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Anthony turned to her, opening his mouth to reply, only to be interrupted by a "Whoa!"as he was dragged away by someone. ​

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Alyssa tried to follow him, but then her stepfather walked to her and said, "I've been looking for you. The train's here." and handed her a ticket. ​

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Alyssa got on the train, then decided to take a last look at him and waved, "Wish me luck at the academy!" ​

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[/url]"Heidi! H--hey, yo, friend." He snickered and closed his eyes. "Glad to see you came. Oh, and yo, Altair, buddy." He seemed cheery enough. "I'm-- I'm fine," Cherno said. "It's nothing. De nada. Forget about it, friend." He stepped forward a bit. "Did you get your ticket? The monorail will be here soon. There's a bunch by the machine I've paid for, so go get them soon."

He seemed...off, but she disregarded it. "S-sure." Heidi nodded and went to grab the tickets for herself and Altair. Anthony had run off to the Monorail without everyone else. I hope he's okay. She nervously waved goodbye to the others and made her way to the car it looked like had run off to. Maybe he wants to be alone. He did leave you deary. I shouldn't bother him. Afraid he'll drop you? Afraid everyone will drop me... She could almost feel them shaking their heads at her.

The small girl shuffled on board and sat down on a large bench-like seat across from Anthony. She decided to give him some space, in the event that he wanted to be alone. He had taken off rather quickly, after all. Heidi smiled at him meekly, before curling up into a ball on the seat. She pulled her knees up to her chest and hugged them tightly. Altair seemed to make it on, shortly after her, and sat nearby. She didn't look at him, though. The car would be filling up soon and she didn't know how well she would handle it. All these people seemed to know each other and would surely talk and engage in some sort of conversation.

Would she be expected to talk as well? Heidi didn't know how she could contribute and talking wasn't one of her strong suits.

 

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Was ...
That voice ...
That--

Cherno turned around.

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"WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN!? God have mercy on your soul because I sure as hell won't.

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J--

He--

Cherno's mouth was agape.

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"John ..."

He breathed in deeply, closing his eyes.

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Bang.

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"FUCKING PARABOLAS ON A BICYCLE, JOHN. WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU? I WAS SO WORRIED YOU WEREN'T GONNA COME AFTER I MADE A RIGHT DITTY LITTLE BUFFOON OF MYSELF OVER THOSE TEXT MESSAGES!"
This felt right.

"YOU'RE SUCH A GODFORSAKEN HEATHEN, I SWEAR TO YOU. YOU COULDN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CHRISTMAS AND MICHAELMAS."

The words just flowed out of Cherno's mouth. He barely thought about it.
"WHAT THE HELL IS WITH YOU, WORRYING ME TO DEATH?"

It was as if he had said these words hundreds of times in his past.

"NOW COME OVER HERE--"

And yet, his memory was blank. It was as if his yells were hollow.
Who was John Quincy, and why did Cherno's soul yell out in happiness for meeting this right stranger?

"SO I CAN GIVE YOU A HUG,
YOU ASSHAT."

Dammit all. Cherno was crying again.

 

When the train had arrived, Alex followed the mass of students into the train. He took himself a seat and just looked around at all of the other people around him. Maybe he should talk to one of them or wait until the train stopped. He didn't felling like sleeping for the first time so it was inevitable that he was going to talk to someone, it was only a matter of who.

 

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xxxxxxxxxx Harley was humming a catchy little tune to himself that he had made up on the spot while noticing that every once in a while, Kallisti would shiver, move closer to him, or sigh. This was pretty bad for her, and he knew that, but she was too prideful to ask for anyone's help, so he did what he could. He stayed there and said nothing to her. There were about ten minutes until the train would be on its way, and not many other for the academy had boarded, yet.

