mission . alumina cup

[powergamer]

Who: Alumina Cup participants and spectators!
What: The Alumina Cup, a local swordsmanship tournament open to all citizens of Goldvale.
When: Rosefrucht 22, 10AM
Where: a plaza at the Ironwall District
Rating: PG for violence, please mark your threads if they get any higher

[ Hundreds of people of all ages are gathered at the Iron District, but what for? If one makes it through the crowd, they'll find a large elevated ring. Above it, a banner flies up in the air with two words printed in big bold letters: Alumina Cup. After a harmony of trumpets, the announcer uses a cone to amplify his voice as he begins the program. ]

Ladies and gentlemen, we proudly present Goldvale's annual 121st Alumina Cup! [ Applause and loud cheers from the audience. ] As you all know, this is the day when swordsmen and women from all walks of life gather here at Ironwall to test their skill as they make their way to the top and prove themselves worthy of the prized Alumina Cup trophy! You all know the rules and I know you're all excited, so that leaves us with one final question: Are you ready? [ Even louder cheers, whistles and screams from the audience! ] Then let's begin!

[ The elimination rounds begin. Player characters will not recognize any of the participants, but those in particularly fancy hats might actually be their fellow guild members in disguise. Cheer for your favorite! Or heckle, if that's your thing. ]

( NOTE: The results of this tournament were predetermined by the players. What will be played out here are the matches! )

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TOURNAMENT

[powergamer]

TIERIA VS. POLAND

[powergamer]

Winner will move on to go against Kougyoku.

[buildyourworld]

[Adjusting his fancy hat, he steps up the ring, ready for battle. Standing in for someone else, he has tied up his hair so it wouldn't be too obvious that he's not in fact Fester the Feeble. Drawing the sword provided by the mission commissioner, he gives his opponent a nod while he waits for him to be ready, recognizing him as one of his roommate. So there are others like me in this tournament. This should be interesting.]

Ready when you are.

[notyetlost]

[Poland had somehow failed to realize that there would be so many... people here when he signed up for this. There had to be hundreds upon hundreds of people here and looking out into the crowd no one seemed the slightest bit recognizable. It was completely unnerving.

After a long moment, Poland nervously steps into the ring. His hands tremble as he fumbles for his sword and he can only manage an odd sound of discomfort in reply.]

...A-ah.

[Whether it's a confirmation that he's ready or not is up to Tieria to interpret.]

[buildyourworld]

[He was watching when Poland fumbles, so he waits a little longer for him to calm down since it's pointless to fight when his opponent isn't ready.

But even if he doesn't mind waiting, the crowd is cheering for them to start already. Once the referee whistles goes off, Tieria charges in what appears to be a straight charge, sword pointing outward from his side. But at the last minute, he steps becomes irregular as he aims a slash to Poland's right shoulder.]

MIKADO VS. LITHUANIA

[powergamer]

Winner will move on to go against Yuri.

[totallysane]

[Mikado is way too excited to be here, and it shows in every movement as he gets ready for his fight. He's having a hard time standing still, and he's smiling brightly, all the way.

The fancy hat looks rather ridiculous on him, of course, and his sword is a hand-me-down that's obviously seen better days.

But what the boy lacks in style - or skill - he's making up for in enthusiasm right now.]

Let's have a really great match!

[Let's just hope his opponent isn't too easily annoyed.]

casually is embarrassingly late and apologizes forever

[vytis]

[Lithuania is excited, too, though in a calmer way than the boy he seems to have been paired up against. He's a bit concerned about the hat, too, given it's--sort of in the way. But he did agree to stand in for someone, so...

He smiles at the boy, cheerful in spite of the ridiculous attire.]

Yes, good luck!

KOUGYOKU VS. TIERIA

[powergamer]

Winner will move on to the finals.

[peachbaths]

[ Keeping her long hair in a hat is difficult, so Kougyoku only hopes that this ponytail makes her look less of a Karla and more like a Karl. In spite of the name she is going by, her stance isn't cowardly at all. In fact, after watching the matches, she's all pumped up! ]

My, I hope my opponent doesn't bore me like the last one.

[buildyourworld]

[The fight with Poland has been interesting, so when he advances to the next round, Tieria is hoping that his opponent would be stronger, never mind that him winning makes him seems a lot less feeble than he should be. Still, wearing the fancy hat (with his hair tied up under it) has provided enough cover.

When he gets up the stage, he nods to his opponent, wondering if he's the actual person or another stand in like himself, before drawing his sword.]

YURI VS. LITHUANIA

[powergamer]

Winner will move on to the finals.

[ownmorals]

[Yuri widely considered taking off this ridiculous hat, but to keep it fair I guess...

