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

[veepofchess]

[Just great. You sound like another troll he knows]

Fortunately, that doesn't much matter. You are?

[heiropaque]

[ If only they wore individually-coloured clothing, instead of this vile green. ] Is that sarcasm? You already know my name.

[veepofchess]

[sigh] You stepped up with everyone else as a group when we called names. Again, your name?

[heiropaque]

[NOPE.JPG] Nowhere have I seen any validity of your authority. Submitting to you under these circumstances would be utterly deplorable. Ludicrous, even.

[veepofchess]

[Do you not see his spiffy hat. Come on.] My name is Lelouch. I am a prefect of your new school, Fortitude. That places me in charge of the day-to-day needs of the students as well as some disciplinary procedures.

[heiropaque]

[ your hat is stupid and your island is stupid. AND YET. ]

A prefect. Is that your obscene human word for a highblood?

[veepofchess]

Blood color doesn't mean anything here.

[heiropaque]

[...] Only a peasantblood would say something so preposterous.

[veepofchess]

It's the truth. The trappings of your society mean nothing. The only status that means anything is whether you are a player or are owned by one. I strongly suggest you fall in line from the start, or you're going to be in for a difficult few weeks.

[heiropaque]

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Revolting. You will stop.

[veepofchess]

No, I won't. It's for your own good. You can read all about it in the manual in that bag. You have a uniform in there as well.

[heiropaque]

[ THIS DEFIANCE IS INFURIATING

and yet

strangely

addicting... ]

[veepofchess]

[He is indifferent to your fury and your addictions] Once you review the material, if you have any other questions, feel free to direct them to Yuri or Nanami, the other prefects.