“𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 ——— 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘸.” ❧ ˊˎ- Dan Heng — Guard and Archivist of the Astral Express — Former High Elder of the Vidyadhara, Xianzhou Loufu Native

The conductor looked away, clearly torn. "...Mmhh... Okay, but just this once! Pom-Pom is very grateful for your help."

"...Pom-Pom's shiny floors... RUINED. Ue... Pom-Pom has been sweeping all day... There is so much of it, it's everywhere... Pom-Pom's back is starting to hurt..." They had been mumbling (LAMENTING) to themselves and didn't hear her approach, a little rain cloud following overhead.

Diligently sweeping up the flour tracks that had been tracked ALLL throughout the Express. ૮(｡ᵕ ◞ _◟)ა

Stoppp! It's going everywhere! ｡°૮(°¯᷄◠¯᷅°)ა°｡

🍁"Meow...?"🐈‍⬛ RP/Parody. Canon-divergent/AU Mochi (Cat-Cake). Please read below for more information.

...GASP. MY FLOORS!

Bringing a big mug of tea over to @gambleranchor.bsky.social...

Pom-Pom is suddenly having a WONDERFUL day, padding around the Express with a rainbow above their head, humming a happy little tune.

𝔏𝔬𝔯𝔡 ℜ𝔞𝔳𝔞𝔤𝔢𝔯, 𝔄𝔰𝔞𝔱 𝔓𝔯𝔞𝔪𝔞𝔡. 𝔇𝔢𝔰𝔱𝔯𝔬𝔶𝔢𝔯 𝔬𝔣 𝔈𝔩𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫, 𝔣𝔞𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔴𝔬. ℑ𝔰𝔢𝔢 ℑ𝔰𝔢𝔢, 𝔞 𝔠𝔬𝔰𝔪𝔬𝔰 𝔱𝔢𝔢𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔱𝔬𝔴𝔞𝔯𝔡𝔰 𝔉𝔦𝔫𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔱𝔶. ℑ𝔰𝔢𝔢 ℑ𝔰𝔢𝔢, 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔢𝔡𝔤𝔢 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔲𝔫𝔦𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔰𝔢 𝔩𝔢𝔞𝔡𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔱𝔬𝔴𝔞𝔯𝔡𝔰 𝔇𝔢𝔰𝔱𝔯𝔲𝔠𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫. [ #rp | #hsrrp | #ic ]

— 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐋𝐊𝐀 𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐇

🐰❗ ...Scurrying away to the Parlour Car, sweeping the floor busily...

Pom-Pom is soo~ full! Patting their round belly happily ૮(๑ᵔ⤙ᵔ๑)ა

Pom-Pom does NOT need to know!! Pom-Pom heard enough from those other two! ૮₍ ˃ ⤙ ˂ ₎ა

Greetings, Hunter Bla— HUH⁉️ ꉂ૮(°□°'˶)ა‼️ D— Dan Heng!!

Hmf! ૮₍ ˃ ⤙ ˂ ₎ა (Sniffing the air...) Why does it smell like smoke in here?

You tell Pom-Pom! If you weren't using the kitchen, why is there is egg yolk on your robes?? ૮( ` ᴖ ´ )ა

(The coffee machine exploded?! Auuugh... they would be finding tiny little specks of ground coffee everywhere for weeks. Sigh...) ૮(｡ᵕ ◞ _◟)ა It's okay... That isn't your fault. Pom-Pom will help tidy up.

(Not buying it!) Passenger Dan Heng ALWAYS tidies up after himself. ૮( ¬`‸´¬)ა It was you, wasn't it?!

WHO made a mess of the kitchen and didn’t clean up after themselves⁉️ ૮₍ ˃ ⤙ ˂ ₎ა💢

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐑 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘐 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘵, 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𑁍 ،، Independent portrayal of Dan Heng 𑁍 ،، eng /spa 𑁍 ،، by ismere ( +29 she/her) 𑁍 ،، minors dni #hsrrp #honkairp #honkaihsrrp

Seeing Dan Heng manage as smile, no matter how small, Pom-Pom was deeply relieved. He would be okay. "That's right! Hunter Blade doesn't strike Pom-Pom as the type to give up no matter what." Dan Heng's final comment made the conductor laugh! "Pom-Pom doesn't know what's scarier!"

