Day Twenty One: Engine Room to All Carriages

[voidtreckermods]

You have many questions.

Each passenger may ask three.

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[blue_ice]

Seto is still reeling from that. There's a number of directions they could go in, but...what is the most important here?

"Well...we essentially know most of how the train got into this position. Should we ask about Halo's theory that a void storm caused this history erasure? Or...no, something that's more immediately useful to us. Anything we can get the train that would allow it to help us more? I think...it wants to..."

[namethattune]

They are all viable directions; at the moment, it may be best to pick one and invest their final two questions in it.

"Perhaps asking if it knew of Halo and the Voidflash at all, or if it knows of any other...exceptions...might be the way to go."

It's more of a big picture approach, but perhaps that may be the best approach here.

[blue_ice]

"All right. That's what we'll do, then."

Seto pauses to think for a moment.

"On Nion, we met Captain Halo of the Voidflash. She said she was from your planet, Enrara...and that she was considered rogue, like us, because Enrara disappeared. Do you know of any other survivors from that erasing event?"

[voidtreckermods]

No. This is unknown. Statistically unlikely.

Thank you for your questions, passenger Seto Kaiba.

[namethattune]

A dead end. It is a disappointing outcome, but a known possibility nonetheless. Siebren records the answer and thinks.

"One question left," he says slowly, "and any number of directions we could take, with no followup." Which means that broad strokes is likely no longer the best strategy. "Is there anything we are missing? Any questions that would only require a simple answer."

[blue_ice]

"Maybe..."

Seto closes his eyes, trying to concentrate. If only he could group with everyone for reminders during this!

"What about...what happens when people are called up to the front? Sometimes they reappear in luggage, but usually they disembark at the next platform."

[namethattune]

Siebren raises both eyebrows. While he'd heard about the phenomenon, he'd never witnessed or experienced it himself. "A good choice."

He turns and enables the ICP. "What exactly occurs when a passenger is called to the front? In as much detail as possible, please."

[voidtreckermods]

That is a new phenomenon and much about it is unknown. Their tether is disrupted and they are not able to remain on the Voidtrecker Express. If their tether can be secured they are able to return.

Thank you for your questions, passenger Siebren de Kuiper.

[namethattune]

Well. That is not a reassuring answer. Siebren writes the question and response down anyway, gives the ICP a long look, then looks back at Seto.

"I have...concerns."

[blue_ice]

"Agreed," Seto echoed. He just sounded...tired, rubbing at his temples. There was a lot to worry about.

"If that tether is what's keeping us alive, then...the people who left."

[namethattune]

"They depart at the platforms, do they not?" Liminal spaces, in which departing passengers do not respond to outside stimulus and simply leave.

Surely they return to their home dimensions. Surely. The alternatives range from unsettling to unthinkable, and with no further questions available, there is no way to clarify.

"No one has simply...disappeared. Correct?"