Post by Blue on Nov 16, 2008 14:15:15 GMT -5
Chapter 1
It was a gloomy afternoon at a train station. I walked to the counter to buy a ticket. The train was a mark III public cruise train. I heard they have superfluous luxuries, such as a Lounge cart, a mini bar, and a karaoke machine. It was the last train of the night. Surprisingly, the lady at the counter didn’t ask for my name. It seems that although this is a specialty train, they don’t keep records of passengers. I headed toward the train loading area and spotted a brochure section. There was a brochure for my train so I grabbed one and continued on my way. I wish I had remembered to bring a book.
As I walked towards the loading area I could see that the station was almost was empty, hardly anyone was there. I noticed a man with a brown hair with a ponytail in a grey hooded jacket, a red headed lady in a dark coat, and two other people. The guy with the ponytail seemed to be drawing in his sketchbook, the red head was holding a doll that appears to have a burnt face, and the other two were simply chatting with one another. I sat near the guy drawing in his sketch book. I asked what he was drawing and he said it was a comic. It looked quite interesting and I asked for his name.
“People call me JesusRocks, or JR” said the man “Whats your name?”
I replied “I’m Bernard Smith”
“So your initials would spell…” questioned JR.
“Yes, I know. Just call me Bernard.”
JR continued with his drawings and I started to read the train brochure. There appear to be 7 carts, or sections. There was the crew car made for the staff of the train which connects to the front of the train’s control room, following that was the passengers’ car which has 4 rows of seats for passengers. There were 2 rows on each side of the car and a large aisle leading from the crew car into the next cart. Each side had 2 chairs with 9 rows. The next cart was a dining cart with large tables for dining with 8 tables having 4 seats for each one. Following that was a “party” cart with couches, a pool table, a karaoke machine, and a small bar. The luggage is stored in the next cart, which is where the luggage is stored. Then the last cart is a lounge cart with lovely furniture, a coffee table, and access to the caboose. I quickly got bored of reading and went to go talk to the ginger girl.
“Hello, I’m Bernard”
“I’m Cocyta” replied the lady
I replied “What a nice do ….”
The train arrived before I could finish and everyone started to board. There was a man in the train to stamp our tickets.
“Hello, I’m Friendshipspeech, call me FSS, and I’ll be moderating the train today.” Said the man
“And I’m Eygptianeye, your waitress.” Said a lady coming from the crew cart
The lady took our large bags and everyone got settled in. I placed my small backpack in the left side back row, Cocyta sat in the front row left side, the two other people took the whole middle row, and JR sat in the right side in a row behind them. In a matter of minutes the train began to start and it slowly started to move. I needed to wash-up so I went to the bathroom to which was in between the dining cart and passengers’ cart when a small scream was heard. I ran to the passengers’ carr passing Cocyta and checkec the cart.
“Was someone yelling?” I asked
JR shook his head
“I didn’t hear anything, how bout you SSY?” said the lady sitting in the left side of the middle row.
“Actually yeah I did Bakurachick, I thought I heard someone yelling” replied the man sitting opposite of her.
“WAIT FOR MEEE!” said the voice, now louder and clearer.
Cocyta behind me opened the train door to see a girl wearing a brown jacket, a blue shirt and jeans. Cocyta ran for the crew cart to contact the FSS. I leaned toward the edge of the door lending my hand.
“Grab my hand” I yelled.
The train almost left the station when the girl jumped towards the door. She tackled into me right before the train got away. Both of us were lying on the floor hardly breathing.
“Thanks, I’m Azat!” said the girl as she smiled whimsically.
Azat’s luggage was stowed and she sat in the back right side of the passenger car. She gave FSS her ticket and we all calmed down. SSY left the cart after a few minutes and moments later, SSY and FSS walked back with another person. They say it was a stowaway, his name was Sajeev. SSY found him hiding in the luggage cart behind his bags and wants the boy arrested once we arrive at our destination. Sajeev stayed quiet sitting in the top right side of the passengers’ car.
Things died down a bit. Then some people went to the party cart. Azat got drunk, BakuraChick did karaoke, Cocyta played with her doll, SSY was writing something, and JR and I talked a bit.
“Azat that is enough! You had too much booze” said Eygptianeye
“MOAR!” yelled Azat
Time passed and we were halfway through the ride, with 3 hours left to go. Everyone was back at the passengers’ cart and was getting ready to sleep. Cocyta was reading a book, JR was looking out the window thinking, SSY was writing something, Bakurachick was fixing her pillow, Sajeev was sitting quietly, I was sitting in my seat, and FSS was talking with eygptianeye as they pushed the midnight snack trolley across the aisle. Suddenly the lights go out and the room goes pitch black. The sounds of shock filled the room
“Don’t panic, it’s a small blackout. Power will come back in about 5 minutes.” Said Eygptianeye
But it was too late, people started running about the cart. Then SSY called out
“Why does a train have blacko…?”
A shriek pierced the room silencing the others. Everyone was terrified, sitting there in the darkness. Everyone was shaken, for 4 minutes… nothing but silence.
