Does It Hurt?

"As you know, there are many types of gladiators—Eques, Parmularius, Retiarius, Secutor, and many other types. All of them carry different roles. Although the school will finally determine the type of gladiator you will become, you can first tell the school the type of gladiator you want to be based on your weapon of choice and fighting style. I will put all your opinions into consideration when making the final sorting.

"Can I have your attention? You'll need to pay full attention to this because it will determine the direction of your development. It doesn't mean that you can't change it once you made up your mind. By changing your mind, however, all the effort that you've put in your previous training will be wasted. This means that you will start your training later than others, and in turn, your chance of passing the final assessment will be lower.