VIDEO-ish (cw: torture and murder)

[bloomingdespite]

[Before the ICP flickers on, every passenger hears a resounding, deep voice thunder through every car in the train, carrying with it a deathly—if odd—proclamation:]

PENALTY GAME: HELL REVERSE!

[Moments later, every ICP turns on to reveal a figure shrouded in shadows, holding the unconscious body of Xue Yang with one hand as the Eye of Wdjat blazes on both of their foreheads. It's clear they're in the gaming car, but if anybody tries to enter from either end, they'll find the doors are impossibly locked.]

Passengers of the Voidtrecker Express, I hold in my hands an unrepentant murderer who slaughtered one of your very own: the victim being A-Qing, and the criminal being Xue Yang. While she has returned, this crime cannot go unpunished, and I have taken it upon myself to try and burn out the stain on his soul—or, at the very least, provide adequate agony for all of his victims, both on the train and off.

If you need to see proof of my justice...

Avert your eyes if you do not wish to see memories of the brutal death of a young woman in her prime.

[The screen flickers once again, this time showing A-Qing's murder, although it doesn't have any audio. ((OOC: Additional CW for graphic depictions of murder.))

When it returns to the interior of the Games Car, the shadowy figure is gone, but their voice and Xue Yang remain.]

I leave it to the council to dispense their own punishment, as meager as it may be.

Remember, passengers:

I am watching.

[The ICP clicks off, and the train is deadly quiet.]

Comments

[spikelet]

I... Sorry. [ She's wary again now, even if she's pretty close to deciding this guy has... well, someone's best interests at heart. Not hers, probably, because who would? But maybe just a general concern. He's sincere, and that's why she hasn't already left. ]

Was that everything? Can I go?

[so_dark_a_road]

No need to apologize. It's I who should be apologizing. You are the injured party here, and I and the whole train should all have a great deal of consideration for you. [ He does have a general concern, and he is worried about her in particular. Even if he's also worried about Xue Yang. ]

I think that's everything. Thank you for taking the time to talk to me and answer questions that were hard for you to answer, for the best of reasons. You don't have to ask me if it's all right for you to go. I wish you well, and I will try my best to make sure you are never in danger again and that no one else is either.

[spikelet]

Yeah, everyone said that when I arrived, too.

[ But that's not their fault, they didn't realise who Xue Yang was, how he behaved if he wanted. ]

I'm tired, I'm going back to bed.

[so_dark_a_road]

[ He nods. There is a lot he wishes he had known before this. ]

Sleep well, then. Dream of good things. Thank you again, and if there is ever anything I can do for you, let me know. Good night! [ He curves his arms in a circle and bows again. ]