Backdated to the 22nd OTA - Room invasion!

[nobodys_puppet]

Who: Xion, Taiki, and whoever has the misfortune to be in their rooms midday on the day that no one could speak to each other...
What: Hunting for Roxas using Dark Corridors. (Yes they look as creepy as they seem)
When: During the Error event
Where: Every. Single. Sleeper cabin. (Except Sleeper 6, Cabin Band Sleeper 4, Cabin D. Though people in those cabins can find them in the hall if you want!)
Warnings: Should be none in general, mark threads as you go?



Xion and Taiki were on a bit of a minimission. Xion was looking for Roxas, now that Taiki set her on this path she's still not fully sure why he is still with her, but she isn't arguing it either. Since they can't read the door signs at the moment, Xion's method of searching is a little alarming, though direct. Starting with the Sleeper closest to the standard car, she'll be creating a dark corridor in the train hallway. A matching one will appear in the room. She and Taiki will step out, and she will look at the beds. Unless stopped, if it is not the room Roxas is in - Sleeper 7, Cabin A - they will simply leave. So just a little jump scare to get you through your day...


Xion's hood is up, hiding her face. She is not wearing train team colors, save for a blue sash around her waist that had once been part of a shirt. She is in a long black jacket, black boots, black pants and one of her black gloved hands is curled around something, so looks like a fist. Thankfully her small size keeps her from actually looking intimidating...

(OOC note: If you are the first to tag in from your room, please put the room number in the subject line, and if someone else already posted for your room, please feel free to jump in on that thread or start a new one, whichever you prefer!!!)

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Sleeper 7, Cabin A

[nobodys_puppet]

Xion stepped through the dark corridor and stopped. "Roxas," she whispered, not that anyone other than Taiki was likely to understand her, given Roxas' state and the glitch on the train. She opened her palm, showing the shell she had been holding. Not the one from Taiki, that was tucked away safely and separate. One she had collected. She set it on the bed beside Roxas' pillow. She turned to leave, then stopped and looked at Taiki. "One for every day since I woke up, since he counts? Or just one for each day since I found him?" She wasn't sure, and there was only one person here she could really ask advice of....

Sleeper 3, Cabin C

[tinkerheart]

There are sheets of paper strew across the bunk Fëanor is sitting on with rows upon rows of elegant lines of tengwar interspersed with strange train glyphs. The writing is impeccable but a lot of what was first written is crossed out, underlined, circled, or otherwise marked. Tufts of pink fluff float in the air, some already settled on the papers.

He spent his time in the standard car until he deemed it too loud for research and moved back to his cabin. Clearly, he's not expecting visitors.

[longforgottenpromise]

This wasn't quite what he meant when he had suggesting going to find Roxas. But he didn't want to discourage her when she seemed more positive and taking matters into her own hands.

So he followed her through the strange corridors, even when they made his skin crawl.

He smiled at the man in the carriage. "Um... sorry to disturb you."

[nobodys_puppet]

She looked around the room, curious for a moment about the tufts in the air then shook her head. "Roxas is not here."

[tinkerheart]

Fëanor looks up from his papers more startled than angry. Though it's easy to confuse the two with him.

"How did you two manage to get in?"

He could swear he closed the door. Nobody [ahem] without a proper ticket shouldn't be able to enter.

ROFL

[nobodys_puppet]

Was... she supposed to answer...?

Or could she just leave?


She wanted to just leave, but Axel would want her to talk. But were they allowed to tell Somebodies about the Dark Corridors? But then she did just take a Somebody through them....


"Dark Corridor," she finally answered. That was sufficient, right?

mwhaha...

[tinkerheart]

This has happened before. The Spider just blinks herself around the train all the time wherever she pleases. Which is honestly annoying when he's trying to work but nothing he could do about it.

"Is this some kind of teleportation device?"

Beware, now you got him curious.

[longforgottenpromise]

He was careful to translate between the two of them, mostly letting Xion speak and translating her words without embellishment.

"He asks if this is a teleportation device."

It's a strange kind of translation, where both of them hear the same words in their own language as he repeats them, but it works.

[nobodys_puppet]

So much for hoping Taiki would answer for her. She wished Axel were there. She shook her head to indicate no. That was enough, right?

and million years later... a response

[tinkerheart]

"Pity." Fëanor shakes his head. "We could use one on the missions"

If this was a device he could try to replicate it. As it is not, it is of no use for him. But he still wants to know why they ended in his cabin.

"What are you looking for?"

He should have asked who.

[longforgottenpromise]

"I... Sorry I think it is something Xion can do herself." He glanced worriedly at her, but then gave her an encouraging smile.

"Her friend Roxas. Sorry... I am able to speak with everyone on the train, even now. But my understanding doesn't extend to the written word."

[nobodys_puppet]

She had to speak, she supposed. "Roxas and Axel can do it too," she said with a small shrug. "How could it be used on missions?" She was curious about that. The corridors were for getting to missions and RTCing after. How would she use it during a mission? Getting to a high place?

[tinkerheart]

Fëanor shrugs.

"That's still useful. If it allows you to move to any place you could be a messenger. There are other options too ..."

He stops. The girl is clearly in distress. Maybe he should stop trying to find her a job?

"Oh? Maybe he's just sitting in the quiet car, reading a book? Have you checked there?"

That... is not exactly helpful either.

[longforgottenpromise]

"We have." He nodded, "We have looked in all the common areas."

Which as why they were breaking into rooms. If it had been up to Taiki he would have just knocked on the doors, but he is following Xion's lead.

[nobodys_puppet]

A messenger? She was still getting used to not being terrified of people seeing her at all. Going out of her way to interact with people when she could be fighting monsters...? Made no sense to her. She glanced at Taiki confused. She also kind of wanted to leave, since Roxas clearly wasn't here, but the other seemed to be talking with the man who was here, so she was supposed to just wait quietly.


Right?

wrap?

[tinkerheart]

"I see."

There's another possibility. That friend. He might be gone. Fëanor suspects that what they are doing now is partly trying to not to think too hard about it.

"Well, it's a big train."

He moves his papers to the side without a real reason. Trying not to say what he's thinking right now.

"I wish you luck on your search then."

sure!

[longforgottenpromise]

"Yes." He nodded, "I am sorry we disturbed you."

He looked at Xion, they could just use the door to leave but if she wanted to directly move to the next room they could do that as well. It was her magic, he let her take the lead.

Thank you for the thread!

[nobodys_puppet]

She nodded and lifted a hand, just over Taiki's shoulder. The Dark Corridor opened behind his back. There wasn't enough room really to put one in front of her, given the beds and the other person and all...