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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. ♥ ]
loyal_liar: (totally innocent)

[personal profile] loyal_liar 2011-02-06 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
"I do too. Maybe if we get each other's memories back, someone will remember something to help get us out of this place!" And let her reunite with her daemon again, wherever he was.
earlofpudding: (SCIIIENCE!)

[personal profile] earlofpudding 2011-02-06 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
"It isn't all that far-fetched! There are actually a few institutes working on a study for--"

And this was where he went on in-depth about how something like tangible light could be possible. It involved a lot of strange words and equations and a dozen tangents that were vaguely connected to the topic. Lloyd wasn't actually trying to explain any of it to Miwako anymore, he was just thinking aloud as he tried to puzzle it out himself. He couldn't care less if it made no sense to her.
trollofthree: (pic#704773)

[personal profile] trollofthree 2011-02-06 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
Apparently they were going to get on just fine.

"A halberd." Once they'd shaken hands, he sketched it in the air, the gestures showing the basic shape of the blade and implying that it was longer than he was tall. "It's been upgraded, so you can use it." Even though you're kinda short went unsaid. He held out his other hand, briefly, to show the two rings on his middle and index fingers: one with two crossed feathers, one with a stylised boxing glove.

"I guess you're one of the new guys, though?"
isur2ndprincess: (oh!)

[personal profile] isur2ndprincess 2011-02-06 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
Yuki nodded back, "That would be good," not fighting would be the easiest way. There are enough of the princesses here, all of them in fact, and she knew enough people that getting the needed amount of people would be simple enough.
greennotgold: (Deep in thought)

[personal profile] greennotgold 2011-02-06 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
"Right! Um, next time I'm a Player I'll get you a Memory Charm," he promised. If he had the tokens, anyway.
loyal_liar: (baffled)

[personal profile] loyal_liar 2011-02-06 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
"Upgrades?" Lyra asked, not bothering to disguise her confusion as she inspected the rings, and reminded herself to read the manual later.

"Yeah, I just got here. Have you been here very long?"
earlofpudding: (I told you so~)

[personal profile] earlofpudding 2011-02-06 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
"As on top of the situation as always, I see," he teased her. Lloyd finally turned to give the screen with the names a curious glance. That had been left up there for awhile now.

A Players list? He skimmed it, blinked, went back to the top and skimmed it again. "C.C is here...?" His gaze shifted down a few more names. "Euphemia li Britannia?!" That wasn't possible. "Heh. Bit of a cruel joke there, eh, Anya?"
discarded: Miwako Aihara (Um um...)

[personal profile] discarded 2011-02-06 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
She stares. His words fly right over her head, in one ear and out the other. Finally, she squeaks out a nervous, "Oh. I-I see."
loyal_liar: (Smiling)

[personal profile] loyal_liar 2011-02-06 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
"I- Thank you!" Lyra said, honestly looking a little shocked. She hadn't been expecting to get any of her memories back any time soon.

"And if you're a player, I'll definitely be your weapon!"
awildcatappears: (gear up and suit up; almost ready)

[personal profile] awildcatappears 2011-02-06 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
I need to find my brother. [That's her only reply.]
awildcatappears: (scary when mad; dark alley fate)

[personal profile] awildcatappears 2011-02-06 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
Mikoto... doesn't have the slightest clue what any of this means.

"A player?"

And she was pretty sure that wasn't her name. And she didn't recognize any of the names listed either. Needless to say, this wasn't Fuka Academy and she... didn't know where her brother was. She was just with him! After all that searching... and finding him... for nothing.
earlofpudding: (i have robot puppies and candy in my van)

[personal profile] earlofpudding 2011-02-06 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
Lloyd stopped when she managed to squeak something out. Oho, she could still talk. He just smiled and gave her a pat on the head. Pat. Pat. "No you don't," he told her, the words as discouraging as they were cheerful, "But not to worry! You don't need to know anything to actually use them!"
loyal_liar: (What IS that?)

[personal profile] loyal_liar 2011-02-06 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
You think he's here?
trollofthree: (pic#702139)

[personal profile] trollofthree 2011-02-06 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
"This'll be my third round. I guess that counts as long!" He worked the feather ring off his index finger, and began to flick it from hand to hand. "Yeah, upgrades. That is, these things," he caught the ring again, and held it out. "Fashionable, right? They give your weapon special powers, kinda like upgrading a machine. So, 'upgrades'."
discarded: Miwako Aihara (Um um...)

[personal profile] discarded 2011-02-06 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
Well, he was right there, but she didn't quite know what to make of his tone. "Are you in charge then, sir?"
loyal_liar: (oh really?)

[personal profile] loyal_liar 2011-02-06 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
"I see... So besides buying back people's memories, we can make each other stronger?" Lyra said, and she looked at the feather ring curiously.

"So what do your upgrades do?"
dreamcandies: (◢ cherry whut)

[personal profile] dreamcandies 2011-02-06 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
She watches the screen with her head tilting to the side. She's not listed as one of the Players this round... leaving her as one of the 'Weapons'?

"This is weird." Her disapproval, do you hear it.
greennotgold: (Peeking)

[personal profile] greennotgold 2011-02-06 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
"Congratulations," Fletcher says nervously. He guesses that it's something worth congratulating her for.
formerly_known_as_prince: (sir are you retarded)

[personal profile] formerly_known_as_prince 2011-02-06 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
"It's not just a game!" She snaps. "It's evil and manipulative! It's just like the last time when...when..." Colliding headlong with the block in her memory allows her to notice the source of the question. She feels suddenly ashamed for her outburst. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have yelled." She leans down to her height, one hand resting on her knee, and offers the other. "I'm Utena. Are you new here too?"
loyal_liar: (baffled)

[personal profile] loyal_liar 2011-02-06 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
"I know... They dragged us all the way here to fight fake battles?" Lyra said, glancing down at her gloved hand suspiciously.

"Wonder if the Magisterium's behind this somehow." She made a face at the thought.
awildcatappears: (draw my weapon; ready to fight)

[personal profile] awildcatappears 2011-02-06 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know. I was with him a second ago.
themerryway: ([?] - present)

[personal profile] themerryway 2011-02-06 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, hello, Fletcher," she smiles, and then frowns a little. "I... thank you. I don't know if I'm happy about this..."
bitofafiction: Looking down, pensive, unsure or regretful. (== come all the same)

[personal profile] bitofafiction 2011-02-06 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
"Apparently so."
earlofpudding: (I told you so~)

[personal profile] earlofpudding 2011-02-06 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
"Me?" The idea of Lloyd, of all people, being in charge of a school would send shivers of horror down spines. What an amusing idea, but, alas. "Nope! Certainly not." He gave a shrug and folded his arms. "I ended up here the same way as everyone else."
greennotgold: (Slump)

[personal profile] greennotgold 2011-02-06 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
"Sorry, Euphie..." He fidgets. "I'd--I'd offer to be your weapon, so you can get as many as possible, but I already have a link charm with my brother." His hand went to the necklace partially embedded into his skin. (It was kind of worrying that he couldn't remove it, but it hadn't hurt him yet...)

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