On the platform: Meet the neulings

[utopiamods]

As you all crowd onto the platform, which is drenched with sunlight though the air is cool you are met by six girls and eight boys. 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 - eight 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, Sora, John and Rebecca of Fortitude; and Santana, Flynn, Kevin, Gino, Suzaku, Golbez and Cirno 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 girls step forward and begin to read names from a clipboard.

Cirno, the Conquest Prefect starts, "Welcome to Rakuen! I'm Cirno and when I call your name, Come over to me."

The Fortitude prefect, Rebecca, follows after, "So uh...hi. My name's Becca, I'm one of the prefects at Fortitude. Uhm...so yeah, you can ask me anything if you need to, but mostly everything's covered in the rulebooks you got. You should read 'em. I'll take you to the dorms. So c'mere when I call your names...."

Comments

[outtahell]

[ He trails along after her, glancing back in the direction they'd come from before back to her. He caught the tail end of that, and of course he can't quite let it be right off. ]

You all right?

[pencilpremonition]

[SUDDENLY TENSE]

imfine

[outtahell]

[ He holds his hands up, and makes a point to slow so there's a greater gap between them. ]

Okay then.

[pencilpremonition]

Ques...tions? Comments? Read the rulebook?

[outtahell]

Read the rule book. What's the lowdown on this place?

[pencilpremonition]

Fortitude's a decent school. Don't get lost to Conquest if you're a weapon. It won't be nice.

[outtahell]

Rivalry thing, right? Don't like the sound of getting my ass ganged up on.

[pencilpremonition]

No, you won't like it. They don't give out permissions over there.

[outtahell]

Permissions. Run that shit by me again.

[pencilpremonition]

Weapons, no rights, your life sucks. Get a nice player, they write you a little note saying you have their permission to be treated like a human being.

[outtahell]

Right, figured that was how that would go down. The setup you folks-- or these folks, I guess, if you're just stuck here with the rest of us-- sure does sound swell.

[pencilpremonition]

Yeah I'm just here for the ride. I was on the first train in.

[outtahell]

Shit. How long ago was that?

[pencilpremonition]

A....while....

[outtahell]

[ Way to go, Dean. ]

Least you got other people that've been here that long with you?

[pencilpremonition]

Yeah, there is that. And I've only been a player once.

[outtahell]

Only once? You got a preference for either? Not counting the no-rights shit weapons deal with.

[pencilpremonition]

I've got all my upgrades and a heart condition. Players want me, and I'd suck as one.

[outtahell]

Huh. Having all your upgrades would definitely put you in high demand. [ From what he understands. ] What kinda weapon you got?

[pencilpremonition]

The flaming sword of a righteous angel~.

[outtahell]

[ Double-take. ]

... and here I thought I was gonna be free of angelic bullshit, suddenly people can pull their swords out of their chests.

[pencilpremonition]

Well if it's any better, it's only a pencil when you draw it. One of my upgrades is form change.

[outtahell]

Pencil's mightier than the sword?

[pencilpremonition]

No, I go into a coma if you so much as snap the lead.