1. You will be provided necessities for both your studies and basic living. Do not touch, tamper with, or take anything that is not provided to you. Theft will violate your contract and will come with severe consequences.

"You hear that down there, Jason Todd? No stealing the tyres off the Maniaclesmobile now." William reacted to the first rule with a playful jab at the occupant of the bunk below him.

2. Please attend all classes and activities you are instructed to by your Director (Dr. Clementine) or their Assistant Director (L.T. Graham.) Failure to adequately participate in the program is a violation of your contract.

"Oh dear god." William reacted to the second rule with a tone of mock horror. "I got so caught up in the magic part of this gig that I forgot this was also... a [i]school[/i]! Nooooooooo!"

3. You will be instructed to participate in classes involving controlled sparring. Any act of violence against either the instructors, Maniacles personnel, or fellow subjects is a violation against your contract and will warrant severe consequences. If you are unable to participate in sparring classes for an acceptable reason, accomodations may be granted.

"No running fade without adult supervision." William summarized the third rule. "Understandable."

4. Due to the size and limited capacity of the dorm building, men and women are separated to opposite side of the building. Please do not go to the dorm area intended for the opposite sex. You may interact in the lobby, lounge, and dining areas on the ground floor of the dorms.

"No foxes in the chicken coop at any time." William summarized the fourth rule. "Again, understandable."

5. Please maintain a clean dorm room. Wood can warp or rot if left wet, and even Alaska has pests that can be attracted by food left out. Cleaning costs, pest control costs, or repair costs will be deducted from the pay listed in your contract.

"Don't turn your room into a slovenly goblin lair." William summarized the fifth rule. "Once more with feeling, understandable."

6. Please comply with orders of mercenaries working for Maniacles Corporation. They are here to keep peace and order.

"They didn't need to make an entire rule for that." William said in response to the sixth rule. "I'm in no hurry to say no to an armed man."

7. Do not leave the campus unless instructed to by the Director (Dr Clementine) or the Assistant Director (L.T. Graham.) If an instructor wants to take you off the campus, make sure he has either verbal permission or a signed letter of authorization. Do not interact with the locals who live in the town. Leaving the campus violates your contract, and going into the town comes with severe consequences which may include voiding your contract.

"Now that one I'm not quite so understanding of." William responded to the seventh and final rule. "They don't want us going into town? I'll definitely be asking about that later."

"Well this is lame." Gary blurted out soon after the rules were read. "Why don't we check out the lounge? Maybe they got a pool table."

"Yeah, I can dig that." William said as he descended from his bunk. "Let's go see what this place has to offer."