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[enlistments]

My dear Tranquility, if you would be so kind as to indulge me in another question - quite different from my last one but no less genuine.

[Something milder than anger flashes in Ichabod's eyes. He tucks a strand of long hair behind his ear before continuing.]

Is there anyone who thinks that these trousers, these...so-called skinny jeans are appropriate for a grown man!

[He holds them up, giving them a shake. See how angry they make him!!!]

Why the ship would choose to gift them to me can be nothing more than a cruel jest, but if anyone should like to have them, for whatever reason, you may collect them from me at once.

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[dogbane]

I suppose its been taking its time.

sorry when is you from?

[enlistments]

A town called Sleepy Hollow, in the earlier part of the twenty-first century.

[dogbane]

What was you up to there and then?

[enlistments]

Trying to prevent your future, as it were.

[dogbane]

some shit still worth saving. dont let the tight pants get you down.

Private

[enlistments]

Do the Horsemen ride?

Private is good!!

[dogbane]

[No answer comes for awhile, but talk of demons gets cagey in most worlds. The hours stretch past, and finally:]

yes. though all evidence suggests they aren't the cause of the end of the world.

Private time!

[enlistments]

[Well this is news...and entirely not welcome.]

Then what is?

[dogbane]

[It's not the most optimistic news.]

We are.

There are loads of theories why: could have been the last war, or the overpopulation, poverty, crime rates. Earth aint in good shape. seems most of the demons, angels, and spirits are just watching. only thing we know is theyre there. funnily, none of them calling themselves G-d, Allah, Vishnu or the like ive heard of.

[enlistments]

Surely there is something that can be done, actions that can be taken.

[dogbane]

[It's a strange thing to hear, and William couldn't say why. Because Ichabod is not of his world, perhaps. Because pessimism is so very easy, when you're trapped aboard the Tranquility.]

how can you be so sure?

[enlistments]

To believe otherwise is the enemy's greatest weapon. Inaction is the result of fear, hopelessness. We cannot allow it to take root.

[dogbane]

somehow, that sounds both circular and pragmatic. i hope there are men like you in the world i came from.