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[grapesarebetter]

I remember why I don't like this time of year.

[Residential ghost-talker is staring at the brown and dried cornstalks hay. He's been in here for almost an hour now, trying to find the other side.]

Oi! Anyone!

[A small little black cloud wandered toward him, too low to be a person. In fact he hears a meow. Insert scowl.]Go away cat. Unless you

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[stuckonwrist]

There was actually someone else as well in the car. An alien, one that was like a blue moth. It left a trail of chilled air and its whisper-like voice was muttering.

"I should have flown over," muttered Big Chill.

[grapesarebetter]

[He doesn't hear the voice but the brat-kid shivers all the same.]

Something more than a cat's ghost in here...

[stuckonwrist]

Big Chill then noticed him and swooped down, merging into the visible spectrum. "Excuse me," he said, a gust of icy wind accompanying the statement. "Can you tell me the way out?"

[grapesarebetter]

[He's used to ghosts and their clouds but actually seeing something else appear takes Ryoma a bit to react to. Forgive the stare if you will.]

...No.

[Flat refusal, but a reason for it as well.]

I'm lost so I wouldn't know it.

[stuckonwrist]

"Shame then. I can't find my way out either," gusted Big Chill. "Perhaps if I..."

And it tapped the mark on his chest and reformed into a large red manta. "JETRAY!" it exclaimed, shooting into the air. "I'll try from above!"

[grapesarebetter]

[And the adolescent sits on the ground with a thump, staring up.

This is new. And kind of weird. And he's so lost.]

I think this car is making me hallucinate.

[stuckonwrist]

In any direction, Jetray found himself circling back before he landed back in front of Ryouma. "No dice. I think we have to solve the puzzle."

[grapesarebetter]

[Kid's kinda staring again.]

I've been trying to for an hour. And no dice.

What are you? [Rude kid is rude.]

[stuckonwrist]

"Dr. Daniel Jackson," replied Jetray. "Do you care about speed kid? Cause we can navigate at top speed."

[grapesarebetter]

I...guess not.

[He frowns and pulls his hat off his head so he doesn't lose it in the maze.]

Echizen. [As that's all the name he ever gives.]

[stuckonwrist]

Daniel nodded, tapping his chest as he shifted form to a tall being with wheels. "XLR8! Get on my back."

[grapesarebetter]

[Yeah you're one of the more interesting people he's met on the train. Definitely. After pocketing his hat he warily climbs up.]

Ready.

[stuckonwrist]

"Hang on!" And with that, Daniel tore through the corn maze, zooming around, spinning around corners, returning back the other way and otherwise solving the maze as they got closer to the end.

[grapesarebetter]

[He's honestly thinking that he's so happy he hasn't had food in a while. Otherwise it might have come back up.

Ryoma's more than happy when the exit shows up.]

[stuckonwrist]

Dashing out into the open, XLR8 screeched to a halt just as a huge bucket of candy appeared. "Nice!" he exclaimed in a child-like manner. "This'll be good to fuel up on."

he quickly parred it and said, "Half for you, half for me."

[grapesarebetter]

[Ryoma jumps off and looks slightly disinterested at the candy. He's not much on sweets and just takes a few pieces from his half.]

You can have the rest. I'm fine with this.