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

[springforth]

Now that entirely depends on what it is involved. [Little eyebrow raise] Can I get a ride back to the train real quick? [Holds up the plant in her hands] Got a plant to borrow and never return.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Sure thing!

[The sounds of a brief squabble erupt in the cab, before the rear window ejects a couple of minions into the truck bed. Then the door pops open, the passenger seat now free for her.]

Hey, baby. Going my way?

[springforth]

[Prinnies left to ride in the truck bed get a few flower crowns for their trouble. She does feel bad about always knocking them out of their seats]

No, I think you're going my way. [Grin] You know I don't mind sitting in the back, right?

[badassfreakingoverlord]

What do I look like, a cad?! [Don't answer that. No description of what he looked like would do anything for his dignity.] You deserve the finest of seats!

[springforth]

You know I took a crowded train to work, right? And once I got shoved out of it by a guy with wings. So this is practically luxury.

Besides, they were here first. [Tilts head back at the minions]

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Just because other people are jerks doesn't mean I have to be one! I'm evil, not misogynist! And neither are all these guys!

[Some of which are girls, but never mind that!]

[springforth]

You don't have to be a jerk to not want to give up your seat. [Book poke] I feel like a jerk kicking them out!

[badassfreakingoverlord]

You didn't! I did! Besides, you're a guest, that also means they're supposed to show you courtesy!

[springforth]

We literally live on the same train. In the same sleeper car even. But alright, you win on basis of politeness. [A little shrug, though she comes out of it with an amused smile] My mom would have my head if I was ever rude to a host.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

You know exactly how much I acknowledge that sleeper car!

[Literally every single morning, a grumpy procession hauls the book back to his proper domain in the garden car, thanks to the unnecessary and gratuitous teleportation. He's not giving into the train, damn it!]

[springforth]

That it's a place you end up in every morning, just like the rest of us? [Grin] One day you'll give up and just sleep in a little. Just like the rest of us.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

I can sleep in the garden car! I'll never give up my principles! [If nothing else, he has conviction? Or something?]

[springforth]

Just because you claimed a car doesn't mean you have to sleep there. I don't sleep in the greenhouse, now do I? Of course that's mostly because it's incredibly impractical. [She's blatantly ignoring the time she slept in the garden because embarrassing]

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Well, why not? Seems like it would be more comfortable for you. [Then again, who can say? Persephone is a goddess of spring who also goes to college. It's all a bit confused.]

[springforth]

No room or privacy, that's why. Out here, I love sleeping among the plants but I don't think I could find a bare spot of grass in the greenhouse. [She lifts the plant up to eye level and sighs, in an exaggerated put upon way.] And then I go and make it even more crowded because I can't help myself.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

And making a spot of grass doesn't count? [He's learning some things about her, anyway. Space and privacy count, huh?] Or like a vine hammock or something?

[springforth]

Zetta [She would clasp her hand together if they weren't already cupped around a ball of dirt] Dear Zetta, I just said there's no space to put anything in there. And if I tried to make space, I'd have to reorganize the whole thing and everyone has their own spots. It's just not possible to find a spot to hang a hammock or put a patch of grass that everyone won't step on. [And she finally brings up her tiny meltdown] Why do you think I went to the garden car to be alone, I'm never alone in the greenhouse. I figured that out the first day when I made roses and got spotted by like four people almost immediately.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Mmm.

[Yeah, he gets it. If he gets time 'alone' in the garden car, it's by annoying people till they don't want to stay there, and even then he's got his minions to deal with.]

If you want some time alone... [Meaning even without him! Of course he wants to spend this time hanging around and hitting on her, but...]

[springforth]

[Persephone smiles, bright and sweet]

Thanks. I don't want to go take your space from you though. And I know you won't mind but still--[She glances up at the train as they finally roll to a stop. She opens the door, pauses, then leans over to kiss what she assumes would be his forehead] Stealing space is for putting plants all over the train! I'll be right back. [She hops out and onto the train, flowers springing from her steps]

[badassfreakingoverlord]

I mean, technically I'm stealing that space from everyone else, so it all works out... [Zetta kind of trails off, both because she'd flitted off and because she'd smooched him.]

[She's actually discovered a very good way to keep him silent and waiting till she gets back, instead of either losing focus and wandering off or launching some evil plan in the intervening moments.]

[springforth]

[Yet she remains blissfully unaware of this power, hopping back in the truck a few minutes later with a smile. She settles down, tucking her feet up under her this time and wiping her hands off on her legs] You should let me drive sometime, I'm an excellent driver.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

That's... actually more complicated than you think. This car basically runs off mana power, which is why it's actually functional despite its... you know. Everything. [Describing it as a beater is pretty charitable.] The minions can drive it because they're my minions.

[springforth]

Ah--that's a better excuse than you just don't want me to. [She doesn't seem too disappointed] And to be fair, I've only driven a car once. But I was excellent at it.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Excuse nothing, that's an actual thing! Though I suppose you could always join my party.

[Zetta shoots a sidelong leer at her despite there being nothing inherently dirty about the concept.]

[springforth]

It can excuse something and be real.[She throws him a look] Do I even want to know what join your party means?