headache. I suggest you vow quickly and swiftly. I've already been vowed, I would offer my skill otherwise."

Sounds fair enough, I'm in.

Mega-cool! [ And there should be a sword-shaped symbol appearing on the back of one of his hands now. ] What kind of weapon do you have, anyway? Do you know?

"He broke into the headmistress's room and attacked her," Flynn pointed out, voice level. "Right or not, that is a crime."

"Excuse me! Coming through!" Sam pushed through the group that stood staring at him, and arrived too late to keep Flynn from getting up too quick. "Hang on, let me get a look at you."

"I don't blame him if she does stuff like this on a regular basis! And if it was so wrong of him, she should have punished him!" Lemina's sense of justice didn't get pinged often, but right now it was going off like mad.

He couldn't help but smile at that. It seemed most people here shared Yuri's ideas of justice. It would make his job harder, but it was heartening to see her intent on something.

"That's true, but Day is bound by the rules of the system... Besides, I don't mind taking his punishment. He's done the same for me before."

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