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VoidTrecker Express Mods ([personal profile] voidtreckermods) wrote in [community profile] middleofsomewhere2020-08-15 06:51 am
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Event: Healing Waters

"Good morning passengers, it is day twenty three of the month of Grasshopper. All passengers of the Voidtrecker Express require rest. Next stop Jema’grethy Island. All passengers prepare to disembark."

It is a very strange morning message that rings through the train on the morning of day twenty three but as the passengers of the Voidtrecker Express wake their screens glow with the colour of the void and a holographic screen pops up for them to read.

World #2554098133741: A world once inhabited by an ancient civilisation and now preserved as a historical site, nature reserve and well-being retreat. It is famous for its relaxing hot springs, calming atmosphere and beautiful beaches.

It is a popular void-traveller destination, particularly among void missionaries as a place to rest and recuperate after difficult missions.

The Voidtrecker Express will spend three days here, arriving today and leaving on day twenty six of the month of Grasshopper. The dressing carriage is open for your convenience.


It is time for a holiday it seems!

Preparation

For those who go to explore the dressing carriage they will find a variety of beachwear and wetsuits. One cupboard has a pile of tents and groundsheets in all four team colours.

One cabinet is exclusively filled with beach towels, in a kaleidoscope of colours, designs and patterns. Another is filled with different shapes and sizes of plain towel dressing gowns. There is even a cabinet with buckets, spades and small rock-pooling nets.

It seems they are in for quite an adventure.

Arrival

"Shortly arriving on World #2554098133741. Exit from void in ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one."

The train lurches and rattles as it leaves the void they will get a glimpse of silver-purple sky and a beautiful ocean below.

However some passengers might be a little more than distracted, one staring at that table for a second too long, another seeming lost in thought for a couple of seconds, a longer than normal pause in a sentence. They see a vision, a glimpse of a life that is not their own. Not all at once, but here and there as the train descends to the island.

But then it is gone and things are back to normal. Just in time, as they come to land.

Jema’grethy Island

The train has landed on a grassy ridge, overlooking a beautiful beach of white sand and the ocean beyond. It is warm, but not too hot, a cool ocean breeze cutting through the heat making it pleasant. Behind them is a grassy plain, changing to forest in the distance. There is the sound of birdsong in the purple sky. To the west the land is more craggy, the silhouette of a fortress in the distance. In a word, it is idylic. A sense of peace permeates the island.

A little more worrying is the volcano-like structure in the north. But even a quick glance will show it is not a typical volcano. There is no smoke and the liquid slowly running down it in rivulets is pink and blue.

Exploring the passengers will find beautiful beaches, ragged cliffs to walk and caves to explore. Where it is more craggy the beaches are made of pebbles- perfect for rock pooling.

The place has no people, but it is clearly maintained. The eastern beaches have racks of shallow boats, both canoes and one- or two-person sailing dinghies. There is also a small building in which scuba gear is stored, along with several waterproofed manuals and instructional literature.

Ruins of ancient houses are scattered across the island, but the main settlement is built into a rocky section in the north-west that has been secured with ropes and stairways cut into the cliffs, perfect for scrambles and hikes.

There are no living quarters, but there are sheltered sections with basic toilet facilities marked as camping grounds in five different sections of the island - by the hot springs, within the ruined fortress, beside the harbour, on the eastern beaches, and on the northern face of the mountain.

Hot Springs

To the west are the hot springs. They have both outdoor and indoor areas; the indoor areas being wooden loghouse saunas, changing rooms and storage sheds, whilst the outdoor areas are a tiered series of pools spilling down the side of the mountain and shaded by brightly flowering trees. The waters are hot, mineral-rich and soothing.

Perfect for overly stressed, world weary Void heroes...

(OOC: More setting information is here, please feel free to go wild with the setting and have a fun and relaxing time. You can use this post as a catch all for your holiday or make your own posts on [community profile] middleofsomewhere. More information about how the memory event is structured is here!)
sos_pilot: by <user name=noimpulsecontrol> (if you could use)

[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-08-30 10:17 am (UTC)(link)
Now that's a responsible idea if I ever heard one.

