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Edit: apparently this is a very common form of Japanese storytelling called an isekai. There are 8 billion people in this world, no idea can be original. And sometimes you miss out on things many other people know. I'm clearly one of today's lucky 10000.

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[–] simple@lemm.ee 20 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 9 points 4 months ago

Probably quite quickly, if the train was traveling at any significant speed when all of a sudden it had no tracks under it.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 18 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Go on Slack and say I’m going to miss the daily stand-up.

[–] xavier666@lemm.ee 7 points 4 months ago

This is a person who has been isekai'ed into work

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

You wouldn't have internet access. To be clear.

[–] SteevyT 14 points 4 months ago

Hey you, you're finally awake.

[–] polonius-rex@kbin.run 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

what are you talking about that's literally already how underground trains already work

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What trains are you going on, lol

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 points 4 months ago

Trains are load screens.

[–] AngryishHumanoid@reddthat.com 13 points 4 months ago

See how much insulin I have left in my pump and start preparing myself mentally for death.

[–] muse@fedia.io 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

before Isekai, it was called getting Narnia'd. Last book happens with a similar situation

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 5 points 4 months ago

This. Of course isekai is a thing, but it's not like the concept is exclusive to Japanese culture

[–] sparky@lemmy.federate.cc 8 points 4 months ago

Wake up, Mr. Freeman. Wake up and… smell the ashes.

[–] Teknikal@lemm.ee 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Check for my super cheat powers and pick the first woman for my isekai harem.

I'm thinking odds are it's either a busty elf or a cat girl 😜

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Isekai harems are "all of the above."

[–] bizarroland@fedia.io 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Hey sometimes they are flat chested autistic girls or 7,000-year-old dragons who happen to look like a 9-year-old.

Personally I'm interested in neither but I've read a lot of manga

[–] apotheotic 2 points 4 months ago

Flat chested autistic girl here. Can confirm I'm in 3 harems with brave travellers from another world.

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I would be shocked for sure but how would I know how to react if I don't know what this new world is like? Does it look like a barren wasteland? Does it look like Dinotopia? Does it look like a different planet altogether? When you say 'unknown', is it unknown to me only or do you mean it's completely devoid of any civilized/intelligent species?

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You look outside the train window and see what looks almost exactly like a forest on Earth, maybe something like redwoods, except the trees are much bigger than redwoods. A horse-sized dragonfly flits by. The front of the train carriage is crumpled, but there is a gash in the metal big enough to allow you to leave, if you desire, and to let the atmosphere in. You don't feel any ill effects.

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 2 points 4 months ago

Okay, so I'm shocked and after a while I'm definitely hopping out of the train, presuming no emergency services show up. I don't think I'll last long if dragonflies are that large but I sure will die looking for them

Well I mean first off if everyone on the train was there you would want to discuss how to procede given the unknown part. I think the one person has it right in that I can't think of something like it before narnia.

[–] muse@fedia.io 5 points 4 months ago

bitch about SEPTA with other riders

[–] MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 months ago

I'd seriously worry about not having immunity to whatever diseases exist in that world, and the people of that new world not having immunity to whatever I might be carrying from my world.

Probably try and figure what the skills of the other survivors on the train to assemble a team with the goal of survival and information gathering.

[–] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Check if wifi/mobiledata still works.

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

It does not.

[–] tiredofsametab@kbin.run 3 points 4 months ago

Probably just sit and wait for what happens next and hope all the people around me don't freak out.

I lived in Japan for years without knowing about the whole isekai thing; I've just never really been into anime/manga.

[–] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Fight the urge to immediately get off the train.

Even with as many episodes of Star Trek as I've seen, I'm sure I'd want to rush right out and start exploring.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

We should split up to explore more efficiently!

Ohh, this small creature in the underbrush looks adorable! I'm going to pick it up.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 points 4 months ago

Well you have to aquire local workforce.

[–] Icalasari@fedia.io 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Assuming I survived in fairly good health?

Observe. No details would make me skittish with this

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You look outside the train window and see what looks almost exactly like a forest on Earth, maybe something like redwoods, except the trees are much bigger than redwoods. A horse-sized dragonfly flits by. The front of the train carriage is crumpled, but there is a gash in the metal big enough to allow you to leave, if you desire, and to let the atmosphere in. You don't feel any ill effects.

[–] Icalasari@fedia.io 2 points 4 months ago

First assumption is an isekai into a world where all life is scaled up in size. Would gather up supplies and explore away from the train, heading for the base of a tree for shelter. If my theory is right, the train is a danger zone that will attract attention. If my theory is wrong, I can raid it for metal parts later

Of course, I would carry some of the steel from the train - Can use it to make sparks, crude weapons, etc.

Also would bring fabrics - Can't be sure on water quality, and I know how to make a filter using bark, sand, gravel, and charcoal. Some fabric as a further filter would help out by preventing the components from slipping out of the hole in the bottom

I would be quite surprised

[–] Crumbgrabber@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Immediately gather any crumbs.

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago

Happy cake day!

[–] Admetus@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 months ago

I'm just going to assume I got swallowed up in 'Inverted World' and start looking for the 'city'.