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

Lan WangJi | OTA

[achickenformylove]

Prep
Oh good. Another planet where the standard attire was far less than normal. Not that WangJi has much of a problem with this anymore. He had seen after the mission where they had a few hours on the beach.

More what he was looking forward to was the prospect that WuXian might wear something that was... more revealing...

Ahem.

But he dressed in the blue underlayer of his robe and headed off to the dressing care of find suitable beachwear he could have on under his robe and anything else that might be needed.

Arrival
Well... that was weird. Almost as soon as they arrived, he was having a weird vision. A very tense conversation. It seemed to have lasted quite a few minutes, but no time had passed when he came out of it. The conversation made him a bit... uneasy.

However, he tried not to show this even if he was wondering how it happened.

Beach
The island was very idyllic. WangJi was quite enjoying this. He was quick to head down to the beach, having only seen it when on the mission before. Now there would be more time to spend there.

He was quite happy to stand there for a while, staring out at the waves. Perhaps someone would like to join him or show him some of the other fun things to do at the beach.

Hot Spring
When WangJi discovered the hot springs... these were very nice. He couldn't help but wanting to enjoy these. Like the Cloud Recesses's cold spring, but hot. Even though the cold spring was more familiar, this was nice right after the last mission.

So many choices! I choose....them all!

[only_one_wei]

Prep:
Wei Wuxian was already there, excitedly going through the options. "We get to camp! Together! And not get teleported anywhere! I already grabbed us a tent and some other stuff," he said excitedly. He was currently wearing Swim Trunks and sandals.

"I'm trying to find a nice pair of shorts for you, something that will go with your headband? What do you think of these?" he asked, holding up a pair in light blue with little rabbits on them.

Arrival:
"Ah," Wei Wuxian looked around to see if he'd accidentally bumped into someone. "I...think I just used Empathy. Did you see anyone touch me a moment ago?" he asked.

Beach:
"Come on, come on, let's go exploring," Wei Wuxian said, now wearing a Yukata over his swim trunks. "Maybe we can find some place to be alone," he said with a wink.

Hot Spring:
[Hope you enjoy your hot spring with a liquid husband draped over you.]

"We so need one of these back home," Wei Wuxian said into the side of Lan Zhan's neck.

All the choices!

[achickenformylove]

Prep:
WangJi smiled, seeing how happy his husband was about this. Plus the fact that he was in fact dressed rather scandalously (which was perfectly fine for WangJi) and was helping to find him a pair of swim trunks as well.

He looked at the offered pair of swim trunks when WuXian brought them over. "I think those are perfect, Wei Ying."

Arrival:
"I did not," he admitted. "Because I think I also had a moment of Empathy as well."

Beach:
WangJi looked over at his husband as he called to him. He looked nice in that robe. He rather liked that one.

"Yes, let's see what we can find. There is likely somewhere private here."

Hot Spring:
He does. He really does.

"Hmm..." He thought about that for a moment as he wrapped his arm around WuXian, holding him close even though he already was. "Yes."

Re: All the choices!

[only_one_wei]

Prep:
"Shall I help you into them?" Wei Wuxian asked with a sly smile. "Wait! Second thought...I'd like to get outside the train before dark." He sighed, torn between doing things with the one he loved, and doing Things with the one he loved.

Arrival:
"Hm? Interesting. I don't see anyone around us. Do you think that it might be the train, then? Or something to do with this world?" He considered the options. "Mine was of being in a 'reactor' with someone who sounded familiar, both to the person I was and to me myself, but I can't place them."

Beach:
Wei Wuxian liked the yukata that he'd gotten for Lan Zhan too. It almost matched the swim trunks, but the blue matched his Gusu Lan ribbon even better, and the bunnies were cuter. "That spider girl is amazing."

He looked around to see where the others were headed. He wanted to go the other direction. Most were headed into the ruins or up the mountain, so..."Forest?"

Hot Spring:
"Mm, we're alone, right?" Wei Wuxian asked directly into his ear, his breath slightly cooler than the water.

[achickenformylove]

Prep:
"Yes, I think it will be better if I do that on my own. At least for now."

It was almost guaranteed that at some point, they would be doing Things, but it was for the best to not do that here in the dressing carriage.

Arrival:
"Mine was not the same so I suspect it might be the train or the world. Perhaps both together." He didn't know how these things worked. He wasn't exactly sure how to describe the conversation that he overheard but he knew that it was not the same as what WuXian was describing.

Beach:
WangJi liked the yukata as well. It was very much his style and he appreciated it. Now he didn't have to wear his underrobes around. That was a bit more awkward in his opinion only because it was something he wore every day and now wearing it around in the sand...

"She is." She had made their wedding clothes after all, which WangJi still had obviously.

"Yes, forest sounds good."

Hot Spring:
WangJi shivered slightly at WuXian's breath on his ear. He was loathed to look around, but he tore himself from WuXian in order to confirm. "Mn." Yes, they were alone.

