The cult led me through a maze of alleys, then behind a grocery store, then down a staircase I didn't even know existed. One of them tapped on a steel door with a particular rhythm, and someone on the other side opened it without a word.
We were going into the darkness and no one said a word.
I had no idea where this station was going to lead me, but I did not have a good feeling about it. But I still followed these people and reached a familiar place- The station.
They had smuggled me inside.
"We have reached the station. No one must see us arrive."
The leader whispered.
They moved to the door, paused, checked that the hallway was clear, and then rushed forward in controlled silence, ushering me along with them. It didn't take long before the familiar main chamber opened up before us.
The claw machine sat exactly where it always had.
The cult arranged themselves around me without touching me. They faced me like an audience waiting for a miracle.
"Talk to our god."
