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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"PI!" And that sure is a scolding if ever there was one from Princess.

Though, really, it's hard to see what he's complaining about given he's very much 'a sodden, soaked, sad mess' of a fairy-type. Who's basically on the lookout for ~~more victims to drench~~ new friends to make.

Not get splashed himself! How Rude!

"Consider it karmic justice, Your Highness."

Wester offers Princess a mock bow.

"Fiii..?"

And now he just looks sad as he lays down to stare mournfully at them. He's wetter now. Why did you do this? why are you mocking him? being wet isn't fun.

"No mercy for tyrants."

One more splash directly to the face.

No sooner has he been splashed in the face does the pokemon stand with a small growl, wings angled up in a half flare and his eyes take on the faint pink glow of Telekinesis.

Sorry, but he's not playing or trying the sad soaking mess any more, and as soon as Wester is caught in the move, the clefairy unleashes the mother of all full-body shakes, all four legs firmly planted into the ground, vestigial wings lose and limp as they go with the motions. The shake is kind that longhaired dogs would do. The kind that is a near literal fuckton of water.

Everything in range is now drenched. Not only that, there is a very, very satisfied 'feeaaahhhri' - and one smug, sassy clefairy now only moderately damp with deep, intelligent eyes. Sapient? No. Intelligent and a fairy(-type) who's been around humans most of his life? Yes.

And just like that Wester is released and Princess seems far, far smugger than ever.

As Wester flails uselessly around in the air, panic in their eyes as they get splashed, they seem entirely at Princess's mercy...

But when the Pokémon releases the move, a sopping wet towel falls on him from above, drenching him and pulling him towards the pool.

There's a squeal and a brief scramble for purchase on the ground before Princess decides that no, he didn't come here for this. He came to do a soaking. Not get wet towelled.

There's another burst of Telekinesis; this time on the towel and this time long enough so the clefairy can bolt away with a hiss.

Event: Healing Waters

Hot Springs

Re: Hot Springs

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lmk if this isn't OK ^_^

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Wrap for last second points?