Welcome.

[trustfellows]

Rise and shine. There are a few things that matter right now - the fact that you're waking up in an unfamiliar but decently comfortable bed, the fact that you don't recognize the room you're in, the fact that you seem to have some sort of headache... Nothing severe, mind. Just the sort of odd, heavy fuzziness that comes with having slept far too long. You don't really remember where you were immediately before this, not upon waking. Something will come to you eventually if you think long enough, however - a couple of seconds of consideration will bring to mind a place, a memory, a recollection of where you were and what you were doing. It probably wasn't anything that would result in you being here, though. Welcome to Graceside Preparatory Academy. You may want to pick up the key to your room before you leave the room, but don't worry too much - your door won't lock automatically, so you won't be locked out if you've forgotten to pick it up. It seems you're not alone, either; the hallway outside your room is most likely full of other confused people by now, and should you turn around to look at the door of the room you just left, you'll find a nameplate with your name printed on it. There's a single word underneath it with no explanation. This is your title, but don't worry about that right now. Depending on when you left your room there may be a clock chiming in the foyer up ahead. It seems like it's seven, though it's difficult to tell if it's seven in the morning or seven at night. There aren't any windows, after all. Should you venture into the room with the clock, you'll find that the only exit is closed - there's absolutely no way to break down that steel bulkhead. It looks like you're not getting out of here anytime soon. The foyer also holds some very interesting information. There's a bulletin board with thirty-five pictures on it. Beside each picture is some very specific and very familiar information. Feel free to examine it. The bulletin board is large enough for plenty of you to gather around and gawk. Don't try to get at it though, that glass in front of it is very thick. If you try to break it, you'll find out the hard way that it's shatterproof. Sorry about that. Perhaps even more of a concern than the glass is the list beside the profiles. It looks like a set of rules. You might want to examine those, though they're not providing much of an explanation for why you're here or how you got here. So relax and get to know your fellow Participants. You might be stuck here for awhile.

Comments

hallway

[icysemblance]

I'm afraid not. I checked the profiles and the rules, and I've never even heard of a place called Graceside Academy.

[ninehundredlives]

Neither have I. It sounds like something for rich people.

[icysemblance]

I can see that. I was thinking it sounded like a place to prepare students before they applied to a combat academy, myself.

[ninehundredlives]

A combat academy? Like...a military school?

[icysemblance]

Only Atlas Academy is directly affiliated with the military. The rest are independent.

[ninehundredlives]

The military where?

[Not England, but she guesses an English-speaking country. America...?]

[icysemblance]

The Atlesian military - the northernmost part of Remnant.

[ninehundredlives]

...never heard of it. I'm from England, myself.

[Do you know that name?]

[icysemblance]

I'm afraid I haven't heard of England. I'm sorry.

[ninehundredlives]

That's strange...it's a pretty big country? Or maybe the word is "powerful"...

[icysemblance]

We have powerful countries back home, but I'm still drawing a blank, I'm afraid.

[ninehundredlives]

What countries do you have...?

[icysemblance]

The four kingdoms are Vale, Vacuo, Mistral, and Atlas.

[ninehundredlives]

I've never heard of any of those.

[icysemblance]

Does that mean we're from different planets or something?

[ninehundredlives]

That's...that's not possible. Is it?

[icysemblance]

I can't understand how it wouldn't be...even if it does sound weird.

[ninehundredlives]

It...sort of does make the most sense? But I don't understand how that could happen.

[icysemblance]

If someone had advanced enough technology, I could see them pulling it off, but they would have to have ridiculous levels of money, time, and manpower.

[ninehundredlives]

...that does sound like the kind of people who would do this...

[icysemblance]

Completely insane? Yeah.

[ninehundredlives]

Crazy, rich, and bored. This is just another way of hunting humans, isn't it?

[icysemblance]

[The thought is enough to make Weiss feel sick.]

I hadn't thought of it that way, but you're right...

[ninehundredlives]

It's like the plot of a movie. A slasher one, where you just go to see people die...