[on the platform: attn. all characters]

[utopiamods]

Rakuen is warm in the noon sun, not humid enough to be uncomfortable but bright enough to make the transition from train to platform momentarily disorienting. The group greeting you is rather large, but also rather uneven - on one side, ten students in black and green; on the other, five in red and white. Whilst the green group are all fairly average, all teenagers other than the tiny, frail woman leading them, the red group are a tad more varied. One of their girls is tiny, the size of a small child, and her wings are beating patterns in the warm air. At the other side of the group, a warlike man looms over his comrades.

When they notice the arrivals, one out of each group steps forward. A lively teenager with ridiculously long red hair is the first to speak.

"Excuse me! Over here!" That's all she's contributing for now, her counterpart steps forward from the red group to continue. He explains, more calmly, that they're all prefects of Rakuen, from the two battle schools on the island. Fortitude - the girl in green waves - and Conquest. They all arrived just like you did, weeks or months before this.

"Please," he finishes, holding up a clipboard. Which seems rather unnecessary given how few names he has to read, "Come forward when we call your name, and we can answer your questions. I'm sure you have many."

As the Conquest prefect, he reads, "For Conquest school: Yuka Kazami," and leaves it at that.

"I'm Sora," the girl adds, "We're from Fortitude. Come ask us anything, even if I don't read your name! Let's see... Asagi, Juri Arisugawa, and Shion."

Comments

[savedbyasong]

[Shion blinked at the child who had approached him, he had a hat as well. Shion shook his hand a little awkwardly, it wasn't a gesture he was used to.] It is nice to meet you, I am Shion.

[He might already know that, Shion was very confused about how people knew him here.]

[knightime]

[Shion usually signed in greeting. He sighed a bit before looking for his PDA and typing into it so the other could read from it.]

you dont know how to sign?

[Fastest way to confirm things without being too obvious.</small.]

[savedbyasong]

[This boy couldn't talk? Shion read the words on the machine and shook his head sadly, not quite sure what signing was.] I'm sorry I don't... [He wondered if he could hear him, but he didn't have anything to write with.]

[knightime]

[That confirmed his suspicions pretty well. It was kind of disheartening to be honest. Especially since everything he taught Shion was now a waste of time.]

no its okay
youll just have to keep reading
do you need to get the lowdown?
also read your manual
its important
people are dumb if they dont read it

[savedbyasong]

The manual? [There was a manual? Well that made things a lot simpler. It was often that strange, frightening experiences came with instructions.] Any information you could give me would be welcome, people keep acting like I should know them...

[knightime]

you were here before
thats really the only reason people are acting like they know you
its common for people to come and disappear just as quickly

[He's not saying that he knows you unless you actually bring it up though.]

[savedbyasong]

It's normal? Really? [This place just got weirder every moment.] Erm... [This was a little awkward] Were... are... we friends?

[knightime]

only if you want to

[He's neither denying nor answering that question.]

[savedbyasong]

[Shion tilted his head] I would like to be. [He liked making friends and this boy seemed nice.]

[knightime]

i guess that means were friends then

[...Again.]

[savedbyasong]

It does! [He gave him a big smile before pausing.] Wait if we are friends, I should know your name!

[knightime]

its dave
i already know your name

[But they did just call out new students anyways.]

[savedbyasong]

Dave is a nice name. [He smiled, still not sued to this being known already thing.] I am pleased to meet you.

[knightime]

if you have any questions just ask
im one of the prefects on campus
im supposed to be marginally helpful

[He spends a lot of time doing nothing though. Surprise.]

[savedbyasong]

A prefect? What's that? [Shion had guessed the people with hats were important in some way but this was a word he didn't know.]

[knightime]

were part of the student body
but we also have extra duties because we have climbed the whole mountain

[That probably meant jack shit.]