The Train Writer - Part I

by she12

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| Nightfall City                                    |
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|          *         | |      ((             *      |
|                    |'|       `    ._____          |
|      +     ___    |  |   *        |.   |' .---"|  |
|    _    .-'   '-. |  |     .--'|  ||   | _|    |  |
| .-'|  _.|  |    ||   '-__  |   |  |    ||      |  |
| |' | |.    |    ||       | |   |  |    ||      |  |
|_|  '-'     '    ""       '-'   '-.'    '`      |__|
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| Main Street  |[[]| Brewed's Arcade |_.-{ Main St.}|
|              |.__|_________________| ______(M)____|
|      _______ |                     ||_.---._ _.---|
|      |     | |        [OPEN]       |!+ + + +|+ + +|
|      |     | |        .----.       |||_|_|_|||_|_||
| 0    |_____| |        !    |       ||| | | |@| | ||
| |-      .--------.    |   .|       |||_|_|_|||_|_||
| /\.----/----'---> `-. !    |       |!|_|_|_|||_|_||
|==[>_.---.___|__.---.7=============================|
|     ( o )      ( o )                              |
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|__________(|V|)__________|_____[TO ALL TRAINS]_____|
|_.-'    '-._ _.-'    '-._|     *p                  |
|  *pffffff* |            |       f  [NRC]          |
| .  !  !  . | .  !  !  . |o_      f |___|        _o|
| +  +  +  + | +  +  +  + ||_\____f__|___|_______/_||
|_|__|__|__|_^_|__|__|__|_|/                       \|
| |  |  |  |(u)|  |  |  | |_|=|__|=|__|=|__|=|__|=|_|
| |  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |:|\ |:|\ |:|\ |:|\ |:|\|
|-|--|--|--|-|-|--|--|--|-| |_|  |_|  |_|  |_|  |_| |
|_|__|__|__|_|_|__|__|__|_|                         |
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|-++-----++-----++*pfffff*|          _.----._ `     |
| ||     ||     ||     || |        .'        '. `__ |
|-++-----++-----++-----++-| *pfff* |          | |(M)|
|_________________________|       0|          | ____|
|/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/|<\. >i-|  ./----\. '|"   |
|    - MIND THE GAP -     |/ ` .: |\./======\. ' "  |
|-------------------------|  .'     /________\  ' " |
|   ______   _   ______   |.'  ^. ./__________\. ' "| 
|  ]______[ (_) ]______[  | .:    /            \  ' |
|   ======       ======   |    . /______________\  '|
+-------------------------+-------------------------+
|          _.----._ `     | *RUMBEL* _.----._ `     |
|        .' *rumbl*'. `__ |        .'[-WORK-]'. `__ |
| *pfft- |? -8  8-  | |(M)|        |/<______>\| |(M)|
|   _    .0 /|  |\  | ____|   _    ||8]____[8|| ____|
|<\.\  i-/ ./----\. '|"   |<\.\ !.' [] (::) []'|"   |
|/ ` .:.|\./======\. ' "  |/ ` o o  !\\_||_//! ' "  |
|  .'     /________\  ' " |  .'(0)  /________\  ' " |
|.'  ^. ./__________\. ' "|.' '-|-./__________\. ' "|
| .:    /            \  ' | .:  A//            \  ' |
|    . /______________\  '|   ./ /______________\  '|
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|          _.----._  .    |     [EXIT]            __|
|        .'      ,,'|.`   |   _.-----._          [_]|
|        | .  /_( ) | |   |  |  |_( )  | *HOONK*/ //|
|        |'  /-.-|-'| |   |  |  |_\|/  |      ./_//_|
|        ' ./----A/ ' |   |  |  |__A|  |      |M |  |
|       ' ./====/=\. '|   |  |  |_/_L  |     o)(o)--|
|      '  /________\  '   |__|__|___|__|_____O)(0)--|
|     ' ./__________\. '  |                  ]@ []__|
|    '  /            \  ' |-++-----++-----++/  //A__|
|   '  /______________\  '|  \\     \\     \\`-._/\\|
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|___|___|___|___|_.-----._|___|___|___|___|_.-----._|
|_|___|___|___|___| HAL |_|             |___| HAL |_|
|___|___|___|___|_| LOW |_|<u alright?)  _|_| LOW |-|
|_|___|___|___|___| EEN |_|   __.___.___|___| EEN |_|
|___|___.\__|___|_'_____'_|___|___.\__|___|_'_____'_|
|_|___.' \\___|___|___|___|_|___.' \\___|___|__ << _|
|      \\ /|oo|\          |      \\ /|  |\  _.-.(_) |
|       \/^_(-)^\         |       \/.____.\ \\// u  |
|        '----\-'         |        '------' //      |
|              `          |                 ``      |
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|___| (( ___|  (  __|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