It was a gloomy afternoon at a train station. I walked to the counter to buy a ticket. The train was a mark III public cruise train. I heard they have superfluous luxuries, such as a Lounge cart, a mini bar, and a karaoke machine. It was the last train of the night. Surprisingly, the lady at the counter didn’t ask for my name. It seems that although this is a specialty train, they don’t keep records of passengers. I headed toward the train loading area and spotted a brochure section. There was a brochure for my train so I grabbed one and continued on my way. I wish I had remembered to bring a book.
As I walked towards the loading area I could see that the station was almost was empty, hardly anyone was there. I noticed a man with a brown hair with a ponytail in a grey hooded jacket, a red headed lady in a dark coat, and two other people. The guy with the ponytail seemed to be drawing in his sketchbook, the red head was holding a doll that appears to have a burnt face, and the other two were simply chatting with one another. I sat near the guy drawing in his sketch book. I asked what he was drawing and he said it was a comic. It looked quite interesting and I asked for his name.
“People call me JesusRocks, or JR” said the man “Whats your name?”
I replied “I’m Bernard Smith”
“So your initials would spell…” questioned JR.
“Yes, I know. Just call me Bernard.”
JR continued with his drawings and I started to read the train brochure. There appear to be 7 carts, or sections. There was the crew car made for the staff of the train which connects to the front of the train’s control room, following that was the passengers’ car which has 4 rows of seats for passengers. There were 2 rows on each side of the car and a large aisle leading from the crew car into the next cart. Each side had 2 chairs with 9 rows. The next cart was a dining cart with large tables for dining with 8 tables having 4 seats for each one. Following that was a “party” cart with couches, a pool table, a karaoke machine, and a small bar. The luggage is stored in the next cart, which is where the luggage is stored. Then the last cart is a lounge cart with lovely furniture, a coffee table, and access to the caboose. I quickly got bored of reading and went to go talk to the ginger girl.
“Hello, I’m Bernard”
“I’m Cocyta” replied the lady
I replied “What a nice do ….”
The train arrived before I could finish and everyone started to board. There was a man in the train to stamp our tickets.
“Hello, I’m Friendshipspeech, call me FSS, and I’ll be moderating the train today.” Said the man
“And I’m Eygptianeye, your waitress.” Said a lady coming from the crew cart
The lady took our large bags and everyone got settled in. I placed my small backpack in the left side back row, Cocyta sat in the front row left side, the two other people took the whole middle row, and JR sat in the right side in a row behind them. In a matter of minutes the train began to start and it slowly started to move. I needed to wash-up so I went to the bathroom to which was in between the dining cart and passengers’ cart when a small scream was heard. I ran to the passengers’ carr passing Cocyta and checkec the cart.
“Was someone yelling?” I asked
JR shook his head
“I didn’t hear anything, how bout you SSY?” said the lady sitting in the left side of the middle row.
“Actually yeah I did Bakurachick, I thought I heard someone yelling” replied the man sitting opposite of her.
“WAIT FOR MEEE!” said the voice, now louder and clearer.
Cocyta behind me opened the train door to see a girl wearing a brown jacket, a blue shirt and jeans. Cocyta ran for the crew cart to contact the FSS. I leaned toward the edge of the door lending my hand.
“Grab my hand” I yelled.
The train almost left the station when the girl jumped towards the door. She tackled into me right before the train got away. Both of us were lying on the floor hardly breathing.
“Thanks, I’m Azat!” said the girl as she smiled whimsically.
Azat’s luggage was stowed and she sat in the back right side of the passenger car. She gave FSS her ticket and we all calmed down. SSY left the cart after a few minutes and moments later, SSY and FSS walked back with another person. They say it was a stowaway, his name was Sajeev. SSY found him hiding in the luggage cart behind his bags and wants the boy arrested once we arrive at our destination. Sajeev stayed quiet sitting in the top right side of the passengers’ car.
Things died down a bit. Then some people went to the party cart. Azat got drunk, BakuraChick did karaoke, Cocyta played with her doll, SSY was writing something, and JR and I talked a bit.
“Azat that is enough! You had too much booze” said Eygptianeye
“MOAR!” yelled Azat
Time passed and we were halfway through the ride, with 3 hours left to go. Everyone was back at the passengers’ cart and was getting ready to sleep. Cocyta was reading a book, JR was looking out the window thinking, SSY was writing something, Bakurachick was fixing her pillow, Sajeev was sitting quietly, I was sitting in my seat, and FSS was talking with eygptianeye as they pushed the midnight snack trolley across the aisle. Suddenly the lights go out and the room goes pitch black. The sounds of shock filled the room
“Don’t panic, it’s a small blackout. Power will come back in about 5 minutes.” Said Eygptianeye
But it was too late, people started running about the cart. Then SSY called out
“Why does a train have blacko…?”
A shriek pierced the room silencing the others. Everyone was terrified, sitting there in the darkness. Everyone was shaken, for 4 minutes… nothing but silence.