On the platform: Meet the new characters!

[utopiamods]

As you all crowd onto the platform and peer through the thick fog that chills the air, you are met by four girls and five boys. One of the girls is a somewhat humanoid grey-skinned, finned alien, but the rest all seem human. All nine 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 dense fog. They're all sodden and cold, and most are irritable. Each has a beret with a crest pinned to the front - three depicting a shield on green, the other six a sword on red.

At the first lull in the chatter, one sickly-pale, shield-crested girl speaks up, cutting through your conversations with her cold, soft voice.

"Attention, please."

She explains that the nine of them are the current prefects of Rakuen, representing the two schools on the island. Nanami, she points to herself, Yuri and Lelouch of Fortitude; and Santana, Flynn, Feferi, Gino, Nephenee and Kevin of Conquest. She doesn't care to explain why the prefects in red and white outnumber those in green and black two to one.

Santana interrupts, "Yeah, yeah. Look, come over when your name is called so we can all get inside." They all move to stand in two groups some distance away from each other, and the two that spoke read off names from their clipboards.

Comments

CONQUEST

[straightupzorra]

Prussia - What the hell? Aren't you extinct or something?
England - Again? Freaking countries.
Giovanni - oooh let me guess, you're a mob boss or something!
Aradia - Dumb name.
Shizune - Dumber name!
Itsuki - And you win the dumb name award, yay.

[scarredchick]

Extinct... Her face twitches. That's a really sore subject.

"Oi! I have you know I'm far too awesome to remain bound by bosses and people!"

Re: CONQUEST

[autofairy]

Hey! There's nothing wrong with my name!

[and of course she immediately homes in on Feferi, because wow this HAS to be a dream bubble if she's here! Except she looks kind of... not dead. Huh.]

[alwaysoutspoken]

Shizune would have had some choice words to say about those insults, but she was completely unaware of any of them. Instead, she stands on the platform, looking around in a manner that attempted to project confidence but was obviously lost.

[britainsbiscuits]

England turned her head to watch the new people approach. Well, it looked as though they were finally going to get some answers. She frowned when they called her name.

"I demand to know what's going on here," England said. "Why should we go with you?"

[ruler_of_the_earth]

Giovanni scowled. It was just a common Italian name. Mob boss? He didn't think so.
Little did he know...

"What the hell are we doing here?"

Re: CONQUEST

[mysterioustransferstudent]

"You could use my last name, if you find it more acceptable."

He wished she would-- he couldn't decide if her attitude was amusing or downright irritating, but either way he didn't need to be on first name basis with her. But he would play nice. He had no choice, given the circumstances.

"I take it you can tell us about our situation?"

[l3g1sl4t1ng]

[Redglare was cautious at first to step out. She quickly figured that the sun wasn't going to kill her though, and just steps off.

You wouldn't even think she's blind with how easily she walks through the crowd. She smells deeply. Oh holy shit, everything smells so wonderful here. All these strange creatures are positively delicious.]

You called my name? I suppose it is only right of me to approach when called.

Re: CONQUEST

[antiquitied]

[Stares.]

FORTITUDE

[effortless]

[ Wow why are none of her beloved students making prefect. It's so disappointing. no she really doesn't care but it's making them look bad. ]

Belarus
Equius
Erhard
Japan
Kanaya
Louis
Soubi
Tim

[markedbeloved]

[Soubi is just so not in the mood for this entire thing. He had already chain smoked his way through three cigs. His shit was buttoned up tight around his neck. Soubi had no idea why he had bandages there and he'd rather find out on his own time away from these eyes. In the mean time he went to stand next to the one who called his name, still smoking.]

[fussyfanged]

[ And Kanaya is standing here in front of...Nanami, was it? Still somewhat perplexed at her unexplicable, glowing white skin, and also looking around at who is gathering, whether in front of either prefect or the other people who seem to be trickling down here as well. ]

Re: FORTITUDE

[veepofchess]

[This put him in a position to start things off with Japan before Britannia got her mitts on them. Well, it depended on what they considered Zero. Since they were going by Japan and all, was it before or after his rebellion?]

[heiropaque]

This is unacceptable. I'll not tolerate such impropriety from humans. [ B|

But he still walks over..... ]

Re: FORTITUDE

[furisode]

[ While still trying to get her bearings, her name is called and her instincts kick, so she walks over to uniformed girl.

It doesn't stop her from peering over to the other group of prefects, though. Japan had heard her friends' names being called out as well. Barely a moment in this place and already separated from those she knew... what should she do now? ]

Re: FORTITUDE

[mutesician]

[Louis waddles over, somewhat slowly. His slate is kind of messed up and dusty, similarly to one of his wings, due to the fact that he forgot he could use water to clean it. However, he's already written a new question on it.]

