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Rakuen Moderators ([personal profile] utopiamods) wrote in [community profile] rakuen2012-03-17 12:09 pm

New Arrivals (All new characters)

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. Fog envelopes the windows, obstructing your view and reminding you of an unsettling dream simultaneously. The air is humid inside the carriages, a vent beside your feet heating the air and making the seats almost uncomfortably warm. A puff of steam from the train winds its way lazily past the windows, a slightly different shade and consistency as the grey fog.

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. The train judders to a stop, the shape of buildings and people only now barely visible as shadows beyond the windows.

"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] fussyfanged 2012-03-19 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
Well, he is surprisingly astute. That was her reasoning behind asking him. "I haven't seen everyone who disembarked. But you were the first person who didn't seem as lost as the rest."
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[personal profile] markedbeloved 2012-03-19 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
He's smart like that. It also helped that she asked him for information. After all, why ask if there wasn't something that was making him stand out in her eyes. "Yes. It will never help in then end to panic."
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[personal profile] fussyfanged 2012-03-21 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"Probably not." She looked about, and the others-- mostly human-like in appearance-- were still aimlessly milling about. She also stared at Soubi's neck, curious but not letting her eyes linger on it too long before politely looking away again.
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[personal profile] markedbeloved 2012-03-21 09:59 pm (UTC)(link)
"Good luck." Soubi wasn't willing to answer any questions about his neck. He didn't know anything about it himself anyway. Instead he walked away. There was no reason to stay.