middleofsomewhere | 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

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

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

What is it about shiny things that you like?

[Well probably because they are shiny by the sounds of it, but hey it was a subject to talk about, right?]

Cawww.... Well, they're shiny. They're nice to look at. Nice to feel. And they stop screaming at me once they're mine!

[that's probably not worrying!]

W-Wait... they stop screaming at you once they are yours?

[That is very, very worrying.]

Yes! That's right.

[She doesn't see anything wrong with it...]

Money screaming at you... Isn't usually normal.

[Except maybe in other worlds which of course she is so... why was he worrying so much.]

I guess it could have in your world if people you knew heard them too.

Cawww.... Caw? Caw.

[She just. Makes bird noises as she thinks, folding her arms.]

It's not screaming. It's not a noise. So only I hear it. And it's not money. It's shiny.

[She's starting to rock back and forth, clearly frustrated. She's terrible at explaining herself, and she knows it. Whatever she's trying to get across, she feels like it's not working.]

Okay... so it's something only you can hear from things that are...shiny? But I guess it's also something that is hard to explain?

[At least he figured that... he wasn't sure if he was right and he can get easily confused, but he tries.]

Yeah. It's hard.... It's not a noise, but I dunno how else to say it.

[She's puffing up, thinking.]

Maybe I should show instead.

Show?

[He wasn't sure where this was going, but he was trying his best to understand.]

I guess if that is easier.

[Enna nods, and stands up, one foot on the side of the boat, and she just... waits a moment.

A small, sudden gust of wind suddenly rocks the boat, and Enna, not expecting it, suddenly tips over and falls into the water. The ripples, the currents, the waves, all seem to push her around in the water a bit...

And when she comes back up, a loose gold coin was tangled up in her hair.]

[What...exactly was going on? This was a thought in the young mans head. He went over concerned and had been expecting to help her up if she needed it, but she managed to do that by herself.

But still...]

Are you okay? You also have a coin in your hair of all places. Was it like drawn to you or something?

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Caw, that's where it ended up.

[Enna shakes her head, shaking her hair out, grabbing the coin out.]

It's my power. Drawn to me... kind of? Cawwww... It's sorta like.... Fate makes treasure come to me. Or me go to treasure. It will end up in my possession, whether or not I do anything, but I kind of feel the... noise? A pull. To go somewhere where I'll get it.

Oh! I think I now get it.

[Abilities are strange, but they come in multiple ways. So he could at least understand if you just say that it will make sense.]

So you feel the call and find it... so when you do it can go quiet. It's still a pretty neat ability.

Right! Exactly.

Though, I like shiny things anyway. But it's still nice to have that calling go quiet because otherwise there's just... caw, so much noise, all the time.

I think having so much noise all the time wouldn't be great, so at least you can have that quiet... Though...is it quiet for you now or are you still hearing noises?

[Because he worries that she might not ever really get a break if there is.]

Cawww....

[Enna pauses, then points in a few different directions.]

That way, and that way, and that way.

Do you need help to get them or are you okay by yourself?

[He figured he might as well be a gentleman and ask.]

I'll be fine. My power's never put me in danger!

It hasn't?

[Considering what it seems to do, he couldn't help but worry.]

if you are sure and you don't need help, then I guess I should leave you to it.

Not directly, anyway. Cawwww...

[The way she makes that bird noise, she's definitely thinking, but having trouble coming up with the words.]

I think it's 'cause I couldn't collect something if I got hurt... or maybe just something else. I dunno.

You can come if you want, though!

[He nods, he thinks he understands but he really couldn't be sure that he knows.]

I think if I came with, I might just end up getting in the way, but I would always be happy to watch and make sure nothing bad happens.

Event: Healing Waters

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