#I'll do that next time I wake up

[traincarsandstars]

Sunday Got Run Over By A Bailu While Trying To Keep Everyone In A Dream You Can Say She's Too Young To Fly But Pompom And Bailu Disagree

(to the tune of Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer)

During the final fight, Bailu and Pompom helped the Express crew by ramming Harmonious Choir (Sunday) with the Express.

Bailu stayed aboard the Express so she could attend New Year's aboard the Luofu with Dan Heng, but when they got back, they ran into Boothill. After both parties convinced each other they weren't imposters, Boothill informed that the rest of the crew could be in danger due to the presence of an emanator of Nihility in Penacony. Anxious for everyone's safety, Bailu wanted to join the two men as they infiltrated the land of dreams; however, Dan Heng told her to stay behind with Pompom, reasoning that they needed someone to stay behind in case they needed help. Reluctantly, the little dragon agreed but told him to contact her immediately if anyone needed medical attention.

As time ticked on, Bailu became increasingly more worried. She hadn't heard back from Dan Heng since he left, and the others still haven't answered her messages. Bailu was about to send Dan Heng another text when Pompom's voice suddenly came over the inner com.

"Passenger Bailu, this is your conductor speaking, please meet me in the cab immediately! I...Uh! Just get here fast!"

Bailu was already on her feet making her way towards the front of the train, she hasn't heard Pom-Pom sound like that before. To hear someone usually so confident so stressed out, it gave her a heavy sense of foreboding.

When Bailu opened the door to the cab. she was greeted by several loud beeping sounds, flashing lights from every which way, and a muffled whirring sound steadily getting louder and louder.

Pom-Pom was standing in front of a red chair; the chair itself was boxed in by a lard dashboard, leaving only the back as a way to exit and enter. Above everything hung a large monitor displaying a countdown in gold numbers; unease crept in, but she ignored it, focusing her attention on Pom-Pom instead.

"We don't have time," he explained, "I need you to climb into the driver's seat right now!"

Bailu blinked. "Wait, what?"

"I know this doesn't make sense right now, but please trust your Conductor!"

Bailu hesitated for a moment but then gave him a firm nod. "Okay."

No sooner did Bailu finish strapping herself into the seat than the numbers on the screen hit zero. The whirring sound from earlier became a deafening roar; Bailu looked back to Pom-Pom only to be blinded by an intense light as the train suddenly jolted forward, pinning her to the seat.

When she opened her eyes again, she squinted at the monitor and saw that the Express was circling a giant golden aurumaton.

"What...?" Bailu rubbed her eyes and noticed that the rest of the crew was there too. They were all standing on a platform below the aurumaton with weapons drawn.

"Passenger Bailu," Pom-Pom addressed her, "the Express has responded to everyone's collective Trailblazing Will. In order to assist in their fight, the Express has entered its combat mode."

"It has a combat mode?!" She gawked.

"Yes, I'll explain later, but for now, we need to prepare for an attack!"

To her absolute horror and amazement, Bailu learned that the Express planned on ramming itself into the golden aurumaton.

"But don't worry," Pom-Pom added. "The Express won't take any physical damage. We'll faze through; it's like warp jumping, but that guy will still take the hit."

Himeko was going to ground them forever after this.

Bailu's head spun from all this rapid-fire new information, but she remembered her training at the Alchemy Commission and steadied herself. "But, why me?" She asked finally. "You're the conductor; why am I doing this?"

Instantly, Pom-Pom hunched over and answered dejectedly. "Because Pom-Pom's arms can't push the throttle very far."

Bailu looked down at the throttle beside the chair and then at Pom-Pom's arms.

Oh, she thought.

Quickly, Pom-Pom went over the basic controls with Bailu. The train continued circling for a bit before making a sudden dive. The force pinned Bailu back against the driver's seat while sending the conductor careening into the back wall.

Apparently, the train was preparing for an attack.

"When the train level's out, push the throttle forward until the notch beside it reads eight!" Pom-Pom shouted from behind. "Anything high will make us wrap jump for real!"

Panic gnawed on Bailu's heart as she struggled against the train's velocity, reaching out to touch the throttle. However, as soon as her little hand wrapped around its smooth surface, warmth flooded her, and everything stilled. It was like what she experienced in Scalegorge with the seal— she could feel everything: the train's roaring pistons at the front, Dan Heng's bubbling floor, the ferns in the parlor car, even the caboose's little wheels spinning wildly against the invisible track; but most of all, she felt everyone's blazing will beating together in a harmonious choir.

"Bailu! Do it now!"

Pompom's voice rang out, snapping Bailu out of her silent reverie. In one breath, the Nameless High Elder thrust the throttle foreword, adding her own will to the Trailblazing melody, and tore through the robot like a lux arrow of the Hunt.

A large smile was plastered on her as Pompom told her to slow down while the train circled the arena once more. The sheer sense of freedom she felt behind the wheel of the Express was almost indescribable. The only thing that came close was the feeling she got whenever she went swimming in the Lunarescent Depths, but even that was different compared to this.

