Round 1 [new characters and round announcement]

[utopiamods]

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. ♥ ]

Comments

[myblueskies]

"You know miss Yuki too?" Well that would make sense; the man knew miss Sora and miss Yuki was one of her friends. He smiled but frowned a little at the second name, he didn't recognise that name.

"Haruka Kuchinawa? Is that one of your friends sir?"

[firstlady]

"I've met her before. She's always by Himoto's side, isn't she?"

He put a finger on his cheek and stared at the board. He tilted his head at it. Yes, that name definitely wasn't changing any time soon. "Not really. Haruka Kuchinawa is my name."

[myblueskies]

Romeo nodded and watched as the man looked up at the screen again. "Really?" He said surprised when the man spoke, he had not learnt his name before. "That's your name? That means you’re a player for this round!" Romeo said this with confidence though he wasn't sure still what a player was. He just knew that they collected people to use as weapons.

It would help if he could read the rulebook.

[firstlady]

"I think so." He was sure that Kuchinawa his name, at least. And he was sure that he was a player, which meant that he might get challenged to fights, win fights and collect weapons. He tried to remember back to when he was in his own world, about who he was partnered with and whether or not he fought, but everything was blurry. He should ask El to tell him this sometime. Right now what he needed was a weapon. It didn't matter how powerful, or how weak, he just needed to start.

"And you are? I'm afraid I didn't catch your name the last time we talked."

[myblueskies]

Romeo smiled again, he didn't understand all the rules but miss Sora had told him that the players needed to collect people for weapons and fight with them. That made little sense to Romeo, he wondered if all schools made their students fight like this.

"Oh! I am Romeo sir!"