Break on Through :Closed:

Garnet swept her hair up into a ponytail and looked at herself in the mirror. It was the day of the choosing ceremony, and soon the initiates would arrive back at the Dauntless compound. This was Garnet's first year as a trainer, and she was eager to prove to Four and Eric that she was worth the effort they put forth to give her this job. With a deep breath, Garnet pulled on her leather jacket and slipped on her boots, leaving her room. She had to find Four. The train full of initiates would be arriving soon, and they needed to be there to greet them. Garnet knocked on Four's door, impatiently hopping from one foot to the other. "Hurry up," she spoke, knocking again. "We're gonna be late!"

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Eric paced back and forth in his room, looking up at the clock. Right about now, the choosing ceremony was taking place. In about an hour, the new recruits would be arriving and Eric would have to train them. He was looking forward to it, remembering his own training. His recruits would be the best of the best, no weaklings would be accepted. Just as it had been when he was first in Dauntless. Ever since Eric was put in charge of the training, he had to come up with ways to get Dauntless back to what he wanted it to be. Hopefully, his training would work.

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Four had just hopped out of the shower and pulled a pair of jeans and underwear on when he heard the knock on the door. He quickly pulled a t-shirt over his head, and took in a breath. He didn't love training the new initiates, but he knew that his best friend Garnet was excited, and he didn't want to seem overly grumpy for her sake. He knew how long and tedious this would be, and the way he would have to treat the initiates because without a doubt Eric would be keeping his eye on the way they interacted with them. Every year he wanted them to be meaner then the year before, he didn't like what Eric was trying to turn this faction into. He walked over to the door and opened it, giving his friend a small smile. "We're not going to be late, and even if we are they'll wait for us, we're kind of important Garnet," he gave a small laugh, and put his hand at the small of her back as they started walking.

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Clary was nervous to say the least, but the second she heard her name called out, she felt a sense of calm wash over her and new exactly what she had to do. She walked slowly onto the stage, stood in front of the dauntless bowl, and slid the knife across her palm, her blood dripping onto the coals. She turned around to face her mother and father in candor, and they surprised her by looking... happy for her. She met her mothers eyes and offered her a smile before walking into the cheers of the dauntless section. The rest of the ceremony went by in a blur, and then she was following the other dauntless to the train, laughing as she felt the wind run through her hair. She got on the and off the train with out a problem. But standing on the roof, the entrance to the dauntless compound, she knew this was where her journey would really start.

Garnet rolled her eyes as she walked alongside Four. "That's another reason why we should be early. We're important, so we should be there early. Make a good first impression. Come on, you should know that." She teased, playfully bumping Four's hip with her own. Garnet bit her bottom lip as she tried to fight down her own fears. She wanted her recruits to think that she was approachable, but that she couldn't be walked all over. Garnet didn't want to be overly mean, as Eric had suggested, but she wasn't gonna put up with any bullshit. It was going to be an interesting first year, that was for sure. "Well, here we go." Garnet spoke as the reached the platform. "Ready?"

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Eric stood on the platform as he waited for his recruits, his arms crossed. He fixed a mean, hard look on his face. His recruits had to know that he was not one to be messed with--and if someone dared try, there would be serious consequences to pay. "Nervous, Eric?" His training partner, Kayla, spoke with a smirk. Eric shook his head and laughed. "I'm never nervous, Kayla. Eager would be the word." He cleared his throat and ran another hand through his hair as the train full of recruits came into view. Well, here we go. Eric swallowed and clenched his fist, determined to turn out an amazing batch of recruits.

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Garnet laughed and shook her head, her ponytail swaying slightly in the breeze. "If it's an Amity, I'll let you do my next tattoo." She teased. They sometimes got Amity transfers, but that was rare-- Garnet being one herself. But never in Dauntless history had the first jumper been Amity. "I didn't even jump first...I was terrified!" She laughed, watching as a gangly boy was the first to jump. "Jacob, Candor!" One of the other trainers shouted from the roof. Garnet helped the boy out of the net and patted his arm. "Welcome to Dauntless."

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Eric eyed the new recruits carefully. He could tell right away which ones wouldn't work out. But there was one girl, a tiny little brunette, that he thought would do well. When he first joined Dauntless, the girl ranked below him was super tiny, but she kicked pretty much everyone's ass. He learned not to underestimate people. "Well, what are you guys waiting for?" He said calmly. "Jump."

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Garnet patted the next girl (a Erudite) on the shoulder and sent her way. "Four, there's a snowball's chance in hell that I'm getting your face on my body." It took everything in Garnet's power to not blush like crazy. Holy cow, she was a moron. "So no, you don't get to pick my tattoo." Garnet smirked, moving her bangs out of her face. "Either way, knowing your tattoo skills, it'll end up looking like a blob." Garnet elbowed Four in the ribs as they waited for the next kid to jump. It ended up being an Abegnation. "Stiff, huh? Who would have thought."

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Eric raised an eyebrow and immediately went to break up the fight. "HEY!" He barked, holding the dauntless born and the brunette apart. "Everybody relax! We'll have plenty of time for fighting later...we are Dauntless, aren't we?" Eric recognized the dauntless born. "Ross, you go first." He snarled, shoving the Dauntless boy forward. Eric brushed off the girl's shoulder. "You've got fight in you, I like that." He turned to whisper to her. "There's a net at the bottom. You'll be fine." He fixed his face to look like he was scolding her before walking away.

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Garnet nodded her head, bit her lip as she watched Ross walk off. "I hate that kid. He was always such an asshole in school." She watched as the next girl took off running, then jumped down into the net. She patted the girl's shoulder and helped her up. "Good job. Welcome to Dauntless." Garnet sent the girl on her way before preparing for the next kid. "Hopefully we don't have very many more Ross types. I don't know if I'll be able to resist punching them in the face for long."

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Eric nodded his head in approval, clapping slightly when the new girl landed. He could already tell that she was going to go far, possibly be the top of the class. After a few more minutes, the rest of the kids had jumped--with no more fist fights, thank god. Once everyone had gone inside, Eric followed the girl he was with back the way they came. "Good bunch of recruits this year," he remarked.

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Garnet smirked and waggled her fingers at the transfers before turning her head around and following Four to the quarters where the Dauntless born would be sleeping. She could practically feel Ross' eyes on her ass. She whipped her head around and turned to face him. "Listen, Wenworth--I told you this when we were initiates. Eyes off, or I'll break your arms. Again." Garnet hissed before turning back around, leaving all of the Dauntless borns in shock. She wasn't one to be fucked with, that was for sure.

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Eric kept silent as he and Monica (The girl on the top of the building) led the initiates to where they would be sleeping. "Now I know it isn't pretty, but it's better than making you sleep on the floor-- which is what I had to do." He gestured to the mattresses on the floor. "We're going to give you a few minutes amongst yourselves, and then we'll begin your training." Without another word, he and Monica left the room.