Now that she mentions it… Mari strains her ears to listen, and sure enough, there’s the sound of muffled chatter from far off. She nods, signifying she was hearing it too. The voices were too far off to make out what any of them were talking about, so they were probably in the next car over. Normally, Mari or Izuki shouldn’t have been able to hear them at all from the shut compartment door, but without any other noises from the train to drown them out, she guesses it’s easier for sound to travel. It really does feel like you’re all stranded outside of time. She shivers slightly at the thought. She wishes that this stupid freeze would just end already. She feels even more vulnerable than usual, and she can’t stand it.
A firm squeeze on her shoulder causes her to turn her head upwards, if nothing, out of habit. She numbly nods as she forces herself upwards into Izuki’s grasp. By now, you are able to distract yourself from your leg and focus instead on other matters. She had to stay calm. After all, if there were more people who could move around, then the better chances of being able to piece together what was happening, right? Maybe one of these “fuckheads” as Izuki oh so affectionately referred to them, knew more about this phenomenon more than either of them did. Plus, there was always safety in numbers, right?
Not that… There was anything to be safe from, right? Aside from this frozen thing being super creepy, it’s not as if there was anything dangerous about that in itself. But somehow, she couldn’t shake the feeling of unease as she limped along with her newfound companion as a crutch towards the end of the car.
What Mari assumes is the door is forced open with a creaking groan as the influx of voices pour through.
“Hey! Dipshits! Room for two more in your little snuggle pile?”
“H-huh?!” Her head shoots upwards, eyes widening in alarm. ‘Snuggle pile’? What? What exactly had they walked in on?! Well, it was a pretty scary situation, so she guesses it wasn’t too far-fetched for people to huddle for comfort…
“A snuggle pile?” Someone echoes, sounding equally as confused as Mari felt.
Oh… Oh. She was just being facetious. Mari feels her cheeks grow hot as her eyes flicker downwards, actually really glad she couldn’t see whatever stares they were receiving… Oh, but she could feel them.
“S-sorry. We, uh. Heard voices… From the next car over. So, um… We thought we should check it out.” She forces a smile that can’t look natural.
“Glad we did, right? Ahhaha… Ha.”
A firm squeeze on her shoulder causes her to turn her head upwards, if nothing, out of habit. She numbly nods as she forces herself upwards into Izuki’s grasp. By now, you are able to distract yourself from your leg and focus instead on other matters. She had to stay calm. After all, if there were more people who could move around, then the better chances of being able to piece together what was happening, right? Maybe one of these “fuckheads” as Izuki oh so affectionately referred to them, knew more about this phenomenon more than either of them did. Plus, there was always safety in numbers, right?
Not that… There was anything to be safe from, right? Aside from this frozen thing being super creepy, it’s not as if there was anything dangerous about that in itself. But somehow, she couldn’t shake the feeling of unease as she limped along with her newfound companion as a crutch towards the end of the car.
What Mari assumes is the door is forced open with a creaking groan as the influx of voices pour through.
“Hey! Dipshits! Room for two more in your little snuggle pile?”
“H-huh?!” Her head shoots upwards, eyes widening in alarm. ‘Snuggle pile’? What? What exactly had they walked in on?! Well, it was a pretty scary situation, so she guesses it wasn’t too far-fetched for people to huddle for comfort…
“A snuggle pile?” Someone echoes, sounding equally as confused as Mari felt.
Oh… Oh. She was just being facetious. Mari feels her cheeks grow hot as her eyes flicker downwards, actually really glad she couldn’t see whatever stares they were receiving… Oh, but she could feel them.
“S-sorry. We, uh. Heard voices… From the next car over. So, um… We thought we should check it out.” She forces a smile that can’t look natural.
“Glad we did, right? Ahhaha… Ha.”
