Round 1 ♔♥ Video

[kingofheart4711]

[The video feed comes on with a bit of fumbling as Domon tries to figure out how to get the compact to work. After a few seconds he realizes it’s on, and moves the screen to center on his face. He was wearing clothes that seemed to be made of wolf skin, and his trademark headband was missing. And to say he looked less than pleased would be a

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[angretel]

... You know, I have no idea what this Gundam Fight is, but..

[ Her tone sounds a little deadpan - she's had to deal with hotheaded people like that more than she would have liked to. ]

Yelling about it isn't going to change anything.

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[kingofheart4711]

If you're not going to help me, then don't waste my time!

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[angretel]

Fine. If you don't want me to help me, then why don't you try and figure out everything on your own? Make sure to not get lost.

[kingofheart4711]

I'll be just fine on my own!

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[paysdelamour]

[Hey, Domon! Have a blonde Frenchman appear on your compact screen.]

Pardon, monsieur, you seem to be mistaken. Arcanarum has brought us all here against our will; you're not the first. Now, I need you to calm down, first and foremost. We need to all work together if we're going to find a way out of this place. [A pause.] What exactly is a "Gundam Fight", monsieur?

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[kingofheart4711]

Then why were we brought here? You don't exactly look like a Fighter. And how could you not know what the Gundam Fight is?

[One person not knowing he could dismiss as a weird coincidence, but two? Was that even possible?]

[paysdelamour]

[A short laugh.] Give me a blade or a firearm and I'll have you taking those words back. Even then I don't need a weapon! I've been in the French army for many, many years.

I know what a Gundam is - it is a giant mecha, non? - mais, a Gundam Fight... I have never heard of this before.

[Now, to explain the important part.] We've been brought here mysteriously. I'm not sure how, and neither is anyone else. We've all simply woken up in our rooms wearing different clothes. The people that brought us here, who rather boastfully call themselves the "Rulers", are the Emperor and the Empress. People, demigods, demons, malfunctioning machines, I'm not sure what they are. No one has been able to go near the castle to look. [Should he mention that strange glowing woman from the dream? No, he probably shouldn't yet.]

The Rulers are attempting to transform us into the roles they have assigned for us, our "denizens" as it were. They treat us as nothing but playthings. I take it you are supposed to be some sort of wolf-man? [That's all France

[kingofheart4711]

Yeah whatever. But how can you know what a Gundam is and never heard of the Gundam Fight?

And I take it no one knows how to get back home? [He doesn't wait for an answer, he already knows it. These people wouldn't have stuck around if they could get home. So he turns, and punches the wall in frustration. Fortunately it seems to be made of solid rock, like the wall of a cave, so it isn't damaged by the blow.] I am no one's toy!

[After a moment a moment he calms down and turns back to the compact.] The note said I was replacing werewolf, whatever that means.

[bearable]

...What's a Gundam? Is it like...Gum?

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[kingofheart4711]

...No.

[What kind of question is that?]

[bearable]

So what is it then?

[ ONLY THE BEST QUESTION. ]

[kingofheart4711]

...It's a giant robot. Strong Fighters pilot them in a tournament called the Gundam Fight.

[Or it would be if Domon had a better sense of humor.]

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[fastfoodfreedom]

Hey there, buddy! [America raises a hand in greeting.] The name's America! I gotta hand it to you, pal, you sure sound like a fighter! Hey, are you a superhero too?!

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[kingofheart4711]

That's because I am a fighter. I'm Domon Kasshu, Gundam Fighter for Neo Japan, and-!

...

Superhero? What are you talking about?

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[fastfoodfreedom]

Whoa, you don't know what a superhero is?! They're people with special powers, like flying, or super strength or uh, a lot of technology stuff to save mankind and keep people safe! Y'know, using their powers for the greater good! Defending wherever you're from... Neo Japan?

[America already knew that Prussia and England were from his past. Does that mean this Domon guy is from the future? Did something happen to Japan?] Oh, uh, hey, what's it like where you're from? What's a Gundam Fighter? Is that sorta like a SWAT team?

[kingofheart4711]

I know what a superhero is! But they're not real!

[He lets out a frustrated sigh, he's been getting questions like that a lot.] The Gundam Fight is a tournament to determine who will have the right to rule Earth for the next four years.

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[femininetomboy]

[ Madoka has never heard of a Gundam, but then again nobody here seems to have heard of a Beyblade, so maybe it's alike? Asking won't hurt ]

What's a Gundam? It sounds interesting...

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[kingofheart4711]

It's a kind of robot. It copies it's pilots actions, so only the best fighters can pilot one.

[So no one here knows what a Gundam is? This is kind of weirding him out.]

[femininetomboy]

Ah, I see...

[ Not like a beyblade at all then... and then again, it is, at least slightly ]

I don't think you'll find any of those here though. Technology isn't something this place is developed in.

[kingofheart4711]

What? But this compact is like the one Rain has! And why would the technology here be less developed than the rest of Earth?

[Too bad he has no idea the similarities are a coincidence...]