The Dragons of Arma

Chapter Five

Location: Arma, Xaos Reigns, Omega-13-69-1301

Date: Stoic 7, 1538

Waking up on Friday, it is a dark and cloudy day. This week had flown by quickly, I had narrowed down this week's applications and had chosen 40 people for today's auditions. I roll out of bed the holo display on the wall reads five before seven. I choose my outfit for the day looking at the DC logo that is now on the Nano-weave of the shoulder and back of my long coat. My long coat was a gift for my 18th birthday from the monks. Something to remember them by. They had pooled their meager funds and gone all out to buy me a Nano-weave jacket, which was expensive because of the nanites in the fabric. They could be programmed with a design or color and could change on command. Before coming to the school and getting my Percom, I had to program it by hand every time I wanted it to change. Now I could make the jacket my own and set up different programs and change with a touch of my Percom. Slipping out of my memories I rush to take a shower. As I get dressed my wrist vibrates, looking at my wrist I see I have an incoming call. I tap my Percom to the wall. "Dinester"

"Commander Dinester, this is Raish Maliut. The Headmaster was wondering if it would be ok if he and a couple of his guests could come and see a few of your auditions. He is interested in how you will be handling them. But since it is a DiCe matter he needs permission to attend."

I think about it for a second before saying. "Tell him he has my permission to join us this afternoon. If it is cleared with Commander Gerosp. Please pass on the information he would be better off showing up 30 minutes beforehand so I can explain what is going to happen with the trials."

"I understand Commander. I will let him know. Have a great day and we will be seeing you in three hours." The com shuts off. Slipping on my coat, I walk out of my apartment and head to breakfast. By 9 o'clock I was walking into the commander's office with the other commanders already buried in their work. Ursor lifts his head as he walks in "Good you're here. The Headmaster will be here in 30 minutes. I suggest you get everything ready." I nod walking towards my chair and log in.

Starting right into my work, "Daio, please open the audition file and read the file labeled Orders and follow it."

"Understood Commander Dinester, who are the members, you will be using in stage one?" Daio Responds.

I look at Ursor "Do you have 8 DiCe members that I can use to pose as freshmen?"

Kezaban butts in "I have a couple in the building you can use. What are you going to have them to do?"

I lean forward over the table "I am going to see how well the freshmen can follow orders. Can you have them come up here, so I can fill them in?"

Kezaban is typing away on his display, nodding to me. I look back at Ursor. "Are you doing anything today? I need you to act as a judge."

Ursor raises and eyebrow giving me a questioning look. "What do you have planned?"

I look at him and before exhaling and saying. "I have three tests. I want three judges to help me score them. Since I don't have a PA or a Vice at the moment. I need two other judges. I plan on asking the headmaster to be the third when he gets here. I will explain everything then."

He nods and finishes up his work. I look over my work once more, I hear the lift open. A couple chatting voices come in. Turning to look at them. I see ten guys walking out. They stop and salute before taking a position of parade rest.

Kezaban stands up and motions to me. He says to them "Glad you could all make it Commander Dinester needs you this morning so listen up." He nods to me and I step up beside him.