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

[goingthroughaphase]

[ Coming across him, she offers her own smile. ]

Hi. I never did introduce myself, did I?

My name's Kitty.

[longforgottenpromise]

Hello Kitty... [He offers a gentle smile.] Um... My name is Taiki. It's nice to meet you. Despite... [Everything. But he is used to meeting people in less than ideal circumstances.]

[goingthroughaphase]

[ She nods, knowing what he meant. ] Yeah. Not really the best time, huh? But it's nice to meet you too. I appreciate the company.

[longforgottenpromise]

Yes. I don't think it's good to be alone right now... [He smiled at her, though it was tinged with sadness.]

Have you been here long, Kitty?

[goingthroughaphase]

[ She nods in agreement, but isn't sure what else to say. So she's glad that he is trying to keep the conversation going, at least. ]

Not too long. I just came on at the last stop.

[longforgottenpromise]

Oh. [Not long at all. And for such a thing like this to happen.] It must all be very strange for you.

[goingthroughaphase]

There are some things that are stranger than others.

[ Which is true. She's used to some pretty strange things, but being on the train has been testing her even at that. ]

[longforgottenpromise]

There are. [He nodded.] And not all of it is bad... [Some is terrible, like what happened here this morning. But other things. Not everything he has seen on this strange journey has been bad, there has been some wondrous strange things as well.]

[goingthroughaphase]

That's true. There have been some good things too.

[ It can just be more difficult to remember the good things in times like this. But maybe that makes it all the more important to. ]

[longforgottenpromise]

[He nodded, good things were much harder to bring to mind. Especially with such a terrible thing clouding over them.

He reached out to put a hand on her arm, he's not so good with words, even in moments like this. But he wants to give comfort in any way he can.]

[goingthroughaphase]

[ It seems to be enough, as she glances at him with a small smile. ]

Thanks for keeping me company.

Want to fade?

[longforgottenpromise]

It's okay... No one should be alone at the moment.

[So he would remain with her as long as she needed. Until she found better people to be around. He would do his best to give her comfort.]

Sounds good!

[goingthroughaphase]