... Two jars. One for me, one for you.
flatteries: (by the pamphlets)

[personal profile] flatteries 2020-08-30 10:20 am (UTC)(link)
In any other situation, Inigo may have regretted saying those words right away. Regretted saying too much, seeming too weak, when he isn't allowed to be - when he can't be, no matter what he's endured these past few days, no matter how much he feels like he's at the end of his rope. But it's very hard to do so in the light of Roland's reaction. Even though Inigo said something that feels so shameful, Roland doesn't judge him. It's the exact opposite.. he remains so calm and gentle as he's always been, even now. Even though - a few moments ago - he looked just about as lost as Inigo feels now too.

So the boy stays quiet, giving the other time to think. Inigo just sits there, still, letting Roland kneel in front of him and touch his head.

And then those words crash over him. But it's not violent - more like a soft wave upon the warm sand of the island. Like a blanket being thrown over him.

Okay, son?

Inigo stares for a second, but then he's moving. With Roland kneeling in front of him like that, it's so very easy to just slightly throw himself forward, wrapping his arms around Roland's shoulders until he's clinging to the other tightly. Overcome with emotion, Inigo buries his face against the other's shoulder.

"Roland.." His voice is almost more a squeak, and despite how much he's already been crying these past few days, Inigo feels some new tears slipping out of his eyes all the same.

It's just too much. It's like Roland is saying the exact things Inigo has wanted to hear for so, so long. Even though he never resented anyone for his fate - not his father, whose death only left behind a hellscape for them, nor his sister, who always tried to make sure he was prepared for their circumstances and wouldn't sugarcoat things for him - it was still so hard. Pretending he was okay. That he could bear everything by himself. That he was strong.

He wasn't, Inigo thinks. He's never been. All this time, he's just been waiting for someone to tell him it's okay. That they'll be with him no matter what, and that it'll all be okay. That he doesn't have to carry it all by himself.

"Thank you.. thank you so much.." It's like he has trouble even speaking, still clinging onto Roland for dear life. The feeling that wells up within him is just too overwhelming to put into words. "I-- I won't get sick of you. Ever. I'm only.. only so grateful that you're by my side here.."

Even if he'll have to go home one day to a battle against a dragon that might take his life, to a future he doesn't belong in, at least Inigo will have had this.
myblueskies: (of course!)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2020-08-30 10:37 am (UTC)(link)
"That would be so much fun! I like face painting and it would be good to do something fun altogether!" He grinned, it was a great idea and if Xander hadn't done face painting before then it was even better because he would get to do something fun!

"People can see me here, even normal people but where I was before, when we were on earth people couldn't see me..." He thought for a moment, "Well they could but they didn't notice me and if I spoke to them they could see me but then they forgot me real quick."
myblueskies: (they really are delicious apples!)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2020-08-30 10:40 am (UTC)(link)
He followed Lan Wangji out of the water and his eyes widened at the sword coming from such a small pouch! It hadn't looked like a whole sword could fit in there at all!

His grin widened as he showed how he could hover on it. "Wow! You must be a very good balancer sir!" The sword was very narrow!

"Can you fly really fast?"
myblueskies: (I don't understand!)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2020-08-30 10:47 am (UTC)(link)
"It sounds like they need to learn to be nicer."

People shouldn't be selfish, it was bad. "You should want the world to be nice for people after you, you should want it to be better even!"

That's why they saved people, that's why they had answered prayers. To help humans make things better, for them and their families and for the people after them!
sos_pilot: by <user name=noimpulsecontrol> (if you could use)

[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-08-30 10:50 am (UTC)(link)
"Of course!" Emphasized with a pumped fist! "It's practically calling my name!"
myblueskies: (of course!)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2020-08-30 10:51 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't mind! We can get some fruit or bread or carrot sticks but if you want noodles or something I can cook those!"

There was always lots of food on the train after all, he could make something yummy with noodles for them to eat on the beach.
sos_pilot: by <user name=noimpulsecontrol> (i'll be holding you so near)

[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-08-30 11:01 am (UTC)(link)
Della clicked her tongue. "And the train doesn't do repeats, right?"
sos_pilot: by <user name=cupcake_graphics> (down to acapulco bay)

[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-08-30 11:17 am (UTC)(link)
You wound me, Kitty!

[ Overly dramatic clutch of her chest! ]
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[personal profile] sizedoesntmatter 2020-08-30 11:36 am (UTC)(link)
"So it sounds like they do have a decent amount of teamwork." It was nice to hear at least hearing something like that.

But soon his focus was back onto the flower. "I feel like we should separate and see if we can find any bugs or something. I mean the plant is grown like this for a reason after all right? So there must be bugs or something that it eats."
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[personal profile] sizedoesntmatter 2020-08-30 11:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Yugi nodded as he went to find a spot nearby.]

