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 six girls and ten boys. One of the boys seems to be a blue Hedgehog and one of the girls has wings; but the rest all seem human. All sixteenn 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 - nine 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 sixteen 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, Rebecca, Dirk and 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; a boy and a girl step forward and begin to read names from a clipboard.

Golbez, the Conquest prefect made an imposing figure, standing there with his perpetual glare on his face, as he read off the names. "Dave Strider, Cheshire, Isabela, Jade Harley, Jack Noir, Hideki Hinata, and Hiyo Shishidou."

Despite what seemed to be a broken leg slowing her down, the Fortitude prefect; Jade looked almost excited in her prefect's outfit and neon orange T-shirt that came to her knees. "Okay, the people I read off are for Fortitude! If you have any questions, I'll try to answer them, but please don't threaten me with violence... Komachi Onozuka."

Comments

[gottakilldaves]

[Oh, right, crutches. He'd feel kinda bad about that, but he's got more important shit to worry about, like grilling this thirteen year old on questions she doesn't actually know the answers to.

She doesn't recognize him straight away. He scowls, tightening his grip on her hand without noticing.] What the fuck do you mean, "do I have a question?!" You're Jade Harley, right? Why the hell are you acting like you don't even know me?!

[greenspaces]

[ She shakes her head, kind of terrified?? ]

I don't know who you are, I'm really sorry...

[gottakilldaves]

Then why the hell do you have her name and looking exactly like her? Goddamnit, kid, if I pissed you off just fucking say so!

[because she's just pretending she can't remember him, right? there's no way she actually doesn't know him, that'd be two new Jades in one day and that's just too crazy]

[greenspaces]

N-no, you didn't, my name is Jade! But you must be from a different universe, or you're someone I don't remember because they took it away from me, I'm sorry...

[ Ow stop griping her wrist. ;n; ]

[gottakilldaves]

Took what away from you, your fucking memory? What the hell are you talking about, who's been taking shit from you?!

[and now he's grabbing her by the shoulders instead HE IS REALLY CONCERNED

violently concerned]

[greenspaces]

This place takes memories from you -- please stop, that hurts....

[gottakilldaves]

What the hell does that mean--?! [oh

whoops, he's uh removing those hands now. still kinda hovering over her shoulders like he's not really sure what to do with them now.] Shit, sorry. Didn't mean to rough you up like that.

But seriously, kid, what's this about taking memories? This some kind of fucked up drug bullshit these assholes are pulling?

[greenspaces]

[ She pulls out her piece of yarn around her neck, which holds four different charms, each a different color. ]

These are memories. If you don't wear them, then you won't remember them. I only have one of my own memories, these are from friends...

[gottakilldaves]

[uhhhhhhh]

... That's a piece of string with some shitty charms on it.

[jade have you just gone crazy what

He's a little suspicious now, since magic is stupid and fake.]

[greenspaces]

No, it's not.

[ She takes one off and hands it to him. ] You can probably put it on your finger. I just have a lot of upgrade rings.

See what you remember. [ And if he does, he'll instinctively know that John punched Vriska for hurting Jade, even though he wasn't there for it! ]

[gottakilldaves]

[He gives her a skeptical look, but, well, what's the harm in humouring her? Because this definitely isn't going to work. Jade is clearly off her rocker and this whole fucking place is messing with her for some reason, but when he finds out who's responsible he is so gonna stab the fuck out of them.

So he grumbles and takes the funny looking charm, waiting for some spooky memory to oh god who the fuck are these people and why does he suddenly know about them

what]

What.

[greenspaces]

[ She shrugs, displaying classing Rakuen rules 101: if you take off your memory charm, you forget it ever happened. ]

What's going on?