New Arrivals (All new characters)

[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 snow. 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

[heroiccia]

It still gets him to pout and giver her a tiny look of disapproval though. "Hey, the kinda hurt." Jeez, what's with this girl? First she's all happy and prancing around him. And now she's acting mean.

[catpaw]

"Well you shouldn't have tried to touch my head! A fairy's power is inside their head, you know...! I'd never forgive you if you damaged mine!" She's a bit sheepish, in her own way.

[heroiccia]

No, no he does not know that. Nor does he buy it at all. "Ya could have just told me not to touch you." He's still pouting though, arms crossed over his chest.

[catpaw]

"Okay okay! Then that's that. ... Let's go! Come on, let's go check out the outside! I wanna see~eeee."

[heroiccia]

"Alright fine!" He was about to head off of the train before he paused. "Hey by the way, I never got your name ya know."

[catpaw]

"I'm Nekoko." That's not her real name and she knows it, but she doesn't remember what it's really supposed to be. She grins and holds out her hand to shake. "What's yours?"

[heroiccia]

He looked at her hand for a second or two. Was this psychotic girl actually trying to be friendly to him now? Gah~! What's with all of these strange mood swings! Still he grips her hand and shakes it. "I'm Alfred F. Jones, or America!"

[catpaw]

She takes his hand tightly, shakes it once and starts off running. "Then let's make haste! Waste not, want not!"

Nekoko drags America down the length of the train and out onto the station. She runs and runs until she sees the two very official looking people. She stops and looks them over as well as the others. "It's kinda plain," she says. "I wasn't expecting the people to be so boring..."

[heroiccia]

America stumbled once or twice as she began to run. And then he was joining her, keeping up just fine if not slightly better. This was certainly much, much better than her slapping at his hand and giving him dirty looks! Once they reached their destination he joined her in looking over the crowd of people. "That's just cause ya haven't even talked to any of them yet!"