[ 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

[alcobrawlic]

Well, I can guarantee you probably won't have a boring life.

[ Marriage, though... it's hard to imagine. ]

[hydrokinetics]

Is it bad that I'm kind of hoping for one when I'm as old as you are?

[That. Could have been phrased better, whoops.]

[alcobrawlic]

... And who is old now?

[hydrokinetics]

People...older than you? [Eh heh.] I never said old was really a bad thing, you know. It's kind of a goal for me.

[alcobrawlic]

There's a better way to phrase wanting to grow up, you know.

[hydrokinetics]

I guess. But then again, there's a difference between growing up and getting old.