|_|__  )   .. { ) |___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|_|
|___| *== (c)<((_} _|___|___|___|___|___| ..  __|___|
|_|___   \/|\  ___.___|___|___|___|___|_  (-) |___|_|
|___|__   /<  __|___|___|___|___|___|___| /|\  _|___|
|_|___|_ /__'_|___|___|___|___|___|___|_ ' |`-,___|_|
|       `                                 _|  /   o\|
|                 *slurp*                    /______|
|  O)_)=:_.----.    __.---.                  *clonk*|
|        ) / / ,`o=',,___,,:===.                    |
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|___|  )  __|___|___|_ (could use what y'all havin')|
|_|__ (    ,,    _|___|___.___.___.___._   v   ___._|
|___|  *= (-)  _|___|___|___|___|___|___| ..  __|___|
|_|___   \/|> |___|___|___|___|___|___|_  (~) |___|_|
|___|__   /<  __|___|___|___|___|___|___| /|\  _|___|
|_|___|_ /__'_|___|___|___|___|___|___|_ ' A '|___|_|
|       `                                 / | /   o\|
|                 *burrp*                `  '/______|
|  O)_)=:        o_.__.---.                         |
|                 _),,___,,:==-'                    |
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|___|  )  (10 bucks, bro...) ___|___|___|___|___|___|
|_|__ (    ,,v   _.___.___.___|___|___|___|___|___|_|
|___|  *= (-)   |___|___|___|___|___|___| ..  __|___|
|_|___   \/|\_. __|___|___|___|___|___|_  (.) |___|_|
|___|__   /<  __|___|___|___|___|___|___| <|\  _|___|
|_|___|_ /__'_|___|___|___|___|___|___|_   A '|___|_|
|       `         O                       / | /   o\|
|                   o                    `  '/______|
|  O)_)=:          8__.---.                         |
|                o=',,___,,:==-'                    |
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|.-o--o--o              .-'-.              o--o--o-.|
|| '-o    '--o--o      ( |V| )      o--o--'    o-' ||
|o                      '-.-'                      o|
|| o-o o o o-o o-o o-o o.o o-o o-o o-o o-o o-o o o ||
|o  |  |\|  |  |o  |<  |o|  |  '-. '-.  |  | | |\| o|
|| o-o o o  o  o-o o o o o o-o o-o o-o o-o o-o o o ||
||                o---o       o---o                ||
|o               /                 \               o|
|'--o---o---o---o     NEXT STOP     o---o---o---o--'|
|   '--o--o        The MidnightPub        o--o--'   |
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|                         |                         |
|(again with the pants!?) |  (...)     __           |
|   v ..                  |    v      ddd           |
|    (v)         __.      | .------.       _    .---|
|    <|>        ( .--.^-^.| !      |   ./` bb   |___|
|_____A_________o____o=Y=o| | (..) |   .====.   |   |
|                         | | /|\  |  //LLLL\\  '===|
|    ===    ===    ===    | |' A ' |  ||XXXX||      |
|    [_]    [_]    [_]    |_!_/_\__|__||XXXX||______|
|    | |    | |    | |    |   ' '     |[----]|      |
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|UUUUUUUU|                |                         |
|--------|(whisky, neat)  |(tuff night?)            |
|[}[}[}[}|      v         |   v ,,                  |
|--------|       ,,       |    ( ) .        o *lick*|
|YYYYYYYY|      ( ) *roll*|  U_/|--H       /^^,._   |
|_______________'|V_______|_____A_________(_u__o_o__|
|                A        |                )        |
| ===    ===    ===    ===|    ===    ===    ===    |
| [_]    [_]    ["]    [_]|    [_]    [_]    [_]    |
| | |    | |    | |    | ||    | |    | |    | |    |
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|UUUUUUU |                |                         |
|--------|(close call...) |(the cops?)              |
|[}[}[}[}|      v         |   v..                   |
|--------|       ,,   )   |    (u)        __.       |
|YYYYYYYY|      ( )===*   |   _/|>       ( .--.^-^, |
|_______________/|\/______|U=-__A_________\ __\=y=o_|
|                A        |                o   o    |
| ===    ===    ===    ===|    ===    ===    ===    |
| [_]    [_]    ["]    [_]|    [_]    [_]    [_]    |
| | |    | |    | |    | ||    | |    | |    | |    |
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|UUUUUUU |                |                         |
|--------|(worse, a train)|(did you say: train?)    |
|[}[}[}[}|      v     )   |   v.o         .         |
|--------|       ,,  (    |  . (o) .      |    ^ ^  |
