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Rakuen Moderators ([personal profile] utopiamods) wrote in [community profile] rakuen2011-02-05 10:33 am

Round 1 [new characters and round announcement]

You're falling, and you can't remember why. It's a sickening feeling that makes your insides lurch; the darkness and the vertigo combine, and all you can think of is a story you heard once, somewhere.

- I remember now. It's a simple story that everyone knows. A legend of a Princess, the Demon Lord who kidnapped her, and the Knight who fought to save her.

The Demon Lord had kidnapped the Princess countless times, but every time the Knight bested his challenges and rescued the Princess.

No matter what tricks and ploys the Demon Lord used, the Knight would always triumph in the end. This was because--


The world tilts on its axis one last time, and the dream slips from your mind as easily as it arrived. A new voice intrudes on your sleep.

"Next stop: Academy Main Entrance. This tramline terminates here; all change. Next stop: Academy Main Entrance. All change."

Sunlight streams through the windows of the long carriage, making the seats almost uncomfortably warm beneath its waking passengers. The air is muggy and thick, the atmosphere deeply tired. Your nausea settles, slowly. The last of the dream fades.

"We have arrived at Utopia. Repeat, we have arrived at Utopia Academy. Could all passengers please leave the tram, as it is terminating here."

The tram pulls to a stop outside the academy station, and the students onboard are ushered off and directed to the front lobby of the school. They can't miss it; there are signs up pointing toward the main entrance, reading "New student orientation" in big, bright letters. If anyone should care to move off the path, try exploring somewhere else, a teacher will conveniently appear to shoo them back toward the lobby, assuring them that "all your questions will be answered inside".

The lobby is big and spacious, looking more like a university or perhaps a fancy international hotel than a high school. Stood around are any number of students in the uniform of the school. Some of them even look awake. There are several receptionists at the desk towards the back of the lobby, but for now they seem busy with paperwork.


[ Note: the round announcement will go up in a thread once you've all mingled. ♥ ]
themerryway: ([?] - tender)

[personal profile] themerryway 2011-02-07 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
She frowns small when he continues to stick to formality, but she isn't so pushy as to correct him. The smile on her face is a bit sad for that reason. "Xingke, then. Did you just arrive to the Academy?"
loyal_liar: (huh?)

[personal profile] loyal_liar 2011-02-07 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
"I swear I'll protect you then!" Lyra's got confidence, at least.

"Also, you want to buy upgrades? Apparently it's a way to make the weapons you have stronger."
waddles: smaaaaash23 @ LJ (Default)

[personal profile] waddles 2011-02-07 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
"I suppose congratulations are in order." The heron remarked, though he didn't seem all that cheerful about it. Fighting, in any shape or form, was never a good thing. Just the thought of the battles to come made him uneasy.
waddles: smaaaaash23 @ LJ (let out your radiant light)

[personal profile] waddles 2011-02-07 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
"I hope we get the occasion for it after our inauguration." There was a hint of joy in Rafiel's eyes at her smile, if only because it was good to see it in such a trying time. Perhaps this situation wasn't pleasant but at least there was some good to it.
dreamcandies: (◢ bored)

[personal profile] dreamcandies 2011-02-07 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
"Let's win a lot together." Because losing will get them nowhere.

"I suppose," She said while adjusting the bookbag on her shoulder. "I don't know much about that, though. Should we look at my weapon first?"
aureus_veritas: (WTF IS THAT)

[personal profile] aureus_veritas 2011-02-07 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
Whoa. Whoa whoa, is she serious?!

"HEY!" Ed swats at her, grabbing for her wrists to keep them away from the edge of his shirt and scrambling into an position that'll make it easier to either fend her off or to get the hell away from her. "You don't need to see anything, I'm FINE!! What the hell's gotten into you?!"
loyal_liar: (totally innocent)

[personal profile] loyal_liar 2011-02-07 05:31 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, the other Weapon who let me have him told me about that- he has two. One that makes whoever has him stronger, and another that lets him fly. But let's find out what your weapon is first."

Lyra put her gloved hand in front of Roads chest. Suddenly, words from a mostly-forgotten dream floated into her head, but she didn't say them.

"Want me to do it now?" she asked.
loyal_liar: (baffled)

[personal profile] loyal_liar 2011-02-07 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
"I suppose. Although at least Weapons don't have to go around picking fights," Lyra pointed out. She was pretty confident that she'd be able to handle herself... But it might make finding allies difficult if she was obligated to go around hurting people.

[personal profile] idkmybffxiao 2011-02-07 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
"...but what if you need to go to the infirmary?"

Because he really did look to be in bad shape now that she wasn't hugging him to death. Mei tried to twist her wrists out of his grip, planning to keep them to herself after that. "What are you talking about? I can't be happy to see you?!"
aureus_veritas: (what'd you just say?)