He sighed and then felt a small tug on the sleeve of his jacket, making him look to his left. Oh, it was her, the little blonde girl who couldn't talk. With its mechanical voice, the device spoke to him, barely catching Kallisti's attention, " Hello, I met with you the other day. " it said, " My name is Cristina. "

He smiled at her, " Yeah, I remember you, Cristina, " he replied, " Guess we didn't get to properly introduce ourselves the other day. My name is Harley. " and then he motioned to Kallisti beside him, " This is Kallisti, my . . . " Hmm, should he call her his cousin? It didn't really feel right, but he sighed in defeat, " . . . cousin. She was the girl you saw at the hot springs. "

He hoped his "cousin" hadn't heard that last bit . . . That was the last thing she needed, to remember why she had passed out in the first place, and then turn into a little girl, again. He turned his attention back to Cristina. She looked tired - a lot more so than when he had last seen her. Poor kid, she's probably been through a lot. Probably some bitchy girl bothering her, or something, " How've you been? " he asked, tilting his head with a smile.



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Cristina was actually quite surprised that the girl, Kallisti, was actually his cousin. He had looked so worried the other day that she thought that they had a deeper relationship, but then again cousins could be close right? Not like I know.

Regardless,She was glad that Harley managed to hear her device. Its volume was turned up all the way, but it was quite loud on the train with all of its passengers, so she thought the voice may have been drowned out. But it wasn't so she smiled and formulated a reply.

"I've been well," the mechanical voice said. Well, sort of. No need to bother other people with my personal life. She to extend her reply by typing some more and hitting enter, "How about you? Also, how has Kallisti been, she wasn't feeling well the other day, right?" Her expression changed to show some more concern.

 

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xxxxxxxxxx " I've been well, " the mechanical voice told him, but when he looked at Cristina's face, it said otherwise, but he didn't comment on it, he'd probably make her uncomfortable, " How about you? " it then asked, " Also, how has Kallisti been, she wasn't feeling well the other day, right? "

He almost faltered in his calm smile and expression - almost, but then he replied just as smoothly, " She's been well, thanks for asking. " Thankfully, the area around them was a bit loud, so Kallisti wasn't really able to hear their conversation, " Something she wasn't expecting happened at the hot springs, and, well . . . she kinda panicked. " he chuckled easily, not moving the right side of his body as not to disturb Kallisti or set her on edge anymore than she already was.

" So I take it you're going to Brookbridge as well? What do you think of it? " he then asked, changing the subject away from the girl next to him, " You and my cousin might be dorm mates. " he winked with a smile. Ah, Cristina probably wasn't a bad kid at all, though he wondered if she was mute or had some physical barrier that kept her vocals from forming. He bet that she probably would have been a fantastic opera singer, given the chance.


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For a second, Cristina thought she had seen Harley's expression change, but once she blinked she saw that nothing had changed. I'm seeing things. Maybe I'm just tired... " She's been well, thanks for asking.Something she wasn't expecting happened at the hot springs, and, well . . . she kinda panicked."

"That's good," the machine recited as Cristina smiled. She looked towards Kallisti, she did not hear what they were talking about, which was probably a good thing. Cristina's attention returned to Harley once he began talking again. " So I take it you're going to Brookbridge as well? What do you think of it?You and my cousin might be dorm mates."
Cristina nodded to answer the first question, then proceeded to type on her keyboard. Finishing what she wanted to say, she quickly looked it over and hit enter, "I haven't heard too much about it, but it will definitely be different from what I'm used to. I've never attended a boarding school before. I would be relieved if I found out that she was my roommate. It would be nice to have a familiar face." Realistically speaking, anyone but Tamora would be great. Cristina continued to smile. It was actually a decent conversation that they were having. She was relieved.

 

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What was going on? John and a stranger were literally crying in the middle of the station. She didn't understand it, but it seemed like they were friends to each other. Was he the one that was paying for their ticket? She went to say a thank you, but they seemed so engulfed in each other that she stopped herself. Aah...She didn't know this person. Being with John had distracted her from how alone she was. It was alright to be lonely. It was normal...but she didn't want to intrude and this reunion made her feel intrusive.

