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[best-train-conductor-competition]

The Best Train Conductor Of All Time!

The Conductor (A Hat in Time)

Emmet (Pokemon)

Voting ended onMay 3, 2023

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100 Followers? You know what this means!

(( Cecil, Fledgling, and the rest of them will be moving to their very own main blog account instead of bumming about on my main (they never paid rent smh)! I've gone from making this guy to pester a friend and he's developed so much that I believe he should have his own place to call home.

I'll post up his new dwelling when I make it! ))

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Fledglin' an Oliver an meself are goin' tae get out of th' studio fer a few hours. We've been cooped up in here fer weeks, need tae stretch our wings.

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"Cece went to sleep early... said he had a lot to think about, but didn't seem sad! So that's good at least!!"

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"Heeeeey Cece, can I tell you something?"

Er... sure? What is it, Lassie?

"You promise you won't get mad?"

Hoohoo, I ain't gonna go an eat yer phone again if that's what yer askin'.

"Okay... uh. So you might not have confessed to Oliver on New Years. I didn't expect things to grow super quiet around here as a result. Mistakes hve been made I'm sorry I dunno how romance works!"

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"...Ce...ce? You're mad at me aren't you?"

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"Hhhh I'm sorry I hav-..."

WHADDYA MEAN I HAVEN'T TOLD 'IM?! LASS, IT'S BEEN SO QUIET BECAUSE I THOUGHT I HAD. I THOUGHT I MESSED UP.

"...Oh. Oh jeez I'm sorry please don't be mad!!"

Well that explains all th' peckin' fans botherin' me about it...

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"Yesterday, I returned to the studio after like... a week hanging out with some new friends! Okay maybe it was only a few days BUT STILL. They were all really nice and I didn't want to go home but at the same time, I missed my bird family."

"It's nice and quiet here right now. Cece and Oliver seem to be going about their business. I dunno why, but gramps seems more tired than usual. Of course, I dunno for sure because... he has no eyes, so...!"

"Maybe I'll see what he's up to tonight!"

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Th' nights are gettin' colder. I should stop makin' these trips...

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Fledgling said that she's going to have th' kitten stay wit' a friend from now on. She's still around, but it'll be less stress on th' studio and meself having tae not worry about a cat.

Th' lass herself seems t' be enjoyin' visitin' a few friends. I'm glad they dun mind her visitin'! It's been peaceful lately an' it's nice.

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Vanessa's manor looms on the horizon. The spiteful owl has ice forming on his body. His skin is turning pale and blue. Her curse spreads day after day, consuming more of the forest in the process.

He knows by now someone is watching him between the tall trees, watching his every move and waiting for that moment of weakness where he finally falls.

The owl has plans of his own. He'd need to lure the creature out somehow, but how can he when he's unsure of what it even is?

Just before the ice cavern, he stops. His meager voice calls pitifully into the emptiness. "P-please. Someone... a-anyone.. I need hhh..."

His body slumps forward into the snow, a new layer already settling on it.

Now he waits.

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Branches overhead clatter noisily as Percy continues his trek. He's lost all sense of time, if that even is a thing in this forest.

The bitter chill of the wind whispers in his ears that he is mere steps away from death's door.

Give up, give up, give up...

There was a time where he would have gladly taken that option, but now there's something new stirring within his darkened soul.

Spite.

He's sure there's another presence nearby, watching him and biding its time to appear before him. At the same time, darkness creeps into the corners of his vision.

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"I am going..."

"TO SEE MY FRIENDS IF IT'S THE LAST THING I DO!"

"TELL GRAMPS I LOVE HIM!"

[ask-human-deadbirdstudios]

DJ Grooves: Hello fellow viewers both young and old! I’m your host- DJ Grooves! And I’m here to announce the opening of this here blog of ours! We all know how much you little divas just adore the DeadBird studio and it’s fellow cast members so we have decided to act in kind to any and all messages you’d like to send us!  Both me and the…Conductor… send you thanks in advance for any and all items we recieve in the mail but please keep in mind responces may be slow! We are still film directors y’know! And our fabulous actors still have their jobs to do! But we’ll all make sure to grant you with as many responces as possible because we love all of you dearly, right- Conductor, darling?

The Conductor: Huh? Oh, yeah, yeah….thanks or whatever- just send us free stuff! Ah don’t care what it is jus’ let me at it!

DJ Grooves: Right….Oh! I almost forgot! If any of you darlings have any specific questions reguarding help or general knowledge our receptionist can help you out! His name’s Reece, he’s a kind soul so just send him any quesetions you may have and he’ll sort you out! Well that’s all i can think of for now but hopefully we’ll be answering you darlings real soon! Thanks again for any messages you send us! Ta-ta! ….say goodbye, darling-

The Condutor: Alright- alright! Uh- bye- I guess…