The Car of Clocks

by Stovohobo

The ticking seemed to come not only from this particular section of wall, but lead on through different cars of the Train.
Indeed, it grew stronger as I advanced.

Along the way, I passed through what seemed to be the car of Probable Impossibilities, then Old Proverbs, then the Tiny Car of Jumbo Oxymorons. The list grew even stranger as I went, ever searching for that ticking that grew louder and louder. In fact, it sounded as though there were more than one source to the noises.

Finally, I passed through a worn door to the last car. It was dimly lit, but flooded with the sounds of thousands of clocks. A man sat in a chair, observing some and taking notes.

“Hello?”

He spun around. “Hello. I didn’t notice you here, are you lost?”

“No, I came out of curiosity.”

“You must’ve passed through the Car of Enigmatic Curiosities, however.”

“I suppose. What is this room?”

“Usually our passengers don’t come back here. You see, every clock in here shows how long each person here will live.”

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  1. The Car of Clocks

    Nouvelle Bardot's Buddy Icon Nouvelle Bardot

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    this reminds me of a salvador dali painting. keep it up!

  2. The Car of Clocks

    Stovohobo's Buddy Icon Stovohobo

    Posted about 1 year ago

    (Sigh) Us and our inside jokes. . .which I guess aren’t so inside since their posted for everyone to see. . . =D

  3. The Car of Clocks

    Pockets' Buddy Icon Pockets

    Posted about 1 year ago

    Wow. You veritably escaped from the storytrap I set. I thought the sequel writer would be forced into the ‘government coup to destroy all radical thinkers’ story, but you’ve managed to escape and make something exceedingly interesting.

    Good job.

  4. The Car of Clocks

    Stovohobo's Buddy Icon Stovohobo

    Posted about 1 year ago

    Haha, thanks. I just wanted to keep this series quirky and different. (You were going for a bomb, methinks?)

  5. The Car of Clocks

    Pockets' Buddy Icon Pockets

    Posted about 1 year ago

    Quite so. I have a soft spot in my heart for rebelling against superfascists that try to remove thinkers.

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    Stovohobo's Buddy Icon Stovohobo

    Posted about 1 year ago

    Doesn’t everyone? =D

  7. The Car of Clocks

    User 3580's Buddy Icon User 3580

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    oooh spooky!
    kind of reminds me of stephen kings writings!

  8. The Car of Clocks

    Stovohobo's Buddy Icon Stovohobo

    Posted about 1 year ago

    Thanks ever so much.

  9. The Car of Clocks

    blueyedwonder's Buddy Icon blueyedwonder

    Posted about 1 year ago

    tiny car of jumbo oxymorons…enigmatic curiosities…teehee. thats clever.

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    Alexa ♥'s Buddy Icon Alexa ♥

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I love the names of the different cars.

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    Amaryllis' Buddy Icon Amaryllis

    Posted about 1 year ago

    Cool names for the cars =)

    I noticed as I read that you said, “No, I came out of curiosity.” And it just occurred to me that that could’ve been another play on words…as in:

    “No, I came out of curiosity.”

    “You did? But how can that be? The Curiosity car is all the way at the other side of the train.”

    Hehe. Me and my corny jokes

  12. The Car of Clocks

    artistsrunwild's Buddy Icon artistsrunwild

    Posted about 1 year ago

    It does too remind me of a Salvador Dali painting – who has to be my upmost favourite painter and surrealist

    and I second everyone – I adore the names of the cars

    Can you please invent such a train when your brilliant mind enters the workplace Stovohobo? I would very much like to travel on this train

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    Overlooked_Merchandise's Buddy Icon Overlooked_Merchandise

    Posted 6 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    a clock that shows how long someone will live…interesting. doesn’t everyone want one of those? so they no how long the have left? i can’t wait to see what will happen. i can tell this series will be interesting…
    LoA

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