[Hogwarts Between] Seluna train thread

[Fiona Trumitch]

On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 8:34 PM, Patrick McCartney <hogsmeade at squaredbee.com>
wrote:

>
> --- 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."
>  "Something is wrong." Seluna said getting up and looking out the cabin
> door.  Other kids were looking out too. "That sudden stop, and I doubt the
> guy their sending is only a docter.  If all this is natural, then I'm a
> priestice" (sorry if I spelled it wrong) (oOC-Seluna is not christian)
> "Seluna stop being paranoid you'll scare people" Mori retorted. "I'm not
> being paranoid, Im thinking things out" Seluna told Mori. "Do you think that
> this is natural?"
>
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