But as soon as they step onto the tram, the doors slide closed behind them and it starts moving along the track. Nothing seems off about it right now, though it does feel uncomfortably quiet. You know that feeling of being watched, even if you can't see what's watching you? You definitely have that.
But you might want to explore the tram car a bit to see what you can find. It's a standard tram car, with a passenger area and then a little driver cab at the front that you can access through a small door.]
Do not start with ghosts. I haven't asked Hua Cheng how to actually deal with--
[ slam! there go the doors. and there go the tram, them inside. ]
Great.
[ Bucky is going to beeline for the driver cab at the front, kicking open the door with his gun Out in case anything wants to mess with him as soon as he accesses the driver cab. ]
I'm sure it'll be fine. I'm sure we're being taken somewhere fun...
[ he says, while inspecting the rows of benches as he walks. he taps a few of them tentatively with the capped end of his scabbard. is there anything they can see outside the windows? or sticking to the ceiling? ]
Dunno if it's any safer to leave the two of you here by yourselves.
[ but sylvain does try to move a little closer to the driver cab. ]
[The passenger section seems to be free of anything that would suggest demonic activity. No strange moving shadows, no eyes peering out, everything appears solid while Sylvain taps the benches. Outside the windows everyone is able to see that this tram is taking one of the lines that leads further upwards on the massive sprawling town that makes up the area around True Cross Academy. It hasn't started going up the incline yet, but you can tell from the line it's following that you will eventually be going to the top of the massive hill the academy was built on.
In the driver's compartment, there is no driver obviously. But the controls and wheel seem to be moving of their own accord, with nobody actually touching them. It's driving as it should, but nobody is at the wheel basically. There is a dead man's switch too but it's currently active, like someone's holding it.]
[ calling out to the others: ] It's fine, I can take care of myself.
[ so like. Focus on keeping Estelle and Kazu safe for now.
Meanwhile, Bucky will wave his free hand through the space where he'd expect the driver to be--and particularly right over that engaged switch. Is it just an invisible driver or something? ]
[ he's reluctant to accept that, but they're the experts, so... no arguments here. ]
These things usually have drivers, though, so something should be running it. Or pulling it along, maybe?
[ the mods said we still have effects, so black cat ears forward and back, listening for any odd sounds. he's going to go check the door, to see if it's actually locked, green paint starting to seep out from under the uniform sleeves and covering his hands. drops remain on the door wherever he touches, but they disappear a few seconds later. ]
Something could be waiting for us on the track, too. Can you see if you can open a window?
[ he doesn't want to be trapped in the train car if he can help it. not again. ]
[Bucky can wave his hand through that space! Nothing is there, so no invisible driver. Still the controls keep running themselves. Bucky will be able to see out the front window too, and he'll see that the path is taking them on a gradual loop upwards towards the top of the Academy. Everything seems normal right now, aside from the fact that there's no driver and the train is driving itself.
The doors are indeed locked, but the windows can be slid open! The opening is small though. Estelle could fit out it, and maybe Kazu if he wiggles through, but there's no way Sylvain and Bucky could get out that window. This train does not have safety escape windows, so sad.
Sylvain can sit down though, and when he sits down he'll feel a slight humming feeling. It's like the bench is thrumming with electricity, but not exactly that since Sylvain isn't getting electrocuted.]
[ "there's no way Sylvain and Bucky could get out that window" don't fucking test me
Anyway, Bucky will return to the main tram area where the others are. He holsters his gun for now and slides open a window for Kazu. ]
We're headed up the hill to the top of the school. I couldn't find anything or anyone controlling it. [ He leans back across the shut doors, arms crossed. ] But there's nothing blocking the controls off, so we can hijack them if we want. Probably.
Sylvain will feel the jolt of the tram as it suddenly picks up speed. Being as familiar as he is with rough rides in carriages and such, it's easy for him to maintain his balance despite the sudden movement of the tram.
Estelle is also familiar with carriages and how rough rides can be in them, so she feels the sudden jolt as it happens and instinctively know how to keep herself upright.
Kazunari, similarly, will be able to keep himself upright. He'll feel the jolt but staying upright is easy for him.
Bucky is, fortunately, leaning against the doors right now. So while the sudden jolt does send him flying, he's right by a pole he can grab onto to keep himself mostly-upright. He was very close to falling on his ass though.
But the train is picking up speed now. And along with that, there's a sharp curve up ahead. That could be a problem.]
Whoa! [ he almost loses his hold on the chair, but still keeps his footing, and calls after bucky - ] Don't break them!
I think we have to brace ourselves no matter what. That turn's way too sharp!
Okay, okay, um... [ he pulls out one of the summoning papers for our little green friend, and rips it apart. ] Can you open the door for us? And hurry!
Kazu pulls out the summoning paper, and his little green friend pops out! Fortunately he picked the one that's easiest to command so it does seem like it will listen even with that low of a roll. So the little green man scrambles over to the door while Estelle and Sylvain brace themselves.