|YYYYYYYY|      ( )==*    |   \/|\/       |.--.oo , |
|______________U/|\/______|_____A_________\ __\=y=o_|
|                A        |                o   o    |
| ===    ===    ===    ===|    ===    ===    ===    |
| [_]    [_]    ["]    [_]|    [_]    [_]    [_]    |
| | |    | |    | |    | ||    | |    | |    | |    |
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|  |                      |                         |
|  |           (train?!)  |  (t-t-train!?!)         |
|  |               v      |    _.---v--._           |
|  |______________________|   ((   oo   ))          |
| / .------------- >>-. .-|    || ( o\ ||     .     |
|/ / |__ .-----[}.(o)_|\ \|    || /|\/ ||   U H     |
|_/ /   ||   |\..--\  \ \_|   (*)_\A___(*) =====    |
| |/____||    \::--'>__\| |    [__/_\___]   [_]     |
| |_____|'--------'/____| |    || '  ' ||  / | \    |
|        |        |`      |                         |
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|UUUUUUU |                |                         |
|--------|(uh, yes. train)|(omg, we love trains!)   |
|[}[}[}[}|      v   (     |  v              v v oo  |
|--------|       ,O  )    |oo   *purrr*(  OO    (O)_|
|YYYYYYYY|      ( )=*     |(w)  o^o^.--.)  (U)      |
|______________U/|\/______|/_V\_=Y=c_c__'___/\______|
|                A        |                  _\     |
| ===    ===    ===    ===|    ===    ===   |===    |
| [_]    [_]    ["]    [_]|    [_]    [_]   '[_]    |
| | |    | |    | |    | ||    | |    | |    | |    |
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|UUUUUUU |                |                         |
|--------|(nerds...) (    |(so, what was he like?)  |
|[}[}[}[}|      v     )   |  v                  oo  |
|--------|       __  (    |oo          (   oo   (u)_|
|YYYYYYYY|     U( ) =*    |(o)  u^u^.--.)  (U)      |
|_______________V|\/______|\_V\_=y=c_c__'___/\______|
|                A        |                  _\     |
| ===    ===    ===    ===|    ===    ===   |===    |
| [_]    [_]    ["]    [_]|    [_]    [_]   '[_]    |
| | |    | |    | |    | ||    | |    | |    | |    |
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|UUUUUUU |                |                         |
|--------|(unexpected!)   |(where did you meet?)    |
|[}[}[}[}|      v         |  v .                oo  |
|--------|       \/       |oo  H         ) oo   (U)_|
|YYYYYYYY|      ( )=*     |(o)/ o^o^.--.(  (U)   !  |
|________________|\/____U----\__=y=c_c__'___/\______|
|                A        |                  _\     |
| ===    ===    ===    ===|    ===    ===   |===    |
| [_]    [_]    ["]    [_]|    [_]    [_]   '[_]    |
| | |    | |    | |    | ||    | |    | |    | |    |
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|UUUUUUU |                |                         |
|--------|(main station)  |(departmental for sure..)|
|[}[}[}[}|      v         |  v                  oo  |
|--------|       _-       |  .. *meow* (   oo   (U)_|
|YYYYYYYY|     -( )       | (~) ,^,^.--.)  (U)   !  |
|______________\_|---U__==---\V_=y=c_c__'___/\___'__|
|                A        |                  _\     |
| ===    ===    ===    ===|    ===    ===   |===    |
| [_]    [_]    ["]    [_]|    [_]    [_]   '[_]    |
| | |    | |    | |    | ||    | |    | |    | |    |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+
|UUUUUUU |                |                         |
|--------|(sign said work)|(prob. fairmont xyz-420!)|
|[}[}[}[}|      v         |  v                  oo  |
|--------|       ,, (     |  oo          ) oo   (U)_|
|YYYYYYYY|      ( )_ )    |\(U)/,^,^.--.(  (U)   !' |
|______________U/|V-==____|_\|/_=y=c_c__'___/\___'__|
|                A        |                  _\  !  |
| ===    ===    ===    ===|    ===    ===   |===    |
| [_]    [_]    ["]    [_]|    [_]    [_]   '[_]    |
| | |    | |    | |    | ||    | |    | |    | |    |
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|UUUUUUU |                |                         |
|--------|(probably)      |(with the GE R37 diesel!)|
|[}[}[}[}|      v         |                v    oo  |
|--------|       ,,       |  oo  *purrr* ) oo   (U)_|
|YYYYYYYY|     U( )       | (U) ^o^o.--.(  (U)   '! |
|______________\/|\_==____|_/|\_(=y=_c__'___/\___'__|
|                A        |        o         _\  !  |