[only_one_wei]

Prep:
There were far better, non-train places to do Things. Wei Wuxian handed Lan Zhan the shorts and pointed to the dressing room. "I can't wait to ogle you unashamedly. Hurry up," he said with a grin.

Arrival:
"I wish I knew who the voices belonged to. Both the other and the one whose memories I saw were wearing masks that slightly distorted their voices, but they seemed familiar. Definitely someone on this train, both of them." That did actually narrow it down slightly.

Beach:
"Quick, put it on, so I can see how it fits," his greatest admirer said. "Then we can go in the forest." And take it off again, would remain unspoken. For now.

Hot Spring:
As Wei Wuxian had carefully removed and folded his yukata and shorts before getting into the hot springs, he was definitely up for Things. [Should we go too much further, or fade to black and come back?]

[achickenformylove]

Prep:
"Oh, you can't?" That was oddly appealing. He had spent a lot of time ogling WuXian the first time they were at the beach. Now, he had the chance to do it again and he wasn't going to stop his husband's desire to do the same.

So he took the offered shorts and went to change. He came back out, holding his blue robe over his arm, but he was, in fact, showing off that he was wearing the swimming trunks that WuXian had brought to him.

"What do you think?"

Arrival:
"I'm sure I have heard the voices but I have no name that I can place it too. Like yours, it was someone on this train."

Beach:
"Of course."

WangJi removed the blue robe that he was currently wearing, giving WuXian a good view of his body that he normally kept hidden except when they were completely alone. Of course, he still had the swim trunks on so it was not completely. And he replaced it with the yukata that WuXian had picked up for him.

"I do like this one."

Hot Spring:
WangJi was not going to object this at all. They were alone after all. They could do what they wanted. He removed his yukata and swim trunks as well, joining WuXian in the hot spring.

[ooc: since it's an open post, let's fade to black and come back. We can always write what they actually did elsewhere if we wanted to]

[only_one_wei]

Prep:
"Oooo, those are some nice shorts," Wei Wuxian said, staring unabashedly at his husband's chest. He stepped over to him and slid his hand over Lan Zhan's scar that matched the one he used to have. "I'm a big fan." If there weren't other passengers in the car right then, he'd show his husband, but he had a little propriety.

Arrival:
"If you discover who it is, let's compare notes? This is...odd. And likely train related."

Beach:
Wei Wuxian bit his lower lip at the delightful exchange between robe and yukata. "You can thank the spider later. You should thank me right now," he said with a wicked grin.

Hot Spring:
[After]
Wei Wuxian still felt completely boneless with relaxation. "Mm, I like vacation," he said, slightly sleepily. "I wonder if there are any rules on how often you can have one?"

[achickenformylove]

Prep:
Well, he could see that WuXian was staring at his chest and he didn't mind it at all. He had after all been admiring WuXian's legs. He couldn't help a shiver as his husband came over and rubbed his hand over his chest. Yes, it would have been nice to show him how he felt, but there were too many people and he would rather it be private.

"Then you can certainly see them again at the beach."

Arrival:
"Yes, I will be sure to let you know if I find out who this mystery person is. You will let me know as well?"

Beach:
"The spider does good work. And yes, I would like to thank you right now, in as many ways possible."

Yep, his mind went there too.

Hot Spring:
Now that they were finished, WangJi felt very relaxed now as well. He wrapped his arm around WuXian, holding him close and enjoying the feeling of how warm he was. Not that the water wasn't warm enough. "I don't know, but I wish they happened more often."

[only_one_wei]

Prep (wrap?):
"Then lets' get to the beach!" Wei Wuxian said with a grin. He pulled his things together and was ready to go moments later. He was looking forward to much ogling time on the beach.

Arrival (wrap?):
"Of course." One did not keep things from one's husband, let alone one's cultivation partner.

Beach:
(And fade to black :D)

Hot Springs:
"Mm hm," Wei Wuxian agreed. He snuggled up to his wonderful husband and rested his head on those delightfully strong shoulders. "We should sign up to make use of the 'date night' room that Minako is creating in the Quiet Car too. I could get us another of the Meal for Fours. Or we could have a family dinner for five and get Wen Qing, A-Qing, and Xue Yang to come," he murmured sleepily.

Beach

[myblueskies]

"Hello mister Lan Wangji!"

Romeo waved at him from in the water, though he swam closer to shore.

"Are you having fun? Do you like swimming?"

Mister Lan Wangji always worked so hard so it was important he had fun too!

[achickenformylove]

"Hello, young master," WangJi said with a smile as Romeo swam closer into shore. It looked like he was quite enjoying himself being at the beach.

"I am enjoying myself, thank you. I am able to, but I do not do it often."

Swimming was more of a necessity rather than recreation to some sects. But...

