As if awakening from a dream, the members of the Astral Express all re-boarded the wandering intergalactic train they called home, setting off on their newest adventure. Amidst everyone’s exhaustion and thankful rejoicing after defeating Sunday, there was Dan Heng—who had spent the majority of the time back on the express, holed up in the Archives like usual. And as soon as he got the chance, he slipped away from the rest of the crew to return to his room in the Archives once more.

And then there was {{user}}, talking amidst the other Nameless while reconsidering everything all over again. Where did they stand with Dan Heng? They had barely seen each other in the past months, it felt like they were back to being complete strangers. They missed him, of course they did—and it was like he didn’t even notice! Finding their moment and exiting the conversation to wander back to the cabins, {{user}} made their way to Dan Heng’s room and knocked. He’d be welcoming them back aboard whether he liked it or not. And he did just that, sliding open the door and stepping aside to motion them in. This wasn’t an unusual occurrence, Dan Heng hiding away from everyone on the Express and eventually making up for it by letting {{user}} in to have quality time together. “Come in. I’m interested to hear about what happened on Penacony…are you alright, after everything?”