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Ivar's eyes were closed for a good part of the ride, a clear indication that he was rather annoyed by the situation around him. Edel eyed him nervously from the seat beside his. It had been her suggestion to take the trip by public transport, which by now, she figured, was probably a bad idea. The ghoul cringed as the song playing segued into a jarring sequence of screaming and extended electric guitar solos. It didn't bother her as much, having had Roch as a friend, and that she had probably heard a number of terrible attempts at covers from the various bands in school. Her glance shifted to her company once again, who just let out a low sigh. It was probably out of pure politeness that he had refrained from saying that they should have hired a private carriage.

The bus began to shake terribly, jolting his eyes open. In a swift motion, he had managed to strap on the seatbelts for both of them, all while managing not to make any bodily contact. Something stirred within the ghoul's stomach, probably a mixture of guilt and something else, and the two fell back into the same pattern of silence.

Meanwhile, the view over the chasm was not as scenic as she had hoped for it to be, certainly not something she could distract the dark elf from the ride with. The fog was starting to block out parts of the view, though glimpses of old huts and houses could be spotted through the brief moments of clear air. Edel wondered how Ivar was taking the ride up the mountain, but any sign of motion sickness was absent in his stoic resting face.

That was, until the bus came to a stop and completely tipped off the edge of the cliff.

Edel opened her eyes to find a protective hand stretched over her when the bus finally came to a stop. The man on the other hand, was sporting a bruise on his forehead, and an even more damaged mood when he came to.

Nobody said anything as they crawled their way out of the bus.

They took a while to observe the setting around them, the ghoul at more unease with the fog than the man. It reminded her of the Insanity that plagued their fieldtrips while she was still in school. Apparently that part has not changed...

“Hmm..” he broke the silence, whipping out his eyephone to call for help. There was no signal.

He sighed.

“It might be a bit of a walk to the village,” he voiced, looking at the frost demon was concern, “I hope you don't mind?”

“Not at all,” she replied quickly. She didn't have any right to complain for getting them into this.

Some familiar figures loomed ahead as they began making their way to the village. Edel could definitely recognise the one belonging to a certain married man.

“Shun.” she greeted, with a repressed grin on her face, “How nice to see you.” Probably not, given the setting. “Congratulations once again.”

Nkosazana had always liked taking trips in Halloween. Despite her people's detachment from it, Nkosazana had quickly grown fond of the world and those who were within it. In fact, she often wondered if she should just go live there herself...

Though there were other reasons behind that besides for the interesting youthful diversity of the place.

The former priestess gazed out the window, watching as the world shook and waved beyond the path of the giant snake. This was an awful ride. She was hoping that the trip would be worth it, in the end. Nkosazana was not exactly the most fond of road motion. In fact, she was pretty sure she felt the queasiness setting in--

And then the train flipped. And swerved. And ducked and dodged. Her hand snapped to her lips, and she looked around for a window. Oh Death, what had she gotten herself into?! Maybe Halloweentown trips were not the best idea for her--

With the sudden stop, she lurched forward, attempting to grasp the nearest thing to her to keep her balance. She took a few quick, stabilizing breaths, before her mind shifted away from the nausea to everyone else in the bus. "Is everyone alright?!"

She didn't see signs of anyone dissipating, at least.

Of course Hel had to be there--it was exploring somewhere new with a legend attached. Also though because her boss demanded it. Intel and snooping and what not.

But then the crash happened...and really, it wouldn't have been an event of any kind without something happening.

The reaper popped up near Shun, grinning from ear to ear as after she blew some of her bangs out of her face. "Shun!" She exclaimed. "So good to see you again--and you have your scareling with you!" This was directed at Locke, but then her short attention span quickly moved on. "PIPER!" She cried, and then looked even beyond her to see--

"BRENLEEEEEEEY!"

Sayael hadn't been happy with the bus ride, but she'd managed and kept her branches out of the way of other creeple so they wouldn't touch her, and when they'd arrived she had rushed off the bus to make sure her branches were in pristine condition.

"There, there. Calm yourself, Sayael. It's only a few moments among the dregs." Keen black eyes with green orbs scanned over the students, curious to see which would benefit her the most.

Shun twitched slightly at Hel's choice of words.

"He is not my scareling. I am his mentor," he corrected flatly. Did she seriously think he would have a kid? Shaking his head slowly, he glanced to Lock briefly, silently, then turned to regard Edel.

"...Thank you, I suppose. Though I do not know why repeated congratulations are needed."

The world made TG a honest demon.

Face down, he was first crushed by a bag and then covered in black ink. Jerking up, he fought and struggled to shove the massive bag off of him befeore he crawled out, spitting and wiping his face as he stood up, rubbing his eyes and shouting.

"IT BURNS!!!!"

He rubbed his palms over and over against his eyes as he tried to rid himself of the ink.

He was never taking the bus ever!

Lock felt uncomfortable seeing a few horsemen there, one even so loud as to claim which clan he was from. Horsemen set Lock on edge now, and he made a quick gesture to Shun to point them out. Nothing but alert paranoia at all times forever.

Then Hel assumed that Shun was his dad and-

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Luckily Shun cleared that up. "No, I am not," he further concluded, turning to Brenley and Piper instead. Piper was doing .... a dance? And Brenley was being Bren. "Are you quite alright?"

Was this what all bus rides were like? Ellinore had gotten on the bus out of curiosity, and part of her wished she hadn't. It was a bumpy ride and not even as close to as fun as she assumed it would be. When the bus stopped and everyone seemed to be getting off she did the same, following the crowd. She had no clue where they were, but from the looks of it she wasn't alone there.

The mist was all around her as soon as she stepped out. "This is strange..." she said as she she looked around. It didn't look like the bus was going anywhere any time soon so she might as well look around. That's what she set out to do anyways, explore new places.