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[principals]

Who: Everyone
When: Day 1 – noon
Where: The Auditorium
What: ROUND 1 BEGINS

[Some hours have passed, leaving you time to mingle and explore to your hearts content. However, as the clocks tick over to noon … the bell rings again. And this time, it's followed by the hissing static of an intercom system.]

Ahem! Ahem, is this thing on? Ahh, yes … If all Students and Instructors could kindly make their way to the Auditorium, our first class can begin.

[Those people who are understandably reluctant to follow that instruction may just find their feet moving for them, plodding them into the massive assembly hall. Once they're there, the door slams shut and locks behind them.

… There's nobody there, but the intercom is still on.]

Comments

MINGLE

[principals]

[Well, you're trapped, and the Mysterious Man behind the intercom seems content to leave you all stewing in suspense. How do you pass the time?]

Re: MINGLE

[lionrogue]

...This really is a stoopid school.

Re: MINGLE

[experiencepoints]

Anyone bring a deck of cards?

[anoblecaws]

[Henry's response to that announcement was to shrug and say "sure, why not". Maybe he'll find some things out about this stupid place.]

[So enjoy one kid lounging on an auditorium chair, feet propped on the back of the seat in front of him.]

[tsuns]

Huh? What kind of quiz competition starts like this?

[ panicking a little more than he'd like ]

Re: MINGLE

[soldieronwards]

[ Bucky passes the time by looking for any secret exits or other places a Mysterious Man could be hiding, which means that while he at first checks out the team-colored doors, soon enough he's on the stage, investigating the curtains and the backstage area...

...he does shy away uncomfortably from the center of the stage, though. It's really not his style. ]

Re: MINGLE

[clocksandroses]

[ H. Hahahahahaha. ]

[ Coco takes up a position nearer to one of the walls, fidgeting idly with the knife she tucked away in the waistband of her skirt. She's smiling, but it's tense and humorless. ]

Re: MINGLE

[islandcourage]

[And I was still at the stage where my new tazer has two triggers on it.]

[...welp. Guess I'll just call it a doubletazer for now and like, get back to that later.]

[Sure is an instructor over here.]

Re: MINGLE

[uncanned]

Just what kind of school is this supposed to be . . . ?

Re: MINGLE

[carptricks]

[. . . someone is clinging tightly to the door frame while his feet involuntarily try to drag him into the auditorium]

Not-- this-- time!

[evenimprobable]

[he stands off by himself, hands shoved in his pockets and expression eerily calm. He sure looks used to this]

Re: MINGLE

[cantstopthebeat]

[hovering near a wall, looking obviously nervous and tense about the situation—she honestly looks ready to bolt if given a chance.]

Not again—

Re: MINGLE

[goodbyenurse]

[This Math lady is just going along with things.]

Re: MINGLE

[carnatious]

[ This instructor has finally put on some clothes! … kind of … She's mutilated the shirt, cutting off most of the bottom, the collar, and both of the sleeves, and she's hacked the pants into shorts.

She just flops into a chair and lounges there, watching everyone. ]

[footwork]

[ okay, after some of the things he was told earlier, he's-- incredibly wary.

so he's sticking close to the walls for now as casually as possible. ]

"Class", sure, that's totally normal... in an auditorium.

Re: MINGLE

[ninetyninelives]

[just sits in a chair, kicking his feet]

Re: MINGLE

[pitching]

[Then there's this guy who is currently flopped facedown on the floor, feet dragging him into the auditorium. He isn't trying to put any effort into going against the weirdo magic, but he sure isn't attempting to move either.]

Re: MINGLE

[endsintheocean]

[this science nerd is just sitting in a chair to the back, watching everyone else]

Re: MINGLE

[desensitization]

[Henrie came pretty willingly though, chilling in a chair.]

You should have really given instructors guidelines for lesson plans a lot earlier than now, you know.

Re: MINGLE

[takencontrol]

[ staring intensely at the door, her hands folded together in front of her; her eyes. . . ? are both swirling vortexes of red and green, glowing - energy seems to fill the air, like something's building up - ]

[ and when it's released . . . . nothing happens. the lock - her target - looks as undamaged as before, and rena sighs wearily. ]

Re: MINGLE

[barrette]

Great, another one pretending they're trying to each us something.

[ crossing her arms over her chest and looking irritated while her tail lashes slowly from side to side ]

[knightceties]

[it's a good(?) thing Ace couldn't have gotten lost even if he'd tried. not that he's necessarily happy about that.]

Another meet-and-greet...?

INSTRUCTIONS + OOC QUESTIONS

[principals]

Welcome to the GM game, my friends! The rules can get a little complicated, but if you need help, there will always be somebody that you can get in contact with.

1. The most important rule is IC SECRETS = OOC SECRETS. Do not OOCly reveal what your team has done or plans to do (and try to keep it a secret ICly, too). Private IRC chans, private plurks, and locked posts on your journal are the way to go—if you do make any locked IC posts, please remember to add this journal to the filter!

2. IC actions will lead to IC consequences. If your character or a character on your team reveals anything they're not supposed to, alert me.

3. Most of the penalties in this game will be carried out by the Instructors ;D

4. At the end of every round, once I've done all the math and worked out who is getting hit with what, a list will go up in the OOC comm. This post will be for CLAIMING PENALTIES. This is an OOC choice—ICly, Instructors will receive their assignments from the Principal.

This post will also be for Students to OOCly to make claims! Please discuss this with your team before finalizing anything.

5. I encourage you to play out receiving your penalties! However, they can be handwaved—just make sure to communicate with both teammates and Instructors.

6. Deaths will be revived just before the start of the new round! This does mean that you may be taken out of play for a while, depending on when, ICly, your character is killed. THIS IS NOT IC KNOWLEDGE AT THE START OF THE GAME. As far as characters are aware, deaths could be permanent.

ROOMS + IT BEGINS :)

[principals]

[After perhaps an hour, there's another buzz from the intercom.]

AHEM. Students, please make your way into your designated room so that we may begin Phase One. Instructors, help the reluctant or confused along, and then retire to the Staff Room for further instructions.

((OOC: Instructors are allowed to use moderate force to … encourage anybody who refuses to budge! Also, please comment here with your team if you're not in the correct filter, and I'll get that fixed ASAP.))

Math
Drama
Science
Music
History
Art
Instructors

Re: ROOMS + IT BEGINS :)

[starrytear]

Rue, Music filter please!

ROUND 1: END ...?

[principals]

[Your doors unlock, as does the door in and out of the Auditorium. It looks like you're free to go ...]

Please enjoy the rest of your day. You will be called back when it's time for the next class to begin.

Re: ROUND 1: END ...?

[goodbyenurse]

...no immediate detrimental effects?