[17] Service Announcement

//THE NEXT TRAIN AT PLATFORM 17//
//WILL BE THE 23:37 TRAIN TO//
//REDEMPTION//
//CALLING AT//
//CHRISTMAS//
//EASTER//
//MANCHESTER PICCADILLY//
//AND REDEMPTION//

Yawn. Stretch. Tap, tap, tap. Shiver.
ZZZHHHuummmm… ting! Shuffle, shuffle, shuffle.
Is this seat taken?
-Grunt-
Thanks.
mmmmuuHHHHZZZ…

//THIS TRAIN IS FOR//
//REDEMPTION//
//CALLING AT//
//CHRISTMAS//
//EASTER//
//MANCHESTER PICCADILLY//
//AND REDEMPTION//

Yawn. Stretch. Tap, tap, tap. Disenscarf.
…umblumblumblumblumbl…
Yawn.
…umblumblumblumblumbl…
Yawn.
…umblezzzhhhumblezzzhhhumblezzhhh…
ZZZHHHuummmm…

//WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU//
//THAT THIS TRAIN HAS BEEN DELAYED//
//TRANSPENNINE EXPRESS WOULD…//
//##########//
//Helloar, this is yer driver//
//errrrrrrrr//
//Beer-sically the’s snoar ont’ tracks//
//errrrrrrrr//
//Time o’ year Ah guess//
//errrrrrrr//
//So, erm, yeh. Lot’s o’ snoar. Noar goar.//
//Sorry//
//##########//

Yawn. Stretch. Tap, tap, tap. Rescarficate.
Werther’s Original?
-Grunt/shrug-
Suit yourself.

‘I see you drivin’ round town
With the girl I love, and I’m like…’

-Y’alright, Mum-
-No, yeah, weather’s bad-
-All this snow’s keeping us here-
-No, not even at Christmas yet-
-Somewhere in Advent, I guess-
-Look, you just can’t get to Redemption if you’ve got snow-
-It’ll be clear after Christmas-
-Listen, Mum, it gets taken away after Easter an’ all-
-OK, love you, bye-

Yawn. Lightbulb – bag – Bible.
mmmmuuHHHHZZZ…
Awkward shared look.
…umblumblumblumblumbl…
-Text, text, text, text, text-
…umblumblumblumblumbl…

//THIS TRAIN IS FOR//
//REDEMPTION//
//THE NEXT STOP WILL BE//
//CHRISTMAS//

Perhaps snow is just a state of mind.