Hello everyone! Kawada7 here. XD
First off, I'd like to apologize for the delay in chapters. IRL, I've been very busy, since I'm now working 2 jobs (got a new internship, which is where I'm typing this update right now XD); but your messages have not gone ignored, and I have had the chance to read and review each of them!
To thank you all for your patience and support, I'm gonna answer some questions, and reveal some spoilers to expect to read in the next chapters.
One, I have NOT chosen the character who will receive the privilege of swapping their partner. I have actually chosen a third party member, who is organizing all the weapons for the contestants, so the roster will truly receive random and unbiased treatment. To be precise, the friend who I have chosen, has no clue about any of the characters' personalities, and is giving them weapons literally out of the blue. Basically to them, if your name sounds cool or if you have a lucky number, you may get a good weapon, or you may not, lol. Chances are, even my own character, Derrick, will not receive the same weapon he was assigned in another BR fanfic (No shotguns D. ~_~), so expect anything to happen.
As for the first spoiler, if you remember from the two Battle Royale movies, each and every group of students end up on a bus, the bus lets out the knock-out gas, and then they wake up inside a classroom. TOO many BR fics have began that way and not only is it boring, but it's too predictable and unoriginal. When the game does begin, the students will all be transported to a airport, where they will all meet for a private flight. Expect friendships and rivalries to begin early at this point. *wink* As for how the collars will be placed onto the contestants; I'll give you a hint in 3 words: killing…with…kindness. =D I think even those of you who are attempting to sabotage the program, will be surprised for what I have in store.
I know many of you are concerned about the current roster toll. To tell you the truth, I have a major announcement to make concerning the roster. I know I've accepted many of your characters, but after doing a lot of investigation within the character descriptions, and doing a balance between the personalities of the characters, I have to inform you that some of the characters who have been accepted previously, will not make the final cut for the story. Some of the characters sound too similar to one another, while other characters' personalities weren't fully detailed, so I'll be contacting each of you, to let you know if your character has made the final cut or not. Not to worry though. There's only 4-5 characters who I may remove from the roster, tops. If anyone wants to send me more information about their character, feel free to do so. I'm not heartless, therefore, I will give some of you a chance to explain your characters' further, so I can make a better decision. The good news is, the roster itself, is near completion. Currently, there are more females than males. I was quite shocked personally, because I didn't expect Battle Royale to have such a large female fanbase, but that certainly is NOT a bad thing. To also clarify to anyone who's nervous about their character being removed, if I have posted a mini-chapter about your character, chances are, your character will make the cut.
I will announce four characters who I have recently accepted AND are confirmed to make the final cut:
Katriss Himmel
Peter Johnson
Kailani Okole
Cullen Davidson
I also plan to incorporate Peter's friend Emily into the program, as well, so that makes a total of five characters on the final cut.
I'll be posting another update tonight, to let you all know the latest roster toll, after I make the cuts (how many boys and girls have been chosen, & how many free spots are left). No hard feelings to those who may be removed from the cast. In order for me to make this the best BR program, I need to create the best storylines possible. Therefore, if you don't give me a lot of detail concerning your character, even killing them off in the story, won't be as entertaining.
I'd also like to announce a team the Deans have cooked up for the game:
Peter Johnson and Megan Farley
I've been getting more requests to do more mini-chapters so expect more of those to come shortly!
Speaking of teams, some of the current teams that have been assigned, may also be switched up. If anyone doesn't like their current team assignment, feel free to contact me. However, please be aware that, even if you discuss changing your partner, you still run the chance of remaining with your current assignment.
No, I have not chosen a winner for the BR program yet. To be brutally honest, I've received a lot of submissions (both good and evil characters), who all pose a good threat at winning the game. I can say, that I am debating about whether the game will have more than 2 survivors. I'll allow you all to poll in and let me know how you feel about more people surviving, other than the winners. If I do decide to allow some of the characters to live, it will only be a small group. I assure you this will not be like other BR fics, where 7-10 people escape the program at once. That is not only ridiculous, but makes no sense, with the stipulations of the program.
Expect anything to happen throughout the game. Rules could be changed, and the biggest spoiler I can give you regarding the stipulations, is that the tag team concept could be drastically changed, if some of you decide not to play. XD
Surprisingly, the first killers and the first team that dies, has already been chosen. All I can say is that, the team who dies, won't be going down solo, and the team that lives; well, let's just say they won't last long, if they don't think things through. Get ready for bed in the first chapter, because there will be a lot of blood, explosions, and death! =D
More news coming to you soon. Again, thank you all so much for the support! ^_^
One love,
Kawada7