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Her voice was gentle, but sincere. She was not sure if anyone had heard her and didn't wait to find out before boarding the train. The backpack she carried suddenly seemed like a tremendous weight as she took in all of the unfamiliar faces and auras inside of the train. Oh, that's right...John's presence helped cancel them all out. How terrible to have forgotten...how overwhelming. ​

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Bronagh waited a minute before picking up her phone off the ground, staring at the message one more. Then, although she didn't delete it, switched out of her inbox and shut off the phone. She stared at the blank screen for a moment, trying not the visualize the email, and she put the phone in her pocket and leaned back in her chair covering her eyes.​

Her head was still pounding, and she kept humming the tune from earlier. She hoped she wasn't going insane. After a minute she took her hands off her eyes and leaned forward on her knees and spoke loudly to the rest of the people on the train.​

"Does anyone here happen to have Aspirin, or some headache medication on them?"​

 

Shortly after musing on those depressing thoughts and memories, a series of strange events happened. First there was an earthquake which was pretty surprising, followed by an extreme heat wave which was all right at first since it was previously cold, but it got a bit much. Allison had gone to her bedroom window and looked outside to see the strangest sight she'd ever seen. Global warming had gotten pretty bad screwing up the weather, but having a heat wave with snow and rain with the sun out? Now only a miracle could cause something that strange to happen. The next thing gave her a chill of fear. Everything had suddenly gone dark, and when she tried to find the sun again, she noticed it was a solar eclipse. Now that was pretty cool since that barely ever happens, but somehow it felt more like a demonic entity was coming from the darkness, rather than a natural phenomenon. Not to mention it was so much darker since it had happened during the day, none of the lights were on. Then it seemed as soon as the world had gone dark, it became light again. Allison froze and stayed where she was for a moment, blinking in confusion and wondering if all of that had really just happened. Then common sense and courtesy kicked back in again and she went to check on her parents. "<Are you all right?>" she asked them. "<Yeah, everything's fine. Thank you. How nice of you to check on us, sweet daughter~ <3>" her mother replied. Allison sighed in annoyance but was glad that everything seemed fine for the most part. Luckily the earthquake hadn't damaged them much.
A couple minutes later, Allison received a text from Anthony somehow asking if everyone was all right. Confused, but appreciating the gesture, she texted him back saying she was fine. Hero huh? How cute. Wait who's Anthony again? Well he's obviously on the e-mail. I guess Harley should know. He knows everything for some reason. Speak of the devil, and the devil appears, shortly after she had replied to Anthony, Harley texted her about a trip to visit the academy happening now. THE HELL IS THIS?! OH GOD I'M GOING TO BE LATE. WHY DID HE TEXT ME SO LATE, THAT ASSHOLE. She didn't have much time to pack anything, but she hadn't exactly unpacked her stuff from the hot springs trip, so she just grabbed the backpack and quickly told her parents she was going out with friends. Hurriedly getting into her car, she shifted it into gear and drove out of the neighborhood speeding up to 5 over the speed limit, but pushing it occasionally to 6 or 7 over. She was in a hurry, but she still didn't want a ticket. If they were all on a train from Coy City to Brookridge, then she could have caught them at Frontier station had she had more time. Quickly parking in the metro parking lot, she hurriedly bought the next ticket and waited for the train. While buying the ticket, Allison realized that there was no way she could get on the same train as everyone else. She would have to meet everyone at the academy. No train shenanigans for her. Angrily, she texted Harley back.

Dude thanks for the late message. Text me when you guys are at the academy. I have to meet you guys there. And i'm older than you, asshole.

 

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Alyssa looked up and saw the girl who was asking for headache medication.

Then she remembered that her dad (not stepdad) told her to keep Advil on trips "just in case if you get travel-sick."

And she had a pack of Advil tablets in her purse.

Alyssa got up and replied to the girl, "I have Advil tablets that are like asprin. Will these work for you?"

 

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xxxxxxxxxx " I haven't heard too much about it, but it will definitely be different from what I'm used to. " How much different, Harley wondered? Where did she go to school - he didn't think that he knew, actually. He began to become curious about little Cristina's background, about she herself. What was her worst fear, her worst experience . . . Her worst nightmare? What thing was what she feared most? How did she behave when she was scared, terrified? What would happen if she was provoked while terrified? Would she flip? Freak out? Go ballistic? Primal? Barbaric? Without realizing it, Harley had been staring intently at her, but upon realizing it - hopefully she hadn't noticed - his expression eased up.

