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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She grinned at him and splashed her way over to him. Just to be buffeted by a larger wave and go under. She flails her arms and legs, reaching out to grab hold of him.

Hopefully his spider balance works underwater!

"Whoa, careful." he says, letting her latch on to him. It's not so much that his balance works under water and more that he can still stand where they are, though the wave does carry him back a bit closer to shore.

"You gotta watch the current-even the most accomplished swimmer can get taken out by one that's strong enough." But if there were any real danger here is Spidey sense would go off. At least, he thinks it would.

"Can you do a handstand?" He changes the subject.

She nods, she is careful. She has no wish to be swept out to sea. She finds the sand beneath her feet again and looks at him with a nose wrinkle.

"Can I be doing a handstand? In the water?"

"Yeah." Peter nods. "It's a lot easier to do it in water than it is on land. Just hold your breath." He encourages before taking in a deep breath and diving down to show her his handstand. He's not down for long though and comes up for air again.

"Uh, don't open your eyes though-it's dark for one and two salt water will irritate your eyes."

She watched, impressed and nodded. No opening her eyes. She grinned at him and plunged down, hands reaching out to find the sand below.

She had remembered to take a breath but water poured into her nose, making her cough, all the air escaping. Her limbs flailed as her head hurt and water got in her mouth and nose.

Limbs flailed as she tried to get back the right way round, swallowing water as she tried to find the surface again.

Peter feels his heart sinking the moment he sees her struggling and quickly moves to pull her up to the surface. He hadn't meant for that to happen! He should have suggested she hold her nose and it completely slipped his mind.

"Are you okay?" He asks quickly. "I'm so, so sorry, I should have told you to hold your nose." He rattles off, sure she's gonna be pissed at him.

Luckily for him, probably, she's too busy spluttering to be angry. She scrabbles at him before she remembers she can breathe now and that she's not underwater.

She pushes away, looking embarrassed at getting so panicked. She wasn't meant to panic. She draws the emptiness around her, pushing the shame way.

"Yes you should have been telling me that."

"I'm so sorry." He breathes, letting go the moment she pushes away from him. "Are you okay, do you wanna try again?" He offers, taking a small step back to give her more space. "If not, that's okay too. I understand if you're mad."

She shook her head. She had water in her brain. She could feel it, she tapped her head with a scowl. "I do no be being mad."

She scowled harder. "You did no be holding your nose and you did no be getting water in your head." She shook her head, trying to make it fall out, running her nose. "How did you be doing that?"

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