Two hundred is a crowd

Kassius is walking through a hall.

Furantur is an institution which gives the people of Vagis all a chance to leave the nation. In order to hide the true intentions, the facility is under the title of an academy. In reality, this is a molding ground for future criminals. Most people who come to Furantur leave this country to become criminals in the main continent. All people of Vagis getting a chance is actually incorrect. They only offer people in poverty or through recommendation by former applicants. Once you are offered, you cannot spread information on it, or you and anyone else who knows will be exterminated. Also, they do not teach. They believe people should find out what they are good at, at their own pace, so teachers are more of supervisors and don't really give the students lessons. That's up to them. But they provide equipment and facilities. We also get access to different media to learn more about the 'outside' world. All in all, there's a test to determine who is able to leave. This is important as it is the only way you can leave the nation.

"Kaaaaaaas. Where have you been?"

It's his friend, Bonnie Josephine. She's a 16 year old of similar height to Kassius, light brown skin tone, brown hair and blue eyes. Kassius continues staring into space, completely void of her call, which prompts an odd stare.

Bonnie: "Hmm? Maybe he can't hear me."

Bonnie rushes over to Kassius.

Bonnie: "I SAID... WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!"

She kicks his chest, sending him flying down the hall.

Kassius: *cough* "ugh... who in the he-- Bonnie?"

Bonnie: "Yes, it's me. How couldn't you hear me? Daydreaming again?"

Kassius: "Yeah, kinda."

Bonnie: "Well, you gotta get your head straight. The exam is soon. Ohh I'm so thrilled. I can't wait to bash some heads in."

Bonnie smirks.

Kassius: "I don't know where this energy comes from. I'm just gonna say one thing though."

Bonnie (in head): "And what's that?"

Kassius: "Expect to see me walking out a winner at the end of this. I've been dying to try out thi-"

Speaker: "ALL STUDENTS THAT ARE TAKING THE EXAM, PLEASE MEET IN THE IN THE LECTURE ROOM IN ONE MINUTE"

Kassius: "Oh, it's right down there. Looks like it's time to enter. Bonnie, you ready to go?"

The hall goes silent.

Kassius: "Is that-"

Kassius looks in the opposite direction. A stampede of people are running towards the lecture room.

Bonnie: "RUN!"

She grabs Kassius by the hand and drags him while running.

Kassius (in head): "Looks like it's time. Finally get to try it."

Bonnie: "Ahhh"

The group swallow Bonnie and Kassius and she loses grip of him.

Bonnie: "Kaaaas!"

Kassius: "I know! Good luck!"

Everyone floods through the door. The room is big with enough space to fit one soccer fields on it. The group stops at a point near the entrance. It's a check in for names.

Kassius: "Huh? We stopped moving?"

Receptionist: "Next!"

Kassius walks up to the receptionist.

Kassius (in head): "Been a while since I've been here. It feels brand new in some way."

Receptionist: "Name?"

Kassius: "Kassius Moore"

Receptionist: "Good luck."

She hands him a card that he applies to his chest. It reads out 'Participant 77'. He walks out of line and sees people already standing in places around the room. He walks towards the window.

Speaker: "Entrance time is over. Doors are closing.".

The front door of the lecture hall starts to close.

Random person outside: "Hey, wait don't close it. I'm her-"

The door closes and clicks.

Random person outside: "Hey let us in!"

Random person inside: "Tough for those guys. They aren't gonna be able to enter now."

Everybody is assigned and the receptionist closes off the check-in till. Kassius tries to find a place to stand at the window and is greeted by Bonnie.

Kassius: "Bonnie! What number did you get?"

Bonnie: "Eight. What's yours?"

Kassius: "Seventy seven."

Bonnie: "Ooh I read somewhere that's an unlucky numb-"

A group of three guys and one girl walk up to them.

Kassius: "You need something, Marcus?"

Marcus: "Nothing in particular. Just heard there was a weirdo on the streets attacking children for fun this morning. Went to the nearest weirdo I could find. Heard anything about it?"

Marcus, a 16 year old, who is 6"1 in height. He has a light complexion, blue eyes and smooth blonde hair.

Kassius: "Who, me? I might know something about that. Or maybe I don't? I don't know, it's hard to tell. Maybe that guy knows."

Marcus turns around and Kassius slaps the back of his head, not with too much power.

Marcus: "Ooh, so you want to be funny now, clown?!"

Marcus swings at Kassius but he flips back. His wallet hits the ground.

Marcus: "Oh? What do we have here?"

Marcus picks up Kassius' wallet.

Kassius: "OK, my fault. But I'm gonna need the wallet back."

