On the platform: Meet the new 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, six 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 young man wearing shades steps forward first.

"Excuse me." A second boy, a few years older and more serious looking steps forward from the red group. He explains that they're all prefects of Rakuen, from the two battle schools on the island. Fortitude - the boy in the sunglasses and the others dressed in green - and Conquest. They all arrived just like you did, weeks or months before this.

"I know you have many questions but first please come to the person who calls your name."

He looks down on his list to double check "For Conquest, Nanami Kiryuu, Hukaru Hitachiin, Madotsuki and Aria."

"If I call your name," the green-clad boy had stepped forward again, "it means you're with Fortitude, a.k.a the slightly more awesome school. Brittany Pierce, Jules de Ferrier, Izumi and Furiae."

Comments

[the_stand_cometh]

Asagi raises his eyebrow and just starts cracking up. Why the hell was Izumi announcing everything he said. It had to be a lost memory. He could explain what he surmised right after he finished laughing at Izumi.

[remitter]

Izumi blinked.

"Confused. Followed shortly by amused. I don't suppose there's somewhere we could talk in private?"

[the_stand_cometh]

Asagi can't resist another snicker. He is guessing the oddity was caused by some strange lost memory. "No where completely private, but my current job has plenty of quiet areas." Asagi just started walking there, expecting Izumi to follow.

[remitter]

"Elated."

Izumi does indeed follow, after a brief explanation to his prefect consisting of pointing at Asagi and giving a small, polite wave. He walks briskly after Asagi, matching his pace as he draws alongside him.

"It's a beautiful day. I just wish I knew what to call this place."

[the_stand_cometh]

"Rakuen." It was what the place was called, after all. "The game is called Exaclan." There was the slightest hint of a smile on his face as he takes another drag. He was glad to have Izumi around again.

[remitter]

Izumi nodded slightly.

"Interested. I presume there are some rules for this game then if there's some kind of school or organization running everything. Is there anything that you'd suggest I do first?"

RTFM, bro. XD

[the_stand_cometh]

"You got a rules book with your uniform. Read that. And come with me. You need a PDA."

Re: RTFM, bro. XD

[remitter]

"Confused. Uniform?"

He examines the bag and opens it up for the first time, examining the contents.

"Amused. Utterly amused."

He smiles and pulls the book out.

"I'll skim this as we walk then. It doesn't seem that long."

[the_stand_cometh]

Asagi let Izumi read through the rule book as they walked. He was fine with quietly smoking as they headed over to the store.

[remitter]

Izumi pauses as they near the store and puts the book away.

"Bemused. The number of exploits in the rules is staggering. Is this a list of all of them, or are there others?"

[the_stand_cometh]

"As far as official, that is all." But the rules of combat were straight forward. Whoever passed out or gave in first lost. Not much there to exploit, as there was not much rules there.

[remitter]

"And as far as unofficial?"

Izumi pulled out his uniform to examine it once more in closer detail.

[the_stand_cometh]

"I have not found much in that area, either, but I imagine deaths are only not more common because strikes inflicted with weapons are delivered through some form of virtual reality."