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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."
savedbyasong: (oh...)

[personal profile] savedbyasong 2012-01-07 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[Have a white haired kid sitting next to you and blinking at you in complete and utter amazement. Also rubbing his eyes because this isn't real... He isn't that well read but he doubts that talking... blue... what animal was this? Existed even in stories.

Yep not saying anything just staring and maybe quietly freaking out]
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[personal profile] cmonstepitup 2012-01-07 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[Sonic notices the staring kid and decides to break the silence.] Never seen a blue talking hedgehog before? [He gets that a bit, but he's used to people knowing who he is.]
savedbyasong: (smiles)

[personal profile] savedbyasong 2012-01-07 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
No... [Hedgehog? Was that what it was.] No I... [It was probably rude to tell people you didn't they could exist. He stared for a few more moments and then smiled, there was no need to be rude.]

Do you know where we are?
cmonstepitup: (Concerned)

[personal profile] cmonstepitup 2012-01-07 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Nope. Just as confused as you are. [And that's just from the fact they're on a train. He didn't like trains. They made him uneasy and wanting to get back out and run. But... apparently he had been asleep the entire time?] I've never heard of this place.
savedbyasong: (unsure)

[personal profile] savedbyasong 2012-01-07 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I've never been on a train before... [Shion looks around, taking in his surroundings for the first time]

There's no such place... [He knows this for a fact, there are only six cities in the entire world that are still habitable anyways. He stares again not understanding and not being able to cope with not understanding.]
cmonstepitup: (Euugh...)

[personal profile] cmonstepitup 2012-01-08 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't think... I don't remember, actually. [He doesn't quite remember... what his world looks like. But he's sure he had to have seen it before. It was the oddest feeling.]
savedbyasong: (worry)

[personal profile] savedbyasong 2012-01-08 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh..." Shion looked out of the window and then back at the hedgehog. "This is really strange, are you alright?"