[Hogwarts Between] Seluna train thread

[Patrick McCartney]

--- Brandon Klutzke <cinrus at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 10:27 AM, Patrick McCartney
> <hogsmeade at squaredbee.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Patrick McCartney <hogsmeade at squaredbee.com> wrote:
> >> Seluna saw the train come in. She felt so... what phrase would
> work?
> >> Mystified, weirded out, scared, corageous, like she wanted to
> scream,
> >> like she was to shy to say anything? She didn't know. The only
> thing
> >> that woke her out of her atrtificial sleep was Koramori. "Wow.
> What
> >> do
> >> you think Seluna?"
> >>
> >> "Huh?...Oh! what?" Seluna said starting to feel dizzy from all the
> >> new
> >> things.
> >>
> >> "I said what do you think, dope." Mori said, still staring at her
> >> friend.
> >>
> >> "I dont know."Seluna remarked puting a grim look on her face."I
> just
> >> got the feling something bad is going to happen. I guess I just
> ... I
> >> don't know. All these new things. It fells like I'm not supposed
> to
> >> know it."
> >>
> >> "Don't be so serious, your starting to sound like your parents.
> Just
> >> because they didn't want you to see it dosn't mean your not
> supposed
> >> to. Now come on." Mori exclaimed, walking towards the train.
> >>
> >>  When Seluna didn't follow immediately, Mori backed up and grabbed
> >>  her hand, pulling her toward the nearest compartment. Then they
> >>  started to look for a seat.
> >>
> >>  Most of the nearby compartments were already taken. As they
> >>  moved down the train, the two girls began to catch up with a
> >>  small, dark-haired boy who looked to be about their own age. He
> >>  seemed to be looking for a seat, too.
> >>
> >>  [OOC: This is Heath. I'm going to stick a similar reply on his
> >>  thread.]
> >>
> >>
> >>  [OOC:the girl Paloma meet isnt in the game.]
> >>
> >>  The girl got up opened the door and left. Paloma saw Seluna and
> Mori
> >>  just
> >>  outside the door.
> >>
> >>  "Hey!" shouted Paloma, "Seluna! Mori! Sit here!"
> >> "Sure" Seluna said walking into the compartment, knowing that Mori
> >> would follow her if she did.
> >>
> >>
> >>  [OOC: If you don't mind, I'm going to be writing on this thread
> >> rather
> >>  then the one since it is farther along than my thread. Also to
> keep
> >> in
> >>  sync with this thread, I'm going to make it so that Heath hasn't
> met
> >>  anybody on the train yet.]
> >>
> >>  Heath was starting to worry a little. As he walked down the
> central
> >>  hall of the train he could see all the cabins were full, and some
> of
> >>  them where even over filled. As he passed another cabin he saw a
> >> group
> >>  of wizards who some how managed to fit seven people on a seat.
> They
> >>  didn't look comfy to say the least. After shaking his head to
> tear
> >>  himself away he heard a disgruntled hoot from cage in his left
> hand.
> >>  Looking down Heath saw Cinrus giving him a reproachful look that
> >>  seamed to say, "How hard can it be to find a seat?" "I'd like to
> see
> >>  you find one." whispered Heath. He took a couple of steps,
> stopped,
> >>  shook his head and looked a Cinrus again. He was talking to his
> owl.
> >>  An animal who couldn't possibly understand English, and yet she
> did
> >>  show a surprising amount of intellect since he had gotten her.
> Best
> >>  not to dwell on it now, Heath decided.
> >>
> >>  He walked farther down the train when suddenly he heard the
> whistle
> >> of
> >>  the Hogwarts Express scream through the air. After a couple of
> more
> >>  cabins that where brimming with occupants Heath noticed a cabin
> with
> >>  only three girls and more importantly, an empty seat.
> >>
> >>  He peaked his head into the cabin. "Excuse me." Heath started to
> >> ask,
> >>  "Um yes, hello, is this seAAAAATTTTTTT". Heath didn't finish
> because
> >>  just then the train lurched forward causing him to loose his
> >> balance.
> >>  He waved his arms like giant pinwheels while taking a couple of
> >> steps
> >>  forward into the cabin and just barely avoided falling on his
> face.
> >>  Unfortunately he found his face only three inches from Paloma's.
> >>
> >>  Recovering quickly Heath stood up and said, "Uh, sorry about
> that. I
