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

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The hot spring for us was actually at work... Instead of everyone getting their own bathroom the head decided to instead install baths which were basically hot springs. That was a while ago since we left the place with those in.

[Not that they had much choice considering what happened. But he did like the individual bathrooms they did have at the new place until he ultimately had to leave.]

My friend seems to like it at least.

Oh wow. That's a pretty nice job perk.

[ Not that she has much room to talk, getting to live in a nice mansion while studying with her powers. ]

How come you guys aren't there anymore?

It was nice and the guy and girls were separate at least, so it was never awkward.

[He looked at Timcampy for a moment.]

It just wasn't safe there anymore after an incident, so we had to move.

[ She can't help frowning a little. She could definitely understand a place not feeling safe anymore. ]

That's too bad.

It is. They had used that place for headquarters for 100 years. But it's better to not be known where you are than them knowing and never knowing when they were going to attack again.

[Considering how arks work, he knows they couldn't do that again, unless they know where it is and get in.]

But in the new place we had our own individual bathroom, so that was interesting. Never really had one before. [Considering he was usually traveling for the most part.]

Though I shouldn't keep talking about that, should I? How about we talk about something else while we're in here.

[ She could definitely understand not wanting the location to be known. Especially since back home they had opted for that second one instead. But when he suggests a change in topic, she nods. ]

Okay. So what were you up to today?

Nothing... honestly. I'm just seeing what happens and... attempt to not focus on certain things I would normally.

[Which was training, which he was trying so hard to not do even if it seemed like a fun idea. Thus why he was here because he figured it would help and the fact that Tim needed to be washed.]

Once you are done here do you have plans?

[ She frowns a bit. She's a little curious about what he means, but asking would probably defeat the purpose of him trying not to focus on those things. ]

Nothing much. Depending on how long I'm here, maybe I'll see about grabbing dinner.

Ah... it will be that time soon, huh? I will need to think about what there is here...

[He paused for a moment before saying that might seem weird.]

Have you seen the sap type thing around the island?

Yeah. Though I think the train is still around, so I might just get something back there.

[ She tilts her head at him with a confused blink. ]

Sap? I don't think so.

Might be a good idea actually. I wouldn't want to eat too much here.

[He has moments of feeling bad, but at the same time he knows he kind of needs to eat that much.]

It's this weird blue and pink stuff. It was really weird.

Blue and pink? [ Well, the ocean was purple, so she couldn't say she's that surprised. ] So is it like...tree sap, or more like honey? Can you eat it?

I mean Tidua tried some, so it seems like you can.

[Nothing happened to him after all.]

Tastes kind of sweet apparently. So maybe people might take some on board the train.

Huh...that's interesting. [ She's a little curious now. ] Where do you find this sap?

I can show you if you'd like. [He could remember the basic area, but then again he knew he wasn't great at directions.]

[ Thinking about that, she nods. ]

Yeah, sure. I think I'd like to see it.

[ A pause. ]

Maybe tomorrow?

[ After some time in the hot springs, she isn't sure she'll want to do anything else afterwards. ]

Tomorrow sounds like a good idea.

[Give him and Tim time to remember where it was at least. After a small looka round and with Timcampy now cleaned and link jr already out and shaking himself dry, Allen figured it was time to depart as well.]

Guess my companions are done, but Link Jr...Don't shake you'll just flick water everywhere...

[ She can't help a soft giggle. ]

Yeah, looks like he's ready to get out.

I guess so...

[As annoying as Link Jr was being he grabbed his towel and got up, wrapping it around himself before looking back.]

I hope you enjoy your relaxation. Now Link Jr, lets go okay. Don't shake anymore.

[And with that he soon headed off with the little Pokemon in tow.]

Thanks. I'll see you later.

[ She's just going to relax here for a little longer. ]

Event: Healing Waters

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