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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] itsbrittanybitch 2012-01-07 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm Brittany. Lithuania is a funny name.

[She repeats it a few times, stretching out the vowels.]
duchy: (this warrior is a child)

[personal profile] duchy 2012-01-07 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[Lithuania frowns a bit.]

I like it. No one else has my name.
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[personal profile] itsbrittanybitch 2012-01-07 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
It's not a bad name, it's just a funny name.
duchy: (this warrior is a child)

[personal profile] duchy 2012-01-07 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
I've never met anyone named Brittany before.

[Though he's heard of someone with a similar one, it's not exactly the same.]

It's nice to meet you, though.
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[personal profile] itsbrittanybitch 2012-01-07 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Totally likewise. This is all some sort of like, magical adventure or something.

I hope there's unicorns.
duchy: (they don't know that I go)

[personal profile] duchy 2012-01-07 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
I-it's probably bad to be spirited away by magic!
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[personal profile] itsbrittanybitch 2012-01-07 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I've been taken away by aliens before. It isn't that bad.
duchy: (but they don't see inside of me)

[personal profile] duchy 2012-01-07 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
W-what?

[Lithuania gapes at her.]
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[personal profile] itsbrittanybitch 2012-01-07 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, they probed me and everything. It was weird.


[She believes a lot of things....]
duchy: (but they don't see inside of me)

[personal profile] duchy 2012-01-07 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[Staring. He doesn't even know what that entails, but...]

That sounds really scary!