How about here?
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[personal profile] sizedoesntmatter 2020-08-30 11:56 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh! I think I am beginning to understand it a bit? So because of what it is, it's a whole different thing." He thinks he was starting to understand at least. "But if that is the case, I think given the size of this island it might not be enough"
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[personal profile] marriedanidiot 2020-08-30 12:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not so far." She nods. "Of course, nothing to say that there cannot be silmilarities, but so far, no actual repeats."
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[personal profile] knifewithnoname 2020-08-30 12:29 pm (UTC)(link)
She nodded with a nose wrinkle, "I did be seeing something stupid. Did you be seeing something as well?"

Alice had as well, and Nerdenel. It seemed to have happened to a lot of people.
knifewithnoname: (smiles)

[personal profile] knifewithnoname 2020-08-30 12:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"You can be calling me Buttercup if you do be wanting to."

She tipped her head back, dipping her hair into the water and looking up at the sky. "It do be being nice to be meeting you, Elena."
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[personal profile] knifewithnoname 2020-08-30 12:37 pm (UTC)(link)
She nodded at him with a grin, "I will be seeing you later," and an idle wave before she went back to fetch the ball once more. She was determined to get this right!
knifewithnoname: (yes okay)

[personal profile] knifewithnoname 2020-08-30 01:18 pm (UTC)(link)
She stiffens slightly but doesn't pull away as her hair is ruffled, she just blinks and then smiles a half smile.

"I will be seeing you."
myblueskies: (smiles all round)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2020-08-30 02:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Here is a good place! Do we need to dig a hole? [A smaller one than the one he just dug!]
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[personal profile] adropofsunlight 2020-08-30 02:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"I guess so. Oh! I should really go explore now and see if there actually is a puzzle I can solve." It seemed like something to do even if the point of this was meant to be to relax.

"I'm sure we will see each other around."
adregem: (lofty you say the silliest things.)

1/2

[personal profile] adregem 2020-08-30 02:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Roland takes the water bottle back...and drinks from it again, if only to hide his growing smile, and the small laugh that comes forth from him. Thankfully, he's graceful enough to turn away, pretending to take a long gulp from the half-empty bottle.

Gerome didn't intend it, but Roland finds him amusing. He was really exactly what Inigo described to him, but infinitely more. More layered, more subdued. More to uncover, literally, behind the mask. ]


adregem: (chin up kid.)

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[personal profile] adregem 2020-08-30 03:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He clears his throat and sets the water bottle back in his bag. He's smiling genuinely. ]

I know, I know. I just wanted you to know something Inigo doesn't. Makes things even, I hope. We'll work our way up to big, dangerous secrets. [ There's a light lilt at the end of his sentence. Roland nods and gestures to Gerome to continue the journey. They were halfway there. ]
adregem: (chin up kid.)

[personal profile] adregem 2020-08-30 03:16 pm (UTC)(link)
The train has video games. I tried one before, with a friend. Virtual reality simulator...[ He says it exactly how someone who's never had the chance to play VR would say it. ] Have you tried playing?

Naps, though. I can't argue with naps. [ The last tie is secured and the tent is more or less stable. He stands up and dusts off his knees. ] Mission complete. Are you sleeping in the great outdoors, or going back to the train?
adregem: (suspicions abound.)

[personal profile] adregem 2020-08-30 03:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"Something odd? What do you mean?"

Roland stops for a moment to assess that statement, immediately on the warning. If this is what he thinks it is...But still, he wants to be sure.
luckybucky: (NOT CRYING)

[personal profile] luckybucky 2020-08-30 03:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[His heart sinks when he hears the questions, but he nods.] Yeah, that seemed to be the case. What was your vision like? [Does he want to know? Not really, but in his experience knowing is always better than remaining oblivious. He just really hopes it's not a bad one. This girl is so young, she doesn't need that kind of nightmare in her head. No one did.]
wizard_redfive: (Side glance)

[personal profile] wizard_redfive 2020-08-30 04:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Somehow that sounds like the kind of 'fine' where things are not fine, but he doesn't want to say it. Rather than point it out, Dairine shrugs and goes straight to her reasoning.

"I dunno, 'cause I wasn't around for the last mission, and now Ran is asking for help protecting you? Kinda makes me think I missed something."

She frowns. "Also apparently there are more people from your world now. What's up with that?"