Bucky meanwhile has reached the controls and grabbed the speed lever, which he is able to pull! but at the same time the wheel suddenly starts turning to the left and right rapidly, shaking the tram back and forth. Estelle and Sylvain are alright, but as for the others...
DEX check:
green man: 18 Bucky: 11 Kazu: 2 (nat 1)
The green man is fine and grabs onto the door to keep itself from being flung around. It even manages to wiggle its way between the doors! Everyone will be able to see plants growing between the doors, cracking them slowly.
Bucky is once again thrown around, and it's only his grip on the throttle lever that keeps him from falling over entirely. In such a small space he's going to get bruised up from hitting the various components (the seat, the walls, etc.), but he'll live.
Kazu, though. Poor, sweet Kazu.
He is thrown completely off-balance by the side-to-side motions and has completely lost control of his movements. He slams into one wall, and then gets flung to the other as the tram pitches violently in the other direction. He goes flying towards the door with all the plants growing on it.
Right then, as Kazu is falling towards the door, the green man grows enough to pop the doors off entirely, leaving that side of the tram open.
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Picked: Evens Got: Odds
Yeah he's going right out that door. It's a fall of about five feet, right onto tracks and rocks, all while going about 20 miles an hour at this point. Bucky slowing the tram down is honestly what saves Kazu from breaking his neck outright, but this is going to hurt. A lot.]
[Estelle's safely braced herself, but she looks back with horror when Kazunari just flies right out of there.]
KAZUNARI!!
[She screams after him, but it's Bucky who gives chase.
It takes a few seconds to gather her wits, but Bucky's words finally register and she runs for the controls to grab that brake. She might need a hand with it.]
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[ he follows the others, clutching the summoning papers. ]
Maybe we have to do something so we can see them? IDK what, though.
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...Keep your eyes peeled.
[ (this definitely smells like an ambush, or maybe that's just the ptsd.)
and as much as he'd like to hold estelle's hand through this, sylvain makes sure he has enough space to draw his blade if needed. ]
If it's a demon, we'll be able to see 'em. If it's actually a ghost... Well... [ they're sol? ]
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But as soon as they step onto the tram, the doors slide closed behind them and it starts moving along the track. Nothing seems off about it right now, though it does feel uncomfortably quiet. You know that feeling of being watched, even if you can't see what's watching you? You definitely have that.
But you might want to explore the tram car a bit to see what you can find. It's a standard tram car, with a passenger area and then a little driver cab at the front that you can access through a small door.]
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[ slam! there go the doors. and there go the tram, them inside. ]
Great.
[ Bucky is going to beeline for the driver cab at the front, kicking open the door with his gun Out in case anything wants to mess with him as soon as he accesses the driver cab. ]
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[Wait, did they? She has to kind of stop and think about that, while Bucky goes on ahead.]
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[ bye, bucky. well, at least they were thinking along the same lines, but... he glances at the other two. ]
School was about demons, I think...? More importantly, shouldn't someone go with him? It doesn't seem safe to go alone.
[ sylvain seems to be the one with battle experience, so? kazu glances at him? help? ]
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[ he says, while inspecting the rows of benches as he walks. he taps a few of them tentatively with the capped end of his scabbard. is there anything they can see outside the windows? or sticking to the ceiling? ]
Dunno if it's any safer to leave the two of you here by yourselves.
[ but sylvain does try to move a little closer to the driver cab. ]
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In the driver's compartment, there is no driver obviously. But the controls and wheel seem to be moving of their own accord, with nobody actually touching them. It's driving as it should, but nobody is at the wheel basically. There is a dead man's switch too but it's currently active, like someone's holding it.]
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[ so like. Focus on keeping Estelle and Kazu safe for now.
Meanwhile, Bucky will wave his free hand through the space where he'd expect the driver to be--and particularly right over that engaged switch. Is it just an invisible driver or something? ]
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Maybe the real danger isn't what's in here, but where it's taking us...?
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[ he'll take a seat then, by the aisle. best to conserve whatever energy he can for whatever's ahead. or waiting. ]
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These things usually have drivers, though, so something should be running it. Or pulling it along, maybe?
[ the mods said we still have effects, so black cat ears forward and back, listening for any odd sounds. he's going to go check the door, to see if it's actually locked, green paint starting to seep out from under the uniform sleeves and covering his hands. drops remain on the door wherever he touches, but they disappear a few seconds later. ]
Something could be waiting for us on the track, too. Can you see if you can open a window?
[ he doesn't want to be trapped in the train car if he can help it. not again. ]
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The doors are indeed locked, but the windows can be slid open! The opening is small though. Estelle could fit out it, and maybe Kazu if he wiggles through, but there's no way Sylvain and Bucky could get out that window. This train does not have safety escape windows, so sad.
