[ DEPARTURE ]

[sheriffexe]

DEPARTURE

It's time to go. Most people are on the train by now. Settled into their cabins and among friends and loved ones. There are only three new arrivals left to board and once they do, Hal pulls a conductor's hat out from underneath the bar, tugs it on, and steps around it to the middle of the train. He opens his mouth to talk, voice filling the train. "It's time to go. Stops happen once a day until everyone's departed and I already have your stopped listed. If you'd like to be prioritized, let me know, otherwise we'll go in order of death. Settle in and enjoy the ride. If there's anything you need, don't hesitate to ask, folks." This, of course, means that those who died earliest (Manfred, Higekiri) will depart first while those who died latest (Barnham, Damian, Percy) will depart last. There's a stop for everyone, though those who want to get off together are more than welcome to. Hal pulls a notepad and pen out of his pocket later and people will notice that he goes around the train confirming stops with everyone. Whatever feeling Hal may have had to a character back in town isn't noticeable here -- he is simply a robot assigned with a job. After that, it's all a matter of settling in and enjoying the ride. If that's possible for you, at least.

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Comments

[flippity]

[ she immediately sits down in the now open seat, folding her legs under her. ]

I am. It'll be really bad of me if I didn't. [ ... ] Are you going back home too?

[bittybat]

Yes. [He's frowning about it even if he doesn't seem, like, distraught or anything.] I have to give my father the details so he can record them in case it happens again.

[And... he has to admit what he did.]

[flippity]

Oh. Are you scared?

[ she assumes that just telling a normal parent about something like is hard, but considering what they do... ]

[bittybat]

[His face quickly screws up, and he looks pretty offended... not that Papika means anything by it.] No.

[A LIAR. HE'S FUCKING TERRIFIED.] I just--have to tell him.

[flippity]

[ damian you're like ten and if papika has learned one thing from her time here, it's that all of you are fucking liars ]

Okay. I'd be scared though.

[bittybat]

[Oh... Listen...]

It's fine. I have no reason to fear my father.

[Just... his disappointment and retribution.]

[flippity]

[ damian those are reasons to be scared i hate you???? ]

It's a lot to tell someone. I'm not even sure where to start.

[bittybat]

From the beginning. [He frowns at her.] You can go back without your memories, you know.

[flippity]

Why would I do that?

[ it's a genuine question. what they went through was horrible, and soul crushing, and none of them will be the same after. but it's what happened, and papika isn't sure if it'll be okay to just erase all the decisions she made while in this town as well as her memories of the people she's met. ]