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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[OBVIOUSLY??? she has perked up considerably just because he's back though because, again, dumb dog]
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[yuna stop]
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[help]
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SIGH]
What did you want to give me?
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Here. [And she retrieves from her pocket a bookmark, dark red with a matching ribbon in the corner and a pressed pink flower on it, and holds it out in front of her. It's too cleanly cut and sealed to be one she's made, but of course Yuna would just have pressed flower bookmarks on her.]
Sorry, I didn't have a green one anymore. [Like, she did, but too many of her friends have green as a favorite color?? Red is Karin's, anyway, and Yuna's always thought of her when she's thought of how to better be closer to Shinnosuke, too, and so she wants to create that connection, even if only for herself.] It's something from home, but it's been with me since I got to the town, too. ...When I got sick and my Hero Club at home visited me, like I talked about before, they brought presents sometimes, so when I finally woke up, I had this in my hand.
[For now, she brings her free hand to her heart, all smiles as always.]
I know it isn't much, but it's still important to me, so I really want you to have it.
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If it's still important to you, why give it away to me?
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Because you're important to me.
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... Honestly...
[He should've expected no less from Yuna. A part of him knew this was coming, really.
Even so, he can't stop his expression from faltering for a moment, because that's something he both didn't want to hear but wanted to hear (why?) all at once.]
... You really creep me out, you know? Saying stuff like that with a straight face...
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[She's still holding the bookmark out, but she hasn't tried to shove it at him or anything. She's been patient this long.]
For me, it was a reminder that even when I was far away, the friends who gave it to me were still right by my side. I want you to know I'm always with you, too.
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He doesn't know yet. But, he supposes, it might not hurt (too much) to see.]
You're still a moron.
[It's Shinnosuke talk for thanks, probably.]
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Because it never stops being true.