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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!)
strawberryprotector: (beach)

Re: OTA

[personal profile] strawberryprotector 2020-08-19 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
"Not just yet, but I've barely started." Looking up, Ichigo smiled at Wei WuXian. "Hey, that looks pretty sharp. Did you get it from Spider-san?"
utulien_aure: Fingon in war helm (Seventy five)

[personal profile] utulien_aure 2020-08-19 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
"All things have their music,"

Fingon shrugs. "But no... I do not think they truly remember their makers. A strange thing, isn't it? Most lands I know are slow to forget those who lived within them."
Edited 2020-08-19 04:09 (UTC)
strawberryprotector: (beach)

Re: Spark - Beach

[personal profile] strawberryprotector 2020-08-19 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
"Nice to meet you, Spark. I'm Ichigo, and that's my still unnamed cat. Haven't figured out what to call him yet, so I'm keeping my options open." He was pretty sure the black and white bengal wasn't going to respond to 'manipulative little bastard'.
strawberryprotector: (beach)

Re: beach

[personal profile] strawberryprotector 2020-08-19 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
"Tidus, hey." Looking up, Ichigo grinned at the blonde. "Nah, he's just my fluffy little shadow. He's loving all this sunlight."
utulien_aure: Fingon (Seventy Seven)

[personal profile] utulien_aure 2020-08-19 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
Fingon stiffens.

"I suppose I could ask," he says. "Curufin might know something of the specifics, I suppose."

If he had been interested at the time, anyway. Fingon isn't really sure about that. Maedhros and Maglor would have known the details, he's sure, but they had chosen not to tell him.... and he had chosen not to ask.

Not so very valiant, now, was it?
strawberryprotector: (laidback)

Re: arrival

[personal profile] strawberryprotector 2020-08-19 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
Finally feeling the prodding, Ichigo shook his head and looked behind him. Seeing Della was actually a welcome sight after that psychedelic trip. "Is that what that was? And here I was wondering if there were drugs in the air."
blitzcheer: (arms folding galore!!)

[personal profile] blitzcheer 2020-08-19 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
"Uh, a view you're not looking at?"

Calling it a town hall is funny (especially when you're sticking 'party' on the end of it), and the book gets a momentary glance before it's dismissed. But the most laughable part is that Roland's fussing over it now. "When's it taking place? Can't it wait? You're gonna be stuck on the train again soon, and you could be taking in this view in for real!"

Like Tidus right now, deciding to make his point by flopping himself down on the sand, arms leaning him back and the ocean sun stretched out before him, the sound of the softly lapping waves his background acoustics. It's not quite Zanarkand, but hey, it'll do!

"Just leave it! When's the last time you got to enjoy yourself like this? You should be treating yourself more without me around to tell you to."
only_one_wei: (Questionning)

[personal profile] only_one_wei 2020-08-19 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
"Hold that pole? While I get this one to stand up? I'm trying to make some shade." Wei Wuxian sighed. "This sun isn't too harsh, but I am a very fair skinned boy, you know. I might burn in someplace delicate." Like the tops of his feet. That would suck. A lot.
strawberryprotector: (hotspring)

[personal profile] strawberryprotector 2020-08-19 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
Chuckling at that, Ichigo kept looking through the options. "Do you like fish? I can bring you some later, make sure you don't get hungry minding this little shop of yours. I bet I can even cook it up for you."
only_one_wei: (Happy)

Re: OTA

[personal profile] only_one_wei 2020-08-19 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
"I did! Isn't it nice? I got one for Lan Zhan, too. His has bunnies." Because Lan Zhan looked adorable in it and it had made his husband happy.

"You could go get one too. They're free!"
goingthroughaphase: (pic#13969459)

[personal profile] goingthroughaphase 2020-08-19 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
Wow. That's actually really impressive.

