is anyone alive/making robot noises/option C?

[railwayrhythm]

['Sup, DR? It's been a while since we've seen someone new, huh? Do we even have a bus anymore? That thing just keeps fixing itself. Somehow]

[Like it will be in 3.8 seconds. A gorgeous white train with splashes of electric blue rolls into the DR. Tracks appear before it, the railway behind it fading away]

[Actually, make that BLASTING into the DR, steam whirling behind it as it heads straight for--!]

[BOOM]

[the bus flips into the air like a Team Rocket character punched into the sky. A Len in a conductor's cap hops out of the front cab. He gingerly stares at the front of the train and adjusts the bass guitar slung on his back]

Ahhhh~ Who put that thing in the way of my train?

[the bus CRASHES to the ground with a squeal of metal. Well, guys? Is anyone gonna make this guy pay for the damages?]

Comments

[absoluteblue]

That is... absolutely accurate, unfortunately. Especially this place does the trick bringing the dead alive as it wants to.

How did you ended up here anyway? I never seen this rail track appeared since yesterday.

[railwayrhythm]

. . . You're joking, right? [sorry dude, he's giving you the "are you crazy?" look]

And I arrived by train. How else? Though . . . a disappearing railway is a new one. Better not mean my train's stranded here.

[absoluteblue]

I have met many newcomers and it's hard to think of a joke right now.

[So yeah, he gets tired of it.]

I mean... Never mind. I think you happened to be here.

[Looks up at the train.]

It's still working?

[railwayrhythm]

Right. Only one way to find out.

[he climbs into the cab and starts pulling levers and tapping gauges. the train's pumping steam out her smoke stack, but she's not going anywhere]

Ahhh~ [threads his fingers together and pushes down his cap in frustration] Yeah she needs some work. Looks like I'll be here a while.

[absoluteblue]

Oh, she did flung the bus just now--

Wait, so she's operating?! Will you able to repair her?!

[He exclaims with excitement.]

[railwayrhythm]

[pokes his head out of the cab]

Of course! Who the hell do you think I am? [tips the bill of his conductor's hat up like a cowboy. with a completely deadpan expression]

I double as the engineer, you know. In a pinch.

[absoluteblue]

That's awesome!

[Clearly he looks happy right now, before he makes a pleading tone.]

Um.. You wouldn't mind if I could join you on the ride when it's done. I mean... The more, the merrier, don't you think?

1/2

[railwayrhythm]

[he stares at him for a full five seconds, considering. trains are srs bsns]

I suppose I don't have any passengers at the moment.

[railwayrhythm]

[he pulls out a ticket from his pocket and holds it out]

This is your ticket. Don't lose it. I don't do replacements.

[the moment KAITO touches it, small railroad tracks flow from the foil, like a very clear mist. just let it happen, man]

[absoluteblue]

[Kaito blinks at the moment he touches the ticket, ignoring the fact he gets a ride away from this place. It should able to do that.]

Thanks. You can have my word.

[Must not lose it.]

So... How long until she's fully recovered?

[railwayrhythm]

[a corner of his lips twitch up minutely] I'll hold you to that.

Well . . . [kneels down beside the locomotive, then raps a knuckle on a cylindrical pipe] The cylinders likely took the most damage. . . . Mm. A week? Two? That is, if the tracks keep up the appearing act.

[he tilts his head up at Kaito] Why in such a hurry to leave?

[absoluteblue]

[Places a finger under his chin. He looks concern though.]

I'm worry about how this place could bug us and the train if you leave it for too long. Just like the bus. It wasn't been wrecked until few weeks ago. And now this.

[He isn't blaming the conductor but sometimes Dressing Room can be a trouble maker. Messing things up.]

[railwayrhythm]

[his eyes darken. he stands slowly]

Oh, hell no. Nothing is messing with this train. [#PRIORITIES] I'll lay down an entire railroad if I have to.

[absoluteblue]

I have a general idea. How about we hide the train so no one will touch it?

[railwayrhythm]

. . . Hide the train. [a pause] Yeah, that'll be easy. Let's hide an entire locomotive.

[absoluteblue]

Yeah!

We need to find something to pull it and hide it with a huge train covers!

Sounds easy, right?

oiashdfpoij I lost my shit, bless <3

[railwayrhythm]

[ANOTHER......PAUSE......]

[then he facepalms] Yeah. Yeah, sure. Easy.

Giant train blankets. Good idea.

<3

[absoluteblue]

...Am I not convincing enough?

Come on, I'm sure you don't have those things, do you? I could just ask other Len to bring his roadroller to pull that big girl of yours.

[railwayrhythm]

Of course I do. But that's effectively covering a train with shrink wrap. That doesn't solve the hiding it from sight pro--

Wait, roadroller? Then he can tow her. [THERE'S HOPE!] Great, tell this guy to . . .

[narrows his eyes, warily:] I didn't tell you my name.

[absoluteblue]

Ah, so you are one of them.

This sounds crazy but this place has a lot of people with same names with the same face. This place we called Dressing Room where any Vocaloid related has taken here.

Kagamine Len is one of the Vocaloid twins, as well as my little brother.

By the way, my name is Shion Kaito, or you can just call me Kaito.

[railwayrhythm]

[PROCESSING . . . PROCESSING . . .]





Right. Yeah. Okay. That's not crazy at all. The recycling's gotten a little out of hand here.

Normally my passengers call me the Conductor. But you can call me Len, I guess.

[absoluteblue]

You sure? You were speechless a minute ago.

[He smiles.]

Alright then, Len. Welcome to the Dressing Room.

[railwayrhythm]

[he puffs out a cheek just slightly in a pout. you actually made him make an expression, GJ. he's not sure whether you're messing with him or not]

Thanks. Since we're popular-- You see Rin show up with a suitcase?

[absoluteblue]

[Kaito laugh softly. He knows Len too well.]

Sorry. I haven't see her.

[railwayrhythm]

[danger, Will Robinson, people who are your alternate self's older brother are danger]

[a sigh] Of course. Let me know if you do.