[ 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

[a_sin_for_him]

Mmm. I'm not certain I'd call her kind, she did choose to kill me on her own accord. But as we believe in my world, what you give is returned to you. She made a poor choice in victims after all, and reaped what she sowed. I don't bear her much ill will.

[But she can't say she has any particularly positive feelings toward the woman, save a touch of respect at her duplicity. And Chane had found herself killed in turn, the circumstances of which still warm Lust's heart.]

It's easy to be strong when you have nothing to lose. There's nothing being risked, any gain that might be had is just an idea. I came out of this with things worth having, that's all.

Perhaps...there's a way. Surely, if all the other things offered are within their powers, that is.

[moraled]

[Well.

True. She did kill Lust, and not everyone had the same ulterior motives that he had. He had to remember that--much as he likes Chane, she still killed someone.

But they were all forced into this, weren't they?

He suspects that to be true. Either way...]

Perhaps there is. Perhaps... if nothing else, if it is a possibility... I should like to keep in touch. I have not yet decided upon--where I shall go from here, but... that is something I know for certain.

[a_sin_for_him]

[Lust only offers a knowing smile. She couldn't help but point it out, she can't say she wasn't somewhat disappointed at how easily everyone seemed to forgive her murder when the killer was revealed. But who was she, to most of them?]

[It's all done and over with now. She's gained a greater reward than even her master had offered her.]

As would I. And I hope you find a home somewhere that will be kind to you, and let you rest. And find happiness. You've more than paid for as much.

[moraled]

[Has he... He's not sure that he's really paid for happiness so much as guaranteed that he does not deserve it, but--

On the other hand, when he sees so many smiling faces here, so many people who believe in the lives they are going to have now... he can't help but feel as though maybe, just maybe...

It really was the best he could have done.]

...Thank you. I appreciate it... and our time together, though it was short.

[He appreciates Lust a lot, honestly.]

I assure you--I shall find a proper place to go from here.