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

[swordofzero]

Suzaku nodded, "We do," he frowned, "It is yes, those that don't fight get fined." He explained frowning, "And if you end up going into debt people get hurt." It was a difficult subject, since just this last week such a thing had happened, with members of both schools being struck down in punishment.

[scavenges]

Well, trading one oppressive place for another. Considering she had been forcibly brought here, Nepeta wasn't too surprise. "How do they go about enforcing that?"

[swordofzero]

"They seem to have the power to both give us money and take it away without being physically near us, they also have the power to punish us without touching as." He frowned, "For the time being it is probably best we do as they say."

[scavenges]

Hmm. There were a lot of other questions she had, but she got the feeling that it'd likely be best just to read the manual he mentioned and experience everything for herself. Doubtless he was tired of what were probably the same questions over and over again.

"I'll keep that in mind then, thank you. I guess that's all I'll ask for now, but may I come to you in the future if I have more questions?"

[swordofzero]

Suzaku wouldn't have minded answering questions, at least she wasn't crying... "Of course you may, I am a prefect, it is my duty to help you settle in." He nodded at her again.