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VoidTrecker Express Mods ([personal profile] voidtreckermods) wrote in [community profile] middleofsomewhere2020-11-26 08:45 pm

Not with a Bang: Conclusion

The base camp is a mess by the time the fight is over. The heavy rain alone would have been enough, but the battle has churned up the earth itself. The previously peaceful clearing is pockmarked with craters and dark puddles where ash has mixed into rainwater, along with oil and blood that swirl unpleasantly through the shallow pools. The trees are bowed outwards with the force of the powers that waged through the area, trunks shattered and torn, boughs hanging haphazardly or draped with the remnants of tents and equipment.

Perhaps all that can be said is that it gives the Voidtrecker Express a decidedly clear landing spot. The train snakes its way through the jungle, coming to a stop in a familiar, though now lopsided, coil around the clearing, and opening its doors to allow injured to be carried on, or anyone from the train to disembark.

It’s clear that there are indeed people aboard - as the doors hiss open, activity is already visible inside, as well as voices audibly going back and forth over the tinny speakers of the ICP.

Now that the saboteurs are dealt with, the final repairs can be made to the damaged stations and the shields locked into place. By the time they are done, nothing and no one will be able to enter the planet - from space, anyway.

The train will remain in the clearing through the night of Imagination 12 and the morning of Imagination 13, until all the stations are prepared, the pandas returned to their rightful place and everyone has rejoined the train.

By midday of Imagination 13, the train is ready to leave. Everyone gets a message on their SCA to return to the train, if they haven’t already. Once all are onboard the doors shut and the train begins to snake through the jungle.

“Re-entering Voidspace in ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one.”

The train rattles and shakes as the greenery around them (and the purple of a few farewell pandas) fade into the colours of the void.
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[personal profile] consider8 2020-11-28 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
Eight nodded and motioned to the seat next to him. "Mind company?"

There was no particular reason for it, and she was willing to accept his wishes for solitude if he desired it.
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[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-11-28 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't mind." Senku shook his head, gesturing she could sit.

"I'm a little more coherent than yesterday. Had a concussion and I was pretty muddled from what I hear." Senku informed her, sipping his coffee again.

The way he ate was full of compact, but quick movements. He was at least a quarter of the way done already. He was just in the habit of eating fast.
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[personal profile] light_of_willpower 2020-11-28 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
"That'd be more in the gym, but I'm sure you could find people who'd play with you. Or introduce you to other games with balls and clubs and stuff." Trunks replied easily. "I'm talking more board games, or card games. Upstairs in the games car they also have some neat video games."
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[personal profile] comefadeaway 2020-11-28 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not bored. [ Yoite shakes his head. ]

I sit quietly a lot. [ He clears his throat to finish dealing with that cough and has to watch them, looking between them, to follow their words. He doesn't know what Eva is talking about. ]
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[personal profile] magicurls 2020-11-28 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, a sandwich. That's different. Mami takes it, trying to suppress any tremors in her hands.

"I'm glad at least...some people made it through. I don't know how we'll handle another mission like this."
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Cleaning up around the camp

[personal profile] nutkrusher 2020-11-28 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
Cassie's been trained on what to do in the aftermath of a battle. One might be forgiven for thinking she wasn't affected or even tired. Mostly she's been moving debris and carrying and directing supplies to where they're needed.

But like everyone, she needs to take fifteen every now and then. So she settles down and lands in a clearing, next to some friendly company.

"Well, good news is we made it to the boring part."
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[personal profile] comefadeaway 2020-11-28 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
"It's okay, I'm not sure I was any good at it." Yoite shook his head. It had ended badly. Whether he was good at it or not hadn't really been the problem at the time.

"Video games?" He asked, tilting his head slightly. He understood the concept of board games or card games, at least, even if he'd never played them.
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[personal profile] runicfeathers 2020-11-28 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
His flirtatious comments normally would either throw her off or get him a look, but at the moment all Willow can do is just sigh. It's the normalcy at least that she can appreciate.

"I need to make sure all of you are alright before I rest, I'll be fine in a few minutes, I promise! I will have my energy back soon." Which isn't necessarily a lie on the physical end of it all, but she's stubbornly pushing the mental exhaustion aside.
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[personal profile] consider8 2020-11-28 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
"Was that before or after the near explosion of the control tower?" Eight laughed, sitting next to him. She noticed the speed of his eating the food, and wondered if sweets only bothered him because he ate so much of it so quickly. Talk about a sugar rush!
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[personal profile] light_of_willpower 2020-11-28 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
"We learn from this one." Trunks said with determination. He would be faster next time, to go Super-Saiyan. To deal with their enemies, no matter what the numbers. It would have to be enough...
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[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-11-28 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
"Ha, after. Hit my head when there was a smaller explosion. At least the biggest one was avoided. I've been healed, that's a trip, I'll have questions later when I'm more awake." Healing didn't magically restore his stamina, or the blood loss, or anything else.

It was one of the more relaxed times he's eaten, he's managed to eat a full meal in less than three minutes before, during a discussion. He just worked and ate at the same time a lot.

