Dimitri looked at the gathered selected and composed himself. His hair was styled differently today, attempting to hide a shadow of a bruise on his temple. It was obviously heavily covered with makeup to make it appear nearly gone. He stood up to get their attention. "Hello everyone. Hello. Thank you for coming." He said, watching them.
"As you may know, Prince Levi and I have to narrow down our options to a couple selected in approximately a month or so." He said, scanning the group.
"It is hard to choose. You're all amazing people. Unfortunately, some of us just don't connect properly." He said, putting his hands behind his back.
"And so I will announce now who will be returning home, after a quick thank you for attending." He said, scanning the anxious faces. "I ask you to please leave calmly and respectfully. This is hard for us too. Your rank has been elevated to a 3, and you may keep all clothing tailored to you."
Dimitri paused and glanced at Levi before continuing. "Thank you for attending a visit to the palace, the following selected are dismissed to go home.

Tamarin Allaire
kaeyacinth

Percival James
smththtwlllst

Evren Caroll
The-Ravenclaw-Dragon

Ajax Martin
buildaproblem

Eos Carter
Storiez0

Anne Grey
gremlin_veronica

Thank you for participating." Dimitri nodded to them and turned to speak with his brother.

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I'm so sorry. I really hate eliminating people, but I know I have to do this. It's my least favorite part of all this. You're all welcome to stay with guards/maids! And stalking is allowed XD

Post your selected's reaction in the comments!
Good luck to the rest of the selected!
~E