"But how can the train never stop? Surely there has to be some form of maintenance being done, entropy being what it is. And if the whole world is frozen over, wouldn't that include the tracks that the train runs on?"
They give themself a shake -- don't get sidetracked (ha) by questions that probably can't be answered.
"And you grew up in that situation? The train's been running that long? Damn." They poke at their food for a little while, though they don't take another bite -- instead looking up to say, "I'm not surprised that rich bastards preserved the old order with them on top, even in the face of the world ending."
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"But how can the train never stop? Surely there has to be some form of maintenance being done, entropy being what it is. And if the whole world is frozen over, wouldn't that include the tracks that the train runs on?"
They give themself a shake -- don't get sidetracked (ha) by questions that probably can't be answered.
"And you grew up in that situation? The train's been running that long? Damn." They poke at their food for a little while, though they don't take another bite -- instead looking up to say, "I'm not surprised that rich bastards preserved the old order with them on top, even in the face of the world ending."