[personal profile] aureus_veritas 2011-02-07 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
Ed makes a face, waving the question off. "It's a bunch of cuts and bruises, it's nothing that time won't fix."

Then he lets go, scooting away from her a bit just in case she decides to get clingy out of the blue. "And no, you can't! You're NEVER happy to see me!! And yet all of a sudden you're acting--" He gestures wildly at her. "-like this at me!"
dreamcandies: (◢ but?)

[personal profile] dreamcandies 2011-02-07 05:49 am (UTC)(link)
Looking down, unperturbed. "Go ahead."

She was curious as to what would come out.

[personal profile] idkmybffxiao 2011-02-07 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm not?" That at least answered one question. Her knight in shining armor must have been the other Elric brother, the one actually with the suit of shining armor. Mei flopped down to sit on the floor as well and stared down despondently.

"So it's Alphonse that I like, but he isn't here with you, is he..." It wasn't a question. She already new the answer. Mei would have spotted Alphonse a mile away.
loyal_liar: (baffled)

[personal profile] loyal_liar 2011-02-07 06:02 am (UTC)(link)
"Utopia is here!"

And nothing happened, because that day was a rest rest day and they're not technically playing yet. Lyra just looked confused.

"What?"
waddles: smaaaaash23 @ LJ (let out your radiant light)

[personal profile] waddles 2011-02-07 06:03 am (UTC)(link)
Rafiel smiled at that.

He thought she meant well by the statement but it was difficult to tell without his abilities. He had never quite realized how blessed he had been by Ashunera, and to discover that now seemed like some sort of horrid irony. Still, he was willing to trust in this small human and believe she meant him no harm.

"Have you found a partner yet, Lyra?" He inquired, voice quiet and polite.
lolisandminorities: by <user name="stormcoming" site="livejournal.com"> (normal | taking a call)

[personal profile] lolisandminorities 2011-02-07 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
"Yes. You were here before this group's arrival?" He inquired, hazarding a guess from the way she spoke.
dreamcandies: (◢ cherry whut)

[personal profile] dreamcandies 2011-02-07 06:06 am (UTC)(link)
"Well this is exciting."
aureus_veritas: (seriously? you're that dumb?)

[personal profile] aureus_veritas 2011-02-07 06:08 am (UTC)(link)
Ed doesn't feel the need to respond to that as he pulls himself back up onto his feet, dusting himself off with a frown. "He's probably better off. Winding up here out of the blue isn't exactly ideal."

Then he freezes, blinking. Wait a minute. What the hell was she saying? "Hey... Are you telling me you... didn't know who you liked?"
loyal_liar: (huh?)

[personal profile] loyal_liar 2011-02-07 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
"Two, actually!" Lyra told him, "And they both seem pretty nice. One of them's been here for a while, so maybe he can tell me more about the place- maybe he'll help you too, if you ask him!"

[personal profile] idkmybffxiao 2011-02-07 06:19 am (UTC)(link)
"But we would know if he's okay if he were..." Not that Mei would really wish anyone else to be trapped here like they are, but the last thing she could remember before this was they had all been fighting. Not knowing the outcome was a worry that nagged at her from time to time.

She looked back up at him and nodded. "Yeah. I think they took that memory away."
loyal_liar: (What IS that?)

[personal profile] loyal_liar 2011-02-07 06:22 am (UTC)(link)
"Maybe the game hasn't started yet, or something? Or it just doesn't work in here?"
waddles: ginbean (journey made in search of you)

[personal profile] waddles 2011-02-07 06:48 am (UTC)(link)
"You work quickly." Came the amused response as he regarded her with both respect and delight. "I'm glad to see you have such fortune."
loyal_liar: (Smiling)

[personal profile] loyal_liar 2011-02-07 06:51 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, I just... Started asking people. Besides, we're all going to need to work together to get out of here, I bet," Lyra said.

"I'll just have to do everything I can to keep my promise."
dreamcandies: (◢ bored)

[personal profile] dreamcandies 2011-02-07 06:56 am (UTC)(link)
"Let's try again later then." Sigh, this is all such a bother.
aureus_veritas: (thinking and plotting and thinking)

[personal profile] aureus_veritas 2011-02-07 07:08 am (UTC)(link)
That makes Ed freeze for a moment. She has a point, he supposes, but still... "He's fine," he says, making the statement as solidly as he can. "Everyone's fine, we just need to get back there as soon as possible."

And then there's that reminder of the whole memory-thing they were dealing with. Ed frowns, brow furrowing. "That's... a weird thing to forget."
loyal_liar: (do not approve)

[personal profile] loyal_liar 2011-02-07 07:10 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah. In the meantime, let's see what we can find out about where we're sleeping and what else is in this place," Lyra suggested.

"People have been here longer than us, too- let's ask them what they know."

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