There we go, a little something from Camilla before things get all SRZ BZNZ. I originally misread Gunnar's name as GunnEr, and was like: Wow, obvious name for what he's going to is obvious! But it wasn't that obvious, I'm just a moron with lysdexia apparently. ^^;
Since the 4th of July's coming up this week, how many of you murricans are gonna be busy/away for that? Or, how're your schedules for this week looking overall? Should the rest of us who don't celebrate it be expecting any lull or singificant slow-down? Just checking~
@Zeroth Camilla never did visit the bathrooms, which - as we all already knew - meant that her words to Pompadouce about going to freshen up was nothing more than a polite way of getting the heck away from his sorry loser-ass. But leaving that sad sakc and his cronies far behind, Camilla proceed towards where the applicants and spectators were moving. When she reached the area where the groups of were being seperated, she gave a once-over to the crowd, before pmoving on past the gate and the large, imposing doors that were - for the time being - swung open, inviting the brave into the proverbial lion's den. Not that lions actually live in dens, that's a horrible misconception and doesn't actually make any sense. But enough about animal facts!
Moving along the arena floor, the young lady didn't seem at all interested in sharing in the activity of most others. Which is to say, scoping out or eyeing out the competition. Camilla's gaze and head remained largely still, as she gracefully kept on walking, until she found a suitable spot among the gathered where there was still room and folks were packed too tightly like sardines. It was at that point she noticed the handsome fellow with the long blue hair and the slight scar. This Alwin-fellow seemed to be drawing a lot of eyes.
However, to anyone paying close enough attention, Camilla didn't seem at all interested in checking out this young, objectively attractive and dignified young man, but rather... Her gaze seemed to fall on the gaggle of floozies who were sueeing and trying to cozy up to the stoic, unflinching fellow. A slight smile was on her face.
Then, out of nowhere, a voice spoke up, seemingly directed at her.
"Makes ya sick, don't it?"
A short, but brawny, dwarf person had appeared! Red doublet, bead darky eyes, had the beginnings of a beard, spurred boots - how unfashionable.... - and now he was lighting a smoking implement - next to me...? Ugh... - and then proceeded to speak some more.
"Gunnar Einsley." he introduced himself, holding out a rough palm to Camilla. "And if ya don't mind me sayin' so, you are the definition of high class."
"Bet you say that to all the girls." Camilla half-smiled, half-smirked, before extending her own, white-gloved hand and giving the pint-sized chimney a brief but gentle shake of the hand. "Camilla Azurios, by the way." Compared to her speech and mannerisms when interacting with Pompadour a few minutes ago, the young lady's demeanor seemed almost entirely different. She wasn't anywhere near as eloquent or refined in her speech, seeming instead much more laid-back and casual. "As for that --" She let her eyes wander over to Alwin (the chipmunk?) and his entourage again. "-- I think it's kinda cute." She gave a slight, quick and bright laugh.
Camilla then spared a moment to follow where this Alwin was gazing. A ... Balcony? Ah, yes. That must be where the esteemed judges of this spectacle were going to be watching from. The illustrious Captains of the Clover Kingdom's finest, most noble protectors and guardians. The same renowned and admirable heroes who, for five years, had made no meaningful progress in bringin the monsters who ruined her life to justice. No, she shouldn't think that way. That wasn't why she was here today... Luckily, these bitter, dark thoughts and feelings were kept inside, and didn't mange to bubble up or show on her impeccable surface. Her gaze quickly left the currently vacant balcony and returned to the guy called Gunner. Or was it Gumball? Bah, who cares! She just needed to entertain any further comments until this whole thing got started.
She could do that.
... Wait, was that...?
Oh, isn't that the cute red-head boy from before? She spotted a familiar ... Face? No, it wans't his face that was familiar. Just his hair. It seemed he was here to participate as well. It wasn't until that moment that Camilla realized somehting very important though!
She looked down into her left hand, spotting the little wooden badge with her number on it. With an amused giggle at her own scatterbrained self, she moved the little piece to one of the buttons on her dress, and with some quick fingers, attached it. After all, the thing wouldn't do much good if nobody could see it once things got started.
