rakuen | Round 3 [new characters]

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."

The sound of thunder and pounding rain jolts you the rest of the way awake. 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 anyone onboard is ushered off and directed through the rain -- sans umbrella -- to the front lobby of the school. You 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. The lights are all off; the large flat screens set into the walls are dark. A few staff members are standing around; they approach the new arrivals to take you to your dorms, assuring you that the round announcement will happen tomorrow.

((OOC: The staff will not answer any questions about what's going on; if asked, they will refer the new students to the Exaclan manuals that are included in their briefcases. Students don't have to follow the staff to their dorms; they can wander about the school if they like. In the rain.))

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"No it's alright, the rain might go on for a bit and I've got loads," another smile. "Yes it's a school, we learn lots of stuff but the most important part is the fighting."

He smiled again and flung open the door. "Here you are mister Takuto!"

Flung open the door Romeo did, only to be faced with a frowning, silent Gaara. The severity of the expression was lessened somewhat by his shower-damp hair and neat uniform, and the slight puzzlement as he turned from folding his other uniform on his bed.

He'd been vaguely considering heading towards the main hall in case a meal was being served, but apparently the day had other plans for him. His gaze fixed on the two boys who had just opened the door to his room, and he tilted his head slightly as he regarded them both unblinkingly.

"... Yes?"

[blinks] Uhm... I-- was told this was my room...

[Romeo looks a little worried by the stern faced man in the room but he managed a smile though it wasn't quite as wide as before.]

Good morning sir! [He still sounds cheary] This is mister Takuto, he is in this dorm, he just arrived!

Good morning. [He sounds a little bemused, but that's more because he's still not entirely sure how to not intimidate kids. He listens to the explanation, then blinks slowly at Takuto before holding out a hand.]

It's nice to meet you, Takuto.

Ah... [shakes his hand] It's nice to meet you too, er... [your name, you did not give it]

Gaara. [shake shake! Once the formalities are out of the way, he indicates the room, with its five beds. One has slightly rumpled covers and a uniform folded on the end, and for some reason a plate on the floor next to it. Mikoto. :|b He nods to it first, and another, with spotless covers but a half-empty glass of water still on the bedside table.] Only those beds are taken. You can take any of the others.

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[Romeo smiled and stood silently when they shook hands, a very adult gesture. When he thought they were finished he looked back to Takuto and grinned.]

Will you be alright now mister Takuto?

Oh, okay. [just two other people then...]

[turns to Romeo] Ah... yeah, thanks. And it's fine with just Takuto.

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[nods, and looks at Romeo briefly. When Takuto is finished, he adds:] You can wait here until the rain stops, if you want to.

[Romeo looks out at the endless black clouds] I don't think the rain will ever stop, sir! I have umberellas! [He is quite enthusiastic about umberellas, Miss Sora told him what they were, he had never seen them before!

He moved to the door with another smile.] I better go see if theres anyone else who needs help!

[really cheery, that one]

You sure you'll be all right?

[he'd offer to help, but Mikoto should be getting back at some point and he can't just disappear on her. BROTHERLY RESPONSIBILITIES ARE SRS. Talking to Takuto also takes precedent.

So, another nod. AND A SMALL SMILE. gosh.]

Thank you for your hard work.

[The small smile gets a huge smile in return as Romeo turns at the doorway. Though there's a look of awkwardness, he's not actually used to being thanked for anything.]

Well it's all dark and wet, we didn't want people getting scared! See you later mister Gara, mister Takuto! [Another smile and he dissapears out of the door bounding down the stairs happily not actually bothering to use the umberella's as he runds back to the lobby]

[looks at the remaining empty beds to pick one, and incidentally chooses the one beside Sugata's without realizing it. plopping down on the bed]

So... this is an academy for... fighting? I didn't really get why...

No one has been able to answer that yet. [it's just a suggestion, one of his many ideas, and it's said absently, as he closes the door and goes back to his own bed.]

We are expected to fight, but they seal our natural abilities. The system is unfair, as though we are meant to fight against it, rather than each other, but...

. . . so . . . there are people here with powers or something?

[... another nod.]

Right. And no one knows who's behind this.

If we did, we could have done something by now.

Yeah, I figured as much... there's a lot of people here.

Some disappear, more arrive. There are more than forty 'students'. [resumes folding his uniform]

That's kind of a lot, for a kidnapping.

[yep, it is. :|

fold fold fold.]

[...awkwardddd]

Round 3 [new characters]

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do you guys want to switch to actiontags |D;;

totally fine by me!

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