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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."
mrdickery: (floating away.)

[personal profile] mrdickery 2012-01-09 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
[If he remembers. ... or if Spain deserves it. Either or.]

So we're lost.
koyo: all icons <user name="ostian"> (POLICIA ♘ Finland hat)

[personal profile] koyo 2012-01-09 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm. . . If they didn't like you, they wouldn't take good care of you like they are now.

Trust me, I know.

( Because they aren't tied up and collared and thrown into the lowest deck of a diseased ship and left to starve and then forced to eat England's cooking and they aren't getting beat up and-- THIS IS NICE. )

Or maybe they just don't care. Do you have friends that will come to help you?
lunatics: (I HAVE FURY.)

[personal profile] lunatics 2012-01-09 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
[He felt that, Britannia. He felt it. In fact, this stinker was waiting for you to just go and try and pet it like he's some kind of... puppy or something.]

What did I just tell you about touching my hair.
countryofassholes: (this is the day that we meet.)

[personal profile] countryofassholes 2012-01-09 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
[She seems amused at that answer.]

If that's true then I really have no idea why I'm here. [She pauses at Spain's next question, seemingly having thought of something.] No, I'd rather get out on my own... but maybe our kidnappers were aiming for you.
koyo: all icons <user name="ostian"> (MANGA • armada 2.0)

[personal profile] koyo 2012-01-09 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
Sí, but on the bright side: We aren't completely lost.
countryofassholes: (becoming stars in a song.)

[personal profile] countryofassholes 2012-01-09 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
You said I would do well not to touch it. [There's a very, very blatant pause here.

You never said she couldn't.]
mrdickery: (mail you a bouquet.)

[personal profile] mrdickery 2012-01-09 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
How is not knowing where we are or where we're going not completely lost?
koyo: all icons <user name="ostian"> (GENERAL ♦ Can I help you?)

[personal profile] koyo 2012-01-09 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
Well, we know where we're going! Rakuen City! So we just need to find out where that is and work backwards from there, right?
koyo: all icons <user name="ostian"> (POLICIA ♘ blow my whistle soon)

[personal profile] koyo 2012-01-09 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
I'd rather escape too, but help is always appreciated.

. . . Hmm, I'm not sure why they would want me. It's been awhile since I've been worth kidnapping.

( Spain that is nothing to brag about. )
lunatics: (I HAVE FURY.)

[personal profile] lunatics 2012-01-09 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
...

[And just like that he has grabbed Britannia by the arm and is dragging her off, presumably to go throttle her at a more private location. You've done it now, sis, congrats.]
countryofassholes: (is definitely a sign of love.)

[personal profile] countryofassholes 2012-01-09 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Britannia just smiles at that but it's clear she doesn't really agree...]

It might be a rescue attempt.
koyo: all icons <user name="ostian"> (POLICIA ♘ Just doing rounds)

[personal profile] koyo 2012-01-09 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
. . . I thought we said this was a kidnapping.
countryofassholes: (your love will never return.)

[personal profile] countryofassholes 2012-01-09 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
[She follows easily enough, still calmly smiling. Her eyes, however, have distinctly gained a chilly quality.]

You're being pretty rude, you know that?
countryofassholes: (scattered like dried petals.)

[personal profile] countryofassholes 2012-01-09 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
A kidnapping of me and a rescue of you.
koyo: all icons <user name="ostian"> (MANGA • so what do i do?)

[personal profile] koyo 2012-01-09 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
( Why are you complicating things like this. )

I don't think I understand.
lunatics: (Pissed.)

[personal profile] lunatics 2012-01-09 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
So are you.
countryofassholes: (this is the day that we meet.)

[personal profile] countryofassholes 2012-01-09 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
[Partially because it might be true and mostly because it's fun to tease you.]

The remaining countries of the E.U. weren't very happy when I took you away. This might be their way of getting revenge.
countryofassholes: (don't need something like fate.)

[personal profile] countryofassholes 2012-01-09 04:25 am (UTC)(link)
You think so? I just really wanted to touch your hair.
koyo: all icons <user name="ostian"> (GENERAL ♦ missing something)

[personal profile] koyo 2012-01-09 04:26 am (UTC)(link)

















¿Perdón?

( Not that he was ever really following along in the first place but he's completely lost now. )
countryofassholes: (determination gives me strong wings.)

[personal profile] countryofassholes 2012-01-09 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
[She laughs and pokes his cheek. That's a funny face he has going on.]

Nevermind, at least we're in this together.
lunatics: (Side eye.)

[personal profile] lunatics 2012-01-09 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
But surely you must understand that a violation of personal space is absolutely unacceptable, especially after the other person has expressed their distaste for the idea. [His teeth are grit with fury right now, and he definitely sounds like it.]
koyo: all icons <user name="ostian"> (BAD FRIENDS ☺ What are you doing?)

[personal profile] koyo 2012-01-09 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
( He shakes his face, trying to brush her off. )

Sí. At least we're together. I think.
cullscuttlefish: (Default)

[personal profile] cullscuttlefish 2012-01-09 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
"It's okay! I think I am going to get that a lot. The ears and the horns both." Feferi giggled, pointing up to them. "But it's okay. It is just a thing."

She settled back, noting the epaulettes and the shorts, wondering what Kanaya would say. And then she moved the fins a little. "I live underwater back home."
revelation: (Default)

[personal profile] revelation 2012-01-09 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
( Madoka cannot bring herself to speak and instead simply wraps her arms around Homura as she is pulled into the hug. )

... Just please, believe in me.
countryofassholes: (don't need something like fate.)

[personal profile] countryofassholes 2012-01-09 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
Not sure? [Well it's a slim possibility, not at all likely. Mostly because she can't imagine anyone would be silly enough to try and go against her. And while Charles wouldn't fork over a dime to save her in ransom, he definitely would go to war over the insult.]

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