[ 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]

You're right about that part. That much I can definitely admit. But let me ask you something. What choice would you have made instead?

[feminitis]

Huh?

[Sei blinks, not really expecting that question, and scratches at her cheek as she thinks it over.]

I think... I would have tried to do the same thing as you. But although I would have tried, I'm not certain that I would have succeeded. [You know, because of the missing leg and how she's sort of biased and polarized in her opinions of people...] You had both the will and the ability to do what was necessary. What I would have done would have been nothing more than a pale imitation.

[hydrokinetics]

[There's a light huff of amusement, like he's not sure he can agree. To him, Sei is definitely someone who tries and that counts for him. He doesn't know about the idea of her falling short.]

Then...I guess I'm glad I did this. So what happens now? What are you going back to?