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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: (you and me against an army.)

[personal profile] mrdickery 2012-01-07 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey! [Suddenly being dragged by a young kid down a really cramped carriage aisle does not make for good walking efficiency. Especially when you have to cram two people into a small space. Still, he's going, because it's either that or stand there awkwardly as Kotarou tugs his arm off.] What's the rush?

[community profile] bedtime 2012-01-07 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Oichi lets herself be tugged along, and just giggles as she shuffles carelessly through the train. ]

So many people... we're not alone here, how wonderful... Ichi was beginning to wonder, 'perhaps we're the only ones alive'...
tenwholeryou: (... the shit is that)

[personal profile] tenwholeryou 2012-01-07 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Stay in the crowd, idiot! You wanna be noticed? [ he kid-snarls this at Yuri, deliberately turned away from Oichi so she doesn't hear him. Or something. he's not really thinking properly. ]

Ichi? Is that your name? I'm Kotarou.
mrdickery: (chemistry i'm feeling.)

[personal profile] mrdickery 2012-01-08 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
[If anybody notices him first in this colorful crowd, that'd be a first. ... wait, no, that happens to him all the time. Nevermind. The fact that this kid is so serious though is pretty interesting...]

Kotarou? Eeeh, Kota's easier. [The nickname fiend strikes again.]

[community profile] bedtime 2012-01-08 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, that is my name... [ She continues to be dragged along, and doesn't notice Kotarou being angry with Yuri. ] Kota... Kota is cute, like a little berry... Ichi thinks she'll call you that too...
tenwholeryou: (PUFFS UP ADORABLY)

[personal profile] tenwholeryou 2012-01-08 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ and by the time Oichi's finished deciding, Kotarou realises it's too late to protest. He does it anyway. Also, he isn't cute! ]

Why'd you get to decide on a name for me? You haven't even told me yours!
mrdickery: (Default)

[personal profile] mrdickery 2012-01-08 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
[Meanwhile, Yuri's sorta convinced Oichi is one of those... "special" kinds of girls. This could be fun.]

Don't remember you asking.

[community profile] bedtime 2012-01-08 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
Kota, Kota... [ She sings the nickname lightly, so lightly that it might be hard to hear. She then looks to Yuri. ] What is your name, not-Kota... Ichi wishes to know. Let's talk and make merry together, ok...? The moment you tell Ichi your name, we'll be friends...
tenwholeryou: (the fuck is this)

[personal profile] tenwholeryou 2012-01-08 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
[ oh no, now she's doing it. But she wants to know this guy's name too, so for now she's on his side. ]

Ichi just asked, so tell us already.
mrdickery: (live for all of us.)

[personal profile] mrdickery 2012-01-08 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
I'm Yuri. [See how easy that was? Nevermind that he's giving Oichi a weird look. She's actually turning out to be a little more air-headed than the girls he's used to.]

[community profile] bedtime 2012-01-08 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ she laughs, and it's a low sound ] Yuri... Ichi will engrave it into her heart...
tenwholeryou: (and neither does your face)

[personal profile] tenwholeryou 2012-01-08 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
[ for all Kotarou knows, this is how all nobility acts. He's still going to give Yuri a blank look before tugging them both further, though. ]
mrdickery: (floating away.)

[personal profile] mrdickery 2012-01-08 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
[You can have that look back. He's as in the dark as you are. Nobles and their quirks.]

Uh... thanks.
Edited 2012-01-08 03:05 (UTC)

[community profile] bedtime 2012-01-08 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ Tugged along! She's pretty content and doesn't notice the weird looks. ]