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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. ♥ ]
discarded: Miwako Aihara (Amidst flowers)

[personal profile] discarded 2011-02-05 11:04 am (UTC)(link)
Miwako had decided to go back to school, yes, but this certainly wasn't the school she'd meant. She pushed through the crowd, trying to find someone who seems like they would know the answers, and bumps into Ed.

"Ack--! I'm sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going..."
aureus_veritas: (what'd you just say?)

[personal profile] aureus_veritas 2011-02-05 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Ed only stumbles a bit, hands coming up automatically to help steady the person if they need it. He barely even glances at her, too preoccupied with figuring out who he should be talking with in order to fix this.

"Don't worry about it," he says distractedly, his agitation with... everything apparent in his voice.
discarded: Miwako Aihara (Listening)

[personal profile] discarded 2011-02-05 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
She fidgets, stepping back when his hands go up. She's still not good in crowds or around other people. "Ah-- okay."

She looks around and shrinks back a bit. "Do you know where we are?"
aureus_veritas: (what'd you just say?)

[personal profile] aureus_veritas 2011-02-06 09:19 am (UTC)(link)
"No idea." Only then as he shrugs does he look over at her. "Just that it's nowhere near where I need to be."

His eyes scan the room quickly, the frown on his face deepening. "Did you happen to see where any of the staff ran off to?"
discarded: Miwako Aihara (Looking downward)

[personal profile] discarded 2011-02-06 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
She shakes her head and looks about the room. There are some adults, but... "They just... seemed like they disappeared into thin air."
aureus_veritas: (thinking and plotting and thinking)

[personal profile] aureus_veritas 2011-02-06 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
More great news. This whole situation was fantastic.

"Perfect. Guess it's just as well, they're not exactly the listening type..."