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VoidTrecker Express Mods ([personal profile] voidtreckermods) wrote in [community profile] middleofsomewhere2020-05-09 10:40 am

Under the Sea: Mission start

After fleeing the strange shapes in the sky the voidtreckers are perhaps not looking forward to yet another mission and indeed the first few days of Fiddlesticks go by without any strange dreams, no warning that another mission might be nigh. Yet on the morning of day five their SCA's will glow with the colours of the void and a holographic message will appear.

Preperations

The dressing room is open once again, though the clothes this time are simple in choice. A wet suit for each void trecker as well as a pair of flippers, a helmet and a breathing pack. It at least has instructions and there will be a little bit of time for them to figure out how to use them. Apart from that there are some waterproof packs for supplies to be packed in.

They will have a couple of hours to get ready for their mission.

Arrival: Blue and Red

"We are now approaching world #7625000129523. Drop order is Red and Blue, Purple then Orange. Red and Blue team to doors. Arrival in world #7625000129523 in ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one."

The train shudders and lurches as they exit the void, the view from the window goes from the ever shifting void to a beautiful deep blue sky. They fly through the air and swoop down to land on a sandy beach. The doors open allowing those who are taking part in the Blue and Red missions to debark. The doors close and the train swoops up into the air.

The beach stretches from one side to the other, in the distance as the beach turns into sloping green hills they can see a village. Beyond that there is a jungle. Any red team who check their SCA will see four points, the rock pools.

The villagers have noticed the huge train sweeping down onto their island and so contact is made quickly. They will be quite accepting of the help and explain the situation. They will help any of red team to the rockpools if asked.

Red

The rockpools are built up and indeed made so the water will reach a persons waist if they stand in them. The water is cold but not overly so. When the water shoots up anyone in them will shoot up also.

They will find themselves in a vortex of water, with anyone else who enters that rockpool. The water itself seems to be fighting them, tendrils of water reaching out of the whirlpool to try and drag them further into the chaos. It takes a whole lot of willpower to stay in the centre, the water can be fought with weapons, even with fists. They feel as if they are falling or flying, perhaps both. Surrounded by the pure chaos of the ocean.

Blue

Hopefully they spend the day helping with preparations because when night falls the monsters emerge from the sea. Terrifying twisted creatures. The villagers only have simple weapons but will tell them that fire is helpful against these water creatures.

Hold off the monsters and keep the people safe.

Purple

The doors close and the train flies off into the sky, flying over the island to the other side where it lands on a rocky bay, near tall towering cliffs.

"Purple team to doors." The doors open, allowing the purple team to disembark before flying off once again.

In the cliff face there is a large cave entrance, over the entrance there are symbols, translated by their SCA's. Clear mind, clear heart. Come those who seek to serve.

There are six people stood by the entrance, looking quite surprised at the new arrivals. One, a woman with silver hair recovers enough to speak first. "Ah. Void warriors. We are honoured by your help."

Once introductions are made the spiritual leaders will happily accept the escort and their adventure can begin.

Orange

They fly up and out across the ocean, a longer flight than before but eventually they descend and there is a slight juddering before they land, floating on the ocean.

"Orange team disembark, please use luggage or dressing carriage doors only."

They will step out onto an inflated platform that streches around the train. Down below are the depths of the water and their SCA's show them at the point of Bui. It is below them so all they need to is dive.

The dive takes a while, and depends on their swimming ability but hopefully with a bit of teamwork they arrive at the silent city of Bui.
so_dark_a_road: (flickers of light)

[personal profile] so_dark_a_road 2020-05-25 03:21 pm (UTC)(link)
"Probably there are lots of places we could take these kids," he agreed.

He grinned. "A lift? Sure!" He swam closer to Nita, carrying the children. "Can I just hop on?"
so_dark_a_road: (rainy day in the forest)

[personal profile] so_dark_a_road 2020-05-25 03:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Just like a fish! Curufin smiled back.

"That's kind of you, to worry about your friend. You can swim well, right? He'll be glad of your help. And I don't doubt that Purple Team will consider you an asset, too."
so_dark_a_road: (in the unmeasured night #2)

[personal profile] so_dark_a_road 2020-05-25 03:33 pm (UTC)(link)
He returned that suspicious look with a kindly one of his own. He'd never rat her out, not even to Tony.

"I see what you mean. You're competent to go on the missions, even the dangerous ones." Which meant all of them, really. "Sorry, I didn't mean to sound as if I thought you weren't."

Tony was an intelligent person whom Curufin respected, but he did sometimes underestimate people.
unfavorableinstigation: Nita working with a Kernel (Wizardry Is Kid Stuff)

[personal profile] unfavorableinstigation 2020-05-25 03:38 pm (UTC)(link)
/We're underwater, but I think I can oblige,/ Nita replied, cheerfulness coming into her voice despite their situation.

