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!)

Comments

exploring;

[sunbloom]

She doesn't know Lightning that well, but when she comes looking for someone to go off on a trip to ensure things are safe, Itsuki raises a hand to make sure the other woman sees her. "Want extra hands? I'd like to make sure nothing happens, and even if this place has seemed relaxing so far..." She shrugs, shaking her head. "We should definitely make sure our campsite is secure, if nothing else."

She's still dressed somewhere between battle ready and up for a swim, hoodie over her swimsuit but at least wearing shoes and with dry hair. "Ah, I'll need to grab something out of my bag on the beach before we go, just in case. But do you mind the company?"

[enthunder]

After a quick glance over Itsuki's outfit and stance, Light's happy enough to shake her head with a faint smile. No, she doesn't mind. She's one of Tsubomi's friends, she recalls, from keeping an eye on meals and the general composition of groups around the train.

"I'll walk with you, and we'll head out from there," she offers.

[sunbloom]

Well, that's a good thing, probably? She's not being dismissed out of hand. Itsuki admits she's a little less observant at some of these things, but she'll get there. "Mm, that sounds good. Thank you!" The walk isn't far, but it's the principle of the thing - could have been a dealbreaker. "Ah, I'm Itsuki. I know I've seen you around, but I don't think we've met."

[enthunder]

"Itsuki, got it... and, no, I guess we haven't. I'm Light." With names so easy to find on the ICPs, you'd think that introductions would be less necessary... but then, half the names on there are wrong. She prefers to hear it from them, nowadays.

"You're friends with Tsubomi and Yuri, right?"

[sunbloom]

She opens her mouth for the usual pleasantries, but she comes up short a bit when Light immediately mentions her team. "Oh! Yes, they're my friends from home," she responds quickly. "I'm really glad they're here - I'm not sure what I would have done by myself." Well. She'd have managed somehow, but that's besides the point.

[enthunder]

"It's good you're together," she manages, without a jot of envy. She'd rather people had friends around them, after all. "It's doable on your own, but it's easier to deal with this crap with people next to you."

The beach isn't too far away; she ducks under a low-hanging tree in the path and lifts the bough for Itsuki, and the lavender-tinted ocean is in sight.

[sunbloom]

"I consider it a blessing we made it here together. Erika-san would be nice to have here, the last of our circle, but I'm not complaining about what I've got." Erika would be a handful, certainly, but she'd also be an asset on missions where they needed every advantage they could get.

The purple sea was still strange to see, but it did mean her things are right here, next to her predictably yellow towel. "Ah, just a moment, then." It's a matter of just a second to reach into her bag, rifle through it to the bottom, and pull her Perfume out, stuffing it into the pocket of her hoodie without it being visible too long (not that she can really hide the shiny gold decoration in bright sunlight) and returning to her companion. "Okay, ready. Just needed to be prepared if something comes up."

[enthunder]

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