[Entrance Exam] Week One

[lockdownmods]

It would seem that it will be... some time before you're released. Two weeks. That may sound like forever, in this situation. But you aren't left with nothing to do. The Administrator has been kind enough to update the Tasks application on your tablet. There are also now several different tasks that you can accept. Who knows... you might get something good out of it. It's worth checking out at least. There are also several other new applications you can toy with, too.

And you won't go hungry. The staff is here to prepare meals three times a day. Breakfast is served from 6AM-8AM, lunch from 11PM-1PM, and dinner from 5PM-7PM. You'd best make sure you're in the cafeteria in time for those meals, because they won't be waiting around all day for you. They have lives, too. Unfortunately, you won't really be able to ask them about any of that. The serving area is separated by a glass wall, through which they serve you. Even if you try asking-- it would seem they have been told not to answer.

The rest... well. You may just have to see for yourself. At least you're not alone.

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[notsumetakashi]

[ Ah. One of the big ones. Hoho, maybe he should take advantage of this? Yosh!

Smiling, he turns to the newcomer with a pleasant enough (if still shady) smile and holds up the ball. ] With this?

[buriedearth]

[ Sensei, what are you planning...

Either way, Terra will give a nod. ]

Yeah, with the ball and maybe even with the tennis rackets lying around in the room too.

Are you up to it?

[notsumetakashi]

[ Time will tell! Or it won't. ]

Yosh yosh! [ Pause. ] Ah, no. It's yes, let's play together. I'll even let you play rough, so no holding back! If I catch you holding back, I'll be angry.

[buriedearth]

[ Terra will begin to walk over to grab a tennis racket so he can properly get ready to play! And of course, go to stand in the right place. ]

Don't worry. I'm not going to hold back in something like this. Just try to keep up, alright?

[ He passes the other male a good-natured smile. And since Sensei is the one who has the ball, he assumes he'll be making the opening move. ]

Ready whenever you are.

[notsumetakashi]

[ Look how ready to go this guy is. Perfect! Sensei picks up the racket off the ground and swings it over his shoulder before holding up his hand. ]

Wait! Before we play, there's a custom where I'm from! I have to go get something, and when I come back you have to hit the ball at my racket. The racket! As hard as you can! [ To emphasize, he slices the racket down in front of him. ] Got it? Mess up and I won't forgive you!

[ With that, he throws the ball somewhere near Terra. He's not trying to be exact so it might end up as a douchey throw that's short but that's not his problem. Give him five minutes, please! ]

[buriedearth]

[ Here he was, all ready to go too. Nah, it's fine -- he hasn't heard of this custom before, but he's sure not going to knock it. Terra's been to a myriad worlds before and he knows people are bound to have different ways they go about doing things.

He comes up to get the ball that had fallen a bit short. ]

That's fine with me. And like I said, I'm not going to be holding back. I just kind of hope you're prepared for it when we get this started.

[ His tone sounds a little amused, but at the same time he's not about to underestimate this guy.

Either way, he'll wait, true to his word. ]

[notsumereiko]

[Geez. What was that cat thinking? It only took the space of a minute for Sensei to run up screaming his name, force a racket in his hand while saying something-or-other about "a weird thing on the tennis court" and promptly abandon him. Although it was tempting to just chase after Sensei, there is this racket to deal with, and... well, maybe it wouldn't hurt to check things out for good measure.

And so, Natsume jogs his way over to the tennis court, completely unsuspecting.]

[buriedearth]

[ What was going on here...well, given that they do look similar, Terra barely notices the difference. If any. ]

Hey, welcome back! Are you ready to go?

[ Because, yes, he was told to hit the ball as soon as he returned, but Terra's not the type to go ahead with something unless he's sure the other party is good, or in this case in position. ]

[notsumereiko]

[??? Is he talking to him? Of course, considering there doesn't really seem to be anyone else on the court, it's hard to imagine Terra's addressing anyone else, but... Natsume takes a few seconds to scan the surroundings before looking back.]

Um... Sorry, but I don't know what you're talking about.

[buriedearth]

Is it a joke? Nah, don't worry, I got it.

[ He thinks given the guy's light-hearted attitude that he meant it as his way of saying he's ready to go. ]

Just be prepared. Like I promised you, I won't be holding back!

[ It's at this time that Terra begins to perform the first serve, before strikes the tennis ball with all of his might via the tennis racket in order to kick this whole thing off. It's coming over to you pretty fast and hard Natsume, so get ready!! ]

[notsumereiko]

[?!? Before he can really react to what Terra's saying, the ball's already shooting towards him and it looks like his options are:

a. hit it back to Terra,
b. calmly move away from the ball's trajectory, or
c. dive for the ground and yell like a fucking weenie

So like any reasonable person, of course he chooses c. Duck and cover!]

[buriedearth]

[ ... Bruh.

Terra just blinks, staring at him. ]

Is something wrong? You said you wanted me to hit it like this when you got back.

Was it too fast?

1/3

[notsumereiko]

[Okay, give him a sec to recover from that.

...

Wait.]

When did I...

2/3

[notsumereiko]

[He looks at Terra (while still sprawled out on the ground), and then he looks at the racket he's holding in his own hands.]

...

3/3

[notsumereiko]

[fucking--

So he looks back in the direction he came from and just]

SENSEIIII!

[Sorry Terra, give him a minute here.]

[notsumetakashi]

[ From a safe distance away!! This is all for your own good, Natsume!!!

Or it's to make up for hitting him last night. One or the other. ]

[buriedearth]

[ Wow...this sure is a thing that's happening. ]

[buriedearth]

[ While Sensei is a safe distance away, Terra looks confused and then looks back at Natsume.

Is he supposed to wait for something? ]

What's going on?

[notsumereiko]

[Oh... oops. Urgh, how does he explain this...]

Um, sorry, but I think someone was playing a trick on us. [Well actually, mostly him but Terra was dragged into this too, so.]

The person you talked with was probably Nyanko-sensei.

[buriedearth]

[ That's certainly something special. ]

...What? [ PAUSE. ] Does he do that sort of thing often?

[notsumereiko]

[Um.................... give him a little bit here.]

...We get into arguments every now and then. [read: all the fucking time]

[buriedearth]

Well, at least no one got seriously hurt.

[ ... Though that was a close one. ]

He's not going to try staging sonething like that again, right?

[notsumereiko]

[WELL... maybe it's best not to worry people about this.]

No, I'll... have a talk with him later. Sorry that you ended up getting involved in this. He's usually more direct with these kinds of things, but...

[They're stuck here and Sensei's in a body as noodly as Natsume, so.]