Although he isn't by "Yuri" officially in the tournament, the fact doesn't seem to phase him as he casually walks onto the battle ground, keeping his long hair visible--almost making it seem like he just placed it on his head and walked out. Very simple, stay classy Mr. Philip.

When the crowd roars, he also roars back at them. What a guy.]

I'm so sorry this is embarrassingly late, you don't have to tag this if you don't want to

[vytis]

[Lithuania adjusts his hat, still self-conscious about it. He really had never been into this sort of style even when it was popular at home. Wearing it in the middle of a fight was unreasonable! Well, he'd had one match to get used to it...

Lithuania seems, for the moment, fairly relaxed about the entire situation. He's not quite taking it seriously, really. Maybe because of the hats, or the fact that everyone seems to be standing in for someone else with a ridiculous title.]

Ah, good luck!

YURI VS. KOUGYOKU

[powergamer]

Winner: Yuri Lowell!

[ownmorals]

[Admittedly, it wasn't an easy win against Lithuania--he earned that one for sure. With his blood boiling for more (what can I say, he's a fighting junkie.), he paces himself towards the next match, tossing the sheathe of his blade out towards the crowd, throwing the blade in the air, and a neat catch to end it all off. Showoff.

He lays the blade on his shoulders, holding the handle, with his own battle stance to boot.]

Alright, who's next?! Bring it!

[peachbaths]

I didn't know I'd be able to face you so soon.

[ Kougyoku recognizes that voice from her first day in Goldvale. It's none other that Yuri. She knew he could handle a sword, but this tournament further solidified her opinion of him as a capable warrior.

What a showoff, though... But at least Kougyoku is happy she gets to fight someone strong. She unsheathes her blade and gets in position. ]

This next match looks like fun!

SPECTATORS

[powergamer]

[ This is where characters who are not in the tournament may start threads taking place in the area. Treat it like a mingle log. Feel free to do whatever you wish: observe, cheer, boo, pickpocket unsuspecting NPCs... Anything goes! Don't assume you can get away so easily with the last one, though. ]

open;

[derpiest]

[of course he's showed up! ... and of course he hasn't actually like, entered, because he is a tiny babby who bad sword do. but he's totally here to cheer on the coolest* princess ever... of course, he also can't cheer.

but he's there! and he's clapping for kougyoku and he just looks so happy to be here, because wow this is so cool, a tournament and everything!

*note: rion is, like, the only person in dyspros who still thinks kougyoku is cool.]

hi there!

[wheeloffire]

[ Frodo's quite unsure who to root for, here.

There were some that were receiving more cheers than others, some receiving more disheartening 'boos' than others. By no means does he want to be a poor sportsman, so he's cheering for pretty much everyone, at this point!

Though, he notices that there is someone quite near him that is cheering for one person, when there are not many other cheers to be heard. Of course he cheers too, but he hardly knows whom the person is! It never hurts to find out, though. Right? ]

I beg your pardon. [ Frodo looks towards the person, and nods to the figure in the distance. ] But may I ask whom it is you are cheering for?

hello! sorry for the delay!

[derpiest]

[to be fair, rion isn't cheering out loud; there's no yelling, no noises from his mouth. however there's a whole lot of applause for one specific person. he gestures at one of the combatants who appears to be... covered with a hat, but rion's twigged onto who it is based on how she looks under it and her fighting style - it's kougyoku, even if he's probably not supposed to know that.

he points. doesn't say a word, just points. sorry, frodo, he can't say much of anything.]

[drunkenfist]

[ and here's roxy sitting on the other side of him, one elbow resting on his shoulder because personal space sucks tbh, and roxy wants as little of it as she can get. ]

So there's some kinda tournament going on, right? [ of course she knows the answer, and she flashes rion a grin, waggling her eyebrows ] Fucking awesome.

[derpiest]

[rion doesn't mind the lack of personal space coming from her; in the short time they have known each other he has decided that she is safe and therefore is okay with her being in his personsl space. he's very physical affection starved, so he's not complaining at all.

he turns to her and smiles, nodding excitedly. there are no words, of course, but the obvious sentiment is 'I know, right?']

frodo baggins | open

[wheeloffire]

[ Frodo had never seen a sword match before!

...Well, he had, when Boromir and Merry and Pippin had been sparring that one day. But it was quite unlike what he was going to see here- this was actual fighting in a tournament, of all things! And the winner was to be given a beautiful trophy, one that was so unique, he could barely take his eyes off of it.

Unfortunately, Frodo knows nobody participating thus far. But he's willing to cheer for them all the same! ]

Re: SPECTATORS

[ourparadise]

[.Considering the only person she knows is Lithuania, she roots for him. He's eliminated seventually, but she'll still stick around.. Sword matches were the things of movies, so or wag exciting to sew in person.

If a little worrying. Wincing, she calls out. ]

Be careful!