tossaway

Jay goes back to your seat and stuffs their weapon back into their backpack.

"Huh, you didn't get hurt... that was a monster, Bean, a Chill Sprite. Luckily it was just a dumb baby sprite, I guess it mighta not learned to stay back from the tracks... all the monsters're suppose ta stay away, the tracks're like a border between our territory and monster territory. Yer lucky I was here, Bean, cause--"



Two guards come through the train cars' connecting hall, followed by the civilian from earlier.
The guards glance around, before turning to Jay.

"You. There was a monster in here, correct?"

Jay seems to stiffen a bit.

"Yeh, thas' right. Not anymore, though."

"Where did it go? It's important that you tell us."

"It- it's gone, I banished it. Look, there's where it froze into the carpet."

Jay points over at the ice spiking out of the carpet, and the guards approach it cautiously, inspecting it.

"...Huh. Well, you leave that to us next time, yeah? It's our job, citizen. Your only job is to be an orderly passenger and keep your 2-D eyes out for any danger."

"Yeah, I getcha..."

"Please stay seated for the rest of the trip. We will inspect the other cars to make sure there are no other stowaway monsters."

"Fine."



Jay grumbles quietly as the guards move on to the next car.

"No other stowaway monsters, hah..."

As you watch Jay snarl quietly, a small realization comes to mind.

Jay, is now a good time to ask about... um, why your head looks-



"NO."

A tone sounds over the intercom, and the conductor speaks up:
"THERE WAS A SMALL MISHAP IN CAR #2, THIS IS NO LONGER AN ISSUE.
PLEASE STAY IN YOUR SEATS AS WE DEPART FOR BONSAI."
The train rattles a moment and starts speeding down the tracks once again.