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

[themerryway]

"I'm okay," she says, smiling. "Did you see? I'm a Player this round. I wasn't expecting it so soon..."

[swordofzero]

Suzaku smiled again, though he wasn't sure what he felt about Euphie being a Player. He didn't want her to get hurt. "I thought you might be, but... you're right. Do you know what you want to do?"

[themerryway]

She pauses and puts her hand to her chin, thinking. "I don't want to put anyone at risk of being hurt," she says. "The rulebook says the injuries aren't real, but that the pain is... I'm kind of curious to try playing, if I'm honest. It might be kind of fun... it's just a game, after all..."

[swordofzero]

Suzaku nodded understanding, he understood very well just how real the pain of the battles were. After all that pain had sent Kotorou into a coma for four days. He didn't like the idea of Euphemia fighting but he didn't really have the right to stop her if she wanted to. After all if she wanted to fight to regain her memories back he shouldn't stop her; not that he wanted her to get certain memories back...

"Well you need to be careful..." He smiled, trying to hide his worry.

[themerryway]

"Of course," she says. "For my own sake, and for that of my Weapon... um." She doesn't know what happened to Kotarou. She hadn't paid attention to that battle-- she'd been busy with something else. "Do you want to maybe be my weapon, Suzaku?"

[swordofzero]

Suzaku nodded, he did want to be her weapon because it was the only way he could think of to protect her. "If you think I can be useful..." He sounded unsure, he had done so badly in the last round at protecting those around him. Then in his dream, in his dream everyone had died and he had not been able to do anything. What if he failed at protecting Euphemia again? What if she was hurt because of him?

[themerryway]

She senses his twisting stomach and reaches out, gently touching his arm to take his hand. She squeezes it gently, smiling. "You would be," she says. "I already have... umm, 2 weapons, you'll be my third. With Lelouch and Nunnally, I've already won."

[swordofzero]

Suzaku smiled, five weapons won the round and that meant that Euphie wouldn't have to fight at all. That meant she would be safe. "That's good," he smiled again feeling a little better. "Who are your other weapons."