You were the one who described this as terrifying. I think I've survived worse than a pointless sort of train.
[Sephiroth, by contrast, is accustomed to being around the state-of-the-art technology of his world, and his job requires him to know something about its workings. Rickety says this thing could use maintenance, if not an outright overhaul, but he doesn't expect it to kill him.
The attendant comes by, pulling down and securing the safety bar, and in short order they're pulling out of the station and moving on to the lift hill. There are a few anxious murmurs from the other passengers who know better what to expect at the top of it.]
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[Sephiroth, by contrast, is accustomed to being around the state-of-the-art technology of his world, and his job requires him to know something about its workings. Rickety says this thing could use maintenance, if not an outright overhaul, but he doesn't expect it to kill him.
The attendant comes by, pulling down and securing the safety bar, and in short order they're pulling out of the station and moving on to the lift hill. There are a few anxious murmurs from the other passengers who know better what to expect at the top of it.]