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

[bloodbiter]

Those are good points, but it seems to me that those selections were anything but random. We'll just need to find the sense within it.

[firstaid]

Hopefully we can get that sense at some point. I imagine we'll have our questions answered eventually.

[bloodbiter]

Yes. Ah, but in the meantime...

[She gives a curtsy.]

My name is Adelina. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, even if the circumstances could certainly be improved.

[firstaid]

My name is Estellise. It's a pleasure to meet you as well, Adelina.

[She gives a shallow bow in return.]

[bloodbiter]

Estellise? That's a lovely name. I'll be certain to remember.

[firstaid]

Thank you. Adelina is quite a nice name as well. Like out of a book!

[bloodbiter]

That's quite a compliment!

[A smile.]

Do you read often?

[firstaid]

[She nods.]

I do! The castle had a large library so I had quite the selection of books to choose from!

[bloodbiter]

That's lovely to hear. What were your favorite subjects?

[firstaid]

I like fantasy. Other things I like reading are history as well as informational books on various things.

[bloodbiter]

I see! What's the most interesting thing you've learned from such a book?

[firstaid]

Probably that skills are imbued in weapons. I read a book on it once and used that information to help my friends get the best potential out of their weapons.

[bloodbiter]

Skills imbued in weapons... How fascinating! What sort of skills do you mean?

[firstaid]

Some skills make you stronger, some make you faster, a better defense, all sorts of things. Weaponsmiths would imbue skills into these weapons so their wielder could learn them and it also made it beneficial to learn all sorts of different weapons. I strictly stick to swords and staves, but I try to use different types if I can!

[RPG logic...]

[bloodbiter]

How fascinating! There must be some kind of powerful magic at play. I wonder if such a thing would be possible in my home, too.

[firstaid]

Perhaps? I don't see why it wouldn't be possible.