Event start: On the train

[utopiamods]

The clothes Dunleavy had mentioned were simple light trousers, three plain t shirts in school colours, a warm jumper; again in school colours and a pair of walking boots. There was also a small rucksack so spare clothes and other belongings could be packed.

On the platform NPCs were loading what seemed to be tents, cooking stoves and sleeping bags into the hold. Those chosen were ushered onto the train and told to sit wherever they liked.

Once everyone had arrived the whistle sounded and for the first time in fourteen weeks the train set off in the opposite direction. Smoke whistled happily past the window as they began to go faster past meadows and trees.

Then, quite suddenly everyone began to feel very sleepy. "There is a story everyone knows..." It was that old dream again, lulling you in and you find your eyes dropping against your will...

When you wake up the train is slowing and the countryside looks different, mountainous, rougher; a little more wild.

"Attention everyone, the train is approaching it's final destination. Please be ready to leave the train in half an hour." As people shake off the last of the sleep this message continues.

Then it changes, "You will notice that some of your now possess a coloured exaclan glove on your chair, others will notice a coloured ring. Please put them on now. Your first task is to find your Player if you are a Weapon, or your Weapon if you are a Player. Find the person whose colour matches yours."

((The information post that has the colours and pairs is here!))

Comments

[distractedfighting]

Interpreting Ein's statement correctly since there was obviously nothing between him and Hikaru, Yosuke folded his arms and gave a shrug. "Looks like it." He added, glancing at the twins quickly before looking away since they were still really close to each other.

"So does anyone know what we should expect? I'm kinda new around here so I'm still getting my bearings."

[ecthelion]

"What have you heard so far?" said Ein, hoping to cut down on the amount of exposition he has to deliver.

[distractedfighting]

"Just that there's some kind of competition between the two schools and we're supposed to settle it by fighting each other. Which- by the way? Is totally messed up." Yosuke responded promptly, his expression an appropriate amount of disgust.

[ecthelion]

"It is, and that's not even the worst part," he said, still lamenting. "It's like they expect you to treat your Weapon - your partner - as an object instead of a person, but you don't have to do that."