Post by Minette Belrose on Apr 14, 2019 2:49:45 GMT
► Minette Belrose @tags 678 words Our first event thread! |
The lights were low, the music was lively, and the ballroom was filled to burst with students dressed to impress. The Vytal Festival had begun, and this- the night before the festival began in earnest- was a night that many had been looking forward to. The ornate and large room fit most every student on the premises of the school, both those that attended Beacon, and those that had come from the other three academies of the other nations. It was a night to celebrate and mingle. A night to have fun. With every year that had passed recent memory, the nations of Remnant agreed on one thing: the Vytal Festival was of the utmost importance. In the network of servicemen, the festival might have seemed some silly or perhaps even horrid thing, setting the students of the combat academies against each other in a tournament of blood sport, for the sole purpose of entertainment and some misguided sense of unity. It was a sporting event playing out on an international level, it was nothing special. It might even be actively damaging. Those who had not seen such gruesome combat as Hunters and soldiers would argue otherwise- it was a silly sports event, sure, but what was the harm? The participants tested their skills, the spectators had fun watching the over-the-top displays of controlled combat, and more than a few people made quite a bit of money out of it. It strengthened international bonds and helped ease tensions, putting all the Kingdoms in a relatively friendly environment and forcing them to get along, perhaps even pushing them to negotiate and mend damaged relations in a time of peace. But the dignitaries saw it differently, and Minette hated that. For them, it was a chance to strut about. Who had the best fighters? Who had the most? Who had the weakest? It was never about the sport or the message, it was always about the publicity and the chance to show off their might. And these were the people she’d been made to interact with for the handful of years she’d been running Beacon. She might have found the pompous roosters prancing about and taking credit for the victories of others to be amusing in a vacuum, but now that it involved her students? It sickened her. From up on the balcony of the ballroom, Minette looked over the sea of students. Some stood about shyly with their dates, unsure of themselves. Some were grouped along the fringes in tight-knit circles, clearly goofing off but ultimately enjoying themselves. Many danced, at varying levels of awkwardness and skill. They all seemed so...happy, even despite many lacking confidence. That was what she cherished, these little, joyous moments. These children were not going to lead lives of peace and quiet, no Hunter could. A small, folded paper note in her hand poked uncomfortably against her callouses. Ah, yes. The announcement. The turnout for students in the past few years had been getting worse and worse, and class size was currently at an all-time low across Remnant. She wasn’t surprised. With the last war still fresh in everyone’s memory, who could bring themselves to let their children live such dangerous lives? However...the ballroom was full, close to as full as it had ever been. The ranks hadn’t been thinned at all, and she was far from the only one to notice. An independent academy had sprung up from that little nation. Not her own, of course, Atlas and Mistral were both keen to ensure Menagerie didn’t grow too powerful. The cowards. No, these students were from Babylon. The paper in her hand grew heavy. She knew what it said, as did everyone else up on the balcony with her. The ambassador had read it aloud to them before the dance had properly started. She would be announcing something momentous tonight, something perhaps unique in the history of Remnant. A small bit of joy blossomed within her as she looked over the smiling faces of Remnant’s future. “This will be quite an interesting festival…” |
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Event 1
This event will be casual and simple, and will not require combat applications, direct connections with the schools, or sign-ups. Everyone who wishes to post here can do so with any character they wish to use. We will be using this event as a test to determine both how to run events better in the future, and to find out what sort of events our little community would like us to run going forward. There may be a short quality survey we will give out once the event has concluded.
Have fun!
- Minty
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