#train delay

[paranatellonta]

Train Delay

It was never a good time for a train delay. After a busy day in the city, I didn’t have anywhere to be except home for a late dinner and an unmoving night on the sofa. But I was too exhausted to cope with any deviations from that plan, so I groaned when the train stopped just before one of the stations on the way. A red light, I assumed, until I looked out the window and froze in my seat. The wires of the overhead line swung dangerously back and forth, still intact, yet caught in such a terrible gust of wind that the question didn’t seem to be if they’d break, but when.

A shudder went through the train. In spite of my fear, I noticed the sky: it had turned deep purple, orange, and yellow, with only a single row of low clouds, and even those seemed to be rushing away from this place. Another shudder, and a shadow fell. The shadow of a mighty, pointed wing—and as a giant dragon flew just above the treetops not so far from the train, its gold-and-purple scales continued to reflect the light into the most beautiful sunset I had ever seen.

Perhaps this view was worth the delay.

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[Image description: Photo of a stunning sunset above the black outline of some houses, trees, and street lanterns. Orange sunrays burst through a low line of clouds into the deep blue, almost purple, of the sky above. The black outline of the railway’s overhead lines is at the front of the picture.]

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[herbalnature]

Caught a train's delay turning into a serendipitous moment with a stunning rainbow arching over the Italian landscape at dusk. The warm glow on the mountains and the quaint buildings add a cozy touch to this unexpected spectacle.

[hc24news]

Bhagalpur Railway: दानापुर इंटरसिटी और अन्य ट्रेनें होंगी लेट: जानिए नया शेड्यूल

Bhagalpur News: यदि आप भागलपुर के रास्ते यात्रा करने की सोच रहे हैं, तो यह खबर आपके लिए महत्वपूर्ण है. आगामी दिनों में कई ट्रेनों के समय में बदलाव किया गया है, जिसका मुख्य कारण रेलवे ट्रैक पर होने वाले मेंटेनेंस और निर्माण कार्य हैं. दानापुर इंटरसिटी 40 मिनट की देरी से चलेगी 13235 साहिबगंज-दानापुर एक्सप्रेस 9 जून और 11 जून को साहिबगंज से अपने निर्धारित समय से 40 मिनट की देरी से रवाना होगी.…

[multisnapshott]

Breaking News: E and M Trains Rerouted Following Incident at 5th Avenue & 53rd Street

In a dramatic turn of events this afternoon, the E and M subway lines have been temporarily rerouted following an unfortunate incident at the busy intersection of 5th Avenue and 53rd Street. Emergency services responded swiftly after a customer was struck by a train, prompting immediate action from transit authorities. Incident DetailsEyewitnesses reported chaos and confusion as the incident…

[carryondrawing]

An alternate universe where The Archivist forgets to top up his oyster card and misses the train

[undertalethingems]

Unexpected Guests Chapter Ten, Act Three: Start!

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It's Papyrus' turn to try talking to Gaster--but could he have a better chance than most...?

The next update comes July 3rd! Stay tuned!

[hummise]

thank god for emotionally mature and responsible adults

[hymnoeides]

Just a modern setting/au(?? Kinda?) Ody doodle bc I feel he should/would experience that 20+ min train delays I’ve gone through recently

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Lan Wangji Goes To Lotus Pier AU: Part 4.5: Morning Period.

(Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5)

[xeenep]

[chiliger]

He’ll be there a while.

[griffinisgae]

[herbalnature]

A serendipitous train delay in Italy presents a stunning sky, where shades of sunset kiss a gentle rainbow. It's a peaceful moment above the quiet tracks, captured perfectly between the day's last light and the evening's soft embrace.

[stimmingmushroomstudios]

Is this great news @amtrak-official ?

[bwobgames]

...Huh.

She wasn't aware that sleep paralysis demons could purr

Wait, she recognizes this fur ball! This is Mozilla Firefox!

But how did it end up in her room?

Did he also wake up Nina?

As she looks to the other bed, she finds no wife in sight

"Ah, this little troublemaker probably woke her up, and she went to the bathroom or something"

She gives the kitty some pets. She sees that the door was left ajar, probably how the cat snuck in, and evidence that Nina is out.

"Where is your dad, orange menace? Did he let you have a moment of freedom? Or did you run away in a rebellious movement"

Mozilla makes some cat noises.

Hopefully, it's the first option.

She starts hearing some movement outside, seems like someone is walking throught the hall. She can't see them, so they must be coming from the bathroom.

Whoever they are, they're not particularly fast. Is it Nina?

She hears a door closing, the sound catches Mozilla's attention.

Maybe it was Oliver, and the kitty is going back to his room.

Beebo loves praising his cat for his good manners. But he's also Orange, so Marigold tends to doubt the veracity of his claims.

Good thing of being in a closed space is that he's not getting lost any time soon.

Marigold wanted to talk to Nina, she's sure the talk about... dead brothers... must've stirred something in her.

And there's no better time to talk out feelings than witching hour. Mari's specialty.

She lays down, turns on the lamp, and waits for her return.

Perhaps rest her eyes a little.

Nina has not come back.

It's been about 30 minutes and she has not come back.

The only time she takes that long in the bathroom is when she's showering, and there's no showers on the train!

Could she be feeling sick? Perhaps she's out there getting herself some herbal tea?

Maybe she had too much in her head to sleep?

Either way, it's time to get into action. She is wifeless and the world refuses to answer why.

She puts on a bathrobe. Oliver was right. There really is a drastic temperature drop, even in summer.

She doesn't bother fixing her hair, there's more important matters at hand.

As she leaves, she hears some chatter coming from Simon and Owen's room. Did those two stay up late again? That bad habit is not gonna help them in university.

Mari would know.

Actually, it sounds way more muffled than their usually loud laughs. Oh, is it also a late night feelings conversation?

While Marigold would love to have every single piece of information on anything that could possibly negatively impact her children, she also knows some things need to be spoken with a peer rather than a mother.

They're growing. She can't carry them anymore.

Even if she thinks their marriage was a bit early, she could never regret having her kids.

They are a handful. A particularly expensive handful.

But they are hers. The best thing that her pre-destined fate had to offer. Her family.

A family that has been gaining new members as of late.

Is nice, to finally have such a thing as a happy family.

And she would do anything to keep it that way.

Sounds like the boys went to sleep. Her silent guard ends.

She has also been hearing low chatter in one of their new trainmates' rooms, but that's something that she would rather not intrude upon.

She checks the bathrooms part and finds none of the doors have the lights on.

She goes even deeper and finds an empty room.

Where is she?

"My wife.... Where's my wife..."

She walks through the trains corridors

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[flameclan-clangen]

Moon 211 - Spring (Part 8)

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all is well in the clan :)