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

[stubbornhope]

[Satou flushes with pride, subconsciously taking in the praise. With a shy nod, she slips into the water.]

Th-Thank you so much, miss. Sorry to take your private spring... It's so peaceful here.

[sunbloom]

[Itsuki snorts softly, in a very unladylike fashion.] I'm way too young to be a miss. I barely have underclassmen! Itsuki is fine, if you don't mind? And really, it's okay - I just got lucky and it was open. Much as you are now!

[stubbornhope]

Itsuki... chan?

[Is that allowed? Maybe she's pushing for friendliness too fast, but Itsuki does have a kind aura to her. She might not mind it?]

I never imagined that my first stop would be to a hot spring. This whole thing feels really lucky! I hope I don't leave being too vacation spoiled to work hard.

[sunbloom]

Mm, that's good! [Itsuki certainly won't complain about people being friendly. She needs that, really. But her tone turns a bit more cautious after a moment, sitting up a little bit more in the spring.]

I could... see why it might come across that way. And it's sure a nice trip! But it's not undeserved. I haven't been on the train that long, but it's not entirely a pleasure cruise. We'll be counting on you to work hard, definitely.

[stubbornhope]

[Satou doesn’t like to feel almost scolded, but she did open herself up to that. She stretches her arms and nods into a reply,]

You beeeet!

[If anything, it’s harder to get Satou to vacation than it is to get her to work hard.]

I wonder what kind of mission we’ll do after this? I hope my magic can help out.

[sunbloom]

[Itsuki perked right up at that m-word.]

Magic, huh? I feel like I hear that word more every day. That'll probably give you a leg up. It's really hard to predict what the missions will be like, though. I spent my first couple weeks here worrying if I'd be able to do anything. It turned out fine, but... well. I didn't need to put so much thought into it, I guess. So I think what I'm trying to say is, be prepared for anything but don't stress over it too much?

[She slumped a little again with a bit of a confused expression; apparently she somehow talked herself into a circle.]

[stubbornhope]

[Her answer actually relaxes Satou, who giggles softly into her own response.]

I know how that is... The job I had before coming here got me overthinking at first. But when push came to shove, it turned out I was just getting worked up for nothing. I did fine in the end.

[She turns her gaze upward, nostalgic at the thought.]

Do people take us uh-- magical girls very seriously here?

[sunbloom]

[Well, they would if we operated openly, isn't exactly something she can say out loud, even to a self-professed coworker.]

As far as I know, they do. There are a few on the train, and they seem to be treated as proper team members? I don't think you'll need to worry.