What is a prefect?

Open! New people eeee!

[knightime]

[Dave wasn't a prefect, but he was actually here this time to meet up and see all the new arrivals.

There...was quite a few of them actually. What the hell. Okay.

He shoves his hands in his pockets, shivering slightly. Who hates this weather? Dave hates this weather. He frowns a bit as he scans the crowd, considering just absconding within the next five to ten minutes.]

[mamarosa]

Hello Dave, how are you doing today?

Open, talk to Fortitude headmistress

[mamarosa]

[lookin' calm as always]

[markedbeloved]

[Soubi walked over to the headmistress and gave her a nod. He wasn't going to shake her hand though, nor was he going to bow. He was too stubborn to do something like that. He would give her at lest a smile though.]

Headmistress.

[mrdickery]

[Standing up on the platform in the Fortitude section of the prefects, Yuri does his best to seem focused, but truth be told? He's eyeing the Conquest lineup pretty intently. He knows.

And damn if he didn't try to help Flynn this round, but...]

Damn. [And he bites his fingernail and waits for the names to be finished so he can leave.]

[isur2ndprincess]

[Before he leaves would he like to talk with Yuki?]

Hi, Yuri.

[babysage]

Once again Kotaro is at the station huddling against the building to try and stay dry. He scanned the crowds, more poeple got off the train this time. Much more than he had seen before. But still. None of them were his brother.

Still he remained cheerful and waved at people as they walked past. Saying hello to anyone close enough to hear.

[afraid_of_my_shadow]

Alex noticed the cheerful little boy huddling against the building. He moved closer to the child, hoping it would be easier to talk to him. At least he actually seemed comfortable with the situation.

His hoodie was zipped and pulled up and his hands were buried in his pockets. He might even look shady if he didn't look so nervous and scared. "Wh-what exactly's g-going on?"

Open, chat up a shy prefect!

[relentless_sentinel]

Nephenee stands there helpfully, awaiting any questions about where they are or what is going on.

[babysage]

Kotaro runs up to her and hugs her. "Hello Nephenee!"

Open

[overthroen]

{ Rose stands on the outskirts of the station, listening for familiar voices. Not that she expects any. Her walking stick rests by her feet; she doesn't turn her head at all, but looks in one fixed direction towards the train. Come talk to a blind girl, newbies. ]

[afraid_of_my_shadow]

[Alex is trying to avoid the crowd, slowly backing away, looking back at the train tracks and wondering if it would be too dumb to try walking home that way. That was about when he tripped over his own feet- or maybe it was that cane, either seemed plausible, but he caught himself. His voice cracked as he held his hands up and stuttered,] o-oh, I-I'm s-sorry, s-so sorry. I w-wasn't paying attention to w-where I was going. I-I d-didn't b-bump inta you d-did I?

Open to Everyone!

[afraid_of_my_shadow]

Alex has his hoodie up and zipped, looking around nervous and confused while hugging himself against the cold. What the heck did he get himself into, and why were there strange-looking people all over? Was this a convention of some sort?

Re: Open to Everyone!

[veepofchess]

Lelouch made his way through the Fortitude group. "And your name?" Everyone had clumped up together, and he wanted to double-check who was whom, and that everyone was accounted for.

[antiquitied]

[Ronery Ishizu is ronery. Well. Less lonely, more anxious to get somewhere. Not that it shows; she's just scanning the crowd, looking for someone she may have recognized. She gives up after a moment though, because there's no way that everyone that lives on the island would be at the platform, nope.]

[stoppedhiding]

[ Golbez doesn't make a habit of greeting the new arrivals -- he's only here to see if anyone he knows has arrived -- but when he notices one woman looking rather lost and anxious, he approaches her anyway. ]

Do you need help?

Opennn

[l3g1sl4t1ng]

[Redglare is a bit miffed that her Pyralsprite isn't here. But she waves it off. She knew she should be dead, anyways, so perhaps this isn't so bad. Now...if she could only remember how she died. Oh well. That wasn't important either.

She had read her manual. Okay, she licked her manual. That's how one reads right? So, while her manual is not slightly damp, she was very much aware of the game they were playing.] Oh how fun...

[She grinned as she looked around the station. She wasn't a fan of the system. There was no Just in it! But she could perhaps manipulate the game to bend to her liking, so she'd play along. It sounded fun, and she was curious to see this system in action.]

[greenspaces]

[ Whoa that's a lot of horn. She looks older than the other mysterious trolls. ]

Um. Hi.