Sylvain can sit down though, and when he sits down he'll feel a slight humming feeling. It's like the bench is thrumming with electricity, but not exactly that since Sylvain isn't getting electrocuted.]
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Anyway, Bucky will return to the main tram area where the others are. He holsters his gun for now and slides open a window for Kazu. ]
We're headed up the hill to the top of the school. I couldn't find anything or anyone controlling it. [ He leans back across the shut doors, arms crossed. ] But there's nothing blocking the controls off, so we can hijack them if we want. Probably.
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It only opens this far... I could probably fit through, but I don't know if that's a good idea.
[Do we really wanna climb out and surf on the rooftop? How fast is this thing going, anyway?]
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[ what... what do we do. he leaves the door to stand closer to the others, one hand nervously drumming fingers on the back of an empty seat. ]
Would hijacking it do anything? It's not like you can make these things go off the tracks.
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Something's weird about the chairs...
[ he also adds, re: hijacking, ] —And if you break it, we all just might end up stranded here.
[ anyway, he looks around to see if there are any maps indicating where they're going, or a list of stops anywhere... ]
[ to kazu, ] Can you send one of your demons to scout outside the tram?
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DEX check:
Bucky: 11
Sylvain: 21 (nat 20)
Kazu: 17
Estelle: 20 (nat 20)
Sylvain will feel the jolt of the tram as it suddenly picks up speed. Being as familiar as he is with rough rides in carriages and such, it's easy for him to maintain his balance despite the sudden movement of the tram.
Estelle is also familiar with carriages and how rough rides can be in them, so she feels the sudden jolt as it happens and instinctively know how to keep herself upright.
Kazunari, similarly, will be able to keep himself upright. He'll feel the jolt but staying upright is easy for him.
Bucky is, fortunately, leaning against the doors right now. So while the sudden jolt does send him flying, he's right by a pole he can grab onto to keep himself mostly-upright. He was very close to falling on his ass though.
But the train is picking up speed now. And along with that, there's a sharp curve up ahead. That could be a problem.]
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What the hell was that?
[ and then he realizes, looking out the window, that oh, they are going WAY too fast for this section of track. ]
We've gotta brake the train!
[ So Bucky is going to try to rush back into the driver cab and find wherever the brakes are and...yank on them? They're levers in trains, right??? ]
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[Estelle yelps and grabs onto the back of a chair. But she's quick to steady herself, and she looks back to the scenery whizzing by in the window.]
If he can't stop it, we'll have to brace ourselves...
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I think we have to brace ourselves no matter what. That turn's way too sharp!
Okay, okay, um... [ he pulls out one of the summoning papers for our little green friend, and rips it apart. ] Can you open the door for us? And hurry!
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[ he tries to anchor himself to the back of a chair as well, next to estelle. ]
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Kazu pulls out the summoning paper, and his little green friend pops out! Fortunately he picked the one that's easiest to command so it does seem like it will listen even with that low of a roll. So the little green man scrambles over to the door while Estelle and Sylvain brace themselves.
Bucky meanwhile has reached the controls and grabbed the speed lever, which he is able to pull! but at the same time the wheel suddenly starts turning to the left and right rapidly, shaking the tram back and forth. Estelle and Sylvain are alright, but as for the others...
DEX check:
green man: 18
Bucky: 11
Kazu: 2 (nat 1)
The green man is fine and grabs onto the door to keep itself from being flung around. It even manages to wiggle its way between the doors! Everyone will be able to see plants growing between the doors, cracking them slowly.
Bucky is once again thrown around, and it's only his grip on the throttle lever that keeps him from falling over entirely. In such a small space he's going to get bruised up from hitting the various components (the seat, the walls, etc.), but he'll live.
Kazu, though. Poor, sweet Kazu.
He is thrown completely off-balance by the side-to-side motions and has completely lost control of his movements. He slams into one wall, and then gets flung to the other as the tram pitches violently in the other direction. He goes flying towards the door with all the plants growing on it.
Right then, as Kazu is falling towards the door, the green man grows enough to pop the doors off entirely, leaving that side of the tram open.
LUCK check:
Picked: Evens
Got: Odds
Yeah he's going right out that door. It's a fall of about five feet, right onto tracks and rocks, all while going about 20 miles an hour at this point. Bucky slowing the tram down is honestly what saves Kazu from breaking his neck outright, but this is going to hurt. A lot.]
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Then Kazu straight up FLIES OUT OF THE DAMN TRAIN. Bucky swears and immediately runs back through the tram. To either Sylvain or Estelle: ]
Keep the brake down, make sure it doesn't speed back up!
[ and then he's just gonna leap out the open doors of the train onto the track and sprint back to where our poor kazu just went splat. ]
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KAZUNARI!!
[She screams after him, but it's Bucky who gives chase.
It takes a few seconds to gather her wits, but Bucky's words finally register and she runs for the controls to grab that brake. She might need a hand with it.]
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