Next stop: Utopia Academy

[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 sleeping passengers. The air is muggy and thick, the atmosphere relaxing. Almost too relaxing; the warmth and the silence make it difficult to immediately muster any kind of reaction or thought. 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."

Comments

[myownfuture]

That voice was familiar.

Leaving Kotarou where he was, Reiko stood and bounded in the direction of Yuki's voice. "Yuki! Yuki Yagizawa, is that you?"

[isur2ndprincess]

Yuki turned at the mention of her name, "Yes, I'm Yuki" she stared at the other girl, "I'm sorry, who are you?"

[myownfuture]

Reiko stopped short. No. Not again. Not this again.

"I'm Reiko Date," she replied, trying to keep her voice calm. What was this? Why was this happening?! "Yuki, what are you saying?"

[isur2ndprincess]

Reiko? But Reiko is... nothing came to mind. She could remember the name but not her face. Why would she lie about being Reiko anyway, so this had to be her, right?

Yuki smiled warmly at her, she could tell that something was wrong, "I'm sorry, I think the stress has me a bit confused."

[myownfuture]

"The stress? You're the one who kept a day planner full of names!" If the stress had Yuki confused, it had Reiko furious. She slammed a fist down on the back of a nearby seat. "First Sora, and now you -- even Tougyu's acting weird! What's going on around here?!"

[isur2ndprincess]

Yuki shrunk back into her seat, that obviously wasn't the right thing to say, "I'm sorry." She starts looking around for her planner, maybe it would help her. Oh, where was it.

But then the information sunk in, "Sora is here? Where!?"

And then a bit more, "...Tougyu is here too?"

[myownfuture]

"I saw her just a few moments ago... She couldn't remember my name." Reiko frowned. "And--yes, Tougyu is. Everyone else I've seen is a complete stranger, though."

[isur2ndprincess]

Interesting. She'd have to keep note of which of the original girls (and boys) were here and who was new.

"I wonder why we're not remembering names." Well in Yuki's case she can't connect the names to faces.

[myownfuture]

"I'm not having any trouble with it," Reiko said. Maybe she was having some kind of bad dream. That might be it. "Maybe we should get off the train and find out what's goingon..."

[isur2ndprincess]

"It should all make sense once we're back at school, I'm sure."

[myownfuture]

"Maybe. I can't believe I'm actually going back to that place after getting away..."

She sighed again and turned away from Yuki to head for the door.