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VoidTrecker Express Mods ([personal profile] voidtreckermods) wrote in [community profile] middleofsomewhere2021-03-26 04:46 am

The Will to Fight: Conclusion

The battles rage loud and ferocious at the gates of the city and off in the ruined wastelands of Erda, and on the walls a struggle of a different kind occurs. The team who stayed behind at the towers are small but determined as they move stoically across the walls to right the stones that have become misaligned, even as their friends battle not too far away.

The city begins to hum. It's a quiet hum, not loud enough to be heard out where the others are fighting but it vibrates even through stone. The recovering monks assure them that it is done, the wards are back up and no demon will be able to enter the city.

Eventually the battle is won, all three battles. The demons fought back and killed, a major blow to their gate system that will keep them back for hopefully a long time. Those waiting in the caverns return to the city and by the time they get there the illusions are gone. Everyone can see the world for what it really is.

But despite the ruins of their world the people are relieved, the adrenaline of the fight coursing through their veins and the mood is one of hope. They will build again, their people will survive.

All Voidtreckers please return to the Voidtrecker Express. Departure will be in a few hours

It has landed not too far from the city, cloaked to make it unnoticeable to the citizens, for all the good that does. No one has been particularly subtle this last week. People can begin regrouping, packing up the camp and getting any wounded not already healed to the train.

However roughly half an hour later another message appears on their SCA.

Passenger Persephone has requested we remain on system System #86525656412355 for an additional day to further assist the people of Erda. The Voidtrecker Express will depart on the morning of Day Fifteen of the month of Kazoo.

The train remains where it is, so the voidtreckers can use its facilities. There is definitely a lot that can be done to assist those of this world and the citizens will welcome any helping hands.

After an extra day they finally depart, returning to the void once more.

(OOC Note: Once the wards are up any characters who are demonic in nature will not be able to enter the city either!)
its_dad_sanzo: (thinking)

[personal profile] its_dad_sanzo 2021-04-01 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't think she looks alarmed, Dev-chan."

That's right, Koumyou dropped the stuff Devero shoved into his arms and followed to see what's going on! Of course he did!
foxyou: ((can't believe i agreed to that))

[personal profile] foxyou 2021-04-01 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
It also helps that he's tired and she's female - Jiu nibbles distractedly at whatever random snack he just grabbed, frowning slightly with lowered eyes for reasons left unsaid.

"Making your own comfort must be rather easy for you, with all this silk at your disposal." As he says this, he sinks himself down further into the bed-floor with a quiet sigh. It's so comfy......
nutkrusher: (Let's Get Down to Business)

[personal profile] nutkrusher 2021-04-01 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
"Something like that," Cassie says. "I was never gonna end up pushing pencils, either."
averyusefultray: (Default)

Re: Train

[personal profile] averyusefultray 2021-04-01 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
"We're fighting to overthrow an oppressive galactic government. The beaten path gets more dangerous all the time." They were growing. But it meant they were in more danger. It was a risk they had to take if anything was going to change.
averyusefultray: (Default)

[personal profile] averyusefultray 2021-04-01 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
"We can help them get a good start on all of this." The locals will have to take care of the hard part, but they can help set them up for success.

She thinks back to what they were doing when she arrived. "How long can your webs hold for?"
springforth: (014)

[personal profile] springforth 2021-04-01 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
Persephone ducks her head down into the water, the praise, the compliments turning her cheeks bright pink. It feels nice, to be known. It had felt weird, with the train calling her out by name and all the offers of help. But now, after, it feels nice. Like she did something worthwhile, worth the praise.

"Thank you. I--I feel like I keep explaining and justifying it when I'm just happy it worked. My powers aren't always in tune with me. I guess all parts of me wanted to make this happen."
springforth: (004)

[personal profile] springforth 2021-04-01 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
"Not that I'm aware of. But sometimes gods don't always appear in pairs, especially at the same time. Sometimes you have to wait it out."

There isn't much more she can offer besides hope, a soft hope, that perhaps it just bad timing, perhaps Life is young, still striving, still finding itself. She'd been born into her role, but not all are. Some create it. Some find it. Some chose it because they hate sand. She pats his hand and with it, a butterfly forms, light and soft, lighting on his wrist.
springforth: (pic#13529952)

[personal profile] springforth 2021-04-01 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
"Mn, sometimes." Persephone coos at the higgledie on her hand, too exhausted to care about things like looking stately or goddess-like. Who would talk down to the person who just restored their world after all.

"I mostly steal plants. Like--borrow a few here or there. Take a plant, leave a plant. Obviously can't take one here--it's been kind of boring with that lately. We haven't landed on a lush planet since the jungle world. Nion. I really don't mind clearing plants, but I did more snaking vines into robots than clearing solar panels there."
springforth: (pic#13529952)

[personal profile] springforth 2021-04-01 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
"Of course not."

Persephone spends a few seconds trying to decide if Dev is in fact, on the list of people she feels compelled to sit up for. Then she decides that she no longer cares and slinks a little lower in the water, letting her legs float.

Sitting up is overrated. And hurts.

The most she's willing to do is reach out to find the bowl of strawberries and shove one in her mouth, putting the leaves in a small pile to one side.

