[ 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

[flippity]

[ she will not reject that. ]

Really? What did he say?

[hydrokinetics]

Said that if two people agreed a channel for letters and phone calls and stuff could be set up between universes. We can see each other because of how the universes work, but it's something. I thought it might help.

[flippity]

We are definitely doing that! You have to call me all the time and I'm going to mail you candy!

[hydrokinetics]

[That actually gets him to laugh.] That sounds like a good plan to me. If we can do a video call I can show you Camp and you can introduce me to Cocona, too. It doesn't sound like a bad set-up.

[flippity]

It'll be like we're.... um, pencil pals?

[ that's

close enough. ]

[hydrokinetics]

[There's a snort.]

Exactly. But if it's all the same to you I think I'd like to stick with video chatting instead of actually writing letters. Way faster.

[flippity]

I'm still mailing you stuff though. Do you think I could mail you a hoverboard?

[hydrokinetics]

Uh. You can try, but I don't know if it'd work in my world. A hoverboard like...a flying skateboard? That kind of thing?

[flippity]

It looks more like a... surfboard? Um, it's not magic or anything, it's technology. I had one with me in the town but I left it in the cinema.

[ which is why she was hanging around the cinema so much the final week because she wanted it fucking back but didn't want to actually go inside for it. she has it back now though, in her room on the train. ]

[hydrokinetics]

Damian told me you had it with you but I never thought to ask about it since the town depowered everything. [He suddenly looks at his hands.] Wonder if that means my powers are back on now.

[He shakes his head.] ...I don't blame you for not going back for it. But at least everything came back with us.

[flippity]

I wanted to use it as a shield in case anything got thrown at me.

[ her tone is one of dry amusement because nope, she did not need a shield there at all. ]

You should test it out!

[hydrokinetics]

A good plan in theory. Better than what I would have come up with. [This is, again, where he realizes Papika actually is smarter than he thought in terms of battle strategies. Especially considering Percy approached a serial killer completely unarmed.]

You think it'd work for me?

[flippity]

[ it's funny because the last three survivors of the games are basically the only people papika would not have put up a fight against. anyone else she would have definitely fought back and she is, actually, pretty good at it even without magical girl powers. ]

Maybe! You'll never know if you don't make an attempt.

[hydrokinetics]

[The true reason Papika survived until nearly the end. Perhaps this is just another case of "Percy you underestimated people again, stop."]

I think that's usually my line. But in that case? I'll definitely try it out. Can't hurt.

[flippity]

Right, right!

[ and if it doesn't work then the worst case scenario is that they'll end up looking very silly?? so. ]