rakuen | and then they fell. [rakuen revolution opening post]

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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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It was the strangest feeling, falling underwater. Feferi couldn't say she had ever felt anything like it. Not an undertow, not a current, this was a free-fall from a frightening height, and the ground was rushing toward her fast, fast, fast --

-- she started, waking up and feeling the world tilt and spin. She clapped a hand over her mouth to try and keep the bile from coming up, the burning at the back of her throat almost too much. The story echoed through her head just as Feferi felt like things were past the point where they could be called overwheming. A princess, a demon lord, her knight. Of course she knew the story (no she didn't; it wasn't part of her horrorterror dreams, her unique brand of nightmares), and the last words faded to black as the world followed suit.

How long was it until she woke again? Feferi couldn't say. She hadn't dreamt when she fell asleep the second time, an experience she counted as strange in and of itself. It was tempting to stay asleep, fold it around her like a blanket and rest, if it was going to be that deep and dreamless. Her eyes were heavy as she blinked them open, the mechanical voice grating on her nerves.

"Rakuen City?" The word was foreign on her tongue, which still felt too thick for her, as if her words were still thick with sleep.

"Woah, you look weird," came a voice from across the carriage to Feferi. Becca was staring at the troll, not sure what to make of her. She was...oddly beautiful, but definitely in a creepy sort of way with her grey skin and bright horns. "Are you even human? You can't be," Becca continued, as though she had no brain-to-mouth filter. "What are you?"

"Huh? Did my tiara slip off when I was sleeping or something?" Because of course it couldn't be that she looked strange to a human. She blinked a few times, then responded.

"I'm Feferi. I'm a troll, from the planet Alternia."

"Woah, an alien?" she gasps, staring at her. She reaches into her bag and pulls out a notebook and a pencil, opening it up to the first blank page. "Can I draw you?" she asked hopefully. A real alien, and a pretty one at that. Becca can't help but be excited at the prospect.

"Yep. It's kind of weird saying it out loud..." There was a faint smile on Feferi's face, though. It was weird, but not that weird, not compared to how she must look.

"If you want to."

Becca put her pencil to the page, but as soon as she tried moving it, she cried out in pain as a massive headache tore through her head. She dropped the pencil and put her hand to her temple, not sure what was happening.

"I... I can't draw... I don't know what's going on..."

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He could see that she wasn't human, but hey, he was a talking blue hedgehog. He didn't feel the need to bring it up. "Never heard of it either. Does anyone on this train know what this place is?"

Feferi? Not phased in the slightest by talking to a blue hedgehog. Why should she be? "I have no idea. I just remember feeling like I was falling, which is really weird when you feel it underwater."

"Underwater?" That was an odd thing to hear. "You were underwater?"

"I live there, normally, though being on land isn't a big deal. I can breathe fine either way. It's just the weirdest feeling, being underwater and feeling like you're falling." She shrugged, waving a hand in the air. "I can't say I even thought that was possible."

"Oh. That makes sense, then!" And oddly enough, it did. Hey, again, hedgehog. Animal. Knows some things live in the water, though he didn't know she did. And speaking of water... "I've felt something like that before. But water's something I don't like, since it's really hard to get back up to dry land if I sink down. I can't swim." And hoo boy, IS he unable to swim.

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[Oops, sorry Feferi, I hope you don't mind that there's a human girl's head laying on your lap, fast asleep.]

[Feferi doesn't mind. She stays still, not wanting to wake her up. It had been hard enough waking up on her own, and waking someone else up? Unthinkable.]

[It doesn't take too incredibly long for the young girl to stir herself, sleepy eyes blinking up at the figure above her. If she was shocked at all at Feferi's appearance, she didn't show it-- she merely cracked a sheepish smile, sitting up slowly and rubbing the back of her head.]

Oh... I'm sorry. Did I fall asleep on you? Goodness, my head feels so fuzzy...

It's okay! Don't worry about it. I felt all funny too when I woke up, like I'd been out for a really long time and could keep sleeping forever. The important thing is that you're all right!

[Feferi smiles.]

I'm Feferi. It's good to meet you!

I'm Kairi.

[And she gets a smile right back, before Kairi carefully stretches out with a yawn, careful not to knock around into the troll.]

Where exactly are we, do you know...?

Utena turned at the sound. She'd been swimming up from her own depths, so she felt almost as fuzzy and numb as Feferi.

"Looks like it. Do you know where that is?"

For the moment she doesn't quite process the strangeness of Feferi's appearance. It's only one among many oddities right now.

"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.

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!"

"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."

"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.

You probably felt the seat shift slightly as Dave sat down next to Feferi. He doesn't say anything though. He just knows you're a troll. He's pretty sure he hasn't ever spoken to you before.

It's impossible to tell if he's staring at her, although his head is tilted in her direction. That, and he shrugged when she blurted out Rakuen City.

She did, yes. And the fact that she's a troll is clear enough; she's just glad that people aren't making too big a deal out of it. It would be weird if not.

She catches the shrug, at least.

"That's about right. I don't think anyone knows."

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.

Hm? Troll with glasses...Sollux, Terezi, Equius, Eridan...I'm Feferi.

[She gives him a warm smile.]

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