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Who: avantes new and old
Where: avante dorms
When: Day 435 evening

[At some point this evening (or nebulous "when you are here" time), the doors lock and an exceedingly colourful young man comes out of a new door, grumbling groggily as he stares at the phone in his hand like it's offended him.]

Of all the things they could call me...

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[New friend!!! Hades' dog tail wags and his dog ears perk up when he notices a new person.]

Oh, hello! You are a new face!

[--AHA! A person!! Ah... fuzzy animal person. His brother would love it. Alas, Rochalizo doesn't know this person and thus he is going to project arrogance. He's pretty good at it. He certainly carries himself like someone important.]

You! Explain the current state of affairs immediately!

[Ah.

Well, as an ex-soldier, Hades does straighten up as if being ordered by a superior commander, but his tail continues wagging despite himself.]

Ah, I'll do my best, sir.

We are kind of captives of demons from Malfeas, sorted into units. This unit is avante en garde. We mostly just live here, with these dorms as our base of operations, but sometimes we have to play 'games'. The games are not really fun for us as much as... they're to entertain our captors.

In other words, exactly as anticipated.

[well at least there's no surprises]

What about this unit specifically? How are our relations with the other units? Are there any unwritten rules I need to know?

As anticipated...? Well. I never anticipated it, for certain.

[He doesn't really seem to know anything about Auditions.]

Uhmmm... I dunno. I don't think so? I haven't really heard anything about relations to other units or unwritten rules, but uhm... be respectful of each other, I guess.

[. . .]

...Ah, I see. You're a simpleton.

[???!!!]

I-I am not!

[It's true but you shouldn't say it!]

I've simply got my priorities elsewhere!

What could possibly be more important than understanding your unit's place in a competitive program?

There is a lot going on... [He motions to himself.] .... here.

For one, I was attacked as soon as I stepped out of my room, and then I had to learn about all of the terrible things I had done in my life and even in this place previously, and furthermore find out what I am to do in order to be able to continue living with myself, and then the games have hardly had anything to do with how people think of the unit as a whole anyway!

So I am simply... trying to make it from one day to the next. Any standings we have can come naturally.

[...Oh no. Rochalizo's snotty act has a hit a snag -- the fact that he is actually a very nice person and cannot resist sympathizing with pretty much anyone who hasn't directly hurt him or his loved ones.]

...Ah...

[But no! If he apologizes they'll know he's soft! If he gets attached to another group again, what will he do?

Anyway he's just kind of standing there looking like a baby now.]

[Well that's not what he expected. So Hades scratches at the back of his neck in an awkward confusion.]

A-anyway... two of our older members just left, so maybe you might get more information like that out of Amaranth or Nemesis, or maybe even Tsukasa.

You and the new girl are the only ones newer than me, so I do not have as much knowledge.

Uh-- Understood. I'll ask someone with more experience, then.

[please let him run away from feeling awkward]

Uh, right.

Wait! First. I'm Hades! What name do you go by?

My name is Rochalízo Anastenagmós Neiye-Imisukin Emarika Antípatros Apó Amonlogia... But I've agreed to accept suggestions for a title appropriate to this unit.

........

[That's a long one. Give him a second to parse it.]

Rocha...

Rochalízo Anasten... Anastasia....

Do you usually go by the whole thing?

[Curse his wish to use people's proper names...!!! But he really doesn't think he can remember all of that one. It's a lot.]

Not always. You're welcome to just say Rochalízo. Or you can use whatever unit title I decide on.

Very well then, Rochalízo. My apologies for not being able to say your entire name, I will try my best to improve.

See that you do.

[This is all going to be especially awkward when he gives up on being a brat... alas, he's still trying right now.]

Ah, could you write it down, perhaps? I cannot remember it all yet, but I will, with time!

[If he does this, Hades will eventually refer to him as his full name, every time. Eventually.]

[He will DIE of embarrassment.]

I can send it to you with the... thing, right?

[Pre-programmed phone knowledge only goes so far...]

Ah, the "phone", right? Yes, you can send words with it, with your voice or by tapping little letters!

Right. Hmm...

[pulls his phone out and, after a moment of fiddling, texts hades his full name]

There. Study it at your leisure.

Thank you, I shall do so!

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