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[tenminutes]

[ First of course, is text to get everyone's attention.. ]

ATTENTION DUCKS!

[ Then it switches to video. ]
Yurippe here!

[ She waves, smiling. She's actually in her desk in the prinipal's office/SSS headquarters right now, not in Rokkenjima. Mostly because rain as background noise makes this less exciting. She points at the screen dramatically. ]

Next month, I want to host an event that will put to the test all fighting styles and determine who on the community is truly the strongest! Consider this a challenge, fighters. There will be two divisions, one for physical strength and one for super-human talents. You can enter either division as long as you follow the rules set out for each one, which I'll announce at another time.

For now, I need a few things to get this started: [ Yuri holds up one finger before her. ]

One! Multiple arenas. If your world has a unique, deserted area that you think would provide an excellent and challenging course for a fight to occur that won't get us arrested, volunteer here. [ Yuri lowers her finger, putting her hand off to the side. ] For one of the more dangerous courses, I'll be activating Guild's traps and Guild territory will act as a field. I'm looking for more than one field though, so just because someone has suggested one, it doesn't mean you can't.

[ A second finger up! ]

Two! Refreshments. There'll probably be an audience right? So there needs to be drinks and snacks. I'm not asking for full course meals or anything, but definitely things like popcorn and meat buns and.. hot dogs on a stick. You know, sporting event food.

Three! Prize sponsors! I've already got a couple of ideas, but clearly the grand prize should be something ridiculously awesome. If you're the most powerful in more than one universe, you deserve it.

Four is Equipment. A camera crew would be nice for the people who don't want to get worldhopped around to the different fighting arenas but still want to watch, but I'm sure we can work something out with our community devices for that. If someone could get some bleachers for stadium seating for an audience, that'd be great. I've got projectors and lots of other equipment left over from the SSS for a lot of other things I'll need, but those sorts of things are definitely needed.

Last but definitely not least! Five! [ A sweet smile and Yuri excitedly leans forward, then back in her nice big chair. ] Volunteers! Brave ones too. If you're going to be refereeing fights, I can guarantee some people aren't going to be holding back so you're going to definitely have to have guts. Possibly immortality. I'll be there since it's not like I can die again, but I'll need eyes in multiple places to keep track of things and people to hand out refreshments. Oh! And on-site medics. Don't want anyone dying, obviously.

That's it, other than that I think I can work out things like that. If you think you'd be interested in fighting, don't volunteer yet. I'll post a sign up later once we get more things together and come up with a roster. It'll probably be sometime mid-February so we've got plenty of time to prepare. Questions?

Comments

[tenminutes]

Nostalgic?

[regalbearing]

Yes. In my own time, we often gave tournaments in times of peace for people to show their prowess in the fighting arts.

[tenminutes]

Well, it's hard to say anyone's in a specific time of peace considering everyone's in different times and places, but I can see what you mean! What time are you from?

[regalbearing]

Originally, some time during what I believe is now known as the Dark Ages, although I can't say I understand that particular moniker. At the moment, I am living midway through my world's 1990s, though.

[tenminutes]

...Huh. How's technology treating you? [ That just sounds like a riot to Yuri..]

[regalbearing]

Not as badly as you might expect. I was given full knowledge of the modern era when I was first called here.

[tenminutes]

Oh. That's just cheating! I was expecting all kinds of comedic stories because of that.

[regalbearing]

I'm sorry, but it seems I must disappoint you in that regard. The most I could offer you is that soon after I arrived, out of habit I referred to modern vehicles as things that have a harness and saddle. My companion seemed to find that amusing, anyway.

[tenminutes]

Well they've got seats and seatbelts, so it's close enough. What's your name anyway?

[regalbearing]

At the moment, I am known as Saber. It is an honour to meet you.

[tenminutes]

That's a very phallic name. I'm Yuri, nice to meet you too. Yuri or Yurippe are both fine, whichever you prefer.

[regalbearing]

[ djkbgdjksgs Yurippe please ]

It - it is not a name I chose for myself, and certainly not for that reason! I just happen to be the Servant summoned under that class name, and so that is the name I must go by!

[tenminutes]

So it's a class name and not your actual name?

[ She doesn't understand the servant stuff, but she assumes this woman is like a maid or something now. ]

[regalbearing]

... Yes. For the duration of the war I have been called to fight, it is customary for we Servants not to use our true names. It would give our opponents too much of an advantage otherwise.

[tenminutes]

What the hell kind of an advantage does a name give?

[regalbearing]

Knowledge of our abilities and our weaknesses. Or at least, the opportunity to easily discover such things with ease.

[tenminutes]

What kind of names do you guys have that tells people what your weaknesses are?

[regalbearing]

Well-known ones.

[tenminutes]

So you're famous people like Shinsengumi or the Templar Knights?

[regalbearing]

People of that sort, yes.

[tenminutes]

Can I get your autograph?