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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Good. That should keep them out of trouble. And they can keep an eye on your family, while they're at it. [ doesn't at least one of them have superpowers? ] While we deal with...everything else.
[ hahaha. ]
Why don't you just tell me about everything else from the start?
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[He falls quiet then, snuggling into her shoulder and holding her waist tighter.]
That's a lot. But the important parts...Hal approached me about the coal miner job our first week here. He said that if I told anybody you and I would be disqualified from the game and we couldn't get back home. Nisha knew you and I were dating. But I was working with her until she was executed. Then...in the second week, Damian came to me and told me he was looking for someone to kill someone else to end the game. I didn't realize it at first, but he was telling me he was the Bounty Leader and he was looking for the Deputy. Because of my merit, I was able to get information out of Hal about the game and the roles and everything. I was taking it back to the others. It's how I accidentally found Milla who told me she was a Bounty. We suspected Noctis was because he had information that no one else would know unless they spoke to the Bounty or were the Bounty. With those three together, Hal told them about Shinnosuke being the last Bounty. So...we've been working together for weeks. Natalie told me she was the Doctor and we convinced her to switch the name to Damian for revival.
And...Damian told us he challenged the Deputy to a duel and the Deputy said no. That's how we got a handwriting sample and when I spoke to Will, Will knew why I was asking. He showed me a letter Dr. Lecter wrote to confirm the match. And so I talked to Dr. Lecter and we tried to negotiate but it was too late by then. He knew he was going to die. So...that didn't work.
[There's more. There always is. But first...] Will told me how you died. It's why I trusted Will's guidance.
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[ she's not going to complain about who percy trusted. his judgement is occasionally questionable in terms of plans of action, but he's usually pretty good at telling when people can be trusted. mostly. kind of. look... ]
I wasn't sure if you were the one who'd gotten the entire story out of Hal or not. I knew someone had, but wasn't sure how to tell you so. We need to think up codewords and phrases in case anyone ever tries to censor things we're saying ever again.
[ an idle aside, but. ]
Your information-gathering was top-notch.
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And anyway...[A not-so-subtle snuggle.] Mr. Barnham told me on Sunday. This whole week has been the worst week of all. But...I'm glad it's finally over.