utopiamods: (pic#696269)
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: (smile.)

[personal profile] mrdickery 2012-01-09 10:49 am (UTC)(link)
And if we don't know where that is?
mrdickery: (mine for the taking.)

[personal profile] mrdickery 2012-01-09 10:50 am (UTC)(link)
[It was that or a giant, mechanical beetle.]

Well, that makes two of us. [Low sigh, this day's starting off amazingly.] I'm Yuri.
knightime: Artist Unknown (blahblahfuckingblah)

[personal profile] knightime 2012-01-09 11:01 am (UTC)(link)
'wow
shooting it down before giving it a chance
come on
seriously
what makes you think that time is passing everywhere else???'

Whether she actually started believing it or not, he didn't care. Things didn't even go in chronological order for him sometimes if the trolls apparently had anything to do with it.
drawsdeath: (Looking Forward)

[personal profile] drawsdeath 2012-01-09 11:03 am (UTC)(link)
"Time is always passing," she answered, figuring he was just joking again, like he had been about his middle name.
knightime: Artist Unknown (time off)

[personal profile] knightime 2012-01-09 11:12 am (UTC)(link)
He actually tossed his arms up to show his frustration before jotting down word after word after word onto the sheet of paper.

'ok
i guess were going to do time shit 101
surprise
this isnt rocket science so look at it this way
your world is probably different from mine
but were both probably from earth
also fuck you im not explaining that shit ever so now you got some homework idk'

Dave paused for a moment as he realized he was getting off topic. He wasn't actually sure if they came from different worlds. But he just kind of assumed since the thought of anyone he met being dead from nasty meteorites was a pretty crummy thought.

'which fucking means that shit is on different planes or universes
which also means that time may pass the same on both our fucking earths or whatever
but that doesnt mean time passes the same between our universes
my universe can have time pass while yours doesnt and vice versa
get it???
got it
good'
drawsdeath: (Side Eyes)

[personal profile] drawsdeath 2012-01-09 11:17 am (UTC)(link)
She takes the notebook away from him so she can read that a few times. Perhaps the fact that he can't actually talk is a good thing. She reads that over a few more times, then hands the notebook back. "So that would mean, if you're from one universe and I'm from another...we're in a third universe where time obviously is passing. And then the question is...the fuck did that happen?"
knightime: Art by mirrorshards (fashionable deaf)

[personal profile] knightime 2012-01-09 11:25 am (UTC)(link)
Oh boy. If his writing is snarky, she's going to hate when he starts texting. He's the epitome of sarcastic and witty comments and he's fast at it.

When she asks though, he just shrugs. How the fuck should he know? He waves his hand dismissively to indicate he doesn't know, nor actually particularly cares either.
drawsdeath: (Happy)

[personal profile] drawsdeath 2012-01-09 11:30 am (UTC)(link)
"I think us being drugged and put on a train in our own universe is a more likely story," she admitted, laughing softly.
knightime: Artist Unknown (this is silly)

[personal profile] knightime 2012-01-09 11:33 am (UTC)(link)
At that, he shakes his head.

'wouldnt be possible where i come from
this is a fuckton more likely then that theory honestly
just saying
drugged and put on a train with other people would be a fucking miracle straight from the glorious blue skies and the pearly golden gates of heaven'

Of course, he won't explain why. He's pretty sure the story would sound just as ludicrous as anything else. That, and he didn't want to share that.
drawsdeath: (Somehow Be Okay)

[personal profile] drawsdeath 2012-01-09 11:35 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah? Why's that?" she asked, not getting the hint to leave the topic well enough alone. She was curious, and that was reason enough to ask.
knightime: Artist Unknown (NO)

[personal profile] knightime 2012-01-09 11:37 am (UTC)(link)
Man, sometimes he wished he could actually talk just so he can make annoyed noises. Alas, no clicks of the tongue or stupid noises for him.

'because i fucking said so and im leaving it at that'
drawsdeath: (Side Eyes)

[personal profile] drawsdeath 2012-01-09 11:38 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, cause that's believable," she teased, not realising just how sore of a spot it was.
knightime: Art by darsucks (fuck whatever)

[personal profile] knightime 2012-01-09 11:43 am (UTC)(link)
This is a bit annoying. He's not even surprised though. He's met worst kids at school.

