Portaverse

The speaker in question was quite relaxed. He had given this speech quite a few times, and was actually retiring after this year. He smiled somewhat at the bustling crowd, and had to surpress a laugh at the row of nervous, fidgety, overly-excited 16-year-olds right in the front. It reminded him of his own rite of passage, and his eyes twinkled at the nostalgia.

Finally, he made his entrance. He walked out onto the stage, and the audience burst into uproar, shouts and whoops mixed in with lots and lots of clapping. He held out his hands as he stepped towards the microphone, and after a few seconds, the noise finally dimmed. He paused, waited, knowing that he had everyone on the edge of their seats, and finally leaned forward. Another pause. He opened his mouth slightly. Pause....

"Good Morning," he greeted. A deafening "GOOD MORNING!" was returned to him, along with some laughs. Again, the noise had to be quieted, but he spoke without the dramatic pauses. "Good morning!" he repeated, "And welcome to our annual Rite of Passage ceremony!"

He went over the usuals. The history of the ceremony (it had been around since time itself!), the groups of three, young, 16 year-old Portal Hikers, the worlds they would travel to, their eventual return as adults, and the reward of being able to see through the portals. Everyone had heard it countless times, but it was still eagerly listened to. Finally, it came down to the list of 16 year olds. In his loud, booming, official voice, the announcer read off the names...

Ava Gardener

Ava practically leapt out of her seat at the sound of her name, face wide in a grin. She skipped to the stage, smiling happily in front of everyone. The announcer continued to read off the other two in her group: Connor Tairseach and Finn Kennedy. Both boys. They joined her on the stage after being called.

The impatient girl wished the ceremony would hurry up already. Her mind was bursting with all the possibilites of what world she'd go to, and she wanted to leave as soon as possible! She bobbed up and down in anticipation.

Connor Tairseach

Connor stood up slowly smirking as he made his way to the stage his face hidden until he turned around as he made his way beside the girl. He made sure he still had his 44. magnum at his side as the ceremony persisted his attention dwindling. He looked to his side to get a better look at the girl. She was energetic and maybe a bit too perky for his tastes. It didn't matter though he would be stuck with her and the other boy for two whole years. So he would have to try his best to get them off on a good note so they don't hate him and make his life hell for a good fifth of a decade.

He knew he was at a slight disadvantage with the other two considering he was only capable of seeing certain portals but he could still go through any of them. He just couldn't see a small portion of them.