> >>  wanted to know if this seat is taken?"
> >>
> >> Seluna looked at Paloma, wondering if she was expecting anyone
> else
> >> to
> >> come.
> >>
> >> "No I don't think that anyone else is coming on, do you mind if he
> >> comes
> >> in?" Paloma said looking twords Seluna and Mori.
> >>
> >>  "I don't care. Mori?" Seluna sayed looking at her friend. After
> her
> >>  last jerky boyfriend (and she has had 3 of those) she has stopped
> >>  trusting almost all the boys around her. "Whatever." Mori said
> >> looking
> >>  the other way.
> >>
> >>  "ok," Paloma said looking back at Heath, "you can sit here I
> guess."
> >>
> >>  "So..." Paloma said looking at the ground, "Heath, are you
> excited
> >> about
> >>  going to hogwarts?" Paloma looked up and started to sound snobby,
> >> "My
> >> family
> >>  has gone to hogwarts for generations, basically since hogwarts
> >> started, so
> >>  obviously I'm excited to carry on the family tradition."
> >>
> >>
> >> "Ya, the place sounds great." lied Heath as he put his suitcase up
> >> and
> >> took his seat with Cinrus in his lap. The fact was that while he
> >> asked
> >> his mom about wizarding life in general, he failed to wonder what
> the
> >> school would be like. He mentally winced at his stupidity. How was
> it
> >> possible that he could ask about things that MIGHT be important
> ten
> >> to
> >> fifteen years down the road, but not remember to ask about what
> was
> >> going to happen to him in a few days.
> >>
> >> "It may be a tradition for witches and wizards, but my parents
> never
> >> told me at all. They lied for so many years. I can't imagine what
> it
> >> would be like to learn magic at all. Or what it will be like at
> >> school." Seluna said, sencing the shiver in Heaths voice. (this is
> a
> >> trait you pick up when your known as the school emo. almost
> everyones
> >> voices shivered as they talked to her, even though all those
> stupid
> >> 'cutting' rumors wern't true)
> >>
> >> [OOC: just wondering, what animal is Cinrus?]
> >>
> >> [OOC:  According to Heath's character sheet, Cinrus is a barn
> >> owl.]
> >>
> >>
> >> A 14 year old girl opened the cabin door.  As she stepped half way
> in
> >> everyone could see that she was wearing her school robes and
> holding
> >> a
> >> blue balloon by a string.
> >>
> >> "Excuse me.  I am looking for my friend Dagobert, have you seen
> him?"
> >>
> >> [OOC: what does the girl look like?]
> >> "what does this, Dagobert look like?" Paloma asked sounding a
> little
> >> bit snooby, but polite at the same time.
> >
> > [OOC:  This train even happens in all the threads simultaneously. 
> All
> > threads sync with this event.]
> >
> > They felt a thump followed by a sharp jolt in the floor of the
> train.
> > The girl in the cabin doorway stepped back into the outside walkway
> > while holding onto the frame of the door.  A concerned look was on
> her
> > face.  There was an unnatural silence – no train engine sounds were
> > heard.
> >
> > A crack sounded as the train came to a sudden and complete stop.
> > Luggage, books, personal items, and students filled the air.  Those
> > students who did not fly out of their bench seats bounced off of
> the
> > cushions behind them and landed on the floor.
> >
> > The cabin door slammed shut, and the girl, with her balloon, was
> gone.
> >
> > Outside the windows the landscape was motionless.
> >
> "What was that?" asked Heath as he tried to pull himself off the
> floor. Cinrus had landed a few feet away in her cage and was hooting
> irritably. After picking himself up Heath picked her cage up and sat
> it near his feet. Heath collapsed back into his seat and opened his
> mouth just as his suitcase, which hadn't quite fallen off the upper
> rack with the sudden stop of the train, fell on his head and bounced
> onto the ground. While rubbing his head, he picked his suitcase back
> up and put it once again on the upper rack. "I know this is only my
> first train ride, but are we suppose to come to a sudden stop like
> that?" asked Heath.

An amplified voice echoed through the traincar:  "Please be calm.  We
have experience an unexpected delay.  Stay in your cabins.  Someone
will be by shortly to see if you need any attention.  Please stay in
your cabins."