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

[luckybucky]

"Good, then I don't have to worry about them lookin' at me," Bucky flashes a grin, because he knows what Inigo means, but he's nervous as hell and it's the easiest way to deflect some of that anxiety.

He pulls his arm free of Inigo's grip, only so he can toss it over the shorter man's shoulders, and starts leading him towards the springs. Luckily for them, everything on this island seems to be pretty close together -- at least all the stuff he wanted to visit. "It's a shame I can't get drunk. A nice cold beer in the hot spring would be just the ticket," he sighs. It wouldn't have gotten him drunk anyway, but it seems like a waste to drink one when there's not even a chance of it. "What kinds of things remind you of summer back home?" He asks, by way of distraction. "Aside from the smell, I guess..." The undead had to smell way worse during the summer months, he assumes.

[flatteries]

Inigo - of course - offers no resistance, easily letting Bucky lead him along.

Though it's the question that makes him grow quiet for a moment. It's not even that it's hard to answer. It's more just that Inigo instinctively feels like he should lie about the answer, only to realise a second later that Bucky already knows everything about his past anyway. Lying would be useless. Even though he does feel kind of guilty for giving a fun conversation about Bucky's summer memories and aspirations a negative spin with the truth.

".. Nothing, really." Inigo does try to smile as he says it though, shaking his head. "We did have different seasons back home, but.. after a while they all just started to blend together. The only difference between one day of fighting and the next was the temperature and the weather.. so I guess we didn't even think of summer or winter as much as just 'a cold time to fight' and 'a hot time to fight'."

[luckybucky]

Bucky hums, thinking over the reply for a moment before he nods his head. "Well then, I've got to teach you what summer fun is," he cracks a warm grin. "Sand in your toes, sun in your hair, and watermelon juice dripping down your chin. Hot dogs and baseball games..." he sighs wistfully. "Man, I miss playing baseball games between cars." Not that he expects it to make a lick of sense to Inigo.

"Well, we'll start with a hot soak and go see if we can find some melons later, huh?" he offers brightly.

[flatteries]

It's true that he has no idea what Bucky is talking about for the most part. So even as Inigo listens to him as they start to reach the hot springs area, the look in his eyes is slightly baffled. Sure, sand, he knows what that is. He knows what sun is, obviously. But.. watermelon juice? Base... ball..?

Wait, that's not even the most confusing one.

"Hot dogs?! Why are those poor dogs so hot, Bucky? Don't you guys want to cool them off?!"

[luckybucky]

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