Capítulo 51: Welcome to Maracas Island
'Tch…. Where are we headed anyways, Yakob??"
Sai asks with sudden interest.
"We are heading to Maracas, the island in which the twelfth faction of the D.O.D has its training ground situated as well as where all applicants for the defense exams will be participating in the activities that decide those that will become members of the D.O.D."
Yakob replies has he gazes over the deck.
"Oh wow, so that's our destination, ei….. I wonder what kind of people we'll meet there, well whomever we meet I'm gonna make sure that we get into the D.O.D ,no matter what it takes."
Sai remarks with determination resounding in his voice has he clenched his fist.
"That's some resolve you got there, how did that happen??... I thought you were skeptical about joining in at first."
Yakob questions with interest.
"Well, Ilara made me understand that she is someone that is willing to put her life on the line to help others, She feels that the D.O.D is a good place to be able to help several people and so she's going to do her best to get in and I've already promised to support her in her decision seeing that it's so naïve and compelling, anyways I have a feeling that this exams is gonna be the bedrock for something great in my life, I don't know why but I can feel it in my gut and one thing I've learnt during my days with the police force is to always trust my gut so that's what I'm going to do now."
Sai replies with a smile causing Yakob to smile back.
"That's good, your resolve is going to be an advantage for you during the exams, never let it go no matter what."
Yakob remarks as he puts his fist forward to which Sai puts out his own fist and both men collide fist softly with Sai nodding his head in the affirmative...….
TWO DAYS LATER
TIME : 5:15PM
LOCATION : MARACAS ISLAND
Sai, Ilara, Yakob and Dan get down from their ship with their luggage with them, they are greeted at the island shore by two D.O.D agents dressed in a rather corporate attire, Ilara looks round to see that the are not alone has they are joined by four other teams escorted by their scouts, Yakob leaves their side and walks up to the agents that stood in front of us, other scouts do same and after a flurry of greetings amongst the agents they turn their attention back to the participants that had gathered together to form a small gathering.
"Welcome everyone, this is Maracas island and it's where you all shall be staying for the duration of the exams, it is also where the defense exams will be taking place."
One of the agents speak up finally once there was silence.
"Are there any questions any of you would like to ask before we move to the hall, you'll still be having an orientation tomorrow regarding everything there is to know about the exams and more but we can still answer any question that would be bothering you greatly at the moment… so anyone??"
Another agent asks has a flurry of whispers begin to erupt amongst the candidates.
"Sir."
A hand goes up.
"Yes??"
The agents turn their attention to the upraised hand.
"I would like to know if all participants would be living under the same roof."
A voice rings out from the gathering.
"Well yes, as you have come as a group you all will stay as a group but you don't have to worry, males and females will not be staying together, the hostel has been split so has to avoid any inconveniences any one might face with a shared dormitory."
The agent replies.
"what about those that would rather not participate with teammates and would want to take the exams solo??"
A male voice questions.
"There was a reason we advised each one of you to form teams with individuals that you understand and are most likely friendly with you so as to avoid such petty things and also the D.O.D functions on a team based system so going solo is not an option. Anyways any other questions??"
The agent looks around for further questions.
"I would like to know if everyone standing here are the only people taking part in the exams."
Ilara asks in a meek voice.
"Not at all, there are six more teams participating to the best of my knowledge but they would be coming tomorrow due to bad weather and distance from their homes to this island."
Another agent replies.
"If there are no other questions, we would like you all to follow us calmly has we lead you to your living quarters while we await the arrival of other teams."
Yakob says has they prepare to leave the islands docking area…
The gathering of participants finally make it to their living quarters under the direction of the agents, the walk to their accommodation is quite eventful has the scenery of the island is quite breathtaking with its forestry and awe inspiring plant life, the more carefree participants took in the scenery with a smile on their faces has they try to learn more from about the island from the agents that lead them. On getting to their living quarters, the participants are all awed by the sheer size of the accommodation provided to them with their quarters being as large as a royal castle with enough space for a hundred people.
"I would really like to know how big this island is…"
Sai remarks in awe.
"I heard it's one of the largest islands in the twelfth realm."
Another voice whispers from the participants.
"well you heard right, Maracas island is one of the largest islands in our realm with a landmass of over five hundred and eighty seven thousand, forty one kilometers square."
An agent replies after overhearing the murmur from the gathering.
"I'm guessing all examination activities will be taking place here."
A female voice remarks.
"Yes of course, your accommodation and where you'll be receiving your orientation and subsequent missions during the exams are situated not too far from each other thus allowing participants to make full use of the expanse of the island to their advantage."
Another agent replies.
"Ladies and gentlemen this is where you all shall be staying for the duration of the exams, it's only participants that are allowed inside so we will have to let you go from here, so you guys should go in and register your teams with the receptionist who will then direct you to your rooms…. Also I will advice you rest up because has from tomorrow, you all will begin the examination processes, anyways that will be all."
Yakob announces after which he and his fellow agents leave the participants to their thoughts, they soon start to walk in to gain access to their living quarters.
Capítulo 52: Welcome to Maracas island II
Dan and Sai walk into the male dormitory with other male participants coming in as well, the dorm room doesn't say much has its appearance it's quite dull with not so vibrant colors on the walls setting is a bit militaristic with the beds set up in bunks.
"So this is where we'll be staying, huh… I guess this is alright."
Sai remarks as he throws his arm around Dan's neck, Dan shoots a gaze at him before taking off his arm and walking to the edge of the room where he drops his bags on the last bunk at the edge of the room and sits down with his head bowed.
