Cupcake had multiple reasons for signing up for this expedition. Concern for Sweetie all alone in the fog definitely played a part but a big part of it came from it all sounding dreadfully exciting. Something she never thought she'd do in a thousand years. It had seemed like one big adventure, poke around for awhile, banish the fog, become heroes, be close to her sister again etc Standing in the deserted station with some ministry type ordering them around and Sweetie's letter crumpled in her pocket it all seemed somehow more real. Less like an adventure story with a happy ending. Still, everything would turn out fine. It was just a train station.

She was a little distracted. While everyone else was pairing up she wandered around in aimless circles, her head craned back to look at the ceiling. Getting into smaller groups seemed like a good idea but she didn't much care who she ended up with. They all seemed nice enough. It seemed she was left with the man from the ministry. She smiled at him. "Looks like that leaves you with me Mr...