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

[wizard_redfive]

She laughs. "Of course not. The only treasure we're looking for out here is a good time."

And also gorgeous views. Seriously, look at that lavender sky reflected off the waves! Dairine's missed seeing the otherworldly beauty that other planets had to offer!

By now they've walked far enough along the beach to get some distance from the others. So Dairine finally feels up to asking.

"So real talk. How've you been, Conan?"

[deductiongeek]

After the first few moments, Conan had given up on complaining about being dragged along on an adventure. He allows himself to enjoy the sights for just a few minutes.

"...Fine. Why do you ask?"

[wizard_redfive]

Somehow that sounds like the kind of 'fine' where things are not fine, but he doesn't want to say it. Rather than point it out, Dairine shrugs and goes straight to her reasoning.

"I dunno, 'cause I wasn't around for the last mission, and now Ran is asking for help protecting you? Kinda makes me think I missed something."

She frowns. "Also apparently there are more people from your world now. What's up with that?"

[deductiongeek]

Here Conan grimaces."She tried to make me stay behind on the train for the entire mission. I followed on the mission anyway, and of course this was the time that all of the groups got attacked by monsters. I'm not exactly happy about having a babysitter on missions, but at this point its that, or having to deal with finding a way out of being left on the train every mission."

And a shrug. "Your guess is as good as mine. I can't find the pattern in which people the train selects from a world."

[wizard_redfive]

Dairine breathes out heavily, not quite a sigh, but close. Her lips are pressed into a thin line. "Of course you did."

She could tell him off again, but Dairine doesn't. Anything she says was probably already brought up by Ran. And while she'd prefer that he didn't run off into danger alone, she knew better than to expect him to stay out of it completely. "She has a point about the dangers, though you shouldn't have to skip the missions completely. Rather than a babysitter, couldn't you think of it like being part of a team?"

"If there's any pattern." Which, granted, seemed more likely here than in Paradisa, given the missions. "How many people from your world are here now?"

[deductiongeek]

"Unless it happens to be one of a few certain people, I doubt it will be anything like being part of a team." Considering Ran was trying to recruit someone specifically to keep him out of trouble.

"Four or five now."

[wizard_redfive]

"Maybe you could request one of those people? You've been here longer, so you might be able to vouch for their skills!" And if they are a friend of Conan's, maybe they would be able to toe the line between keeping him active and also safe.

"Wow. That's definitely more than was in Paradisa." Even if Dairine barely got to know his homeworld friends back then.