and then they fell. [rakuen revolution opening post]

[utopiamods]

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."

Comments

[koyo]

The war? ( What. . . war. Though confused, Spain is more sad. War is unfortunate and it sounds like this person has a complicated story. ) I'm sorry, I didn't know.

I'm-- ( Spain opens his mouth to answer but there's a pause. He knows where he's from. Of course he knows! But the name escapes him right now. ) from. . . a place. . . ?

[swordofzero]

[Suzaku's frown got deeper but by the time the man had failed to remember where he came from Suzaku was worried. Had he hit his head? Was this some kind of trauma?

Can you remember your name? [He is peering into Spain's eyes, not that he knows much about head trauma]

[koyo]

( No, he can't really. At least, not the one everyone knows. As unnerving as that is though, it isn't all lost. He was, after all, just waking up and probably recovering from shock or something or another. )

. . . You can call me Antonio. ( Staring back, smiling. ) Ay, what's that look for?

[swordofzero]

Nice to meet you Antonia. [He continued checking him] You seem to have some lost memories, can you remember hitting your head?

[koyo]

It doesn't feel like I hit anything.( But that really doesn't seem like the important thing, ) But do you think there's really a problem wrong with my memory? I'm old but not that old!

[swordofzero]

You seem to have forgotten some major world events... It might be the result of some kind of head trauma.

[He frowns, the man was definitely older than him but not someone Suzaku would call old.]

[koyo]

( Give Spain a moment to think. It doesn't seem like he's forgotten anything particularly important. )

Such as? ( Wait, major world events. That just sounds ominous. What is he talking about? ) Ay, did something happen?

[swordofzero]

Yes [Suzaku is very worried now, what was wrong with this man? He knew you had to be careful with memory loss victims though... and he didn't know where this man was from...]

You seem to have forgotten Britannia, it is a large empire.

[koyo]

Bretaña? ( Wow, Britain, really? Like, the British Empire? Is this guy stuck in the past or something? ) Of course I know him but he hasn't been an empire for a very long time.

[swordofzero]

[Blink blink] The Holy Empire of Britannia yes. What do you mean hasn't been an empire for a very long time?

[koyo]

Bretaña fell after the last World War. ( Everyone knows this. Even America teaches this in his schools. ) And was never a Holy Empire. You must be confusing him with someone else.

( Holy Roman Empire, perhaps? )

[swordofzero]

Well... the world is at war right now... We are working on taking down Britannia but... we are still fighting...

[This was very very strange]

[koyo]

Huh? I wonder. . . I'm sorry, I think we're talking about different things.

[swordofzero]

[Suzaku blinks again] I do not understand.

[koyo]

The World War ended many years ago, in 1945. The British Empire fell in the same century. ( Laughing, ) But it almost sounds like you're from another time.

[swordofzero]

I am from the year two thousand and eighteen. [This was getting weird]

[koyo]

But it's only 2012.

[swordofzero]

[What? Not it's not...] I was born in the year two thousand... [And he obviously is not twelve.]