| ===    ===    ===    ===|    ===    ===   |=== '  |
| [_]    [_]    ["]    [_]|    [_]    [_]   '[_]    |
| | |    | |    | |    | ||    | |    | |    | |    |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+
|UUUUUUU |                |                         |
|--------|(aight, i'm out)|(going to see him again?)|
|[}[}[}[}|      v         |   v                 oo  |
|--------|       ,,       | 0-           ) oo   (U)_|
|YYYYYYYY|*clink( )       | (U) o^o^.--.(  (U)   '! |
|_____________U-'|\_==____|_/|\_=y= _c__'___/\___'__|
|                A        |        o         _\  !  |
| ===    ===    ===    ===|    ===    ===   |=== |  |
| [_]    [_]    ["]    [_]|    [_]    [_]   '[_]    |
| | |    | |    | |    | ||    | |    | |    | |    |
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|UUUUUUU |                |                         |
|--------|(oh,i'll c him!)|(can we come too, please)|
|[}[}[}[}|      v         |   v  v          v v OO  |
|--------|      --        | OO           )OO    (*)_|
|YYYYYYYY|      (-)       | (*) O^O^.--.(  (*)   '  |
|_____________U_/|__==____|_/|\_=y= _c__'__/V\______|
|                A        |        o         _\     |
| ===    ===   /===    ===|    ===    ===   |===    |
| [_]    [_]  ` [']    [_]|    [_]    [_]   '[_]    |
| | |    | |    | |    | ||    | |    | |    | |    |
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|.-o--o--o              .-'-.              o--o--o-.|
|| '-o    '--o--o      ( |V| )      o--o--'    o-' ||
|o                      '-.-'                      o|
|| o-o o o o-o o-o o-o o.o o-o o-o o-o o-o o-o o o ||
|o  |  |\|  |  |o  |<  |o|  |  '-. '-.  |  | | |\| o|
|| o-o o o  o  o-o o o o o o-o o-o o-o o-o o-o o o ||
||                o---o       o---o                ||
|o               /                 \               o|
|'--o---o---o---o     NEXT STOP     o---o---o---o--'|
|   '--o--o          Small Alley          o--o--'   |
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|___| (( (where to?) ___|_|(trainspotting...)----.  |
|_|__  )   ..v  __.___|___|        |v -.  ! |  | |  |
|___| *== (<) __|___|___|_|        |  (U) | '--' |  |
|_|___   \/|V  ___|___|___|   ____ |  /|-.| .--.o|  |
|___|__   /<  __|___|___|_|  /=- A | ' A  ..|  ..|  |
|_|___|_ /__'_|___|___|___|_/===/ \|__/_\_(o)__(-)_ |
|       `                 |/-= /   \ )    |-.   /=  |
|                .--._._  |o^o^.---.(     A     A   |
|  O)_)=:   -==={ ___ .-=o|y=._ __  )     |\    ||  |
|                "   "    |  d d  dd      ` `   ` ` |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+
|(cool, let's take my van)|(fine, where u parkin'?) |
|_.__      ..v  __.___.___|        |v ..  ! |  | |  |
|___| ) _ (o) __|___|___|_|        |  (-) | '--' |  |
|_|_ *=  \/|\  ___|___|___|   ____ |  /|-.| .--.o|  |
|___|__   /<  __|___|___|_|  /=- A | ' A   ..  ..|  |
|_|___|_ /__'_|___|___|___|_/===/ \|__/_\_(~)__(/)_ |
|       `                 |/-= /   \x   .-|-.   /=  |
|                .--._._  |-^-^.^^^.X     A     A   |
|  O)_)=:   -==={ ___ .-=o|y=._ __  )     |\    ||  |
|                "   "    |  d d  dd      ` `   ` ` |
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|-'-'-'   |.-=-    |      | | (i have a bad feeling)|
|'-'    '-||/|\    | ___  | '--' |  v           _. .|
|-'-'     ||       | |_|  | .--.o|            [( ___|
|  _______|________|___   | |   .. ..    o.    | | ||
| /___  |Hogwarts||   \\  |____(\)_(-)__(~)____| | ||
||     >>>Express|'=--'c\ |    <|> /\-. |||     `---|
|[___.-.L________|!.-.__ ]|     A  ' A  'A'         |
| `-'(O)'---------'(O)'--'|    / \  / |  X          |
| --  --  --  --  --  --  |    `  ` `  ` ``         |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+
|.-o--o--o              .-'-.              o--o--o-.|
|| '-o    '--o--o      ( |V| )      o--o--'    o-' ||
|o                      '-.-'                      o|
|| o-o o-o o-o o-o o o o-o o-o o o o o o-o o-.     ||
|o .-' |<  |   | | |\|  |   |  |\| | | |o  | |     o|
|| o-o o-o o-o o-o o o  o  o-o o o o-o o-o o-' ooo ||
||                o---o       o---o                ||
|o               /                 \               o|
|'--o---o---o---o     NEXT STOP     o---o---o---o--'|
|   '--o--o           Rail Yard           o--o--'   |
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