the orient express

Cows. Awesome. First one to hallucinate wins.

So hey. Third time's a charm or something, right? This is the third time we've been in undisclosed cow-land.

WHO WANTS TO GO COW TIPPING.

Also does anyone actually know how to cow tip? I've never done it before. You just go up behind them and push, right?

Okay, what little ghost decided to come into my room?!

[When dawn begins to break in cow-land, each train-issued phone & tablet issues a single beep. At this point, the following phrase begins to scroll across the top of each device. It won't cover any of the network posts (think of top!ads on things like echofon; they're there, and eventually you stop seeing them), and it doesn't change. It will last the initial 24-hours of the plot, at which point it will begin disappearing to reappear intermittently for the duration of the plot.

Sequence initiate 24593: Skillset randomization. Progress interrupted

When your character wakes up, he or she will be in possession of the appropriately swapped power set.

Have fun :)]

Has anyone seen Captain Jack Harkness? I've looked everywhere for him and I think he might have...left.

Where are you

Belle, are you all right?

Do you need me to

Pokey? You okay?

You didn't, you know, lose your godliness or anything, right?

Hi there, I'm Jaz - your roommate. We haven't met yet, and I thought I should at least say hello. I hope you're settling in okay, and I look forward to meeting you, eventually.

It's not just me and Ray and Lily, right? Everyone has that scrolling message on their phones?

And my magic's gone again. I think I'd rather have hallucinations.

Fucking train.

I've lost my d

Does anyone happen to h

Excuse me, hello.

My name is January, and I'm missing something. If anyone happens to now have a dragon inside of them, please let me know. You can see her. Just look. She should be curled up and asleep and she likes to wrap her wings around herself.

That sounds strange

I'm not crazy

Ah. So my own power is gone, but I seem to have another. I think.

I fell and twisted my ankle in discovering my power was gone. I got frustrated and wanted to get my scotch after falling, and it literally burst from my closet and slapped into my hand.

I have tried to want something, or get something to come to me since, and nothing has happened. Does this sound familiar to anyone?

( Private to Rose W )

Seems my abilities are gone like a few others on the train. I just hurt my fist when I hit a punching bag so yeah, my everything is gone. Now I guess the question is who has my slayer abilities? Anyone stronger, more alert, and able to sense vampires when you're around them? This is going to be a pain in my ass. Does this mean I'm normal or do I have a new ability that I haven't figured out yet?

I'm......dead. No, this can't be happening! I guess I got someone's ability if you can even call it that. I don't like this at all and I really hate you train. I burned my hand a bit and all I want is blood. I'm ready to go back to being human again, thanks. I can't do the whole almost dead or being dead thing again.

My name is Magius. Is there anyone who has woken up with an acute sense of tingling, or a sense of strangeness when they get around something weird happening? If so, you might have woken with my ability to sense magic.

Ugh. This train sucks. So apparently someone's got my magic. If it someone from my world and you suddenly suck at potions, sorry.

Private to Don
Do you have any magic? Ours has all gone missing. I might need a hug. ;)

[Private to Nathan Petrelli]

Just accept that every time something like this happens, you're gonna get a message from me.

Do you still have your powers? I don't really know how to check on mine short of chopping off a finger or something. Which I don't want to do.

[Private to Castiel]

On the off chance you still have your powers, is it possible for you to check on mine? And if you don't still have yours. . .do you want some ice cream?

[Private to Castiel and Anna]

Please tell me you two still have your mojo. The last thing I want is some douchebag walking around with the ability to gank my ass without my permission.

Piotr...I think I have something of yours.

[filtered away from Regina]

I believe I've someone's curse powers. I was--the mirror just shattered when I was in the bathroom by myself and it felt...I can't explain it but it felt as if I had something to do with it.

Why does the train never take MY ability?

I'd be all for not being able to hear every nasty thing that goes through people's minds for awhile.

Although, maybe not right now. . .if I'd end up with something even HARDER to control.

If you woke up this morning looking like you ate a rainbow and feeling like you're about to rise off your feet, come find me!

( Cutler )

So, who can find things? Because I sure can't today!

Stupid train.

How...

I can feel...

You know, when I was little I used to wish that I had magical powers.

Seeing everyone lose theirs the last few times has put that in perspective.

Thanks, train. Thanks a lot.

[Private to John Sheppard]
You ain't...belching fire or reading thoughts or something...are you?

[Private to Pam]
Can I expect you haven't sprouted wings or suddenly been rendered human?

[Private to Rory Williams]

I'm in the dining car, watching the cows, if you're looking for me.

Having said that, you haven't suddenly developed powers, have you?

Annie's alive. Don't bother us.

Oh and Nina, try not to kill anyone. Especially us.

( Private to Eric, Pam and Sookie )

Uh....Thor.....

We don't have any lights in our room......I kind of blew them up.

I don't feel like myself and I don't know what's going on! I'm kind of freaking out here.

Okay - does anyone get visions? Of let's just say really bad, past shit?

And more importantly will drinking a bottle of vodka make it go away? Or make me forget what I saw?

So looks like I have the powers of a witch. The whole thing is weird, but I must say it's interesting to have an ability.

[Nick Burkhardt]
I can do magic with a wand. How weird is that?

Why can't I use magic?

What is going on?

[locked to Samantha Parkington]

Would you maybe want to move in together? There's an empty room, R506-A. I'm not sure how I feel about my current roommate, and I'd rather room with someone I'm comfortable with.

Okay, who has the ability to see like runes or something like that? I keep seeing them and I don't know what to do with them or even how to make them stop. So does this sound like something someone had before today?

I just want to let it be known that I almost put my phone in the fridge.

( Private to Castiel )

This is incredible! I'm human - only one heart! I always wondered how it would feel, and now I get to experience it first hand. How exciting!

Hey, Barbie.

You aren't human, by any chance?