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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."
trollofthree: (serious face for serious gino)

[personal profile] trollofthree 2012-01-07 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[Okay, so this guy doesn't know either. A look around - or a listen, heck - is enough to tell him that no one else has a clue. Lucky for Red, Gino's too oblivious to notice how uncomfortable he is. He's probably even leaning over you to check the seats further down the train.]

So it's some kind of kidnapping? [except he can remember agreeing to go somewhere. Huh.]
savedbyasong: (oh...)

[personal profile] savedbyasong 2012-01-07 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[Have a white haired kid sitting next to you and blinking at you in complete and utter amazement. Also rubbing his eyes because this isn't real... He isn't that well read but he doubts that talking... blue... what animal was this? Existed even in stories.

Yep not saying anything just staring and maybe quietly freaking out]
itsbrittanybitch: (pic#)

[personal profile] itsbrittanybitch 2012-01-07 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm Brittany. Lithuania is a funny name.

[She repeats it a few times, stretching out the vowels.]
drawsdeath: (Sadness)

[personal profile] drawsdeath 2012-01-07 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Becca was curled in on herself as she slept, her arms folded in her lap and crossed in front of her chest, trying to make herself as small as possible. She was sitting up straight as she slept, definitely a feat, but she managed it. She opened her eyes and pushed her glasses up, looking around in confusion. Today was...was... Oh man, she could feel a fog in her brain when she tried to think of it. Wasn't it somehow important? But being on a train was something she'd never expected.

"Uhm...does anyone remember what day it is?"
bloodbrother: (^^)

[personal profile] bloodbrother 2012-01-07 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[Sheepish smile, don't freak out at the fangs] Sorry, the train stopped and I was getting pretty warm in this sun. [starts stripping off the lab coat.]
duchy: (this warrior is a child)

[personal profile] duchy 2012-01-07 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[Lithuania frowns a bit.]

I like it. No one else has my name.
subjugated: (may I add something?)

[personal profile] subjugated 2012-01-07 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[Sob this is no way to treat the poor gramps who just happened to fall asleep on your shoulder! He wasn't even drooling on you!

Also this is not a nice way to wake up. Really not a nice way. Waking up in unpleasant ways is usually something that he can attribute to Britannia, so that will be the first conclusion of his still dazed mind (Suzaku's words don't really make that conclusion less likely). He tries to grab the arm and push it away from himself, in an instinctive attempt to stop the other person from choking him.]


I am sure it can be explained! Please calm down!
secondtoone: (skeptical)

[personal profile] secondtoone 2012-01-07 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[Red blinks, a little taken aback by Gino invading his personal space, but he doesn't really react otherwise except to follow his gaze. At Gino's question, he shrugs again, a little less visibly. Maybe it's something like that, but... he feels like he said he'd come. So... where?]

... [Can't speak. How does he talk? Red has a moment of fishing for his bag, as if expecting to find paper there, but he realizes he doesn't carry anything like that with him. No way to communicate... he didn't think this would be such a problem.]
drawsdeath: (Shock and Awe)

[personal profile] drawsdeath 2012-01-07 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
"Woah, you look weird," came a voice from across the carriage to Feferi. Becca was staring at the troll, not sure what to make of her. She was...oddly beautiful, but definitely in a creepy sort of way with her grey skin and bright horns. "Are you even human? You can't be," Becca continued, as though she had no brain-to-mouth filter. "What are you?"
itsbrittanybitch: (pic#)

[personal profile] itsbrittanybitch 2012-01-07 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
It's not a bad name, it's just a funny name.
cullscuttlefish: (a)(a)(a...)

[personal profile] cullscuttlefish 2012-01-07 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[And a moment later, there's a second face pressed up against the window. Feferi's pose is much the same, and she'd look the part of a regular girl gawking at things if her skin wasn't grey and there weren't horns sticking out of her hair.]
itsbrittanybitch: (pic#1360833)

[personal profile] itsbrittanybitch 2012-01-07 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's a moment before Brit even turns to look at the other girl, and blinks.]

Are you an alien?
veepofchess: (pic#712025)

whoops HI 11 I DIDN'T SEE YOU THERE

[personal profile] veepofchess 2012-01-07 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)
That was quite possibly the rudest wakeup call he'd ever experienced. It was an automatic reaction, really. Trying to defend himself. It took a moment for the face on the other side of the mask to sink in. "Suzaku!" He reached for his gun, but it was gone. "Let me go! It's me!"
duchy: (this warrior is a child)

[personal profile] duchy 2012-01-07 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
I've never met anyone named Brittany before.

[Though he's heard of someone with a similar one, it's not exactly the same.]

It's nice to meet you, though.
lovesignmasterspark: (13)

[personal profile] lovesignmasterspark 2012-01-07 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
It's not that hot. ... Are you some kinda vampire? You have fangs.
cullscuttlefish: (...water in my goggles)

[personal profile] cullscuttlefish 2012-01-07 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Yep! I'm Feferi, from Alternia.

You have pretty hair...
drawsdeath: (Smiling)

[personal profile] drawsdeath 2012-01-07 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[Becca gets up from her seat and goes over to try to help Lithuania up.]

You okay?
cmonstepitup: (Concerned)

[personal profile] cmonstepitup 2012-01-07 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
He could see that she wasn't human, but hey, he was a talking blue hedgehog. He didn't feel the need to bring it up. "Never heard of it either. Does anyone on this train know what this place is?"
revelation: (Default)

[personal profile] revelation 2012-01-07 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm? ( She's caught off guard for all of a second, glancing idly at a lock of hair before smiling. ) Mm, is that strange?
itsbrittanybitch: (pic#1362533)

[personal profile] itsbrittanybitch 2012-01-07 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh. That's cool. I'm Brittany, from Earth.

[Yup not even phased.]

So do you... it looks so like, long and silky. I'm jealous.
mrdickery: (ready to shed this lie.)

[personal profile] mrdickery 2012-01-07 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's slow to wake, which is a new one to him. Granted, while he's not all that fond of mornings, he's never had an issue waking up once he's decided to, so this morning apathy is... really concerning. Bringing up his hand to his head and dragging it over his face, he blinks his eyes rapidly against the bright light and looks up-

... and around-

One more twist of the head...]
What the...?

[And who the heck is sleeping on him?]
duchy: (they don't know)

[personal profile] duchy 2012-01-07 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[Lithuania gets up, wary. Anyone bigger than him is definitely potentially dangerous. Well, anyone his own size could be, too, but people bigger than him especially.]

I'm okay. What's going on?
trollofthree: (pic#704763)

[personal profile] trollofthree 2012-01-07 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[yeah. Gino reaches the same conclusion, and slumps back against his seat. The cape makes it more dramatic that it should be.

And THEN he realises the guy hasn't said a word yet.] Hey, man. What's the problem?
cmonstepitup: (Default)

[personal profile] cmonstepitup 2012-01-07 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[Sonic notices the staring kid and decides to break the silence.] Never seen a blue talking hedgehog before? [He gets that a bit, but he's used to people knowing who he is.]
tenwholeryou: ([sleepin 2])

[personal profile] tenwholeryou 2012-01-07 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ zzzzzz ]

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