[video] unresolved issues

[blue_ice]

[ From the gaming car, it's Kaiba. He's taken to tying his orange hoodie around his waist and popping the collar of his orange polo, in an effort to maintain the dramatic silhouette he loves so much. ]

Does it bother anyone else that the only glue holding this tiny slice of society together is the fact that we're trapped in a claustrophobia-inducing tin can rattling through the interdimensional void?

Think about it. We're from all walks of life. All different social structures. Predators and prey, haves and have-nots, all together and brought down to size. Homogenous societies themselves don't have a great track record of avoiding division and war, so the only thing keeping our tiny tube afloat and relatively at peace is the fact that there's no escape should we cause a big enough disruption.

Can alliances forged under these conditions truly be called genuine? Is it really what you call friendship, if such a thing exists? Or family? Would you accept someone who would be your enemy in any other circumstance? Who's committed unforgivable acts, and is still capable of doing so? Somehow I doubt it.

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[blue_ice]

Well, the train hasn't gone down in flames yet. That suggests at least a mild degree of cooperation. It's astounding.

CW for gore mentions.

[sell_tickets]

[He laughed.] "Or maybe some of us just have self control?" [He knew a lot of people here would probably be dead if any of the Warlord Princes he knew showed up and found themselves trapped away from their queens.... but they wouldn't burn the train down. That would just be stupid. They's wash the walls in blood, instead. He had nearly done so himself twice already - well once if you don't count the nightmares they shared - and he was among the more easy going of his friends.]

[blue_ice]

Right. Though sometimes I doubt that.

How has everyone treated you so far?

[sell_tickets]

"about the same as in any random grouping, I guess. Some people well, some people mostly ignore me which is fine. Some people can't stand me and the feeling is mutual." [Bright impish smile.]

[blue_ice]

Hm. Have you been causing trouble, then?

[sell_tickets]

[Another grin.] "I suppose that depends on how your world defines trouble."

[blue_ice]

Causing uproars? Making enemies?

[sell_tickets]

"The first not yet, the second... perhaps."