"Cold as always…. I really don't know why Ilara likes you so much."
Sai mutters has he meets up with Dan where he was sitting, Sai drops his bag on the top bunk and sits beside Dan.
"What do you want??"
Dan asks harshly.
"Look I don't know why Ilara has taken such a liking to you and even why you decided to join us when you have no desire to be a law enforcer but I'm still gonna ask that you to do your best and help Ilara out with her mission, I hope that's not too much to ask… don't go rushing into anything and be more of a team player cause that's what we need now, so we good??"
Sai stretches out his hand towards Dan, Dan raises his head up and shakes his hand.
"Yeah we good."
Ilara feels a bit lonely as she walks into the female dormitory on her own.
"I wonder what the boys are up to, hopefully they don't kill themselves before tomorrow."
Ilara thinks to herself which inadvertently made her chuckle a bit.
"Hey."
A voice from behind Ilara catches her attention causing her to turn round, in front of her is a dark skinned girl with a relatively child like smile on her face, she's a bit small in stature with cute dimples and a slender structure that made Ilara feel a bit jealous even though she had similar attributes.
"Oh hey."
Ilara replies.
"My name is Okoye, what's yours??"
Okoye asks with a childlike innocence as she puts her hand out towards Ilara.
"I'm Ilara."
Ilara shakes hands with Okoye and discovers that she had quite a firm grip.
"Nice to meet you, Ilara."
Okoye says.
"Nice to meet you too, Okoye."
Ilara retorts a bit weirded out by Okoye's antics.
"Do you have a bunk partner yet?"
Okoye asks has other female participants pick out their bed spaces.
"well not exactly, I haven't even picked out a bed space yet."
Ilara replies with a smile.
"Well my bunk is free so you could come stay with me if you'd like."
Okoye offers has she points towards her bunk.
"Uhmm OK then, but don't you have a female partner in your squad??"
Ilara asks with a suspicion.
"Well I do but she decided to stay with someone else, according to her I can be a bit weird and I'm also don't have class though I can't disagree with her assessment of my character and social status."
Okoye replies with an awkward smile as she placed her hand to the back of her head.
"But then why come to me with such an offer?"
Ilara asks still suspicious of Okoye's nice gesture.
"Well I know it might be weird but you seem pretty cool at first sight and you looked kinda confused on where to stay so I thought I'd ask you to join me"
Okoye explains with her hand still at the back of her head as she felt the conversation was starting to get more awkward than she had hoped.
"Hmm..... OK then I guess we're bunk mates then."
Ilara replies with Okoye finally sighing in relief.
"For a second there I thought that you'd refuse considering how weird and suspicious what I'm doing is"
Okoye remarks with Ilara sizing her up
"You are quite peculiar."
Ilara mutters to herself as Okoye leads her to her bunk space.....
"Ladies and gentlemen"
A voice booming through a sound system begins.
"We welcome you to Maracas lounge, hope you have found accommodation here to your liking and hope you all have settled in nicely….we are making this announcement to invite you all to a bonfire organized by the administrators of this exam to allow for a little bit of familiarity between the participants in this year's exams, so come on down and have some fun."
The voice ceases after the announcement was done with the participants already lodged in the hostel murmuring amongst themselves at the strange arrangement made by the administrators.
"We came here to participate in the exams but now we are being invited for a party, that's a bit odd."
A male participant remarks with a suspicion.
"What's so odd about that??... The administrators obviously feel that our journey here must have been stressful so they just want to put us at ease before the exams start in earnest."
Another voice counters in an assuring tone, soon enough the participants begin to troop out of their rooms towards the center of the lounge after they had freshened up to be greeted by a bonfire and a banquet as well…
The atmosphere jumps from tense to being lively as the participants begin to settle into the vibe of the bonfire and get acquainted with each other, some stay away from the flurry of activities and stay on their own while the rest stay close to the bonfire and chat amongst themselves.
"So where do you come from??"
Ilara asks out of curiosity and in a bid to kill time waiting for Sai and Dan.
"Well I'm from a little town off the coast, Arca.. My people are mostly fishermen and farmers, not a lot of industrialization has happened there though."
Okoye replied with a chuckle.
"What about you??"
Ilara and Okoye seem to be seated not too far from the bonfire but far enough to not be disturbed by the activities taking place, they both seem to be munching on a snack as they continue with their conversation.
"I'm from Calos city."
Ilara replies.
"Oh yeah, I've heard of that place, the city that never sleeps…. I always wondered what it was like in the big cities."
Okoye remarked with a glow in her eyes.
"Well I can tell you, it's not so rosy."
Ilara retorts with a smile causing Okoye to burst into laughter.
"You can't be serious."
"I'm a detective back home so I know what I'm saying."
Ilara says with an air of pride.
"Oh wow, a detective.. That must be pretty cool."
Okoye says.
"Well yeah, it's so cool with how I'm able to help people with my position but unfortunately not everyone feels that way about my work."
Ilara says with a hint of sadness, Okoye notices this and decides to pry.
"I'm guessing there's someone you want to acknowledge your work but that person isn't exactly doing what you had hoped."
"Well yeah, my dad… he never wanted me to become a cop, heck he doesn't even want me here, apparently he's scared that something might happen to me but I don't know why he can't understand that I can take care of myself now."
Ilara laments in frustration not knowing when the conversation got personal as something about Okoye put her at ease.
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