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

Island

[silentwoof]

"...just plant a flag and call it a day." She had to raise her voice, even straining a little over the rumbling motor of a poorly maintained truck.

Also where did he get? That truck?

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Zetta shot a glance behind him. Immediately the driver cut the engine and the entire lot of them fell silent.

That's better.

"It doesn't work like that. The rule needs to be acknowledged."

[silentwoof]

What a considerate overlord. "...what if I acknowledge it? There don't seem... to be any natives..."

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Aaah, as an Overlord you had to compensate for the quirks of others sometimes. Whatever Whisper's deal was, what'd it cost him to work with it?

"Yeah, but that doesn't count. I can't conquer you and have it count for this world."

[silentwoof]

Minimal effort, apparently. "...never found a world without anyone to conquer before?" It just sounds easier to her, but she's also not a big fan of conquering.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

"It never mattered before. Why waste energy on worlds like that?" If not for his circumstances, he wouldn't lower himself that far!

[silentwoof]

"Why... spend any energy here then?" Just relax dude.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Zetta sighed. "Well, I had to try, didn't I?"

'Energy to burn' described Zetta painfully well, didn't it?

[silentwoof]

"Guess that's who you are." Just don't make her have to pick a fight with you, man.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

"Damn straight. Don't tell me you wouldn't do what it took to get done what matters to you!"

Whisper might be the quiet sort, but he sure never got the impression that was due to a lack of will or conviction.

[silentwoof]

Whisper thought on that for a moment before nodding.

"I'd... go further than some are comfortable with... if I really had to." But she's at a canonpoint before considering sniping Eggman, here.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

"Right, see? You totally get it." There we go, he KNEW he saw something in her. "And honestly, conquest is pretty normal for Overlords of my power."

[silentwoof]

"...just no conquesting my world. Or we'll have a problem." And then she'll have to do that 'going too far' stuff if no one comes up with a better solution.

And uh, lose, because Netherworld power scaling is bananas.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

"Why not?"

For once, Zetta didn't even mean that as a threat, or take Whisper's words as a challenge.

[silentwoof]

"I'd end up fighting you. Don't want that." The best case scenario is they make Eggman deal with it somehow, and then take him down.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

"Why? Maybe you'd support my conquest."

[silentwoof]

Whisper shook her head. "...pretty unlikely. Weirder things... have happened, I guess."

[badassfreakingoverlord]

"Hey, there's all sorts of benefits to being ruled by an Overlord! Plus you'd become a demon, and that would kick ass for you." Maybe Whisper would even go for this argument!

[silentwoof]

Another shake of her head. "...don't think... um... there's someone who wouldn't like that, I think, who... is important to me."

"...even getting rid of Eggman... probably wouldn't convince people." It's not like she wants power for its own sake either.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

"You're just speculating! There's all sorts of advantages both to being a demon and serving under an Overlord. Come on, what do you actually want out of life?" It can't just be riding around on a dumb train trying to solve woes out in the cosmos. No one's that nuts.

[silentwoof]

"Peace. I really... want my world to be peaceful." Even if she ends up struggling with what to do with herself. "To be with my friends. ...if you can really give that, then we'll talk if it's ever... relevant."

[badassfreakingoverlord]

"Hmm." Zetta considered that a moment. "Well, peace is pretty impossible to guarantee. There's always going to be fighting and arguments and stuff, because that's how people ARE. Unless you go in for the sort of thing where you mind-control everyone and brainwash them, but that's not my style."

[silentwoof]

"Be nice to... at least have the megalomaniac mad scientist out." Smaller conflicts can be dealt with a lot more easily... probably?

[badassfreakingoverlord]

"This sounds like a story worth hearing!"

One expectant moment later, Zetta actually thought about things for half a second.

"Uh, if you wanted."

[silentwoof]

"Some... other time. When I'm more in the mood." It'll help give him perspective, so she does mean it, too.