Chap 39 Past and the future

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We opens on a view of Octavia's aunt's farm at sunrise, then cuts to the interior of Octavia Pine's bedroom where she is staring at a packed, green backpack on her bed. She looks toward the window. Her fingers tense for a moment. Cut to Octavia, now wearing the backpack, walking along a dirt road away from the farm. She stops and looks over her shoulder, then faces forward, adjusts the backpack and resumes walking. Cut to Octavia following a dirt road in a forest.

Ozpina: (voice only) I'm sorry.

Octavia You know... the weirdest part is how it feels. Leaving home is crazy. Going to the city is crazy. Everything you've told me is completely crazy. But it doesn't feel crazy anymore. It feels like I'm doing the right thing.

Ozpina: Well... I suppose that's good.

Octavia: No. It's scary.

Octavia bows her head as she speaks, then lifts her head up and looks nervously at the sky as thunder crackles in the distance. She quickens her pace down the road.

(Later)

Cut to a train station. It has begun storming, and Octavia hurries to the covered platform, holding her hands over her head. When she gets there, she walks up to a large machine with a screen on it, which reads:

"Welcome!

Scan Lien to begin."

She rests a Lien card against a scanner. The screen displays an error message that reads:

"ERROR

Unable to complete request.

REASON GIVEN:

Insufficient Funds (Code: 726)"

Octavia: Stupid thing. I'm assuming whatever weird magic this is doesn't come with an infinite supply of money?

Ozpina: I'm afraid you'll have to solve this one on your own.

Octavia suddenly becomes more alert.

Octavia: Huh?

Ozpina: (hushed tone) Be on your guard.

Octavia: What do you mean?

The view slowly pans to the left, moving out from beside the machine. Soon, Hazel Rainart, who is walking toward Octavia, becomes visible.

Hazel: Here.

Octavia turns her attention to Hazel, who continues to approach her. Hazel stops near the machine and raises up his fist. In response, Octavia flinches away and widens her eyes, uttering a small noise. Hazel then slams his fist down on the machine, which beeps and makes the sound of dispensing paper, while Octavia straightens up and stares. As Hazel moves his fist, the machine spits out a small ticket. While Hazel walks away, Octavia picks the ticket up and then looks at him. Hazel then stops and looks back at her.

Hazel: Don't let such a small obstacle block your path.

He resumes on his way, while Octavia watches.

Octavia: That man. I felt... Who is he?

A train horn is heard in the distance.

Ozpina: Someone from my past. Someone who should not be taken lightly.

Cut to the other side of the train tracks as the silver-gray train arrives. Its engine has glowing cyan markings, each in the form of two parallel lines with a series of evenly-spaced diagonal lines connecting them.

(Meanwhile)

A cracked signed bearing the name Kuroyuri rests against ruins. An upwards pan and several cuts show the dilapidated village. Ruby Rose, you and Jaune Arc walk down the road, carrying Quill Branwen on a stretcher. They pause and look unhappily around.

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