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

[mtsilver_conquor]

"In Yamatan at least. Hot springs is another name for them, too."

Eva's not even going to deny she's missed the casual nudity between sexes that a hot spring brings. That said, there is a casual once over of the elf; more curiosity than anything. He's good looking enough, she guesses, but... Satoru is still easily the better looking of the two.

"The one in Imladris-" she manages without much mangling! Score for getting better at Elven words! "-was rather popular, then?"

[laurefindil]

Glorfindel smiled. "Elves love hot springs, so yes. The bathing pools were bigger, but not nearly as hot, of course. The rivers were delightful, also, but not in the winter when they'd freeze over."

"Tell me more of these onsen?" He was always curious about how other cultures handled such things after dealing with humans of several flavors, dwarves, and hobbits over the years.

[mtsilver_conquor]

Then I guess we're going to be dragging you out of these when it's time leave." There's a good-natured laugh, though, as if Eva herself understands the attraction of the springs.

"Onsen are like this, basically. Mixed nude bathing, a relaxing atmosphere and a good, long soak in hot water. There's not a lot to tell, honestly."

[laurefindil]

"I guess some things are universal, then," Glorfindel said with a laugh.

"I haven't been only in the springs," he protested, but faintly, with a grin. "I've also made a talan for sleeping at night." Because being in a tree, that was where it was at.

[mtsilver_conquor]

"Or multiversal," Eva says with a small laugh.

And then she cocks her head at the word and she really should start a small dictionary of Elven words. Just for fun. "Talan? Is that Elvish for bed?"

[laurefindil]

"More like the Silvan word for 'platform up in a tree for sleeping,'" Glorfindel said with a laugh. "You put the bed, or bedroll, or blankets on the platform. Or just curl up in your cloak." It's not like elves really ever got cold, excepting during the crossing of the Helaraxe.

"We used to use them when we'd go out on patrol. The orcs had a much harder time finding us if we were up a tree," he explained.

[mtsilver_conquor]

"That sounds amazing and now I want to both try, and yet I don't think I'd get much sleep. Not because I'm scared of heights, but because being up in the trees like that would be asking tree-dwelling creatures to investigate."

And well, he should know enough of her world to know that is could easily mean less than friendly visitors. Not that camping on the ground is any better, but still.

[laurefindil]

"I certainly wouldn't do it in the Mirkwood," Glorfindel agreed. "The giant spiders there were even less safe than the orcs. But this island seems to have a lack of hostile or even simply curious creatures, so now seems like the best time," he said with a grin.

[mtsilver_conquor]

"How big are we talking?" She doesn't even blink at the fact his world has giant spiders; so does hers. "That aside, yeah. This world is peaceful. It's nice."