Regina takes the ledger from the desk and flips the fee page flat beside it. Malik leans in with a pen, while Leo hauls the last heavy bag clear of the ring post. The old control chain is now visible, line by line, and Regina can break it by making the tournament public.
Malik
If this is fair, put it in writing. Anyone can enter, heavyweight only, clean brackets, posted fees, no backroom cuts.
Regina marks the rules across the top of the page. Leo rolls the open tryout mat into place, and the fighters in the shadows start edging closer, reading the words instead of the rumors.
Leo
I’ll set the ring. If they want to prove themselves, they can do it in front of everybody.
The Hooded Fighter
Anyone is welcome... including people the old chain would never let near the bracket.
Malik turns the ledger toward Regina, showing the next blank line where the tournament can be entered cleanly. The hidden fee page sits beside it like a warning that has finally been pinned down.
Malik
One signature from you, and the gym stops being a gate. It becomes a proving ground.
✓ Quest Accepted
Launch the public heavyweight tournament
“Regina happily signs the contract so the tournament can begin”
Regina signs the line cleanly. Malik lifts the page to inspect it, and Leo straightens the mat beside the ring as the first onlookers stop hovering and start stepping forward.
Malik
There. Public, clean, and in writing. If you want in, come sign your name and weigh in.
A few local fighters exchange looks, then one by one move toward the desk, the room shifting from watchful silence into open registration.
“Regina signs uo to participate and goes to weigh in”
SUCCESS (Superb Agility, rolled +0)
Regina steps to the desk, signs the registration line, and moves with the same clean control she brings to a fight. Malik checks the name, then tips the ledger toward the weigh-in sheet without a word wasted.
She leaves the desk and crosses into the open floor as the line of fighters parts for her. Leo keeps the mat clear, eyes bright, while the first names settle into place behind her.
Malik
Name, weight, and reach. Put it on the page, then step to the scale.
Regina signs the weigh-in card and squares up to the scale. The hidden fee page stays visible beside the ledger, a public reminder that the rules now answer to the room.
The scale clicks under her weight, and Malik marks the number without hesitation. One fighter nods from the line, then another steps forward, the mood loosening into business.
Leo
That’s the first clean sign-up. Keep them coming.
By the end of the line, the room no longer waits to be convinced. Local fighters are moving in to register, and the fair bracket is officially underway.
Quest Complete
Launch the public heavyweight tournament