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Rakuen Moderators ([personal profile] utopiamods) wrote in [community profile] rakuen2012-01-07 08:00 pm

and then they fell. [rakuen revolution opening post]

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.

Ah, 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. Mechanical, monotonous.

"Next stop: Rakuen City. This train terminates here. The next stop is Rakuen. All change." The train rocks steadily as it winds its way through white drifts of now. Sunlight streams through the window, heating the air and making the seats almost uncomfortably warm. A puff of steam from the train winds its way lazily past the windows when the wind is right.

It's strangely difficult to shake off the sleep; the rhythm of the train seems to lull you back into slumber and the air is warm and heavy, making it hard to keep hold of a thought. Finally, though, the nausea settles, the last of the dream fades and you can take in your surroundings. And, perhaps more importantly, those around you in a similar state.

"We have arrived at Rakuen City. All passengers must leave the train. This train is terminating here. This is Rakuen."
swordofzero: (knightly)

[personal profile] swordofzero 2012-01-08 12:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Suzaku did not seem amused by any of this, he glared at the other new comer but at least he had grabbed Zero, someone who might help in the arrest.

"And you're not?" He asked Gino with dark eyes, after all even if Suzaku had betrayed some people, Gino hadn't joined with Lelouch when they had taken over Britannia, he had fought against them, against Britannia.

"That's a good question." He looked at the two he didn't recognize, his eyes demanding answers.
swordofzero: (lost in thoughts)

[personal profile] swordofzero 2012-01-08 12:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's done so many worse things then breaking laws, but in this case he wasn't trying to attack Spain. He blinked at the person, who was definitely not who he thought it was.]

I am sorry [He bowed his head in apology] I thought you were someone else.
subjugated: (you keep me quiet)

[personal profile] subjugated 2012-01-08 12:41 pm (UTC)(link)
The question leaves 11 flabbergasted and he looks from Gino to Suzaku in confusion. He wouldn't have been so surprised about Gino not remembering him - after all he is not a particularely flashy person and to most foreigners, all Japanese people look the same anyway - but that Suzaku wouldn't remember him... They had met multiple times since the young man had been a child, after all. he hasn't even fully realized yet that they haven't recognized the other nation, either.

So the notion of 'Britannia is here and blocking the way for Zero and Britannia just found me in the same room as Zero this is bad' is fighting a hard battle with the confusion and indignation about not being recognized.

He will just try to pull out of contributing to this conversation until he either needs to rejoin it or has understood what is going on. Or both. That seems the best way to save face right now.

"I am sure Ms Britannia would be better fit to answer such questions." That way, he would also get around introducing himself by his number. It just is so very humiliating, especially when the empire herself is present.
subjugated: (hey)

[personal profile] subjugated 2012-01-08 12:45 pm (UTC)(link)
It seems to have happened to most of us.
savedbyasong: (oh...)

[personal profile] savedbyasong 2012-01-08 01:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"America?" Shion blinked in confusion, he thought that maybe one of Rat's books had mentioned an America once.

"No I'm from No. 6... I... America was an old country right?"
drawsdeath: (Don't Judge)

[personal profile] drawsdeath 2012-01-08 02:16 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's two hundred years old. And cities are inside states, and states are inside countries. I'm from Indianapolis, which is in the state of Indiana, which is a state in America," she explained. "What country is No. 6 in?"
drawsdeath: (Hurt Feelings)

[personal profile] drawsdeath 2012-01-08 02:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[She takes it and sips at it slowly.]

A little bit... I dunno why I'm suddenly getting these headaches, they're really bad.
lunatics: (:|)

[personal profile] lunatics 2012-01-08 03:20 pm (UTC)(link)
All I know, I just told you. [Hmph. About time she let him go. He moves over on the seat to give her some personal space, and to indicate that there is absolutely no reason for her to think that he was going to punch her in the gut again... there is, of course, but there is always a reason for attack, even if it's not a very good one.]
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[personal profile] veepofchess 2012-01-08 03:27 pm (UTC)(link)
That name! He looked at her closely, but she wasn't any of his siblings. He could say that without a shadow of a doubt. Judging by her age, he would have definitely known about her.

Again, he found himself without weapons. So he needed a new tack. The door on his helmet opened. "Release me!"