"It's fine, I'll recover and I'm not hurt anymore so I'll take it. Did lose my SCA though, that's..potentially a problem." He didn't know how to fix said problem though. "Gen looked for it, but he couldn't find it."
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[personal profile] light_of_willpower 2020-11-28 05:17 am (UTC)(link)
Trunks made an affirming noise, but didn't really say anything. He probably should feel tired--he'd certainly burned energy as a super-saiyan. To say nothing of the near seemingless robots that had attacked the camp, that he and the others had been battling. He didn't--mostly he just felt...

Annoyed at himself, angry, sad, and a sad-familiarity with this kind of situation. How often had he come upon ruins looking for survivors? Or small camps and settlements trying hard to not be noticed by the androids.
runicfeathers: (Did... Did I just say that aloud?)

[personal profile] runicfeathers 2020-11-28 05:18 am (UTC)(link)
(Absolutely acceptable, she welcomes the Elves and trusts them <3)

As soon as she feels that calming energy, Willow has a good idea whose it is since they've seen one another around the train. Not to mention that he spoke with her on her first day. Glorfindel always had a calming effect and frankly at that moment she needed it.

"Hello Glorfindel." Her voice is still defeated in tone, but at least right now she doesn't feel like bursting as she wearily gets herself to stand up and look up at him, arms still protectively across her chest.
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[personal profile] light_of_willpower 2020-11-28 05:18 am (UTC)(link)
"Games played on the TV?" Trunks sought confirmation. "When you feel up to it, you can come find me and I'll show you, if you want."
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[personal profile] consider8 2020-11-28 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
Damning Senku, why did you take the damn thing off ag--wait. That brought an interesting topic. "So you couldn't understand me when you took that off int he tower?" She was curious, wondering in some ways what he would sound like without having a device translate for her.

Looking at her phone she set it a distance away to see if he could hear what Senku really sounded like.
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[personal profile] comefadeaway 2020-11-28 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
"I would like that." Yoite said with a bit of a nod. He wasn't sure. His guardian didn't have a gaming system and he'd never really been to Yoite's home and his teacher's home didn't have that either. It was a bit perplexing.
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[personal profile] strawberryprotector 2020-11-28 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
"I've been told death isn't a permanent thing on this train. That if you die, you reappear inside a suitcase in the luggage car, and there's just a heart next to your name on the master roster." Ichigo shrugged a little, still skeptical about the whole thing.
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[personal profile] comefadeaway 2020-11-28 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm not very hungry." Yoite answered with a bit of a nod. "I don't get hungry very much."

He was just tired. "I...thank you..." He was a bit bewildered.
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[personal profile] runicfeathers 2020-11-28 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
Being alone is the last thing Willow wants, but she's too stubborn, too scared to admit that. But she is visibly grateful that Eight accepts the offer to come in, even if Willow herself looks like hell.

"It is not surprising that many have, it was not something any of us would have expected to happen." She takes a nibble of the food, motioning for Eight to sit anywhere she'd like. "I'm... Alright, as long as people are healing and not stressing their injuries, I will be fine." She knows that's probably not what the other girl meant, but it wasn't a lie either.
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[personal profile] light_of_willpower 2020-11-28 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
"Then that's what we'll do, alright?" Trunks got to his feet, but gave the other a thumbs up. "I should probably get back to checking on people. But just focus on getting better, okay?"
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[personal profile] nutkrusher 2020-11-28 05:27 am (UTC)(link)
Cassie sighs and pulls up beside him, very discreetly entwining her hand in his. Not quite leaning against him, but letting him feel that she's near him.

"Yeah," she says quietly. "I hear you on that."
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[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-11-28 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
"Ah, that's right, we don't speak the same language at all. I don't know what you speak." Senku answered her. On the train that wasn't a problem though, something else was at play because he could understand her now, even with bare wrists.

"I typically speak in Japanese."
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[personal profile] comefadeaway 2020-11-28 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
His brow furrowed. He hadn't really any idea of that. "I can't die? Well...that's...a bit of a relief." Yoite admitted because he felt very much like death was lurking around the corner, waiting for him.
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[personal profile] runicfeathers 2020-11-28 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
If he had come by a few moments later, Willow would have been able to fudge something and lie better, but instead as soon as she sees him banged up, a pang of guilt hits. Another friend hurt, she was already upset Eva had been hurt!

"I'm fine, but you got hurt too!" There's the worry showing clear in her voice as her eyes widen. Her mind buzzes with a million sudden thoughts, landing on how Nerdanel said she would be with him and starts worrying about her as well. What if she had been injured as well? "You can help by letting me at least tending to your injuries, for beginners."
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[personal profile] consider8 2020-11-28 05:33 am (UTC)(link)
Eight frowns, frustrated that she couldn't do more. It was the lack of equipment, really. Though she really wanted to go on the front lines, lacking an ink tank made her combatively useless. "Were you part of the big fight? I had heard that everyone there fought valiantly..." Then her eyes widened, "Were you a part of the explosion?"

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