Discussion Friday

[geraineon]

I was just recently on a three day long train trip, which got me thinking:

1) if you were to go on a three day long train trip, are there any cnovel characters you would like to be your travel buddies? And who do you think will be a terrible travel buddy, and why?

2) if you have read any novels involving train travel that you enjoyed, what role did that train/train travel play in the novel?

Any other train related comments, all good too!

Comments

[llonkrebboj]

1) The character I would love to travel on a train with is Mei Changsu in his jianghu leader persona. Since we're on a trip, he can be more relaxed and rest for a bit, and maybe tell us about the history and interesting stories of the places we pass by. He's great in a conversation, but probably also happy to read in silence.

I am very fond of Li Wei of Designated Cleaner, and Shen Jue of Passerby xD but they are a DANGER to be around 😆 As trouble magnets, being on a train with them may end up with us disastrously finding ourselves in a rules-governed train of an pocket dimension/Instance. Thank you, but no thank you!

2) I looooove reading about train-based pocket dimensions in semi apocalypse, unlimited flow novels because solving or working around the rules is always very entertaining. As mentioned, the most memorable for me are Turns Out The Passerby is The World Ending Boss, and Designated Cleaner of Unlimited Flow Instances, which both feature this trope :P

[shipperslist]

Mei Changsu would probably be really interesting company but I also suspect my nursing persona would snap on and then I couldn't be able to relax because I'd be fussing about him the whole trip.