[ He sounded like one of those kinds of child prodigies. ]

So I'm guessing you're the type who also studies for fun?
goingthroughaphase: (pic#13971676)

[personal profile] goingthroughaphase 2020-08-19 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm...maybe? I mean, I guess whoever's point of view I was in is probably someone on the train. But the other guy in the vision...I'm not sure.
strawberryprotector: (beach)

[personal profile] strawberryprotector 2020-08-19 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
With a little concentration, Ichigo got the trench knife half of Zangetsu to manifest in his hand and began using it to scrape the scales off the fish. "Yeah, it's pretty good. I found a decently deep rock pool right on the edge of the beach, so I've been doing well on fish. Might try digging for crabs and octopuses later, though." The cat was getting mighty close to the brightly colored feathers, so Ichigo clicked his tongue to get the furball's attention. "Those aren't yours, get back here."
strawberryprotector: (beach)

Re: OTA

[personal profile] strawberryprotector 2020-08-19 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
The smile on Wei WuXian's face made Ichigo smile as well. "I was looking at them, but I didn't want to ruin one with sand so I held off. I might get one before nightfall, though."
goingthroughaphase: (pic#13969459)

[personal profile] goingthroughaphase 2020-08-19 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
So pretty standard for ruins then, huh.

[ She's silent for a moment as she leans back a bit to look up at the sky. ]

Have you sensed any other people around here, since we showed up?
goingthroughaphase: (pic#13971957)

[personal profile] goingthroughaphase 2020-08-19 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ She bites her bottom lip to keep from laughing. ]

I mean, a little bit. It's kind of funny, really.
10billionpercent: (Success!)

[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-08-19 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
That is precisely what I used to do for fun, yes, except when my old man forced me to do so called normal things for fun.

[ He shrugs a little bit. ]

Read fiction, watch anime, play video games...that's the kind of stuff he thought I should do from time to time.
goingthroughaphase: (pic#13971656)

[personal profile] goingthroughaphase 2020-08-19 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
It's nice to meet you too. Did you just board on the last stop?

[ She knew that there were still people on the train she hadn't met, even though she'd been here for around a month. But she couldn't help wondering. ]
goingthroughaphase: (pic#14105706)

[personal profile] goingthroughaphase 2020-08-19 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, sometimes. Back home, we're trained to handle situations that others might not be able to."

In a sense.
blitzcheer: (always always always always)

[personal profile] blitzcheer 2020-08-19 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
"Then try for me right now," Tidus says. "Hold your breath and count it, and tell me how long you go for, okay? No hurting your lungs over it. I wanna know how long you can do it without practice!"

Because you need to compare times! That's the fun part, helps you know you're getting better and improving. Clearing the lungs out first helps, but they can do that after--give Romeo an extra boost in time.
goingthroughaphase: (pic#14105706)

[personal profile] goingthroughaphase 2020-08-19 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
"Right, sorry." Honestly, she was kind of glad that visions weren't one of her powers.

"To be honest, I haven't really looked. I'm not really sure it's something I should look into."

The feeling of not wanting to be found was pretty strong from that little snippet she got.
goingthroughaphase: (pic#13971945)

[personal profile] goingthroughaphase 2020-08-19 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
She snickers. "How would a TV work on the island?"
goingthroughaphase: (pic#13971961)

[personal profile] goingthroughaphase 2020-08-19 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
She hesitates a moment, because to be honest, she isn't entirely sure. She hadn't really thought of what she would say to them if she did run into them.

"I..." The false start has her frowning, frustrated with herself. Then she takes a breath and tries again. "I...even though I don't agree with what you did...then, I don't...I don't think you're a bad person. And I just...thought you should know that."

For some reason, it feels important that they know that.
goingthroughaphase: (pic#13971805)

[personal profile] goingthroughaphase 2020-08-19 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
She glances up at the nearby trees, noticing their blossoms for the first time.

"Wow...they pair really nice with the roses." She turns back to Persephone. "You think anyone would mind if we take a seed or something with us to grow in the garden?"

She's only half-teasing.
goingthroughaphase: (pic#13971652)

Beach

[personal profile] goingthroughaphase 2020-08-19 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
"Is this your first time seeing it?" Kitty couldn't help asking as she stood nearby, letting the waves wash over her feet. His question had caught her attention, but he hoped he wouldn't mind conversation.