"Do I have a minute to call an old friend?" Eleanor asks.
Alton quickly hops out if his seat, stashing his sling in his pocket, and begins pacing the aisle looking for anyone with signs of shock.
After trying to comfort any one found with symptoms, Alton falls in line behind Rosa.
"Sure, I think we have time to phone a friend." Rosa laughs while checking to make sure she has everything.
Looking down at Richter she says, "That bastard owes me money for the bullet I put in his ass, I'll collect it from him later."
The young guard can't help but laugh. "I'll make sure to mention it to the commander."
Nye realises he is just as frightened as the rest of the passengers.
I just tried to kill a man...
He hefts his gear and follows Rosa and the others...
Knowing Nye almost as well as she knows herself, she pauses before opening the door and puts a hand on his arm while looking up at him. "You okay?"
A young mage looks at Alton with tears in his eyes. "Thank you..."
Amara simply follows everyone as they make their way out.
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Eleanor nods excitedly. "I won't be long."
After a full minute of chanting and some more damage to the structure of the cabin a metal man begins to take form on the train.
With a burst of steam not unlike someone gasping for air, the metalic Eidolon Eisen awakens.
Rosa looks around at the damage being done to the cabin and then down at Richter again, "Never mind about that bullet, we'll call this even." Shaking her head she smiles as she rubs Nye's arm.
Upon opening the door to the next car, a blast of hot air hits the group. You hear gasps for breath from the rear of the car. The two guards here are unconscious and breathing shallowly. Five passengers are no longer breathing.
Looking at Alton and Nye she says, "See what you guys can do to help them, I'm going to unlock the next car." Going to the last door, she takes up a defensive position and then unlocks it.
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You've gotten yourself into a mess again haven't you Eleanor? the eidolon, Eisen communicates telepathically.
Eleanor's response is simple, a disgruntled glare an imperceivable nod.
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"Amara, Rosa, Vivi get to that next door and keep dealing with the crazy guards. Ellie make sure those two are detained, Nye help me check on these 5 quick like maybe we have time. Is anyone a Healer?" Alton barked out orders confidently and moved to the closest passenger.
Nodding, Rosa moves to the last door and opens it.
Alton can't tell whether the five are beyond saving and, if they are, what to do. Rosa slides the next door open, allowing some more cool air to rush in. One of the guards in the rear car is slumped against the far door, a bloody gash on his forehead. The other guard quickly shifts his attention from one of the passengers to Rosa.
"What are you doing here?" he points the pistol at the gunslinger.
On all fours, Amara keeps up with Rosa when she opens the door. Seeing the guard point the gun at Rosa, she stops and looks intently at the guard.
Raising her warhammer at him she says, "We've been sent to stop you from doing something stupid. I'll only give you one chance to give up peacefully, if you refuse....well, lets just say you won't like the outcome very much. I will NOT allow you to hurt ANY of these people!"
The guard looks to Amara and Rosa. After a minute, he lowers his pistol and holsters it. "Okay, no one needs to get hurt..."
He raises his arms in surrender.
[earlier]Nye appreciates he care shown by Rosa. He nods, somewhat too quickly, leting her know by his physiology and actions that he is most definitely not ok. "I'll be fine." he says trying to put a brave face on.
[now]
Nye takes in the new scene with dismay. He answers Alton
"I....I'm a healer." Nye says somewhat nervously. Galvanised by Alton, Aneirin sets to work.
"Put your hands behind your head and get down on your knees." Going to the unconscious guard she takes the cuffs and puts them on the guard with his arms behind his back, and takes his weapon from him. "I'll take him back to Richter, Vi, Elli, could you please see about get those other two cooling units fixed?"
After getting the guard to stand up she walks him back to Richter. As she passes Nye and Alton she says, "There's another guard in that last car that needs to be checked. Looks like he has a pretty nasty head wound."
Rosa makes her way with the handcuffed guard to Richter and tells him to sit on the floor.
Looking at Richter once again she says, "Here's this guy...why don't you tell Richter here how your partner came to have that nasty gash on his head?"