"If you would like someone to swim with you, I can."

[myblueskies]

"Only if you want to sir! But it's really fun, the water isn't too cold and there are so many fish!"

He's been having a lot of fun watching them all even if it made his eyes sting. There were so many colours!

[achickenformylove]

"It does sound like it would be fun." He didn't swim often, but honestly, when was he going to get the chance to swim in someplace like this again. Gusu was nowhere remotely like this.

So he was going to remove the blue robe he was wearing over his swim trunks and removing his shoes. He did take the moment to carefully fold his robe and set it with his belongings before wading into the water.

"The water here is much warmer than in my home."

[myblueskies]

Romeo waits patiently, he knows it is important to make sure all your things are secure and somewhere where you won't forget them, before getting into the water!

"Is it cold where you come from, sir? I once went to the beach when it was all cold and the water was freezing! But then I went to the beach in Hawaii and it was so warm!"

[achickenformylove]

"My home is in the mountains. Our sect has a spring where we go to for meditation and healing, but it is a cold spring. Not like this one."

As such, he had a good tolerance and patience when it came to cold water, but there was something pleasant about warm water as well.

"'Hawaii' is a warm place then?"

[myblueskies]

He nodded, there had been plenty of cold springs in the heavens, places where the water was holy.

"Yes! It was very warm. I only went for one day but it was fun and we got to play volleyball and swim and eat ice cream!"

[achickenformylove]

Well, their sect had been founded by a monk so it was probably far more religious grounds than most sects.

"That sounds like it would have been a nice place. Was it very much like here?"

Beach

[spikelet]

When she saw Lan Wangji step onto the sand, A-Qing froze.

Not in fear, not really. But when you were crouched in a waist-deep pit in the sand, next to a sand sculpture that, charitably, could be a mountain range, and that mountain currently held rows of slapdash stick-and-leaf buildings and a rabbit placidly chewing on what had probably been the little front gate...

And when you weren't a child any more, so really, you had no excuse for building something like this instead of meditating or joining in with the others...

"It's the Cloud Recesses," she said, defensive. Wary of causing offence. "Or... how I imagined it, from your story."

[achickenformylove]

WangJi walked up to see what A-Qing was doing, especially since Little Rabbit was enjoying the fruits of her building by eating one of the structures. Little Rabbit wiggled his nose at WangJi, definitely seeming happy before continuing to chew on the gate.

He was certainly surprised when she said that she was building the Cloud Recesses and it made him smile. "It is very nice." Since she had never seen it, it certainly wasn't accurate, but it could be forgiven for that same reason. He knelt down to look at it. "And complete with a rabbit too."

[spikelet]

She watched him carefully for a good, long moment, gauging his reaction, and then relaxed all at once when she realised he wasn't angry. Speaking of rabbits, though...

"That's the library," she indicated a particularly tall cone of leaves gummed together with blue syrup. "Little Rabbit ate the first one, so I had to leave him near the wall and let him eat the rules instead, because the back of the mountain isn't done yet."

Were the rules written on the wall around the sect, or was the wall a separate edifice? She had no idea. She'd gone for the former, because it was easier than trying to build a stand-alone wall of sand. But now she had the absolute source of knowledge crouching besides her. She sent him another sidelong look, trying for a careless tone. "Want to help? It's really inaccurate, right?"

[achickenformylove]

He looked at the cone of leaves that was supposed to be the library, noticing what briefly that they were stuck together was something blue, but considering this place and the different colors here, didn't think much of it. "Did he now? I guess he wanted to get to some more knowledge."

He reached over to pet the rabbit for a brief moment while he worked on the wall of family rules. Others would likely find the irony of WangJi's pet symbolically chewing on the family rules amusing. WangJi was just happy his pet had someone to spend time with today.

"It is, but as you have never been there and I did not describe in detail, it is understandable. I am happy to help."

With permission!

[only_one_wei]

Wei Wuxian was several feet away, laughing into a beach towel, as the rabbit at the wall of rules. It was the funniest thing he'd seen in quite a while and he wished he had one of those recording devices so he could take it home with him and show it to Lan Sizhui.

im here im here!!!

[spikelet]

"So disobedient, he must take after his other father," she decided, voice raised archly when she heard Wei Wuxian laughing at... them?

She didn't throw sand at him, but only because Lan Wangji was right there. She'd get him later, the face she pulled seemed to say. In the meantime, she had teacher's attention, not him, so. "How are the houses arranged?"

woo

[achickenformylove]

WangJi glanced back over his shoulder hearing WuXian laughing. Yes, now that WuXian was laughing, he saw the irony in it more, but that wasn't going to stop him.

"He is a rabbit. He can be forgiven."

Yes, Little Rabbit, go ahead and eat the family rules. They can always make another one.

"The houses were more like this." He began to point to locations where the houses would be, including mention his own jingshi, his brother's residence, and his uncle's.