It was worth a shot, anyway.
untraditional: (sweeping)

[personal profile] untraditional 2012-01-08 03:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She follows behind, watching the other people milling about. It's colorful here. ]
untraditional: (unsure)

[personal profile] untraditional 2012-01-08 04:00 pm (UTC)(link)
I wonder if there's something all of us have in common... and if we were kidnapped, maybe that's reason is why.
revelation: (Default)

[personal profile] revelation 2012-01-08 04:18 pm (UTC)(link)
You had already started fighting Walpurgisnacht. You had been really hurt...
subjugated: (moeblob)

[personal profile] subjugated 2012-01-08 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's a pleasure to meet you, even under circumstances like these. I'm Area 11." He hates that name, but it's really not worth the trouble to introduce himself as Japan to someone who isn't definitely on his side.
subjugated: (once was strong)

[personal profile] subjugated 2012-01-08 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)
It's not my real name. [Not that he has parents, but that is always a bit of a difficult topic to delve into.] But it is what I'm called now.
shakes: (uhm)

[personal profile] shakes 2012-01-08 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"Th...ank you." He smiles at her, and though there is distress in his expression still he isn't as close to panic anymore. "W-would you mind if I took your hand to not get lost?"

He's not sure how old she thinks that he is, but it would really feel safer and maybe he looks young enough for her to allow it without being too weirded out.
shakes: (curious)

[personal profile] shakes 2012-01-08 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Y-you do not get them normally?
shakes: (gloom)

[personal profile] shakes 2012-01-08 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
B-because it is 1950 in the Christian counting now.
drawsdeath: (Hurt Feelings)

[personal profile] drawsdeath 2012-01-08 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
No, they just started when I woke up.
countryofassholes: (going higher and higher.)

[personal profile] countryofassholes 2012-01-08 04:44 pm (UTC)(link)
The fact that neither Gino nor Suzaku didn't recognize her was surprising, but not unthinkable. They had never talked before that point, after all, as she rarely saw reason to speak with anyone else of note besides the current Emperor and (at times because of personal preference) Schneizel. So she let their lack of recognition slide. As she opened her mouth to answer, Zero in her grasp finally spoke again, causing her to pause.

An order? It was nearly laughable.

At the issued command, something faintly resembling a smile curled Britannia's lip as she looked at Lelouch and seemed to mull it over. But, to anyone who knew her, the chances of that actually happening had been nil from the start.

"And let you get away again?" She asked lightly, wondering about the small hole in the helmet as she pointedly tightened her grip. "I don't think I should."

But then, calmly as ever, she did release him- and push him back towards Gino. "I guess introductions are overdue anyway, I am The Holy Empire of Britannia and he-" she glanced at Kiku, "is Area 11."

No, she wasn't really all that happy about finding him and Zero in the same vicinity.
herplaceinthesun: (content)

[personal profile] herplaceinthesun 2012-01-08 04:51 pm (UTC)(link)
See, someone else gets it! It's rude to just take people places without feeding them!
herplaceinthesun: (hehehe)

[personal profile] herplaceinthesun 2012-01-08 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Uh-huh, if you say so~ You got a name, kid?
trollofthree: (pic#704773)

[personal profile] trollofthree 2012-01-08 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"Kinda hard to be a traitor when you're the first Knight of her Imperial Majesty, man. What rock've you been hiding under, anyway?" He gestured to his uniform before turning to catch Zero again in what was becoming some bizarre game of keep-away. Again, he steadied the guy, and would have let him go again, but the stranger had just spoken.

His burst of laughter was more surprised than anything. "This a joke?"

They didn't look like they were joking, though. "... What, seriously?"
herplaceinthesun: (:/)

[personal profile] herplaceinthesun 2012-01-08 04:57 pm (UTC)(link)
A bus! You know, wheels go round and round . . . [Dude are you for real? Aisha is slightly embarrassed for you. Very slightly.]
savedbyasong: (oh...)

[personal profile] savedbyasong 2012-01-08 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Shion just stared at her and shook his head, "Countries don't exist..." He managed to say and sat staring at her in quiet disbelief.
drawsdeath: ([Name])

[personal profile] drawsdeath 2012-01-08 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Becca. I'm nobody special, I don't get why they'd kidnap me.

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