Event: Healing Waters

[voidtreckermods]

"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 middleofsomewhere. More information about how the memory event is structured is here!)

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Hot Springs

[laurefindil]

Day 1 Shenanigans

Glorfindel smiled as the person who loved yellow as much as he does stepped into the springs he was relaxing in. "Hello, Itsuki," he said with a smile, "have you been enjoying the day so far?"

He is in a pair of yellow swim briefs, with his hair piled on top of his head.

[sunbloom]

Well, at least some things are consistent. She's relaxed enough that she just smiles over to him with a small wave. "Oh, hey. Yeah, it's been a good day. Plenty to do, nothing going... terribly wrong... I think I needed this more than I let myself admit."

[laurefindil]

"Is anything going slightly wrong?" Glorfindel asked with a little concern.

[sunbloom]

Itsuki frowned for a moment, considering. "There was the strange thing that popped into my head this morning, shortly before I got off the train. I'm not sure what it is, but it scared me a little." She shrugged after a second. "Nothing after that, though. I'm enjoying the vacation in the spirit the train offered it to us."

[laurefindil]

"I also had a strange vision," Glorfindel said. "Turns out to have been a memory of one of the other passengers. She, on the other hand, had one of mine."

"But I certainly don't see it as anything that would prevent me from enjoying this beautiful hot springs, though," he said with a reassuring smile.

[sunbloom]

"Hmm. I hadn't thought of that," Itsuki admitted, head tilting in consideration. "I don't know if I want to ask around about this, though - if I hadn't already been through something like it, it'd be fairly distressing." She let out a long breath, before grinning back at him. "I'll do my best to ignore it. I'm sure it'll be okay. Besides, if I spend all my time worrying, I won't be able to play, right?

[laurefindil]

"You've been through something like this before?" Glorfindel asked. "And you never know, perhaps talking to the person who you are sharing with, might set their mind at ease, if they haven't done this before."

Elves walk in memory, so it wasn't strange at all to experience such a thing.

"But you have an excellent point," Glorfindel said with a grin. "Do you have any games you like to play?"

[sunbloom]

"Not the memories," she clarified quickly, "the thing I saw. I don't know enough from it to figure out who it belongs to, either." She wasn't sure she wanted to, really. Scary stuff.

"Not necessarily? I've been known to pick up some things before, but part of this is going to be learning to relax, I think. Ah, do you have anything you enjoy in that way, then?" Maybe he'd have pointers?

[laurefindil]

"Ah, yes, there is that. And I'm guessing it might be something you don't want to just be walking around the Train asking about it?"

"For relaxation?" Glorfindel asked. "Honestly...I simply try to find joy in everything I do, so when it comes to relaxing, I find that in many things. But for this vacation, I have found the right place to put my sleeping roll, up in a tree; I wandered and looked at the sights and the ruins; I've gone swimming; I've played a game on the beach; and I've soaked in the hot springs. Each one has been relaxing in its own way. Plus, I've gotten to spend time doing those things with the people I have grown close to here. Like you."

[sunbloom]

Itsuki shuddered, despite the warm water and the calm atmosphere. "No, that wouldn't be a good idea. I don't really want to think about it myself."

She listened to the list of what he'd already gotten up to, nodding slowly. "Sounds like you've been busy already. And, ah, thank you? Um, I've spent some time on the beach, I've gone exploring... there's a lot to do around here." She blinked. "Your bedroll in a tree, though?"