" Yeah, I think we'll all need some adjusting, " he replied with a smile.

" I've never attended a boarding school before. I would be relieved if I found out that she was my roommate. It would be nice to have a familiar face. " This little explanation brought more questions to Harley's mind. There was someone Cristina didn't want to see at Brookridge, someone she was avoiding. He wondered who could be so bad? Well, she didn't look like she was one to be able to stand her ground for much time, so it could be anyone, but he was still curious. What a shame - who would hurt someone like her?

. . . He could hurt someone like her, but it was far too soon for anything like that, and he didn't even know what she was scared of. Not to mention . . . He didn't really want to hurt Cristina - but he wouldn't put it past him.

" I take it you don't have many friends, or get around to talking to many people, do you? " he asked casually, yet carefully, to move the conversation along. More people were starting to appear on the train, and they were getting ready to go, soon. Hopefully Allison would show, too. He didn't want her to miss this.

Just on cue, his phone vibrated and he took it out of his pocket to see the message he'd gotten.

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Bronagh looked at the girl who offered Advil, she smiled at her and replied happily despite her headache, "Yes, that would work. Thank you so much!"​

After she shouted the thank you she had hurt her own head and winced, her eyes twitching slightly. She rubbed her head and looked back up, "I don't understand sudden headaches..." she spoke softly. Although paying attention to the girl she looked around at some of the people on the train, she still found it interesting mannerisms people had. Some were on phones, others in conversation. She didn't smile, but only because of the headache.​

 

John nearly sobbed but kept himself in check. The ******* looked like crap but still felt the same. Same damned way of speaking too. "Parabola this, parabola that, Michael is not worth a holiday, but we Westerners are fucking stupid!" What was he even spouting, he didn't know and didn't care. It was his best friend he was seeing and hugging again. He was alive, they were alive! The world seemed so much brighter now. He hugged his friend before hearing a chime. A half timer, signaling the time was halfway to it's boarding time. John walked with his friend, shuffling and rubbing his eyes dry while noticing that his self appointed charge was already seated.

So John's body sat beside her, he spoke to Cherno as he removed his backpack and set it on his lap. Temporarily he forgot about his concerns as he finally felt significantally less alone. "Memory loss? You must be trying to trick me or something. Well how are you where have I been? Where have you been! I don't see Temperance, are you dating her? Last I saw you two were pretty close." He studied his friend when he finally got a chance to listen. His mind was spinning despite the happy drug flowing through him.

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Bronagh smiled again as she took the Advil tablets and swallowed them dry, she looked back up at the girl and smiled again, "Thanks again, do I know you from school? My name's Bronagh."​

Bronagh usually didn't introduce herself, but at this point she didn't care, she was still having a mini-panic attack inside her head. She reached into her pocket instinctively and turned back on the phone, but she didn't take it out, it just sung the tune it always sings when it's turned on.​

 

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Cristina tried her best to keep her smile, but it became difficult when she noticed that Harley was staring at her. Was he judging her? Examining her? We've just met, I guess I should have expected this. She had a similar experience once she transferred into the orphanage not so long ago. Upon arrival, several people there acted the same way. She decided not to read too much into the situation.

" Yeah, I think we'll all need some adjusting, " he replied, his previous smile returning to his face. Even with his usually smile, Cristina could sense something else that came along with it. He was definitely thinking about something, and in this situation, Cristina found it natural to assume that he was trying to figure more about her. After all, they had only just learned each other's names.

" I take it you don't have many friends, or get around to talking to many people, do you? " Harley added. Haha, talking. Cristina found it ironic, and a bit humorous, that he had chosen that word to use. She wasn't offended by the use of the word. Cristina didn't feel like he was trying to mock her. Several people used to poke fun at her all of the time using that phrase. She was trying to figure out the best way to word her answer. There was no reason to lie to him, or anybody really.

