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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: (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?"
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'."
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?"
trollofthree: (pic#704580)

[personal profile] trollofthree 2011-02-06 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"Right again! There's other stuff you can do too, but you can find out about those later." He put the ring back on, and tapped them both in turn. "Flight, strength."
loyal_liar: (huh?)

[personal profile] loyal_liar 2011-02-06 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"Flying?" Lyra asked, a bit taken aback.

"You can fly?"
trollofthree: (pic#702141)

[personal profile] trollofthree 2011-02-06 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
"Right! You can," he corrected.
loyal_liar: (laughing)

[personal profile] loyal_liar 2011-02-06 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
At that, Lyra grinned from ear to ear. Even if she was still confused, and very, very worried about what was going on, there was one bright spot!

"When can I start?" she asked.
trollofthree: (pic#711804)

[personal profile] trollofthree 2011-02-06 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
This he could work with. He grinned right back.

"Just get into a fight! Challenge someone tomorrow, and use my weapon."
loyal_liar: (huh?)

[personal profile] loyal_liar 2011-02-06 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"All right. Can I practice with you beforehand?" Lyra had learned at least a little bit about making sure she was ready, after all.
trollofthree: (pic#704773)

[personal profile] trollofthree 2011-02-06 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
"Of course~!"

He wanted her to win, so he'd even show her how to fight with a polearm. How magnanimous of him. "I'm your possession for now, anyway. What you say goes. I'm in the Pale dorm, okay? 1-B."
loyal_liar: (Smiling)

[personal profile] loyal_liar 2011-02-06 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"All right! I'll remember where you are. I just hope I'm in the same Dorm as you."

Which she wouldn't be, but she didn't know that yet.