Actions & Interactions: - Camilla entered into the coloseum proper and joined the other Magic Knight applicants in waiting for the exam to start. - She spotted a dude flocked by followers, and spent a litle time oggling his female followers. - She spoke a little with a fellow named Gunnar, who had initiated conversation with her. - She took a look at the balcony where the Captains would be watching from, and had some dark, spiteful thoughts. - She spotted Tristan's hair in the crowd. - She ralized she hadn't properly attached her wooden badge to herself yet, and proceeded to fix that.
@Expllo@Remram Sad to say, but Camilla doesn't have any interest in where other people end up in the Magic Knights, so she wouldn't relaly make her own list of where she thinks any of the other applicants may go. Her life revovles around her, after all. xD
As for where I think your characters would end up, I've mostly just based it on personality and/or apperance, rather than anything substantial - since I don't know anything about the MK Captains, or what each of the Orders are like in this 150 year time-skip. ^^
But, hey, if you want to see my silly and completely arbitrary list, I can share it.
Tristan - Black Bulls, Coral Peacocks or Crimson Lion-Kings
Hikari - Black Bulls, Purple Orcas or Green Mantis.
Illios - He could go anywhere, because he's got a rare magic.
Ludo - Green Mantis, Black Bulls, Purple Orcas or (unlikely) Crimson Lion-Kings.
Kohra - Aqua Deer, Blue Rose or Black Bulls.
Kreszenz - Silver Eagles, Blue Rose or Crimson Lion-Kings.
Solveig - Golden Dawn, Silver Eagles, Crimson Lion-Kings or Blue Rose.
Albie - Green Mantis, Black Bulls, Purple Orcas or Aqua Deer.
´Currently amusing myself by trying to guesss which characters will end up in which Knight Squads. All while waiting for moar posts. 'Cuz I really wanna post... But I know I shouldn't... So I won't... Even though I wanna...
@Remram Is that weird? My friends scared and beat me up all the time back in school, and took my lunch money, and threw into lockers. But it was all just a joke, right? They never meant anything bad, right?
By the way, @Zeroth, should the player characters have any insight or knowledge of the Magic Knight Orders and their current reputation/standing in the kingdom? Or are we going with everyone being an Asta, and having absolutely no idea about anything regarding the Knights? ^^
I don't remember the exact contents of the Magic Knight Exam myself, due to it being so long ago since I watched Black Clover. But I do remember somethings, but Zeroth's gonna have to fill you in the details and specifics.
But, basically, as far as I recall, the Exam is a public event with spectators showing up to cheer on or watch the applicants take the trial, as well as seeing which Magic Knight Oder they end up in. So, yes, there are a lot more people watching the actual exam than people who're actually taking the exam.
As for the exam itself, it consists of several different parts, including a Broom-flying/control test, a Sparring/Combat test (applicant vs. applicant) and... That's about as far as I recall, but I'm sure there were a few more bits invovled in it.
@Databug I can totally see where you're coming form on this. Seeing a lot of posts in the IC before you've even got a chance to post, or have only posted once and haven't really "gotten anywhere" can be quite intimidating.
However, as long as the main plot isn't advanced or moved forward, and people aren't "left behind", I don't see a real reason to hold back on posting. After all, this is a roleplay and one of the main draws of this hobby is to interact and see how different peoples' characters act and react to one another. No matter how much, for example, Kohra and Hikari talks and interacts, that won't really change anything for any other players, so long as Zeroth doesn't make a post that actually drives the narrative or time of day or plot forward in any way.
This is also why I include a TL;DR section in my post, so taht people who're not able to post as frequently, or aren't interested in what my character does, can just take a quick glance and now roughly what they're up to.
[list][*]I don't use social media, discord or google docs.
[*]I suffer from Retinitis Pigmentosa and use a text-reading software to get through other peoples' posts.
[*]I'm rude, short-tempered and unserious. I'll likely say things that'll upset, offend and/or infuriate you.
[*]I consider roleplaying a hobby and a pass-time, not art.
[*]I do anime-roleplay and [b]only[/b] anime-roleplay.[/list]
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