Once Upon a Time

Chapter 2

~ Third person pov ~

Cater: " Hey, Riddle! What's shakin', pal? You're lookin' adorbs, as always!"

Riddle:"  Hmph. Cater, keep running that mouth and you'll lose it - along with the rest of your head."

Cater:  "Sorry, sorry! My bad!"

Grim:  "Myah?! You're the guy who put that stupid collar on me at the orientation ceremony!"

Riddle:  "And you're the new students who were nearly expelled yesterday.
I'll ask that you not refer to my signature spell as a "stupid collar."
The headmage's habit of tolerating rulebreakers like you is going to send this entire campus spiraling into chaos one day.
Those who break the rules should have their heads removed immediately, without exception."

Ace: " Dude, seriously? This guy looks like a wimp, but talks like a monster!"

Riddle:  "The headmage may have forgiven you, but if you break any further rules, I assure you I will not."

Ace:"  So, uh, listen, housewarden, sir... Any chance I could get you to remove this collar?"

Riddle:  "I had intended to remove it once you'd taken an opportunity to reflect upon your crimes.
But I've not detected so much as a hint of remorse in the foolishness I've heard you spout today.
So I think I'll let you keep that for a while.
Don't worry. The freshman curriculum is more focused on magical theory than practice.
And your inability to use magic will help prevent incidents along the lines of what happened yesterday.
Now, if you've finished your meal, you should quit gossiping and prepare for your next class.
Rule 271 is quite clear: "One must leave the table within fifteen minutes of completing their lunch."
You DO understand what happens to rulebreakers, I trust?"

Evie : " Riddle, they're just freshmen, show some leniency, they don't know how things work yet"

Riddle: " I think I can decide for myself how I will act towards the students in MY dorm"

Ace: 
"Sigh* More insane rules..."

Riddle:  "I believe you mean to say, "Yes, Housewarden!"

Deuce & Ace: " Yes, Housewarden!"

Riddle:  "Very well, then."

Trey:  "Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on them."

Riddle: " Hmm. As vice housewarden, I trust you'll avoid any further indiscreet conversation.
Now, as per rule 339...
"The post-meal beverage is to be lemon tea with two sugar cubes."
Thus, I must go to acquire my sugar cubes. Farewell.
Don't even get me started on their violation of running out of sugar cubes...!"

Cater: " Yeesh! That was terrifying."

Grim:  "That guy... has some serious issues."

Deuce: " Hey, don't disrespect him!"

Heartslabyul girl:"  Is the housewarden gone?"

Heartslabyul boy: " I totally just broke rule 186, "Never eat a hamburger on Tuesday."
I don't know what I would have done if he'd caught me!
*Sigh*... I wish he wouldn't come here so we could at least eat lunch in peace."

Cater & Trey:  ......

Trey: " Riddle managed to secure the housewarden title before the end of his very first week at school.
I know he can come off a bit harsh, but he's not a bad guy. Everything he does, he does because he thinks it'll improve the dorm."

Evie : " I'm not going to judge how a dorm leader operates, but I think he sets a lot of rules.  Yes, there have to be rules for order to exist, and I agree with having strict rules, but if they are so strict and so many, at some point the students will buckle and snap.  Also the pressure it exerts to follow the rules can have various effects on one's psychological state."