[ 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

[hydrokinetics]

[He rolls his eyes.]

Milla. I meant you. You and everything you've accomplished as a human and everything you've learned about humans. You're sure that won't go away?

[thatsthespirit]

Ah--

[a pause, and a frown]

I don't believe so. After all. . . [and then she lifts a hand and places it over her heart] That won't change what's in here, will it? It won't change my memories, or my experiences, or the nature of the bonds I've managed to forge.

[hydrokinetics]

[...no. It won't. Even when Luke lost his body to Kronos, he was able to fight back. He kept his memories and his experiences and it's what saved them from what he had caused. While Milla is nowhere that evil or in the dark, it's still a comforting thought.]

Especially not if you decide to keep everything. I haven't talked to many people who've decided to forget their time here. Maybe that's for the better.