Claire - Ecliptic Express - Shiki
Over and over again, Shiki kicked an insect off the train and splattered them against the tracks. They continued to charge her, running to their death like lemmings. Soon, the flow of insect creatures slowed, Claire finishing off the last one with a kick that knocked the bug down between the train cars, making a great
splat noise in the process.
Claire grinned at Shiki.
"Wasn't so bad after all," she said. They then climbed back down the ladder to rejoin the trio below.
Annette and the operative were standing around a communication device implemented into the side of the car, while William was sitting in one of the seats, glowering. "There's someone named Claire here," the operative said, speaking clearly into the device. "We're on the way." She then turned around, and upon spotting Claire's confused expression, explained that someone named Aiden Pearce was communicating with them from the station.
Claire was shocked to hear the news. Aiden had died... and certainly that someone with his exact name was looking for her could be no coincidence. She went to the communicator and spoke into it, saying,
"Aiden! This is Claire! We're incoming on South station!"
"The connection is poor," said Four-Eyes. "He's likely not hearing us."
Annette was about to speak when the train shook once more. The group was beginning to get used to the shaking, but this time it was accompanied by a grinding metallic noise. It sounded to Claire that the train was speeding up. Annette swore at this. "The train should be slowing down, not speeding up! There might be a malfunction!"
The group exchanged a look, fearing the worst.
"... Can we do anything?" Claire asked.
Annette thought for a moment. "... Yes. There's a manual brake at the front of the train. We have to hurry."
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