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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Not all the time, but... Tangle was very much clingy along the way. Eventually, at one point, she's going to try and put an arm around Whisper's shoulder, all the while trying to appear nonchalant.

She's bad at it.

It's a bit of a hike, not just walking down the street hand in hand. Having your arms free for balance makes it easier going. But when Tangle slips an arm around her, Whisper...

Well, she finds she doesn't care. So she leans into it, smiling, while her heart beats a little faster. "...wish we could stay here... more than three days. Just a little."

If Whisper's heart is skipping, then Tangle's is going a mile a minute. Her little trick with the arm worked! Yes! She's totally nailing this girlfriend thing.

"If not for the adventure, I wouldn't mind staying here full time. But we gotta see what happens next, right? People need us and all."

Maybe it's not 'smooth' the way she wants it to be, but it's cute and charming, in the sense that it's so very Tangle. Whisper love Tangle being Tangle more than anything else...

"Mmhm. ...can't stop helping people while we're able. But we can have fun here."

That's good, because Tangle is always very Tangle.

"And there's no one I'd like to have more fun with than you," she said, somewhat dreamily. Ah, young love.

Tangle is so powerfully, entirely herself, all the time.

"...and we can help people together, as long as we're here, too," she added, leaning on Tangle a little more. "But we're here... with lots of time to do what we want. Like find a... candy volcano?"

Tangle actually cackled. Like, an actual cackle.

"Wait till we get home and I can tell everyone that the Guardian Angel has a sweet tooth."

Whisper snort-laughed softly as well. "Didn't say it was what I hope it is." A pause. "...and don't just tell everyone right away."

Tangle grinned wider.

"Oh don't worry," she said. "I'm gonna get all the cool stories about you out of the way first. Those are the ones I wanna have leave an impression."

"...mm. You're what's really sweet around here." Tangle would sorta just be adding the pile with the Guardian Angel - but it was still nice of her.

Tangle couldn't resist. She leaned forward and placed a peck against Whisper's cheek.

"And that's what you get from me being so sweet~"

Out here, just the two of them, she could just smile bashfully. She didn't even feel a little nervous about it. And that felt even nicer.

She leaned over to return the favor. "...that's what you get... for being sweet."

Tangle blushed, and then... then she laughed. A stupid, "aw shucks" kind of laugh as she pulled Whisper closer.

She had no words for that. Just affection, and a want to be near her.

This was just... too nice. Just to be like this, and hang out without any other worries for a bit.

Event: Healing Waters

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