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[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]

[Dats cute, Noct.]

Well...after that. I mean, I have plans with Natalie, Jason and Xion for after Annabeth and I defeat Gaea. We're not abandoning our responsibilities either but there's hope for the future. Why can't the same be said for you guys?

[elemancy]

...You have some good way to do that? [really... noct has nothing right now.]

She's... a Lord of Spirits. I'm the King of Lucis. There's not really going to be a time when either of us can get away from that. We both... have to go back to our rightful place now.

[hydrokinetics]

I don't know. [Is he pouting? Possibly.] There's a lot of things that happened here that I didn't think would be possible, so maybe I'm holding out that there's a way to make everything work the way we want it to. We deserve that much. I mean...they brought us here. Why couldn't they put us somewhere else when we're done with whatever? It's mixing universes but...I don't know.

Maybe you're right. Doesn't seem fair though.

[elemancy]

It's not.

[noct knows it isn't fair, he wouldn't dream of denying it for a second, either.]

A lot... none of this has been fair. Life hasn't been fair. But... we both knew it would be like this anyway.

[it sucks, but he clearly hasn't come up with the conclusion he eventually will just yet.]

[hydrokinetics]

And you still went for it anyway. [He understands, but he wonders...] Still worth it, isn't it?