'what the fuck do you want me to say???
youre just brushing all the shit i say off like im some fucking kiddie who couldnt fucking shut up about his first day of school'
drawsdeath: (Sadness)

[personal profile] drawsdeath 2012-01-09 11:46 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, it's a little hard to believe. I mean, there's no such thing as time travel or anything like that," she said, finally getting the hint that he really was being serious.
knightime: Artist Unknown (good job fucko)

[personal profile] knightime 2012-01-09 11:51 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe before he had started his session he might have believed time travel were not possible. Well, no. He'd believe it. Crazy shit has happened and he wasn't really going to think it was plausible. It just became really possible when the session started.

'yea ok
time travel isnt a thing
were all drugged as fuck on this train to fucking nowheres land
thats all
btw
did you even read the shit in your bag???
just curious
its a fucking amazing read i gotta say'

He shook the schoolbag that he had. This wasn't his before, he just had it when he was conscious enough to notice it.
drawsdeath: (Shock and Awe)

[personal profile] drawsdeath 2012-01-09 11:54 am (UTC)(link)
"In my bag?" She looked down at the battered canvas bag she always wore, the one she'd gotten her notebooks out of. ...Beneath it was another bag, with a shield emblem. She was just now noticing that, and she jumped a little bit in surprise. "Whoa...I'm so used to my bag I didn't even notice it..."
knightime: Art by mirrorshards (da nyan)

[personal profile] knightime 2012-01-09 12:02 pm (UTC)(link)
'trained in fucking observation'

He waved the manual a bit before shoving his manual back into the bag.

'srsly
youll love it
this shit is so fucking bonkers'
drawsdeath: (Side Eyes)

[personal profile] drawsdeath 2012-01-09 12:04 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hey, it was hiding," she grumped, not at all liking that he'd called her out on missing something. "What's that thing about, anyway?"
secondtoone: (skeptical)

[personal profile] secondtoone 2012-01-09 12:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[It takes Red a moment to really register that there's a person sitting next to him; somehow, seeing everyone else on the train didn't help him make that connection in his sleepy state. It's a moment's pause, but he slowly turns to look at Dave, expression guarded and tense. He relaxes upon seeing it's no one he knows, tilting his head just slightly. Is there something this guy wanted?]
koyo: all icons <user name="ostian"> (GENERAL ♦ Can I help you?)

[personal profile] koyo 2012-01-09 02:00 pm (UTC)(link)
( What about Sp-- his mind goes completely blank. His mouth is open to respond and there's that light in his eye that says he's going to respond with something appropriate but he closes it and that light goes away. He now looks incredibly confused, even more so than usual because. . . )

I'm sorry, what were we talking about?
countryofassholes: (cry so much that you scream.)

[personal profile] countryofassholes 2012-01-09 02:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[And she pauses because... what. Was that. For the longest time she merely stares at Antonio, trying to piece together all the hints from before. Perhaps someone truly has messed with the other nation, which, if this is actually the case, means someone has hell to pay.

It's only a hunch but...]


What is your country name?
Edited 2012-01-09 14:03 (UTC)
koyo: all icons <user name="ostian"> (MANGA • so what do i do?)

[personal profile] koyo 2012-01-09 02:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Anto-- ( Wait, she said country name. Oh, well, that's easy, because it's-- ) . . . Just. . . give me a minute.

( He knows this. He knows who he is so why can't he remember right now. The answer is so obvious but he's drawing blanks. )

It's. . . I know this. . .

( He doesn't. )
koyo: all icons <user name="ostian"> (Default)

[personal profile] koyo 2012-01-09 02:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Then that isn't very good and we'll have to find out.
countryofassholes: (scattered like dried petals.)

[personal profile] countryofassholes 2012-01-09 02:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ahah.]

You don't remember?
koyo: all icons <user name="ostian"> (GENERAL ♦ stupid vending machine)

[personal profile] koyo 2012-01-09 02:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course I do. It's. . . ( More blanks. ) No.

Page 28 of 37