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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."
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[personal profile] cullscuttlefish 2012-01-07 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"I have no idea," Feferi admitted. "I was swimming somewhere and then I felt like I was falling. I had a weird dream, then I fell asleep and didn't dream anymore, then I woke up at the announcement."

Pink hair. That was really cute, actually.
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[personal profile] formerly_known_as_prince 2012-01-07 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
That wasn't all. Epaulettes and bike shorts. She was a veritable feast of fashion. She was also the sort of person to realize that she was talking to someone grey a little late. She had met people of all skin colors, but this was new. And then there were...

"What's up with your ears?" She blurted out, then covered her mouth at the faux pas. "Oh gosh i'm sorry, that was really rude!"
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[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."
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[personal profile] formerly_known_as_prince 2012-01-09 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
"Are you a mermaid?" Having eaten a diet heavy in archetypes lately, and noticing that even with those oddities she was actually quite pretty, this seemed a natural conclusion to Utena.