“So. Anything else you want to add?” Cedric spoke slowly, with a small packet of skepticism tucked away inside a pouch of hesitation. “Any other observations, or elaborations on your very… succinct explanation?”

“Nnnnn…” Andie dragged out the word, lost in thought for a short while. “…nnnope. Nope, I think that covers it.”

“You sure? No big revelations? That was really it?” Cedric raised an eyebrow. “No dramatic closing speech, or waxing poetic? Everything is fine now? You’re not just trying to get this over with, are you?”

“Yes, I’m sure. Yes, no big revelation aside from what we already covered earlier. Yes, this is really it.” Andie counted on her fingers as she went through Cedric’s questions. “Yes, no more speeches, yes, no waxing poetic - I already had my fun. Yes, everything really is fine now… but also, yes, I am trying to get this all over with. Good bye, and good night. I am going to sleep now.”

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With that, Andie made a sharp turn, and marched straight off the edge of the floating train station they’d all been standing on - throwing up a peace sign as she, presumably, dropped down into her own subconscious mind to dream normally instead of dreamwalking.

Silence ticked by for a few seconds, until Dyllan finally spoke up. “…she really does march to the beat of her own drum, doesn’t she?”

“I’d compare it more to sprinting to the free-style solo of her own saxophone, but yes - yes, she does.” Cedric sighed. “I mean really, I’ve heard of ending on a bang and ending on a whimper… I’ve even seen things end somewhere in between - with a ‘pop,’ if you will.” He shook his head. “But that was… something else entirely.”