As soon as Archie turns the switch on, the small train starts to run. When the engine spins the wheels of the model train, strange and small flashes of light seems to arise from the friction that the wheels are making upon the rails. The small vehicle gradually increases his speed and the flashes become a continuous and costant glow. The light does not at all suggest that the train is catching fire. It is an unnatural white light. Rather, it seems more as if the train had a kind of dynamo which, with its motion, powers some small bulbs hidden somewhere inside the train. The train further increases its speed, as if driven by a runaway engine. At some point, in a split second, the glow of the train suddenly increases in proportion, until it blinds all the occupants of the room. A strange field of energy immediately breaks into the room. It´s a large light tube that connects two opposite walls of the room. The light is dazzling at first, but the glow gets lower and something very large moving through the tube becomes visible. Shimmering track and the shunting of a large locomotive, in a gathering cloud of steam announce the arrival of a train passing throught the tube. The inside of the tube seems to be a reality that communicates with the reality of the room, as the vapor smoke coming from the steam of the locomotive immediately bursts into the rest of the room. The very sounds are there, as if a real train were there. Engine and coal car pass through objects in the room and disappear into the wall at the other side. The dimensions of the tube stays within the physical limitations of the room, so to determine the amount of train segment visible at any one time. Once the first passenger car comes into view, the train stops.
The train is full of people. A group of seven glide off the train as though onto a platform.
As they see the investigators, one of them asks:
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What time do we reach London?"
Another one asks:
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Where is the conductor?"
They seem confused. Someone else asks:
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What has been the delay?"
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How has the day become so cloudy and dark?"
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Is another train following? My husband was to be on board."
OOC: Archie loses 1 Stability. Everybody, including Archie, rolls for Stability, difficulty 4. If failed, lose 1 Stability. |