Kassius tries to take it from him but gets kicked back by someone.

Kassius: "Ughhhh"

Kassius (in head): "What is it with me getting kicked today?"

Marcus: "Yeah, I wouldn't try that again, unless you want her to break a rib or two."

Sarah, a 16 year old girl at 5"10 in height. She has smooth blonde hair, blue eyes and a light complexion.

Sarah: "Damn, thought I could kick him farther this time. Maybe the next one will be more satisfying. Hold on, is that you Bonnie? You look... less starved from the last time I saw you."

Bonnie: "You look the same as ever. Assuming you still have bad breath."

Sarah steps up to Bonnie, and they lock eyes face to face.

Sarah: "Looks like I gotta teach you respect. Thought you'd learn from last time."

Bonnie spits at Sarah's shoe.

Sarah: "Why you- huh?"

Sarah's arm is grabbed.

Guy: "Can we not have a fight break out before the test?"

Sarah: "Ohh, the freak of all freaks came to visit. You her friend?"

Guy: "Nope. Frankly, I'm not sure who she is."

Sarah: "Let go of me before I cave your skull in..."

Guy: "It's Jinsoku. Freak, is fine too I guess."

Jinsoku Subayai. He is a 17 year old guy who is of similar height to Marcus. He has black hair, maroon eyes and a light skin tone.

He lets go of her.

Marcus: "Let's go Sarah. You've had your fun. No need to spend more time on these losers."

Sarah: "Hmph. Fine. Good luck Bonnie, hope you pass with flying colors hahahahaha!"

They start walking away.

Marcus: "Heh, it's empty. Should've know this dork was broke."

He throws the wallet to the ground. Jinsoku picks up the wallet and walks up to Kassius.

Jinsoku: "You alright? Looked painful enough from my side."

Kassius: "Nah, I'm fine. I don't get hurt so easy."

Jinsoku smiles.

Jinsoku: "You're a bad liar. You seem like you're in pain."

Kassius: "Well yeah I'm hurt, but..."

Kassius lifts up some money.

Kassius: "I got something in return."

Both start laughing. They both look to the side. They see Bonnie fuming calmly.

Jinsoku: "Is she gonna..."

Kassius: "She's actually calming down believe it or not."

Jinsoku gives Kassius his wallet back.

Kassius: "Thanks for that."

Jinsoku: "No need to thank me. Just don't go thinking I'll be here to save you next time you get your ass kicked. I'm no babysitter. I gotta get ready. Maybe I'll see you later, assuming you get far in this... uhh, what's your name?"

Kassius: "The name's Kassius."

Jinsoku turns around and smiles again. He walks away and Kassius stands up. A door is slammed. Footsteps are heard walking from the back entrance. Everyone goes silent. The footsteps continue until they suddenly stop. Everybody sees a person standing in the middle of the room.

Person: "Attention!"

Everybody runs into formation of rows, as if its programmed into them. They all have petrified faces.

Random student (whisper): "Damn, that's scary. I don't wanna get on her bad side."

Person: "You. Come here."

Random student: "Me? Uhh, Alri-"

In a quick flash, the random student is kicked back a far distance in the room. The student hits the wall very fast and passes out.

Person: "Speaking over your principal is pretty disrespectful, wouldn't you say?"

Principal, a woman with curly white hair, grey eyes and a light complexion. She is about 5"5. She looks pretty serious.

Principal: "Someone show him out. I have no time to deal with disobedient students."

A supervisor picks the student up and throws them out from the back entrance. The Principal stamps on the floor.

Principal: "I think I've made myself clear. Anyways now that all the riff raff are gone, this year is down to two hundred. As you know, this room is special - it has the ability to manipulate conditions. Meaning this room can be anything I want it to be. I know some may be tempted to use devices you have carried and I've manipulated the room to make sure they cannot be used. As there are new people, I'll state that the whole exam isn't repeated, meaning every time it's different. So don't be bothered stressing or thinking others have an advantage over you. This year, like all, will have three tests for you to pass. If you pass all three tests, you will have passed the exam. Now that that's done, I'll make this clear once - Only ten!"

Kassius (in head): "Ten?!"

Principal: "Yep, you heard me... ten. Two hundred is a crowd. I don't find it necessary to let everybody pass. Even the higher ups found it unnecessary. We don't want to let sub par people go off into the world and waste the opportunity. This country benefits from these criminals so the better the people, the more Vagis thrives. I'm looking for the best of the best. So to get rid of a majority of people here, only ten people pass. Is that clear? Prove to me and the fellow staff that will supervise this year's exams that you have what it takes to be one of the ten. Let this year's exams... Begin!"