/Even you! Given no one's chasing us, we should be able to come back for the rest as we can./

There was a 'yet' there, but she didn't say it aloud.
draconite: (smile | even the one i love most)

[personal profile] draconite 2020-05-25 03:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Hm? [ She looks between them for a second, like she's not quite catching on and then her gaze drops to Prompto's hand, still clasped in her own. ] Ah, yes, of course!

[ And she rather unceremoniously drops it. Enjoy your freedom, Prompto's hand.

Breezing on, as if the exchange had never happened: ]


By the sounds of things, you two seem to have a good idea of what you're doing. Are you adventurers?
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[personal profile] aggressivelygood 2020-05-25 03:41 pm (UTC)(link)
The inertia of being, and then not being, and then being, but in a different spot than before while water rages all around you and you're still "falling" was something quite unlike Sven had ever felt. And he'd thought using his smoke form was a pretty weird trip.

Fortunately, the primal desire of not wanting to drown really focuses the mind. Soon as he managed to grab hold of his bearings, Sven battered the Petals of Nil out of its hefty shield form and into a sleek dagger. He slashed maniacally at the water, creating a gasp of calmness and pulling Samata through. The two of them popped back into the calmer stream.

Sven whooped, feeling the world spinning a little as he grabbed Samata by the shoulders. "You fantabulous wizard, you! You did it!" He held her at arms length and looked at her with concern. "Hey, uh...you okay? You're looking a little green around the gills."

Honestly, now that the adrenaline spike of their dash to safety was wearing off...he didn't feel so hot either.
so_dark_a_road: (flickers of light)

[personal profile] so_dark_a_road 2020-05-25 03:41 pm (UTC)(link)
"We are lucky to have so many chefs aboard! Yes, if I see one, I'll tell them you could use some help. I think there are at least a few other Orange Team members and some others who have decided to stay on the train. Amongst them, there should be at least a few who know how to cook well."

He thinks for a moment, and then he smiles. "I'll be back on the train between dives, and if I have time, I'll help with the cooking too. I'm not too bad at it."
draconite: (excited | why pretend that it isn't true)

[personal profile] draconite 2020-05-25 03:47 pm (UTC)(link)
A musician?

[ Bryn's face absolutely lights up and, heedless of all the other chaos happening around them right now, seizes hold of his hands in her excitement. ]

What sort of music do you play?
knifewithnoname: (listening to you)

[personal profile] knifewithnoname 2020-05-25 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
She nodded, glad he saw her side of things. "I do be being competent and I will no be letting water be slowing me down. You will be seeing."

They all would be seeing. Even Tony.
knifewithnoname: (pondering)

[personal profile] knifewithnoname 2020-05-25 04:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"Because you do be needing to be doing what they do be saying. Even if they do be being the most annoying person you did ever be meeting." Such was the way of those with magic. Especially those with magics favoured by gods.

It was just the way it was.
kumoko: (iyaaaaa don't look)

[personal profile] kumoko 2020-05-25 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
She does what she does be-- no, wait. That would be 'cast something incredibly dangerous'. The train's right there. She does what she does second best - she flails in panic.

The wetsuit is eminently more snaggable by claws than her skin would be, but that doesn't help with the weight of one (1) spider and one (1) set of diving gear attached to a spider keeping her from achieving lift.

One flail goes rather more successfully, and she immediately barrel-rolls through a wave.
badassfreakingoverlord: (aww yeah i'm one studly book)

[personal profile] badassfreakingoverlord 2020-05-25 05:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Pfft. In the Netherworld, different body types abound. Zetta could get behind T&A with the best of them, but you had to appreciate hotness in all its forms!

"You gonna carry me or should I deploy the truck?"
so_dark_a_road: (Elves kick ass)

Curufin said in some previous thread that he would practice with her, so I guess he did?

[personal profile] so_dark_a_road 2020-05-25 05:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"A bayonet would be a blade attached to the barrel of the rifle? I've never used one, but I can see why they'd be invented."

He grins. "Having sparred with you, I can well believe that your reflexes would be sufficient."
maxwellsdaemon: (Cheerful Shinigami)

[personal profile] maxwellsdaemon 2020-05-25 05:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Duo hadn't worn a shirt under his own suit. Aside from underwear he had avoided anything else under the suit because he would have been way too warm. Looking up at the sky, Duo lifted a hand to shield his eyes and knew he had to agree with the guy. It was easier to wrap up against the cold. There was only so much you could take off when it was hot and you would still be way too hot.

"I'm dreading an ice world. But from the stories I've heard I think we managed to avoid that one a few missions back." Duo grinned over at the guy. "Don't think we've met though. The name's Duo. Purple team but I'm hanging out with you reads for this run. You came in on the last platform?"
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[personal profile] maxwellsdaemon 2020-05-25 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, you're here." He was solid within his arms and that told him that Quatre was there. Though really that wasn't saying much. What 'here' was and what was going on back home were things Duo didn't understand and wasn't about to break his mind over.

