On the platform: New characters and old ones that want to come and meet them!

[utopiamods]

As you all crowd onto the platform with your new and still bizarre mix of faces, expressions, clothing and wild theories, you are met by two girls and a boy. All three are in uniforms that would match if not for the colour differences - skirts and trousers, waistcoats, and light summer shirts that seem totally inappropriate for the thin layer of melting slush coating the station platform. Each has a beret with a crest - one girl's shows a sword, the other two have a shield.

At the first lull in the chatter, the shorter girl speaks up, her soft voice somehow cutting over you.

"Excuse me,"

She explains, in precise, quiet sentences, that the three of them are prefects, representing the two schools in Rakuen. Nanami of Fortitude, she says, placing a hand on her own collarbone, with her fellow prefect Lelouch, and Santana of Conquest, here pointing to the boy and the taller girl she's leaning against. The girl nods, looking fairly bored, whilst the boy doesn't appear to be paying much attention.

"We will be sorting you now. When we say your name, please move quickly and quietly to whoever called you."

"Yeah," Santana interrupts, "Then we can go back to the dorms. This'd better be the last lot we get in winter, seriously."

They separate, moving to stand several metres apart, and both girls pull a list from their waistcoat pocket. Alternating, they start to read out your names.

Comments

CONQUEST

[straightupzorra]

[Guess what! You're in Conquest, that means you get the bully as a prefect! Welcome, you better not fuck up]

Karkat Really, what kind of name is that?
Dirk Another dumb name, they couldn't just name you Dick and be over with it, huh?
Rose Finally a normal name.

FORTITUDE

[effortless]

[ on the other hand, the Fortitude prefects seem relatively friendly. ]

Dedede

Kamui

And Karkat

[babysage]

Kotaro is stood at the station staring intently at the train doors. His brother will be here, of course he will. He will come for him and it's been a week already. So he must be on the train.

He stands ignoring the cold and smiling at all the new arrivals, saying hello to them even though none are his brother.

[stoppedhiding]

Golbez had come by to see who all was arriving this week -- it seemed the numbers of new arrivals were dwindling. That was interesting. Was there some quota that had to be met, or was there some completely different reason?

There was one other thing he noticed, too: The extra prefect for Fortitude. He'd seen that boy on the train on the day they'd all arrived, so he wasn't somebody who'd remained behind with the others... was he?

When it seemed there was a lull in conversation between the prefects and new arrivals, he stepped toward Lelouch. "You," he said simply, by way of greeting. "You're one of Fortitude's prefects?"

[mamarosa]

[Dolorosa is walking around the platform, smiling peacefully, looking at the new students. They were usually upset at being here but Dolorosa enjoyed seeing their fresh new faces]

[Come talk to the headmistress of Fortitude?]

[has_soothing_bells]

After Reimi got her assignment, she stood around, looking worriedly around. "Ohh...whatever should I do?" She could be heard whimpering to herself.