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

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"No on the talking, but yes on the eating but...not because he actually needs to, but he is just copying what I am doing." Which means he can copy things like smoking too so... Allen is just glad he seems to stick to just eating, but then it begs the question of where does it go?

"I've never told him to record anything, so no. I have no control he is always recording. I assume when he is asleep he stops... but I don't actually know the extant of how he works."

"Hm. And you can just...ask Timcampy to replay events as you wish?" Roland gestures to where they were with a lazy hand, looking up at the sky and the mountainous area just up ahead. "Let's say, if you wanted to see Jema'grethy again, Timcampy would be able to play this all back for you?"

"That is correct." He looked around briefly. "Images, yes. I could ask him to show me and he would. I don't know how much he stores or anything though because...I really do not know a whole lot about Timcampy's abilities."

That takes him aback a little. He throws Allen a strange look of curiosity, walking further into the start of a mountain trail, well-worn and used from the looks of its tracks.

"How intriguing. I'd imagine as Timcampy's partner, you'd know what it's capable of most of all. Is Timcampy keeping some of it secret, even from you?"

"I wasn't his first owner. My Master was and I doubt my master would tell me everything." Though in reality there is a lot more to it than that, but really it was not something he knew. He went to look around quietly as Timcampy was on his head and settled for the time being.

"I don't really mind not knowing though, Timcampy is Timcampy at the end of the day, he's a friend."

"A master who won't tell you everything, huh...?" Roland's heard that play before. There had to be something there; a reason why Allen was kept out of the loop. But it wasn't his question to ask, nor his story to tell, so he just nods and watches the golden golem rest against his head like a bird to a nest.

"I suppose that's the only thing that matters." To not be alone, of course. Even if Timcampy was capable of just recording, not necessarily holding conversation. "It'd be nice to look back on our trek from time to time, though. Hey, Timcampy? Please record this lovely view for us? Heh." He throws his voice as if the little thing would respond, and it's more of a joke than anything. But if it does happen to answer, or follow him even, then that would be quite nice, wouldn't it?

Allen would just put it down to Cross being Cross, but even Allen deep down had some questions especially when it came to a song Timcampy somehow had stored within it. Notes that only Allen could really read and that Tim shouldn't have had. But that was for another day.

Allen moved his hand to lightly pet him which he used just one finger as Tim just seemed still and looking out. It was really hard to tell if he actually was doing as he had been asked or not. Allen knew which it was though.

"He'll be still for a little while so don't worry about why he isn't moving, okay? At best he might just move his wings slightly, but he's there for a little bit." Said in the most reassuring manner he could muster before turning his head.

"What are your plans for the island? What are you hoping to do?"

"Sorry if I'm disturbing him. Heh. Alright, I won't worry my head off over Timcampy, then. I bet he's just as beat as we are after that crazy mission."

Their walk turns less pleasant when the harsh heat of the rising sun, higher and higher into the sky, shines down on them. He doesn't even notice he's sweating. But he answers Allen steadily enough.

"Get a lay of the land. See what's in store for us. You can't blame a guy for not fully trusting what the train gives us for free, y'know? There's always something."

"If there isn't something already going on." The weird thing that happened when he arrived was certainly something after all. But he wasn't sure if looking around from the island will weild results as to what that was about.

But he also wasn't the type to bother either.

"I mean you might be exempt but I know at least something odd happened when we arrived."

"Something odd? What do you mean?"

Roland stops for a moment to assess that statement, immediately on the warning. If this is what he thinks it is...But still, he wants to be sure.

"Did you get an odd flash of something when we first arrived?" So far most people he knew had something similar after all.

He rests his finger under his chin, looking quite contemplative.

"So it wasn't just me. Did we see the same thing? Like...a weird vision? I was in some sort of colorful cafe." He turns to Allen in wonder.

"No not the same. Mine was nothing like that." His was more building related it seemed.

"I assume it might be the world doing this, but the train also has it's moments... I just expect something to always happen."

Event: Healing Waters

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