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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Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

"You better be back on the train by the end of this trip."

Aka no getting lost, Allen! Please. Does she need to set up a buddy system for you? Has it already come to that point?

But for as much as she may seem like she's just scolding him, Alice looks away then and adds: ".. But I suppose I would not mind you joining me at some point, if you'd like."

Yes, that's her ~~tsundere~~ way of saying she doesn't mind his company. Which is quite something, considering how picky Alice is about her company in the first place.

It's why Tim usually has to stick to him if he goes to large places. If he gets lost Tim always knew where to go at least.

But with a smile he at least ha dsome confidence that he was going to be okay. Sure the island was huge, but not big enough he would be lost the whole time.

"I will try and get back before we leave anyway and I would like to join you sometime. I think we should talk more beyond missions and being scolded, which while a good thing isn't all to our friendship I like to think."

Wow, what a callout right there.

And though Alice doesn't show it in the slightest, a slight bit of a guilt does kick in on the inside when she hears him say that. Sure, Allen is saying that it isn't all there is to their friendship, but for a moment it sure did sound like he was saying exactly that.. Sorry that she isn't exactly socially capable enough to talk about something else, okay!

"F.. Fine." It's only in that slight sputter that any of it shows though, then her face is back to the same expression as usually. "I suppose I'll see you appear at some point then."

In a way, he was probably calling himself out too. He knows he isn't a great friend a lot of the time and he does do a lot of dumb stuff, but he knows he at least needs to try and do better.

It's just never easy. How does one do friendship beyond missions?

But he nods with a small smile, for once not being too force and being calmer in nature. "Of course. Odds are you'll see Timcampy first..." he paused for a moment, then it slowly dawned on him.

"I forgot to give you something I got a while back...Sorry about that."

".. Give me something?"

She potentially looks even more surprised at that part than at the callout.

"What do you mean?" He can't have gotten her a gift, right. That's not something people just do, buying her gifts!

"Yeah, I know you like Timcampy, so I figured I'd get you something from home that is similar but I think suits you perfectly. Though admittedly, it doesn't have a lot of uses." But it was the thought that counted at least.

Alice just.

Stares.

For a good moment or two too. She doesn't even say anything. She just looks at Allen like he turned purple.

"You.. got me something. You got me something," she repeats, as if she needs that confirmation before she can believe it.

"Yes... I guess something like that is rather surprising..." Though he always knew about getting friends gifts for certain events, but here that was not exactly something that they could do with dates being vastly different.

"Of course it is surprising!"

Thankfully he seems to agree with that. Otherwise Alice wouldn't be quite sure how to put it into words other than to just say that it never happens to her.

"I-- I mean, that means you spent points on me. And that's n.." It's like she's struggling to just say the word, though it manages to spring forth from her lips a moment later. "N-Nice of you."

"I mean I don't really have much I want to spend points on. Just some of my friends from the last world and that's about it." He had Link Jr at least, so that was one down.

"So I figured why not spend it on friends instead."

Event: Healing Waters

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