"Sorry about the not seeing me thing." Duo frowned as he pulled back, a touch of annoyance in his eyes and voice. "... Guess something happened. I would have been there to greet you on the platform but... I guess I shouldn't be surprised that a train that steals you from your home makes you vanish for no reason whenever it feels like." Though it still kind of bothered him that no one had actually noticed he was gone. He shouldn't have been surprised though.
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[personal profile] maxwellsdaemon 2020-05-25 05:59 pm (UTC)(link)
"Why thank you." Duo sketched a little bow, as good of one as he could, with his braid swinging down over his shoulder as he dipped low. Then he laughed as he stood back up and moved to clap a hand to the guys shoulder. "I've known a circus clown. And he looked way worse in his getup. You'll be fine!"

Superhero's in wetsuits? Well it was almost like the skin tight suits they wore in comics so it wasn't that much of a stretch he supposed. "Not feeling so super. But maybe once we're out there the 'super' will kick in?"
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[personal profile] maxwellsdaemon 2020-05-25 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"I suppose you could technically say they're mine. Now anyway. I got em from that last world and when everything went to hell I still had them on me when I came back to the train. I'd been meaning to get them to people who needed them, on the wall and stuff. I've weapons of my own so really they're just my surplus." Of course he could have used them as spares. But he was hoping they would run into different worlds with other, better weapons he could have. "Plus... I can't use a sword. Never had training with one. So better give them to people who know what to do with them!"
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[personal profile] sobothersome 2020-05-25 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Maru blinked. He was soft and fluffy? He was looking at Madoka in confusion, so didn't really see when the other guys hand stretched out to land on his head... And he very much almost pouted.

"... I'm not soft and fluffy." Maybe as a cat sure. But as him? He wasn't soft or fluffy.
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[personal profile] sobothersome 2020-05-25 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
He wasn't sure why the guy was so angry but he nodded at the advice and did just that and shoved the helmet in a bag. Was it his bag, he had no idea, but it was his now.

Eventually, after looking back at the guy again, he couldn't help it. "... Are you alright?"
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[personal profile] areasontohope 2020-05-25 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
He had no idea where he was going to go and he couldn't go too far because the mission was going to start. But he just wanted to get away from Inigo so he wouldn't be a bother to the warrior anymore. Guilt and shame took turns flooding his system and he he just had to go.

But the next thing he knew, his wrist was being held. Why was Inigo so insistent on not throwing him out of his sight? Yuki couldn't know but didn't dare look back even as badly as he wanted to. So he stayed put and then his face turned bright red at the words spoken to him. So it was a damn good thing he hadn't looked back.

Yuki remained perfectly still, afraid if he even moved a hair it would totally throw off the fragile peace here. If it was possible his face turned redder as the warrior went on about not feeling ready or he himself not needing it. But the last part gave him pause instead of focusing on his reddened face. He wanted to turn around, he really did. And finally he took a small fistful of courage and did so, realizing their physical contact was now broken.

"But..what if..we're not here that long? Years..I mean?"
irrationally: (now the past is gone)

[personal profile] irrationally 2020-05-25 08:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Alice frowns.

"Who told you that?" Probably the spiritual leaders themselves in the place the girl comes from, Alice bets. People always love to act like they have to be obeyed no matter what, after all. Even when most of the time that's just a lie they use to manipulate others. Sure, Alice has had to hear that from different people than spiritual leaders, but she figures those can't be too different. Rotten people are the same no matter the place, no matter their occupation.
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[personal profile] sobothersome 2020-05-25 08:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Maru supposed... he could almost understand that. While he didn't fully understand the circumstances, how could be possibly understand the kind of world the guy was speaking of, he could understand the savage part. It was part of why he needed an Eve, why he needed their calm and their lead to help direct his aggression otherwise he could go the same way without meaning to.

It was just the way he had been created.

"... I don't like hurting things. I don't like being a monster... But I know I have to fight."
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[personal profile] tinkerheart 2020-05-25 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"There's novelty, yes." Fëanor hasn't touched movies yet. He had other things on his mind. Maybe that's something he should try.

"Like this water for example. I have seen a water source behave in a similar manner but there it was temperature and pressure causing it to burst from below the ground. Here? It's cold, it's too often."
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[personal profile] happyends 2020-05-25 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Madoka giggles as she watches Prompto pet Maru. It's just cute.. It's not too surprising, considering how friendly Prompto seems all the time, but it's still just nice to see them getting along.

(Or, well, whether or not he's getting along with someone is always harder to measure with Maru and his lack of energy.. but they seem like it right now!)

"Uncle Prompto, am I not too big to be on your shoulders?" Madoka, please, you're literally pocket-sized. But after curiously blinking at the blonde for a moment, she instead turns her gaze to Maru. "And Maru, you're really soft and fluffy!"

She's reaching up to try and pet him even as she says it...

".. Um, unless you don't want to be..?"
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[personal profile] maxwellsdaemon 2020-05-25 08:57 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm sure it'll work. It's just weird..." And looked like it shouldn't work, much like steampunk.

Duo gave a shrug and sighed. "No matter. So long as it keeps me breathing if I end up under water I'm a happy guy!"