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sheriff swanson ([personal profile] sheriffexe) wrote2017-01-13 11:14 am
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[ GRAVEYARD ]

GRAVEYARD

So, you're dead. Shame, that.

But on the other hand, it's actually kind of nice.

When you "wake" in some odd version of it, you'll find yourself lying on a rather plush bed. It's cozy and warm and just soft enough to tempt anyone back into sleep. The room is equally nice, if small, and when you turn and open the curtains to look out the window, you will see... wait, is that the town?

It is, actually. The town is laid out quite simply across the window and no matter how many times you may bang or wave through the window, no one seems to notice you. If you're smart enough to give up the venture and leave the small bedroom, you will notice that, of course, you are on the train.

The train that, is actually pretty fancy.

Moving through it, past the sleeping cabins and through to the main carts, you will find a dining car with fine dishware and meals of all kinds made at a push of a button or a request given to the air. They'll appear, freshly made and ready to eat at the table of your choice with any drink you could want. There truly doesn't seem to be any limits when it comes to the luxury of the meal.

There is also a bathhouse car with private bathrooms and saunas to fit up to four. Even one rather large room containing a small pool/hot tub of sorts is available for just about anyone to take a dip. It's kind of outlandish, honestly.

Then the lounge car, with its library and plush armchairs and couches. A pool table, a darts board, even a small area dedicated to painting. There's a bar too, fully stocked and ready for anyone who needs a drink. All it would require is a request from the bartender who... looks surprisingly familiar?

The Sheriff is there, much cleaner cut than his counterpart outside of the train. He looks up mildly at any arrivals, giving them a nod of greeting before going back to organizing bottles or setting cigars out for a smoke. He doesn't seem to be surprised at all by anyone who appears. Just... ready to serve them, whatever they may wish.

It all sort of seems okay for a moment, until you realize you're just here to wait for the game to end. Awkward.


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[personal profile] ceded 2017-02-26 09:01 am (UTC)(link)
[ Xion ducks her head.

It really is ... something she's put a lot of thought into, ever since that night. Seeing Felix covered in blood was frightening enough. Seeing what he did at the trial the next day was much, much worse.

And yet, somehow, she's never really doubted his sincerity. Unlike with Certain Other Psychopaths She Could Name, she actually manages to believe that he cares - that he offered for a reason, however twisted up in his head it might have been. Despite herself (and perhaps despite good sense), she likes Felix. In a way, she thinks she could be really happy with Felix and Chane.

But for reasons that are more to do with how it felt to have others' blood on her hands more than anything else, she knows she could never stay with them forever. ]


I'm really grateful you offered. It means a lot to me. I ... really care about you and Chane. But...

[ ... ]

I'm not like you guys. [ It's not meant as an insult. Even the so-called best of people in this town had murder on their wanted posters.

Now she looks up at him again, her smile soft and sad. ]
I don't know ... if I could really stay, in the end.
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[personal profile] generously 2017-02-26 09:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ Strangely enough, he smiles at that. Xion is making her own choices, like he always wanted for her. ]

Heh. To be perfectly honest, there isn't anybody like Chane and me.

[ In many ways, Xion is dodging a bullet as Claire truly believes that he and Chane are the only two people who really exist in this world that he's somehow in the center of. If he only knew of her own existential crisis, he would probably stay away and avoid hurting her feelings.

After all, even if everyone here is just part of a dream he's having, it doesn't mean they don't matter to him. ]


It's too bad, I always wanted to raise a daughter someday. [ ??? okay?? But don't use Xion for that??? ] Then again, I said you're no ordinary kid from the start, so maybe I shouldn't treat you like one.

... Where will you go?
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[personal profile] ceded 2017-02-27 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The smile she gives him is wounded and sweet. She feels bad, but at the same time, she's glad he doesn't seem to mind. She didn't really think he'd hold it against her, and yet, it still kind of feels like a relief.

The way the word "daughter" makes her feel is something so complicated she immediately shoves it all to the back of her mind, to deal with later. She just doesn't know how to handle another person feeling like that about her. ]


... I'm not sure yet. I'm still thinking about it. [ Though ... she knows what she wants to do. ]

Felix... if when we're all done and we can go home, and we get all our powers back ... do you think I could visit? I might be able to do that. If I could just find my way to you ... I could see you whenever I wanted.

[ Theoretically. She's not sure if the train stopping at each world will be enough information for her to figure out where each place is, but if she gets a glimpse of it, if she can feel it from inside the train before the doors shut again, she might

might just

be able to. ]