They repeated this song and dance several times; the train would circle for a bit before diving down for an attack, and Bailu would then accelerate through the aurumaton and slow down once they returned to the air. Yet the smile never left her face. Even after the aurumaton turned into a giant head and summoned a hand from nowhere, Bailu still smiled. After the final strike, the Express returned to its original docking station outside the hotel. However, Bailu continued to sit in the driver's seat; a part of her was still trying to decide whether or not any of that was real. Eventually, Bailu texted the group chat, asking if everyone was alright and if anyone needed medical treatment. Thankfully, no one was seriously injured; however, the trailblazer was still out cold, but they should be fine after a few days of rest. She wanted to check them herself; however, that would have to wait until tomorrow. Pom-Pom made it extremely clear that she wasn't leaving the train—not until she'd rested enough. Bailu was too exhausted to try and argue with the conductor, and she allowed him to lead her back to her room, where she promptly passed out on her bed for the next several hours.

[tempo-takoyaki]

ur comics are very fun :3

I saw that almost tgcf is gonna get a second season/part

Is that outdated or will we get more almost tgcf comics?

Also good luck with the shop!

Thank you so much!! :D About season 2: the plan was to have it ready for... for this month (April), but I recently realized that I might have to delay it (again) because I've been informed that working at a library, taking care of a shop, and working on a webcomic with an editor are actually three separate jobs and not just me fucking around /srs. So, I've actually done all the sketches for season 2, but I'm still currently into the inking stage and going at it very slowly.

But since it's been 2 years sinc season 1, I think you guys deserve a treat, so here's a little snippet of it:

[itty-bitty-sunshine]

Hello everyone!

Because my birthday is coming up in like a week, I'll be hosting a birthday magma and you're all invited to the party!

Feel free to drop by and doodle or leave a message if you feel like it <3 it does not have to be dca or fnaf related at all!

We have two party rooms, two blank spaces and a message board in case you don't feel like staying in the other rooms

Keep it SFW and remember to be nice! We are here to have a fun time :]

The board will be open until June 6

I'll probably be posting them once the time's up so if you wanna be tagged don't forget to write your @!

[microwavetoaster-selfships]

I think I need that "Wow, I haven't stubbed my toe in five months! I was then shot fifty-seven times." Audio again

[a-totally-reasonable-username]

So looking at how much i'm sleeping recently and how much i've slept during the last couple winters... Well if it continues at this rate, then in five years time i will be hibernating through the entire winter season

[nerdcrawfish]

DEADLOCK?! Never heard of him...

[c-infinity-83]

hi tulpar good morning ilya!! i hope y'all have a good day today!! how are curly's prosthetics going? :0 <33 <22

!!!!!!!!!!! GOOD MORNING!!!!!!!!! they are Going Well™ our friend has finished my legs so far and hOPEFULLY SOON will get to my arms. in the meantime I have perfected the act of Crawling Everywhere Like A Fucked Up Movie Monster it is fun and it scares people (especially Jimmy. which is hilarious to me)

<22 <33!!!!! we lov you too!!!!!!!!

-Curly

[rubiatinctorum]

The extreme nostalgia is setting in and it's after 5:30 am so it really is time to go to bed now. It's funny, back when that year happened, I thought it was one I'd never miss. I worked a job I couldn't stand and I missed my favourite place. I live a more comfortable day to day in 2024, but there's so much about back then that I miss.

In part because it's the six year anniversary of releasing a project special to me, I'm thinking about the past more than I should let myself. And, thinking of it that way, as six years ago, to me it feels like a long time.

[imwritesometimes]

just tried to enter my tumblr password on my work app how's your Wednesday going?

[ducksbuttocks]

also i'm in my mid 20s now i'm old enough to have this figured out. i simply have to accept that my ideal job is either self employment or working in one of those public administration offices where they give you a thousand benefits and a single daily 10 minute task that you just have to pretend takes you from 9 to 5 to finish. or ideally both at the same time so that i can have a lot of money to buy a million books and also take the whole month of august off <3

[obrashir]

i KNOW my stupid ass father is doing or making something suspicious. every fucking morning at dawn i wake up from noises coming from his study, i hear that fuckass metal ladder he has and hear him faintly (and probably accidentally) banging on my floor (his study is directly under my room) so i know he's doing something in the upper closets or whatever they're called. i always hear him moving stuff around. im not paranoid i KNOW he's doing something that he cant do during the day when my mom and i are also awake

[lilliancdoodles]

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[running-in-the-dark]

I'm sooo tired, the past week has been exhausting - and this weekend will be at least as stressful. but now that I'm lying in bed and watching stuff on my laptop.. oh who cares I don't wanna sleep 🙄

[rubiesintherough]

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[otsukare-katsukare]

about to say something very cringe but fortunately nobody will see it or care. it's kind of strange to be on a platform that's basically populated by the awkward weirdos who had no friends as children, the refuge of the outsiders, and still feel alone and alienated and like i need to perform well

[alsaurus-loves-dean]

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