Once her answer was complete she hit enter, "No, I don't. It's hard in my condition. Conversations with several people are too fast paced for me to contribute. Most of the time I nod or shake my head. But it's okay." She casually shrugged.

 

Deciding that now was a good time to speak to someone, Alex finally opened his mouth and said. "Is your head feeling any better?" To the girl who needed the Advil. While this was a way for him to stroke up a conversation with someone, he also did wonder if she was feeling any better.

 

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Bronagh smiled at Alyssa and nodded, "Yes I go to Bellhurst too... well..." she replied then chuckled pessimistically, "I guess we're all being temporarily moved."​

She heard the boy over her shoulder ask about how the medicine worked, she turned to him and smiled, "Yes, I feel better. Thank you for asking." she didn't know what else to reply to the boy, but she didn't want to be rude and turn her head from him. She extended her hand out to him instead and said, "I'm Bronagh."​

 

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The doors had shut, and they were all seated together. He took his place near John and Anthony, directly facing a girl he had not seen before. What was her name? It really was funny. They could never get rid of each other, could they? For the past few days Cherno could remember, he had only really known these people. He looked outside towards the window. Night was falling quickly, and the sun was dim below the horizon. And here they were -- those affected by the e-mail, only them, on a train track they were unable to escape from, where their lives were led along fate's path. The car was empty besides this little group of acquaintances.

Cherno sighed and turned towards them.

He was surrounded by people he did and did not recognize. John sat to his right, and Anthony to his left. Anthony himself seemed rather tired, but John was getting his companion ready to board the train. Another mysterious girl. Cherno assumed she was also affected by the e-mail. It only made sense. He felt relaxed and relieved for once since his sudden loss of memory -- being around all these people. He slumped down on his chair and looked towards his front.

Quin sat calmly in her rather ladylike, wise manner, while Harley chatted with the mysterious blonde lady directly in front of Cherno. He widened his eyes. She seemed to be using-- a ... a text-to-speech machine of sorts. Why was that?

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Using a text to speech machine?
She was either naturally mute or did not wish to talk.
She was very expressive with herself.
Someone that expressive would ordinarily want to communicate with their words as well, right?
Righty-o! It is clear she is a mute.
A mute, huh? Cherno had never met someone who was without their voice before.}

She seemed busy in her conversation with Harley, so he decided to greet her later.
He looked off to the side and saw Heidi sitting close to an extremely sleepy Altair. At least, Cherno thought of him as sleepy. He seemed very unresponsive in general in the station.

The monorail rushed upon its elevated track soundlessly. Outside the window, few houses gave way to more and more dark, looming conifer trees that surrounded the tiny train. Cherno felt helpless, despite being in the borders of Brookridge.

Ah.
Did John say something?


"Memory loss? You must be trying to trick me or something. Well how are you where have I been? Where have you been! I don't see Temperance, are you dating her? Last I saw you two were pretty close."


Cherno turned to him. He was able to pick up his amnesia so quickly? Jesus, the guy really was a genius, from what he knew of him.
But he mentioned Temperance. Why did he have to do that. Cherno sighed and looked at his feet upon the silvery floor of the monorail car.


"Temperance-- we-- we weren't dating, you crazy nut." He ruffled his head through his hair. He-- he had to tell John the truth, right?
"Temperance. Well. You know, haha. S--she,"

It still hurt so much.
Cherno held back a gulp.

"She ... she isn't able to come back from the hot springs ... if you know what I mean ..."\


There was a lengthy pause of silence. Cherno decided to break it.

"Amnesia, eh? You catch on quickly, brother," Cherno said with a devilish, foxlike smile. "That's right. I have amnesia." He turned away from Cherno and looked blankly at the window directly in front of him, laying behind the blonde-haired mute girl. "I have amnesia. In all honesty,"

"Ever since the hot spring, I have little idea who any of you are, beyond the last ... fifteen days?"
"Haha."

Cherno's heart felt hollow, and he gazed at the others around him with hollow eyes. It was as if he were not on that monorail at that very moment, riding through the dark sea of despairing, twisted trees, set on a straight track towards only a small light of hope.