It was the first day of a new year at sanktuario boarding school for special cases and traditionally the headmaster would celebrate this with holding a speech in front of all students. Headmaster Romanus (https://cdn.anisearch.de/images/character/screen/12/12185/full/79048.jpg) was wearing a white robe in the style of his old profession, with just enough changes to evade all accusations of trying to impose a real orthodox priest. He also wore a bright, honest smile on his face as if it truely was a pleasure to him to see all of his pupils back here. He was a man of advanced age, yet he was still moving with an oddly fluid grace that somehow completly missmatched with his otherwise dignified behavior. Standing on a small balcony on the main building, it wasn't hard to picture him back in the days when he was a real, active priest. He opened his armes, wide, in a gesture of unconditional, universal welcoming.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote from:  Headmaster Romanus</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Everyone welcome! Welcome to Sanktuario boarding school for special cases. Before Miss Houston and Mister Finnegan down here will guid the girls and boys respectively to the domitories, let me remind you of a few things. First, please not that public areas are under constant surveilance both by cameras and staff members. This includes the great hall, the cafeteria, the sports area and the pool as well as the hallways in front of the classrooms. I am legally obliged to tell you this, although you won't have a choice in that matter, seeing as this school is not only for positive special cases. Which brings me to the second point. Staff members are always there for you, should you require assistance. I will always be there for you, should feel pressured, bothered or mobbed please come to any staff member or me directly. We will punish the culprit immideately, should your claims be truth. Which brings me to the last point. Sadly, we might have those hopefully rare occasions where stern words, separation and extra homework won't be enough of a punishment. I asure you, it is public knowledge that in this school, corporal punishment is used as a tool of betterment. You won't be able to threaten us with making it public, nor will you gain anything from it. We - meaning select staff members only, of which a list is placed in multiple strategic places throughout the school so that no one can feign ignorance - have the right to use corporal punishment, both legally, as we act as your legal custodians and by law, for which we have been granted the exceptional right. <br/><br/>...<br/><br/>Now, without further delay, follow the guides to your respective restrooms. We will surely meet again, don't be afraid to talk to me, any time, any place. Have a nice day!</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>And with that, the old man vanishes quickly behind curtains, while the two appointed guides start to collect the newcomers. The girls will be led to the left wing, while the boys are led to the right. For both sexes though, its the same layout: Newcomers belong to the third story, while upperclassmen get the second story. The first is reserved for transgender students as well as deliquents and students with problematic backgrounds who are for various reasons better off being secluded. The rest of the day you are required to learn the rules, unpack your stuff and familiarize yourself with the layout of the school. Only in the evening you do see the gods tear. A star falling, glowing brightly red with a long, burning tail. A spectacular sight indeed, yet aside from that... nothing happens. for now.<br/><br/>Then imagine waking up the next morning in your bed innocently, and being greeted by a screen hovering just above your face. Too close to be ignored, but not too close to not be able to be read, just that hard to describe way of being intrusive without being too annoying. The screen itself was half transparent, blue with a bronze frame and a big red and blinking exclamation mark above it all. It read: "Training to grow stronger!<br/>Quest: In one day:<br/>Do 20 situps (0/20)<br/>Do 10 pushups(0/10)<br/>Run 3 km (0/3)<br/>Reward: 1 Attribute point<br/>Punishment for failure: 10 minute spanking<br/>time left: 23:55:50<br/><br/>Of course you take it for a hoax, intending to swatt it away and get up, but you quickly come to realize this screen is immaterial, untouchable. And moving with you, so that it always stays in front of your face. Fortunately it has a small X in the right above corner, allowing you to close it. Then your brain starts to kick into working. Nobody would install a high class hologram inside your room just for a hoax. And the smart targeting system that kept the screen always infront of your face would almost be military grade. Subtile testing would reveal that the screen was invisible for everyone but you, just to make things stranger still, and of course the clock inside the quest would keep ticking down...