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First Train Home II

  Tracy had been so focused on the spiders she did not notice the Engineer coming up to talk to her. Edward Spionmann smiled at the startled woman, asking if everything was fine. Luke the Cyborg awkwardly waves at an unconvinced Sprite (He's sitting across from Carol) Meanwhile, "Arthur He6o" has just entered the dining car looking for snacks, and a mysterious hooded woman in the corner is of course going to grab his attention

The First Train Home I

[ "Mood Lighting":  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DwXQ53l8H8 ] 1941, Siberia. Aboard the "Steel Beast", second-most heavily armored train in the world (Behind only the Fuhrer's personal transportation). 6 PM. Edward Spionmann was concerned. This entire daring expedition, masquerading as just another trip on the Trans-Siberian railway, was enough to set off anyone's nerves. But now, there were passengers to deal with. Passengers who seemed like they were going to accompany the train all the way to Vladivostok. Why were they here? Edward did not believe for one second they were just regular citizens. One of them spoke truly terrible Russian, for one thing. The blonde-haired officer, disguised as a passenger going to visit family himself, narrowed his eyes at one of them from behind his newspaper, as she walked past towards the dining car. They were so close! Only one more stop and then... Who were these unwelcome strangers? Germans spies? Russian agents sen...