A hefty sigh escaped Declans lips after listening to the wonderful language Rae spat out. He ignored it and carefully made each step closer toward the front.
Finally, with him before the two this time, he pulled open the last car door to see the front. It was locked up with...chains? They didn't look safe to touch for some reason, almost like they glowed red, maybe it was his imagination.
"What's up with this?" It was all too much for his head to bother thinking about at this point and he took a seat with exaggerated anger, head in hands. He already filled his daily quota of energy wasting.
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Two hands reached together to crack it's knuckles, the sound loud enough to mistake it for them actually breaking. One reached up with lanky fingers and long nails, wrapping itself around the train horn, pulling it down with excited force.
The train horn blew and picked up speed through the fog.
Dust and ashes fell from the uniform of the man who grinned with what almost sounded like cracking skin. The atmosphere around him felt musty and old, enough to leave a dry taste in anyone's mouth, begging for water. He brushed back a strand of long white hair, reaching down to his thighs to be exact, before picking up the small intercom device into his hands.
An unsettling bell that sounded like it was dying out rung through the empty train cars signalling an announcement. He reached a finger and tapped on the mic for a test, then smiled.
"Testing, testing, one two three!?" The conductor snickered into the mic.
"Good evening, my passengers! I'm sure you're all wondering when we'll be reaching our destination." An audible lick of lips was heard through the announcement. "As your one and only conductor, I am honoured to bring you there, if I may have one request though.." The voice trailed off a bit.
"That is, you all please remain seated and patient. No conductor likes whiny passengers and I won't put up with it. Don't make me come out there~!" His tone was quite imposing until that last part along with a quiet giggle.
"Becoming too impatient might set off one or two of the traps littering the train cars...just kidding....maybe."
The entire train was silent for a moment.
"Just sit down, okay?" He pulled the train horn a couple more times and it seems he was done talking.
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"Was that..." Declan removed his hands from his face and fixed his eyes on the door they had found. Now that he took a closer glance, it seemed dusty but not only that, he could see the shadow of footprints just barely through the crack. The last part the conductor said left him feeling like it was directed towards them. While the cars were quiet and hollow earlier, the inside was now filled with screeching and creaking as speed picked up quite a bit