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VoidTrecker Express Mods ([personal profile] voidtreckermods) wrote in [community profile] middleofsomewhere2020-04-18 11:02 am

Event: Abort! Part One

Until now there has been one mission in every month. The practice in Apple and since then one for each month. So for those that have been on the train for a while they will be extremely surprised when on the twenty fifth day of the month of Egret their SCA’s glow gold and a hologram appears. Another mission.

Strange or not preparations need to be made, the voidtreckers are needed, strange timing or not.

Preperations

As promised the dressing room is open once again and there is a collection of leggings, shirts and tunics. All are in bold, differing shades of team colours and are made of sturdy material. There are a couple of cloaks, like those they wore in the goblin world they look medieval in style but will keep rain off as well as a modern raincoat.

As usual they have about an hour of preparation time, to gather supplies, get changed and help those who need more help disguising themselves to do so.

Arrival

”We are now approaching world#27462947582. Warning: Exit from void in ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four,” Hopefully even those who are new know to hold on or sit down by now. ”Three, two, one.” A jolt and a lurch and the void from outside the windows disappears to show green grass and a blue sky.

The Voidtrecker Express has landed in a small dip between two hills. Tall enough to mostly hide it and once everyone who wishes to disembarks it vanishes.

The voidtreckers, on climbing the hill, will find they are inside the city walls, just. Here it is mostly farmland still but as they move towards the centre there are more houses and things become more crowded and bustling. The city is big enough that an influx of strangers doesn’t turn many heads.

Their SCA has a map, red team’s has a marker for the northern gate, purple’s show the position of guard posts. Orange and Blue’s shows the main gates that lead out into the kingdom beyond.

Red Team

Getting to the northern gate doesn’t take all that much time and they are let out without much fuss, though fair warnings about the monsters out there. It is clear that though this city is nominally guarded and walled, it has been a long time since there has been war here and people can come and go as they wish.

The desert is, much as can be expected. It is more a scrub land rather than rolling dunes of sand but the land is cracked and dry. They have to move at least an hour away from the city before they come across any monsters at all.

When they do they are strange almost-boar looking creatures. They are vicious and will attack on sight, charging with huge tusks and teeth that are far too sharp to belong to a natural creature. They are clearly intelligent, even if they don’t seem to have language. But they never come across more than five at once and there doesn’t seem to be any movement of them towards the city.

Purple Team

The guard posts are only have a few guards there at any one time. Though questioning any of them the voidtreckers will learn that there are other guards in the city, ready to come to the defence of the walls if the alarm is ever sounded. Those on the walls are there to keep watch.

It might take a little bit of persuading but there isn’t a huge problem with purple team being allowed up onto the walls. As long as they don’t seem to be causing or bringing trouble.

The surrounding countryside is clear. To the north is the desert but to the east, west and south there are rolling hills of green. The kingdom that this city is part of.

For them it is a few hours of tedium and anticipation. Watching the landscape, waiting for a threat. The other soldiers are curious enough that they could be coaxed into conversation or a game of dice.

Blue Team and Orange Team

It is very difficult to convince a city full of people who have not known danger in a long time that they have to pack up and leave.

There are difficult shop keepers, confused farmers, worried parents.

Some are able to be ready quickly and so can follow the Blue team out of the southern gates. It might take more than one group, with a few blue team going with each one. The kingdom isn’t particularly dangerous but who knows when that may change. Keeping everyone together and moving will be the challenge here.

For Orange team there are plenty of logistical problems to get stuck into. Animals need moving, people need help packing or wrangling small children. Older people need help finding carts to ride.

Not to mention the very stubborn ones who will take a lot of persuading. Those who were on the goblin world have had practice in this already of course, and hopefully have tips to share.

(OOC: Information about this event is here)
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[personal profile] laurefindil 2020-04-20 07:05 am (UTC)(link)
Glorfindel nodded. "But, where would we keep it?" he asked, thinking of the relatively small space on the train.

"You aren't...cautious of small enclosed spaces, are you?" he asked.
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[personal profile] callmegladio 2020-04-23 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
"So far as I know the train can add or take away things. Maybe it's time it added something like this...?" Gladio would be happy if it did, but knew the chances were slim.

Then the next question. Gladio tilted his head a touch to look over at Glorfindel. "Can't stand them." He said honestly. There was no point in hiding it. He hated enclosed spaces.
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[personal profile] laurefindil 2020-04-26 08:48 am (UTC)(link)
"That does explain your frequenting the Greenhouse car," Glorfindel said with a nod. "I have been discussing with Persephone the idea of adding a tree in there. Perhaps we could ask the train to make the car a little bigger, as well. If enough of us ask..."
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[personal profile] callmegladio 2020-04-26 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"Bigger, louder, fresh air... I don't think the train can mimic nature in the way I want. It won't be able to mimic sunlight or the sound of living things, the wind, the smell... If it could I'd be happier for it." And Gladio knew that for a fact. Because the second he'd stepped out into the light he'd felt like a weight had been lifted from his shoulders. It was why he'd headed for the top of the hill rather than the city. Why he'd abandoned his team and his mission. This was something he needed more.
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[personal profile] laurefindil 2020-04-26 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Glorfindel did not point out that he himself mimicked sunlight, but he agreed that the silent stillness of the Greenhouse car put him on edge. It was like a forest that knew danger was coming and all the living things were holding their breath, waiting for the danger to pass. Music would even help. Or bees. Bees would be nice.

"Take your time and breathe deep out here, then, friend. We will make do without you, I am sure."
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[personal profile] callmegladio 2020-04-29 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
Now, if Gladio had known that's what Glorfindel could do, he'd probably have hung around him a bit more. He was starting to wonder if he was named for a flower because he was one. Just sitting in the sunlight and the fresh air was bringing life back into him. His mind was clearing. He felt... almost human again.

"There'll be time." Gladio said with confidence. "These things kind of go on for a while. A few hours sat here shouldn't do much harm."
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[personal profile] laurefindil 2020-05-02 09:09 am (UTC)(link)
Glorfindel smiled and nodded to him. "Enjoy the fresh air, then, my friend. As it is my first mission, I am going to run off to the wall to help."

He waved and started down the other side of the hill, wondering what he might be able to do to incorporate more...life into the greenhouse, not just for Gladio, of course, but for himself, as well.
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[personal profile] callmegladio 2020-05-02 11:52 am (UTC)(link)
"Good luck." Gladio called and lifted his own hand in a brief wave, then he dropped it and returned to watching the clouds moving across the clear, blue skies.