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Amara takes a position on all fours about 10' away from the guards. Anyone moves in a threatening manner and she will pounce. Her tail is moving in an agitated manner.
Aneirin manages to revive a dwarven girl and a half-orc boy. They thank the adept weakly. The other three were gone before he could get to them.
The guard looks at Richter sullenly. "Lenz paid me. Kurt got cold feet, so I knocked him out."
She looks at the guard with a scowl before shaking her head. "I gotta go back and see if I can do anything to help the others. You good here?"
Going back to Nye and Alton she asks with just a hint of worry in her voice, "So...what's the word? How bad is it and is there anything I can do to help? Maybe we can move some of these students to the other car where it's cooler?"
Richter takes the other pistol from Rosa before she goes. "It should be fine now."
Nye nods absentmindedly at the proffered gratitude from the living. He despondently looks up from the recently deceased elf-maid on the ground to see the guard with the wounded head. He sighs, rises and moves over to begin to assess the man's injury.
"The word? The word is "three dead"." Nye says with a trace of anger.
The guard looks at Richter sullenly. "Lenz paid me. Kurt got cold feet, so I knocked him out."
Amara hisses slightly at the man's comment.
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Rosa puts her warhammer back in its holder on her back and steps up to Nye. Knowing better than to touch him when he gets like this she just looks up at him and says quietly, "I....I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that. You did everything you could. Is there anything I can do to help?"
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Nye justs wipes his face with the back of an inordinately sweaty hand…
"No. …But… thanks."
Eleanor gets to work on the cooling units.
The cooling units kick on with surprising force. Many of the passengers sigh in relief as the temperature normalizes.
Alton has a solemn look on his face for naught but a second before turning to Rosa.
"Is that all the cars or do we still have more gun wielding psychos to take care of?"
He stands as finishes asking drawing his sword and shield.
Not knowing what else to do, Rosa starts taking all the weapons from the other unconcious guards and takes them to Richter. "There, I think that's all of them. So.....what's gonna happen now?" She sits in a seat sideways and regards the young man for a minute.
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She looks at Alton, feeling suddenly tired she hangs her head and says, "No....there's no more. It'll be okay now I think."
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Richter tilts his head. "That should be it. We go to Oldenburg and matters get handled."
Taking a seat directly under a cooling unit Eleanor speaks up. "I really hope you can convince them because this looks really bad, kinda like we're holding you all hostage..."
She just nods. Getting up she gently pats Amara on the arm. "Ya did good. I don't think he's gonna hurt anyone else though. It's okay for you to relax now, though I really appreciated the backup." She smiles at Amara before heading back to where Nye was standing. "I...do you maybe want to talk?"
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"I'll stick up for you," Richter says. "No matter what..."
"We should move all the bodies to the last car. Try to at least calm everyone's nerves while the train continues. We still have a few hours left" Vi says quietly.
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"Very well I'll go check on our friend in the last car." Said Alton as he but his shield on his back.
Alton approached the guard with the gash on his head and relieved him of his weapon first before casting a healing spell.
As the guard woke up Alton rested his sword tip on his throat. "Friend or Foe?"
She thinks for a minute,"Well....Alton is good at helping people feel better. Maybe he and Nye can go around and speak with the others.....try to soothe them a bit. I can help move the bodies." Looking up at Nye she tries to give him a small smile. "We can talk later, if you want to....whenever you're ready to talk about it.
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The guard looks up at Alton. "Friend."
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"Good, sorry about that I probably would've just given you a paper cut with this anyways." Alton said putting away his sword. "But your gun goes to Richter we trust him a little more than you. Follow me to our car and you can rest that headache you've got."
The guard nods slowly and gets to his feet. "Alright...lead the way, sir."
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Nye begins "There's nothing..." then sighs again. he closes his eyes momentarily. "Thanks Rosa. They are dead. That's all there is to it. I don't even understand why they died."
With Alton taking over Aneirin seems disinterested in helping anyone else. He just goes back to his seat, and stares out the window. His fingers continually clench, his spiked gauntlet making faint clicking sounds...