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15strangers2019-07-15 07:18 pm
strangerpeople) wrote in 15strangers2019-07-15 07:18 pm
WEEK 1
[The train wouldn't stop. Not until very early the next morning. The few who might have been awake would be able to exit the train, entering the cool twilight of the dawn. The star is dark, and few stars can be seen in the sky as a cold breeze begins to blow from the mountain beyond. You can see some chunks of rock floating idly nearby, far away from the station that it won't hit trains, but near enough that one can see they are larger than the train they just disembarked.
Lastly, laid out in front of them, the first port of call: Menahoven. The mountain: The Throat of the World.
But which world? Who knows. Not any of yours. Maybe it doesn't matter. Not when you are so far from home. Not when you have no way to get off this rock without the aid of the trains-and they will not let you pass.
It looks like you're stuck here until the Conductor decides to leave. In the meantime, everyone will need to get comfortable.
There are fifteen strangers left in this place.]
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Okay, listen. You can't just hand that to her, not after what you did, King.]
Not all ears. Only mostly.
[But okay, okay:]
...Seriously, though. If the time should come that I have to return to my Master...
Please. Promise me you won't get in the way.
[She frowns.]
You may think ill of him all you please. Wish whatever horrors you want upon him. But the things that man can do, has done... you may think you would fare just fine against him, but I am not willing to run that risk.
If, in the end, the choice comes down to your safety or mine, I ask you to prioritize your own.
Can you promise that to me?
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But that request...it does get him to think for at least a good minute. Not try to keep Ris away from this monster of a master? That's...not something he likes. Not even a little. But could he do it to get her to let him help? Could he really?
He seems to be lost in thought for maybe another minute, before letting his paw fall.]
Then...I think we don't have a deal. I'm sorry, but...I just don't think I could stop myself from trying to keep you away from him.
Sorry for wasting your time.
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...No, don't apologize. I'm sorry for wasting yours.
[...
She stands, sending the remaining cats scattering and gathering up her blankets.]
I should probably start getting ready for the day, then. I hope you have a good rest of yours.
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He puts his paws behind his head, letting his fingers intertwine.]
Nah. If I don't have to apologize, then neither do you.
[It's only fair.
One of the cats lazily walks over to King's side, meowing softly. King gives her some head pats.]
Hey Lisa.
[He looks back up at Ris.]
We can still be friends, though, right?
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Ris is quiet, as if thinking that over, and then nods. Yes, it's only fair.]
To the extent to which I am capable, yes. Of course.
[She'd not deny him this. She owes him much more.]
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The last comment gets a small, somewhat bitter smile from him as he starts to walk backwards towards the exit, Lisa following after him.]
Good. I'll see you around, then?
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Of course. [And it's hard to tell if she means this to tease or genuinely:] Even if either of us did have somewhere better to be.
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Of course. Have a nice day.
[And the King has left the...uh, train car.]