"I thought about it, but I am uninclined to move from this spot until I am pruny. I really miss the hot spring on Jema right now."
worthallthis: (impressed)

[personal profile] worthallthis 2021-04-01 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
Soldat is impressed. Also, ow-- sensitive hearing means it seems even louder.

They're not sure they can whistle that loud, but they make their best attempt at returning the call. The notes are right, but truly, they don't have the whistling volume to match that. Just in case, they follow it up with a wave.
worthallthis: (friendly)

[personal profile] worthallthis 2021-04-01 05:16 am (UTC)(link)
They're quick. They slip inside, relieved to find it empty, and set about getting clothes on. Starting with some goddamn socks. They hate being barefoot, almost more than being naked in the more traditional ways. They leave the door open, as much for expediency as because it seems rude to just leave her outside.

They also have to deal with a little floating, plastic ghost zooming across their bed to rattle its chains in distress at them. They pause in their hasty process of tugging on clothing to pet its round little head. "Hey, hey... I'm sorry, little guy. Shit, I shoulda had somebody come in and look after you, huh."
worthallthis: (Default)

[personal profile] worthallthis 2021-04-01 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
"It's not that I don't believe you," Soldat assures him. "I'll admit I've never met a Nobody. Just going off of what a friend told me."
worthallthis: (thinking)

[personal profile] worthallthis 2021-04-01 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't. It's. I mean." Soldat has to stop walking, collect their thoughts, focus on some origami folds for a moment. Then they can say: "It's fine. I'm not. Mad at you. Or. It's just."

They pause again, stymied, but identifying the feeling, at least. "I don't know why it bothers me. But it bothers me. Anyone. Not just you. Not just the situation. But I don't. Like the idea of people hauling me around, I think. Even if I'm dead."
bakegarasu: (consumed by fear)

[personal profile] bakegarasu 2021-04-01 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm fine." He's not fine. Soldat died on him, and even if the other guy's okay now that's still fucking with him. He couldn't get there in time...
bakegarasu: (i hear you)

[personal profile] bakegarasu 2021-04-01 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
"... I was... I don't know. Afraid you were going to need your body somehow to come back. Or... something. I don't know how this works - I got real close to dying twice but never actually tipped all the way over. And it's... weird here, I guess."

He flushes very faintly pinker. "... And it felt disrespectful to not... bring you home. If that makes... any kind of sense."
miseris_socios: (suspicious)

[personal profile] miseris_socios 2021-04-01 06:02 am (UTC)(link)
He flinches slightly but doesn't move away, at least. A hug probably wouldn't have gone over great, anyway.

"If by 'a long time' you mean the two years while I stalked and planned to murder a guy in revenge? Yeah." Annoyance, frustration, anger, grief... it's all swirling around inside of him.
miseris_socios: (blankly)

[personal profile] miseris_socios 2021-04-01 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
He hesitates. The good and the bad, huh? ... It's hard, when all he can see is bad right now. Anger, depression, failure...

"I don't... I don't know if I can do that..."
miseris_socios: (huh?)

[personal profile] miseris_socios 2021-04-01 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
Ken shrugs and gives the ball a solid kick, watching it fly up and away. ... Hm. "Need me to go get that?"

That's... going farther than he thought it would.
miseris_socios: (ugh...)

[personal profile] miseris_socios 2021-04-01 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
Uh. Sure. "I guess it makes sense. You're probably way stronger than you look, like he is..." Not fair.
miseris_socios: (suspicious)

[personal profile] miseris_socios 2021-04-01 06:15 am (UTC)(link)
"... Maybe. But I couldn't do anything when that thing grabbed me..." Helpless, Useless, needing a rescue. He'd felt himself go down and then go back up again thanks to Vexen's spell, but he still could have...

... He still has to take those risks. "I'm... I've got to show all of you that I can keep up. I don't want to slow anyone down... I don't want people to not take me seriously."
helborn: (why would you do that?)

[personal profile] helborn 2021-04-01 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
"You just - if you're going to have a severe reaction you shouldn't just ignore it, Senku! I don't know if it causes breathing problems for you or not, but even if you don't mind putting yourself in danger there's no reason to handle that stuff if you can find someone who can handle it for you!"

He hesitated, clearing his throat. "... Sorry. Didn't mean to launch into a lecture. I just... got worried."
helborn: (Default)

[personal profile] helborn 2021-04-01 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah... but if you can find a team you trust, you can cover each other. It's... nice, to have people who have your backs, right?"
helborn: (you're kind of cute)

[personal profile] helborn 2021-04-01 06:27 am (UTC)(link)
"... Well, you've got a team now, right? So you don't have to be on your own here."

Things were better here than at home. It wasn't the best thing to cling to, but it was what worked.
10billionpercent: (Default)

[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2021-04-01 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
"It doesn't, it's just a skin reaction where my entire body puffs up. I don't really think it's getting worse." Senku mused. That may not have been Casper's point.

"It's probably fine, besides I don't always have time for that."
helborn: (right up your ass)

[personal profile] helborn 2021-04-01 06:41 am (UTC)(link)
"That's still not okay..." Even if he understood the sentiment. "... Just be careful. And don't say something like 'I always am'." They both now knew that wasn't true.