On the platform: Meet the new characters

[utopiamods]

As you all crowd onto the platform, which is drenched with sunlight though the air is cool you are met by five girls and eight boys. One of the girls is a somewhat humanoid grey-skinned, finned alien and one of the boys seems to be a blue Hedgehog; but the rest all seem human. All twelve 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 chill. Some seem irritable while others look excited. Each has a beret with a crest pinned to the front - six depicting a shield on green, the other seven a sword on red.

At the first lull in the chatter, a frail looking girl with a shield on her cap steps forward.

"Excuse me, may I have your attention please!"

She explains that the eleven of them are the current prefects of Rakuen, representing the two schools on the island. Nanami (she gestures to herself), Lelouch, Yuri, Sonic, Jade and Sora of Fortitude; and Santana, Flynn, Feferi, Kevin, Gino, Suzaku and Golbez of Conquest.

The introductions are over fast and the girl named Santana seems impatient, "So 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; two boys step forward and begin to read names from a clipboard.

Suzaku, the Conquest Prefect reads in a short clipped manner, his posture stiff. But his tone is kind. "For Conquest, Arthur Pendragon, Stellaluna, Nepeta Vantas and Jadesprite."

The Fortitude prefect, Lelouch, on the other hand looks bored. "Jane Crocker and Merlin are for Fortitude."

Comments

Re: CONQUEST

[sobsprite]

She looks at him and seems to think a moment, neon tears still rolling down her face. "I don't kno-ho-ho-hoooow!" And she started sobbing all over again.

[swordofzero]

"Don't cry!" He reached out to put a hand on her shoulder. "It's alright," why were here tears green? He glanced at Lelouch to see that he had gathered his students. So the crying girl was either Stellaluna or Jadesprite...

"It will be alright, I'm going to take you over to the school in a moment and you can rest."

[sobsprite]

She sniffed more, and the tears still came steadily down her face, but she didn't sob quite so loudly. "Okay..... woof"

[swordofzero]

Suzaku nodded, glad that he had helped a little bit. "We just need to wait for the last people and then we can get going."

[sobsprite]

She nodded at him. "Alright...." Sniff.

[swordofzero]

"Good." He nodded awkwardly again at the girl-dog-ghost looking creature.

[sobsprite]

"Woof," she whined. She floated off to one side, still looking miserable but not sobbing anymore. "I wanna go home."

[swordofzero]

Was she... actually part dog... Suzaku blinked at her, "I know, we all do. But you can't, not yet." He was trying to be comforting.