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

middleofsomewhere. More information about how the memory event is structured is here!)

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Another day, another cause for adventure!

"You could bring me along to the hot springs," Webmind suggests lightly.

"But I would be happy to hear whatever else you had in mind."

He flashes a winking emoticon, to-boot.

"Well, if you didn't rust on the Crab Planet, you should be fine in the hot springs," Glorfindel agreed with a grin. "There are several to choose from, what kind of view are we thinking of?"

"Do you need to change into swim trunks, or do you prefer to soak in the nude?" he asked. Elves didn't have human taboos, but he wanted his friend to be comfortable.

"Whether I have clothes or not, I am never truly 'nude,'" Webmind quipped.

"But I take your point; I should be fine in what I'm wearing now."

Which were the cargo shorts and an appropriately science-themed shirt; this one was, however, in orange instead of green.

"Views from on high have always followed me; there do not appear to be many subterranean tunnels available on this island."

Which differentiated from the last one, certainly.

"Having bathed in multiple locations, I have to admit a preference for a view other than a wall," Glorfindel said. "Back in Gondolin, the hot springs were in the middle of my House's gardens, where everyone could partake of them. Over the years they slowly grew. It was a running battle between the keepers of the springs and the gardeners. Not made easier by the fact that the gardeners loved the springs too," he said with a wink and a smile.

"Let's just head over to that area, and see what strikes our fancy, shall we?" Glorfindel grabbed his rucksack with a towel and other bits in it.

"That does indeed sound like a plan."

Better than strictly improvising!

Webmind had his own rucksack strung up (with fewer towels, not that there weren't any), and nodded Glorfindel to take the lead.

There were certainly enough trails to choose from...

"Let me know if I am going too fast for you," Glorfindel said, setting a pace that took advantage of the fact Webmind didn't have muscles that could get tired.

He led the way up the side of the mountain toward where the tiered pools were. He wasn't interested at all in the indoor saunas.

Webmind would give no such warning, then; the elf knew his (lack of?) limits well.

Once they caught sight of the tiered pools, Webmind said, "And here I thought you would find a pool by a tree."

Glorfindel laughed. "Wait until we come around the bend. Most of the pools have trees nearby to shade them." He didn't mind the teasing from a friend. He did love flowers and trees. It was his nature, after all.

"But if you don't want to be in the shade, that is fine with me. I made a talan, and slept amongst the trees last night. It was quite rejuvenating."

"Ah, then I shall consider myself corrected."

And how! This was quite a picturesque place - and so Webmind briefly cleared his screen for a moment to take pictures.

"The sun here should not bother me, at any rate. Let's see what lingers around these springs, now, yes?"

Glorfindel respectfully paused while Webmind took his pictures. He was no where clear on how the tech worked, but the results were astounding, so he appreciated the artform.

"The sun does seem quite mild," he agreed. "Are we looking for errant passengers, wild life, or interesting flora?"

"Possibly all of the above - though 'errant' might not be the right word," Webmind replied.

"If they're not in this spot for similar reasons as you, however..."

There was nothing dangerous on this island, supposedly, and being metal made touching potentially-dangerous substances safer - but as for reassuring people they weren't lost, well.

Some things were difficult even for him.

"Out and about, with a purpose in mind? Are we not errant?" he asked Webmind. Perhaps he was thinking of a different word, then.

"But yes, if they are in need of assistance, well, here we are, ready to assist, yes?" Glorfindel asked. He wasn't metal, but he could heal almost instantaneously, so there was little he was afraid of here. As for reassuring people, that was always difficult, especially in such a situation.

Ah, words with contradictory meanings! Very frustrating, those.

"Indeed we are, Glorfindel. Now, if we are both here to partake of the springs, where would you like to start?"

"I am not afraid of heat," Glorfindel told him with a grin. At least, not since his rebirth. "Let's go straight to the hottest. Fewer people to disturb with our conversation wandering about the landscape," he added, chuckling.

He led the way over to the nice spring he'd discovered the previous day. Steam rose from the water, and the trees draped decorously on the eastern side. From there, if you looked west, you could see the Train, if you looked south, you could see the beach and the ocean.

"What do you think?" he asked.

Well, it wouldn't melt him! ~~Hopefully. The SCA had better do its work, here!~~

It was indeed a striking visual.

"It has quite an exceptional viewpoint. You cannot view all of the island from here,"

Because of course. "But it provides a wide-view all the same. Certainly enough to keep track of those down on the beach."

Event: Healing Waters

Day 2! As suggested~

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*Fascinated, not followed!

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Webmind can be saying this observationally, or ironically; up to you! ;)

How about both! Let's not fence Webmind down!

Yay!

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