"You are very kind, Visitor Khamorosha, but please remember not to neglect yourself too. Things like this can pile up and up and up, and one day, they will topple over." The conductor seemed to brighten at her words, their efforts recognised and appreciated.

"Mhm, everyone is here to pick each other back up." As she began speaking about her own troubles, Pom-Pom listened intently, nodding along as she spoke.

"That's right! We are all here for each other. The Nameless will always look out for one another." In just a few hours and with the help of EVERYONE'S support and words of encouragement, Dan Heng's rhetoric was already beginning to change.

"Pom-Pom is always here!" With the mention of Dan Heng, the conductor's ears drooped. "Yeah... We are all worried about him... Pom-Pom has never seen him like this before, but... Pom-Pom understands the loss of a loved one is felt sharply.

Ah..! Another forlorn face on board their Express... "Visitor Khamorosha... What's the matter?"

Tapping the button to open the door with their ear, Pom-Pom entered the archive room tentatively, bringing with them a tray with a meal for their passenger. "Pom-Pom brought you something to eat... And saved their last donut for you. The sugar might help perk you up..."

Ears down, Pom-Pom approached @oflunartides.bsky.social's room and gently knocked the door.

⠀⠀ ⠀⠀🚧 ; 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗕𝗥𝗢 —• #ZZZRP | #MVRP ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ NOTHING IS (𝙄𝙈𝙋𝙊𝙎𝙎𝙄𝘽𝙇𝙀) •

(Himeko was as quick and reliable as always, putting the pieces together and filling in the blanks in no time at all, but... what!) ...WHAT! Pom-Pom thought that was all over with..! (Worried conductor noises, pacing around back and forth.)

(Oh, no... They were starting to crack. Keep it together, Pom-Pom!) He... He will be! Our messenger ensured me that he would be alright. Hunter Blade will return him to us safely. Pom-Pom does not know all the details, but it has something to do with all the flowers I've been cleaning up all day.

Himeko...! (They had to gather themselves, remain the Express' reliable conductor.) Pom-Pom has received a message from an emissary of Destiny's Slave regarding Passenger Dan Heng.

CALLING ALL PASSENGERS❗ This is your conductor speaking! Please make your way to the Parlour Car for an emergency meeting.

Very mysterious! If Hunter Blade was on the case, that could only mean Dan Heng was in danger. But Pom-Pom was relieved, glad to have received the message that there was no need to worry. That didn't mean they wouldn't fret regardless! This was one of their precious passengers, after all.

🐰⁉️ A talking cat! Strands of Terminus did not show up as THEIR messenger for no small reason... "P-Pom-Pom will make sure they are all destroyed! Thank you for the warning, and for looking out for the Express."

💢❗ Where are all these flowers and petals coming from?! Pom-Pom has been sweeping them up all day. 😤

૮😱ა Muddy footprints all over Pom-Pom's sparkling floor‼️

That makes sense... Pom-Pom wishes there was something they could do to help. ૮(｡ᵕ ◞ _◟)ა

🐰‼️ The conductor cannot remember the last time anyone had tried to kiss their forehead and succeeded..! She totally caught them off-guard! Ahem-! "Good..! Pom-Pom to the rescue. What sort of conductor would I be if I could not ensure the safety of all Passengers and guests?"

Pom-Pom does not wish to pry but... ૮◞ ‸ ◟ ა Does Himeko know what is going on?

She gives wonderful hugs! 🐰✨ Their fluffy tail is wiggling. "Pom-Pom is okay..." They feel bad! Passenger Dan Heng is not usually like this, and they have never had to tell him off before ૮☹️ა "Are you okay, too?"

Shuffling over, tiny arms outstretched as they leaned into her for a hug.

(Tiny little sniffles, their ears drooped.) Pom-Pom is worried about Dan Heng.

The conductor is usually quite particular about their personal space, but can make an exception every one and a while! They will allow a hug this time 🙏

Himeko... ૮(っ◞‸◟ c)ა (Leaning against her leg.)

Waddling around the Parlour Car with a little rain cloud over their head.