[ 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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[moraled]

[... Right. He has to focus on the end--he has to focus on the outcome, even if he still believes he deserves little more than condemnation. That's not Jason's problem, and Jason... well.

He's been brave and strong, right?]

... Thank you.

[Honestly... he's grateful for Jason's words. He may not believe them yet...but they'll sink in in time.]

In the end... what has happened happened. I do not intend to run away from my choices, but--there is also, as you have said, merit to the fact that now, we are able to return home.

I shall hope...that everyone is able to properly live the lives they deserve now, apart from this terrible game.

[impulsiveness]

Then I hope you'll do the same. You're part of "everyone", too, y'know.

[Living a proper life, he means. After everything that has happened for them to reach this ending, Barnham deserves that much. The ends, in this case, did justify the means.]

[moraled]

... I suppose I am.

[He's part of everyone, and this...reunion has made that quite clear. The last couple of weeks have been lonely, with Barnham isolating himself out of a desire to not lie more than anything, but...

He's grateful.]

And despite this game... I stand by my belief that the majority of those here...are good people. Good people who deserved far better than this.