rakuen | Courtyard [Open]

This place was strange. Far too strange. No matter how much she thought about it, she couldn't come to any conclusions as to what was going on. And she hated that feeling. Right now what she needed more than anything else was information, but she had no idea how to obtain it. The methods she employed back home wouldn't work here; no, for some reason she couldn't even account for where a great deal of that information had come from, or even what it was.

She was a bit late, it seemed, which worked to her disadvantage. She might have been able to find out something important if she'd arrived earlier, but she doubted anyone had discovered anything crucial yet. She had watched the introduction video intently, absorbing and committing every word to memory. But she learned nothing particularly useful or new. Exaclan. Whatever this place was, it used the same system, but lacked the same purpose. Girls could be Players here too. Then what could possibly be the aim of the game here? She frowned, as she couldn't help but think she was forgetting something important about the nature of the game back home, but could only draw blanks as to what that was. How frustrating.

For the time being, she simply sat outside on a bench, reading a book quietly to herself. Answers would probably come with time, even though that was hardly a satisfying way of looking at things. But for now waiting and watching was all she could do.

Ah, yes, of course, there was one other thing; she would need to find an owner eventually. That would have to be here highest priority for now. Being unable to access various facilities was unacceptable to her, especially given their potential use in obtaining information. She could care less about the the recreational facilities, but the libraries and computer labs were a must.

...access to dessert would be nice too, but wasn't a particularly high priority.

And so with that conclusion reached, she slowly closed her book and glanced around the courtyard, for anyone that could be of use. For the time being it hardly mattered who she chose as her owner; one person was as good as any other. Of course, she had an ideal choice as far as Players was concerned, but that wasn't an option for the time being. In fact, perhaps that was for the best for now anyway.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Yuki was holding this version of Exaclan's rule book hoping to find out any information that may be useful to her and Sora in the future. Her main concern was why girls were allowed to be Players now and why some of the boys here actually seemed nice, that in itself was mind bending.

She had seen a nice spot to read earlier but as she walked towards it she saw it to be occupied. Yuki couldn't help but stare for a while, she knew who the other girl was but a name wasn't coming. But she knew that she was an ally of Sora, and that was enough for her.

"Mind if I join you?" Yuki asked hesitantly.

Although Tsuki had never met or spoken to the girl directly, she did nonetheless remember her. Someone connected to Sora, though the exact nature of their relationship escaped her at the moment. Nonetheless, she just nodded in response to the question, scooting over a bit on the bench. There was no reason to be rude, and perhaps this girl could be helpful.

"That would be fine... Yuki Yagizawa, correct?"

"Yes, that's me," she bites her lip, "I'm sorry I can't seem to remember any names lately, but you're Sora's friend." She takes a seat next to her and puts the book on her lap.

"I don't mean to bother you." Yuki says after taking her seat, Tsuki has this demeanor that is so different from Sora's that it is rather unnerving.

"It's no bother at all," Tsuki replied, shaking her head a bit. Her tone remained flat though, making it difficult to tell whether she was actually annoyed or not.

"It seems we're all having memory trouble for the time being," Tsuki admitted, a slight tinge of irritation perhaps leaking out in her voice. "But yes, you are correct. It wouldn't be inaccurate to call us friends. I suppose you are the same?"

She was still a bit uncertain about if Tsuki really didn't mind or not.

"Yes, it's rather annoying," she sighed, "I can hardly remember who Sora is, or the other girls. But yes, we're friends." If she found Tsuki's word choice odd, she didn't say anything about it.

She would probably consider that a good thing, although that wasn't particularly her goal in being so unreadable.

She nodded in response to her answer, bringing a hand to her chin. So her memories regarding Sora were hazy as well; was there something they all had known in relations to her that they were forgetting? It seemed like Sora was the common factor here, though that hardly surprised her.

"Other girls?" she paused. "I've met Miss Date, and heard that Miss Izaki is here as well. Are there any others?"

Yuki ran through her memories of who was here and who wasn't, "I believe that's all of us," she looked up at the sky, "oh! Tougyu is here too."

One of the Student Council? But compared to the other possibilities, Tougyu didn't seem like that much of a threat. Which perhaps said more of the others than Tougyu, considering that he was still very much a danger.

"I see," she nodded, committing to memory all those she'd become aware of. "This might seem a bit broad, but do you have any theories on what is going on here?"

Edited 2011-01-07 00:10 (UTC)

She traced the binding of the rulebook, "Not yet, I'm reading the rules again in hopes I find some discrepancies between the two versions that may lead to... something," she sighed, "but I don't know what I'll find."

"Yes, that's a good idea," Tsuki agreed. She'd skimmed over the rules herself and not found anything interesting, though she couldn't help but think she was forgetting something important about their original game. "Although obviously the most intriguing difference is the mere fact that we can be Players now."

Yuki knew she was forgetting something important. When Mei asked her how to win the game, she couldn't answer, her mind just completely blanked out and she let the younger girl down. And herself as well.

"Yes," she agreed, "Also the boys here aren't mean, some are very kind."

"Without the Iwahijiri Group's ultra male chauvinist ideology backing this school, there's no reason for them to behave that way," Tsuki agreed. "In a sense, a place like this is what the girls back home have been hoping for, isn't it? But now that we're here, it's a bit difficult to come to terms with."

"It's very hard to get used to," she nodded, "talking with boys like you're... equals. I wish it was like this in our school."

"It could be, one day," Tsuki replied, before frowning slightly as soon as she said it. But how? That thought alone seemed to give her a headache.

Yuki opened her mouth as if she was going to say something, but no words came out. She felt like she knew something but it wasn't coming to her. She knew it was important and that made it even more frustrating.

"For now I suppose we should just enjoy how things are, while it lasts," Tsuki finally said.

She looks over and smiles at Tsuki, "You enjoy yourself as well." Yuki will enjoy not being hurt while it lasts.

"But we should be on our guard as well," Tsuki suddenly added, her tone growing a bit more severe.

Yuki sat up straighter as if going on guard at right that moment, "Of course!"

Tsuki almost looked a bit surprised at the sudden shift, before smiling a bit and nodding. "It might sound strange of me to say this, but please keep an eye on Sora as well."

"I will," she'll do anything to be useful in this fight.

"Back home as well," she adds. It seems perhaps a bit presumptuous to say it, but one day she's sure they'll return there.

Determination seeps though, "Of course I will."

"That's good. Then I have nothing to worry about."

Yuki blushes, Tsuki seems to accept her.

(no subject)

snakesonaprincess - 2011-01-07 02:01 (UTC) - Expand