rakuen | On the platform: Meet the new characters!

As you all crowd onto the platform and peer through the thick fog that chills the air, you are met by four girls and five boys. One of the girls is a somewhat humanoid grey-skinned, finned alien, but the rest all seem human. All nine are in uniforms that would match if not for the colour differences - skirts and trousers, waistcoats, and light summer shirts that seem totally inappropriate for the dense fog. They're all sodden and cold, and most are irritable. Each has a beret with a crest pinned to the front - three depicting a shield on green, the other six a sword on red.

At the first lull in the chatter, one sickly-pale, shield-crested girl speaks up, cutting through your conversations with her cold, soft voice.

"Attention, please."

She explains that the nine of them are the current prefects of Rakuen, representing the two schools on the island. Nanami, she points to herself, Yuri and Lelouch of Fortitude; and Santana, Flynn, Feferi, Gino, Nephenee and Kevin of Conquest. She doesn't care to explain why the prefects in red and white outnumber those in green and black two to one.

Santana interrupts, "Yeah, yeah. Look, come over when your name is called so we can all get inside." They all move to stand in two groups some distance away from each other, and the two that spoke read off names from their clipboards.

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[Oh it's a troll. Hello troll. Gonna wave at you a little awkwardly. He hasn't really met you yet. Oh gosh you guys are appearing like crazy.]

[Oh, it's Dave! She smiles and flutters her way over, clearly happy to see another familiar face (because they've totally met already, right?).]

Hi Dave! I guess we're going to have to delay our good-byes for now, huh?

[...What? He hasn't even met you yet. How can he say goodbye to you?

Have a PDA shoved into your hand.]

wait
what???

[She's a little confused by the PDA at first. Why was he giving this to her...? But she looks at the screen before she can ask, and oh! He left a little message for her. That's... kind of strange, but okay.]

It looks like we all ended up in another dream bubble! I was going to explore them anyway, so I don't mind hanging around for awhile longer. [Even if this memory was dragging on for an unusually long time now. Maybe there was still something important for them all to see here?]

Anyway, what are you typing for? I'm right in front of you, silly!

[He just takes it back and types into it. He's suddenly glad he's relatively fast at typing.]

uh
well for one
this isnt a dream bubble
youre actually here
everyone here is actually here
and apparently everyone doesnt come from the same times
and we dont always come from the same universe
like we got two egderps
which is really weird because theyre different in some ways too

[He pauses before he types something else then holds the screen out.]

okay
so im pretty sure
that me by default should be able to talk
because kanaya asked about it
and rose did too
so i guess ill tell you too
this me
aka
the me youre talking to right now
cant talk
nope
no sweet strider voice
to grace your ears
just the great sounds of me typing

[She patiently waits for him to finish typing, remaining just a wee bit confused/concerned. He was talking just fine when they were at the Green Sun.

She starts with the first bit, frowning.] ...Um, sorry Dave, but that sounds exactly like a dreambubble!

[Then she reads the second bit quick before handing it over, aaand...

Uh, wow. Maybe there was a... a doomed timeline where he lost his voice? Or something? But that didn't seem right at all, no. This was getting more odd by the minute.]

You can't talk at all? Did something happen?

[Oh my god. It isn't a dream bubble.]

do dream bubbles have people that know jackshit about the session???
theres like an entire town of people here and everything
there are even older trolls and what not
but it seriously
isnt a dream bubble

[He's getting tired of people assuming he should be able to talk. It was kind of unsettling. Like he always should have been able to talk and the fact he wasn't able too put him out of place. Fuck his talking version.]

i was never able to talk
since the start of my life
you can ask sis
she can vouch for my lack of talking

[But it's exactly like a dreambubble!! Or at least kind of vaguely similar and also expected. She still doesn't look entirely convinced, but,] If you say so... I guess it's possible.

I don't need anyone to vouch for you, it's just that... well, I just heard you talking a little while ago! But if you're not the same Dave, that's okay. I understand!

[And if he is a different Dave-- She smiles.] I'm Aradia!

if this is a dream bubble
ive been in it for five weeks then
pretty sure being stuck in a dream bubble for five weeks
is pretty weird
also shit gets pretty real
people dying
torture
bad shit hitting the fan like nuts

[He rubs the back of his neck sheepishly.]

im sure
another me will show up
one that can talk
sorry
sup

[Why is he apologizing for being mute? Maybe he feels bad for not being the Dave they expected?]

What kind of "bad shit"? [Not looking too concerned overall, I mean it's not like death is a big deal.

And then Dave apologizes. That makes her smile drop a little. Oh noooo, she didn't mean to offend him :(] You don't have to apologize! It's not your fault, and it's not that big a deal anyway.

half the people here are psycho
if they arent killing or torturing people
we have nutcases trying to start some rebellion
seriously
its like everyone grabbed their thinkpans and deposited in the nearest trashcan

[And these classes are kind of ridiculous.]

what
no its cool man
i mean
i kinda want to hear me talk
curiosity
cat
thats such a stupid saying
but
...
okay off track
welcome to rakuen
you got sorted into the other school huh
yeah your headmistress is a crazy bitch

[Welcome to Rakuen. Fortitude is full of murdering psychos. Conquest is full of torturing bitches. You can't win apparently.]

That does sound pretty crazy! [But Alternian society is already about that crazy, sooo.] What would they start a rebellion for? Are they trying to take over this place for themselves?

Well... for what it's worth, I thought you sounded pretty cool! [:)!] Thanks! I'll try not to get in too much trouble with any crazy headmistresses.

man
hell if i know
i guess they think if they start a rebellion in win
itll get them out of here

[Okay. So he is apparently a cool sounding dude. Well, that makes sure.]

as long as you dont lose
she wont flip her shit i think
unfortunately fortitude peeps are hardass too
so always winning isnt usually set in stone

That sounds a little silly. I guess it could help, but it would make more sense to figure out how to get out from that point first.

Okay, I think I can do that!

... Oh, but aren't you in the other school? Doesn't that mean we'll be fighting?

yeah
but dont this isnt like
battle to the death
its like a game???
granted its pretty fucked up
but just think of it as like sparring
i dont know
just have fun???
more often then not
most of us kind are chill even if we lose or something

[At least, he hasn't hated anyone from Conquest because they beat his sorry ass.]

i guess we arent taking this as seriously as conquest headmistress

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