[Game 21] Through The Train

[arsgoetia]

The marbles from each group are inserted into the pupils in each door. The eyes blink, unnervingly, then seal shut. All at once, the lights dim down in each compartment and fade back to quiet darkness . . . though you still see the occasional spark of magic along the windows and edges of the train.

You still have no electricity, and your magic is still dampered.

You can, at least, proceed through, either back or forward along the train. The compartments are arranged in approximately this order:

[#1 - ??? - Open] - [#2 - Sariel's Group] - [#3 - Elluka's Group] - [#4 - Maon's Group] - [#5 - ??? - Open] - [#6 - ???] - [# 7???]

Comments

[Compartment #6]

[arsgoetia]

There's a few things immediately apparent as you move into the next compartment:

1. It's First Class. The seats are bigger and nicer! They got complementary newspapers.
2. Those newspapers are now totally trashed and shredded, and there is blood on, like, everything.
3. There are three or four unconscious humans here. Probably the blood on them isn't theirs? Probably.
4. The walls and ceilings here are lit up and crackling with barrier energy keeping it contained; the doorway you enter through is the only break in the magic.
5. The door at the far end has more than just an eye sigil (which it does have, glowing gold). It has a picture of a clock, hands set to midnight; a single gold handprint; as well as some writing scrawled in scratchy, bloody handwriting.

There is also a . . . person? A living person is here. They are hanging upside down from the ceiling, dark hair dangling and swaying. They're suspended by a heavy chain, lashed and bound down to a chair. The chair is upside down, and they are spinning around, kicking their feet and occasionally getting shocked by a jolt of electric magic that passes through them.

There is a gag in their mouth and they let out a loud howl as the next shock buzzes down the chain, blood dripping from their arms into a pool below them.

Re: [Compartment #6]

[defendless]

[IMMEDIATELY BOOKING IT TO CHAINED MCTORTUREDGUY, but too small to like. reach.]

[arsgoetia]

"Mmmphhh . . .!" They wriggle.

[defendless]

We're going to get you down as quick as we can!!

[liarliarliar]

Someone help them?!?!

[TOO SHORT]

[arsgoetia]

"Mmh, mm!!" They seem to agree, emphatically.

[liarliarliar]

They got you...!

[ok ok

that person is being helped. the passengers are being checked on.

goes to see whats written by the golden handprint]

Re: [Compartment #6]

[beleaving]

Seven hells--

[I mean he is probably tall enough to just reach up and see about... steadying the dangling person while also examining any way to get them down.]

Re: [Compartment #6]

[defendless]

Zeno might be able to snap the chain!

[but is small]

Re: [Compartment #6]

[beleaving]

That might be handy. [But trying to steady the hanging man first.]

Re: [Compartment #6]

[redetermined]

[YEAH HEADING STRAIGHT TO THE UPSIDE DOWN PERSON. screw the electricity]

HEY, TRY NOT TO MOVE!

[arsgoetia]

They go still for a moment, then just wriggle again, squirming.

[aethericbody]

[while they're helping the living person, hesitates and then turns to check on the unconscious people and ensure they're not gravely injured]

[arsgoetia]

[The people here are alive, breathing a little labored and pulse faint, but hanging in there.]

[runawaystory]

Oh, god...

[also too short to help the person in the chair, so checking on the other people.]

[arsgoetia]

[The people here are alive, breathing a little labored and pulse faint, but hanging in there.]

[dammitmaonmaon]

Wow . . .!

Re: [Compartment #6]

[tenebrat]

[ i lIED IT'S NOT OKAY

whining slightly, but melting back into the shadows; since so many are trying to help the person immediately it heads over to the gold handprint to. touch it...??? ]

[arsgoetia]

[It buzzes a little under your touch, warm, responsive. Waiting.]

Re: [Compartment #6]

[rollwillpowercheck]

[UH.

after a moment of shocked staring, when he sees that other people are helping the chair person, he dashes through to the door at the far end to get a better look at the writing.]

[arsgoetia]

[It says: Ecclesiastes 3:8]

Re: [Compartment #6]

[innerdemon]

Oh shit! [hurries over]

[withpizazz]

[. . .]

[psychopompous]

[showing up 5 minutes late with Starbucks—]

[oh, no. no, no, no]

[liarliarliar]

Niichan, Ecclesiastes 3:8?