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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."
duchy: (they don't know)

[personal profile] duchy 2012-01-09 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[Following!]

You're really Latvia?

[Yeah he's still been thinking about that.]
subjugated: (hey)

[personal profile] subjugated 2012-01-09 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
You could say so.

[It's not accurate in many ways, but he would like to leave it at that. Though he is really wondering now if she grew up that sheltered, or if she chose those names and words with deliberation.]
subjugated: (moeblob)

[personal profile] subjugated 2012-01-09 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[He almost smiles at being called his old name. You are flattering his old heart.]

I might have to leave rather quickly should Britannia arrive, but it would be favourable in an uncertain situation like this.
shakes: (uhm)

[personal profile] shakes 2012-01-09 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Y-yes. I d-didn't grow nearly as much as everyone else.
shakes: (ah...)

[personal profile] shakes 2012-01-09 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
M-maybe you t-triggered them with something n...ew.
duchy: (left and right)

[personal profile] duchy 2012-01-09 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
How big do I get?

[If Latvia didn't grow as much...]
drawsdeath: (Sadness)

[personal profile] drawsdeath 2012-01-09 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I guess... I don't know what to think...
koyo: all icons <user name="ostian"> (MANGA • profile)

[personal profile] koyo 2012-01-09 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
But the train said there wouldn't be any more stops so we'll probably have to wait for another train to get us. . . ( And who knows how long that would take? ) Ah, but don't worry, we'll get home.
koyo: all icons <user name="ostian"> (MANGA • idkmybfftortuga)

[personal profile] koyo 2012-01-09 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh? Britannia? ( England? ) Haha, that would be pretty unfortunate! But I don't think we have to worry.
shakes: (gloom)

[personal profile] shakes 2012-01-09 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Y-you are 19 a-and two heads taller th...an me.
duchy: (this warrior is a child)

[personal profile] duchy 2012-01-09 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[Lithuania looks quite pleased with that.]

I wonder why I got brought here so small if they could have brought me from when you know me.
fabricates: (♏ ashtrays filled with)

[personal profile] fabricates 2012-01-09 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Vriska was pissed when she awoke the second time. Her memory was foggy as she tried to concentrate on the last things that happened before she had woken up on the train. She chalked the fogginess up to sleep, which only succeeded in annoying her more. Why had she fallen asleep? She was in the middle of a fight, there's no way she would have just- No, she wasn't in a fight. The fight was over. She'd fallen because she was dying. Right. Her mind was blank from watching the coin flip to waking up here and the vague traces of some fairytale hanging at the edge of her memory. Had she been killed before the flip was even finished? She wasn't sure, she couldn't recall the death. She just knew, without a doubt, that she was dead.

Her fist clenched and she punched the seat of whoever was sitting in front of her as she tried to recall how it happened, but couldn't. She was dead with no recollection of how and she couldn't recall if it was justified or if she would wake up. Which brought her back to the place at hand. She turned to the window, peering through it. Dream bubble? This place seemed different from any dream bubble she had been in. She looked around. There were too many people, people that weren't in the game and shouldn't be in a dream bubble - asleep, dead, or otherwise.

It didn't make sense and she hated it, and she sank further into her seat, wings twitching feebly in the confined space of it. She shifted uncomfortably and glared in no particular direction. She should get up, check out what was going on and get some answers, but she didn't. No, she could do that later- if she was dead she had plenty of time to spare now. Right now she would really rather think about how much she wanted to punch Terezi in the face.
herplaceinthesun: (out of focus)

[personal profile] herplaceinthesun 2012-01-09 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay, I think I've got it. You got beat up, and fell in a dream bubble so you can't remember how you got beat up in first place. [That's as close as she's getting to whatever the truth is.]

I'm from . . . an empire. A really big Empire, and officially I'm Lady Aisha Clanclan, but I couldn't tell you what it was called. Maybe I fell in a dream bubble too. But Earth exists in my world, does it in yours?
herplaceinthesun: (don't worry)

[personal profile] herplaceinthesun 2012-01-09 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Me too. Where are you from?
drawsdeath: (Smiling)

[personal profile] drawsdeath 2012-01-10 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
Indianapolis. What about you?
herplaceinthesun: (oh okaayyy?)

[personal profile] herplaceinthesun 2012-01-10 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
You know, I'm not too sure. I know where it is, but I can't quite get what it's called.
drawsdeath: (Side Eyes)

[personal profile] drawsdeath 2012-01-10 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
...You forget?
knightime: Artist Unknown (this is my normal face)

[personal profile] knightime 2012-01-10 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
He pauses a bit before indicated pointed horns and then making glasses over his own. If he's lucky, she'll realize he's trying to indicate Terezi. He wanted to make sure she knew her so he wasn't just talking to random trolls for no reason.
cullscuttlefish: (carefree~)

[personal profile] cullscuttlefish 2012-01-10 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
Hm? Troll with glasses...Sollux, Terezi, Equius, Eridan...I'm Feferi.

[She gives him a warm smile.]
knightime: Art by Hussie (thumbs up man)

[personal profile] knightime 2012-01-10 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
[Dave nods at the other and does a thumbs up to indicate he's completely fine.]
knightime: Artist Unknown (the fuck am I in green)

[personal profile] knightime 2012-01-10 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
[He adjusts his sunglasses a bit just in case. He had no reason to let the other really see him.

He just shrugs at him. At least Red didn't talk much apparently. Although he kind of wonders if the other can talk at all.]
knightime: Art by mirrorshards (i let the time pass by)

[personal profile] knightime 2012-01-10 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
He puts two fingers up to indicate that he recognizes the second one she mentioned. So she did meet Terezi.

But now he didn't know how to introduce his name to her. Fuck. He pauses before gently grabbing her wrist so he can write letters onto his palm with his finger.

'D-A-V-E'
knightime: Art by zerostop (da fuq is dat shit)

[personal profile] knightime 2012-01-10 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
'fuck if i know'

He just shrugs at her. He read it, but he doubted it made much sense until they got more information from whoever worked at Rakuen.
cullscuttlefish: (her magic is evil)

[personal profile] cullscuttlefish 2012-01-10 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
"Hold on a second, let me get you some water..." There had to be at least a fountain. Feferi found the fountain and a cup, coming back with it a moment later.

"That's so weird...I can't think of why."
formerly_known_as_prince: (determination)

[personal profile] formerly_known_as_prince 2012-01-10 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
Utena suppresses a shudder, possibly one he can feel through her hand. She only knows one person with that ability to show up right behind you and she doesn't want to see him here at all. "I won't. I don't get scared easily. What's your name, kiddo?"

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