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middleofsomewhere2021-04-10 06:25 am
voidtreckermods) wrote in middleofsomewhere2021-04-10 06:25 am
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The Endless River
On the morning of day twenty one of the month of Kazoo there is a message on the ICP screens around the train. Their SCA's will light up the colour of the Void and show the following information.
On-board
The dressing carriage is open, filled with clothing best suited to a pleasant spring day. Light, airy and in a rainbow of joyful colours and florals. One closet is entirely filled with wide-brimmed hats bedecked with ribbons, feathers and ornaments. A stack of picnic baskets and containers filled with an alarming variety of passenger-suitable foodstuffs and flasked drinks sits in one corner, next to rolls of thick, weatherproof blankets in the four team colours.
The large box marked Do Not Use Yet, filled with small, empty jute bags, is hopefully still sat in the Luggage carriage, ready for passengers to grab handfuls of its contents as directed by the announcement.
Upon landing (after an appropriate countdown), the train remains on the surface, its carriages partially curved to form a gathering site for the day. Welcome to Tshering, the eighth void nexus!
A Day for Picnics
Tshering, system #398050, is a strange place, only habitable by grace of the passengers' SCAs. The sky is shot through with colours, a cascade of sunsets, and through it, the void shimmering through it in seams like a child's painting of the milky way. Still, there's a beauty to the chaotic mash of colours that soaks through its landscape, and in the shelter of the forests of towering funghi that dot its surface, the Void can go unseen by its visitors.
The temperature seems mild, suitable for the provided clothing, and if there are weather patterns around the world they've taken the day off. The funghi are sturdy enough that what air flow there is doesn't disturb their stalks, and carved grooves and holds in some of the larger examples indicate that climbing them to sit atop their glowing crowns is eminently possible, and, in fact, encouraged.
the Endless River
The Endless River is a font of pure chaos, flowing from a multitude of small rivulets across the area to a central reservoir, from which it pours directly upwards, away from Tshering's surface and out of sight, beyond the world's atmosphere.
Anything bagged and placed within the Endless River will also flow upwards and soon be out of sight, passing, presumably, into the Void. Scattered across the surface of Tshering are small, glittering pebbles, as described in the announcement.
The stones are pleasantly cool to the touch, and all passengers need to do is feel. Messages can be in any form that the Voidtreckers wish. Perhaps words, perhaps feelings, perhaps an image from their mind into the stone. Perhaps a mixture. Once they begin their message the stone will glow slightly and continue to glow as they secure it in the bag and cast it into the river. They will feel, almost instinctively, that they need to focus as they do so, thinking of the person they wish to reach all the while.
There are plenty of bags and many more stones; passengers will not be limited in their sendings.
World #398050 is a void nexus known locally as Tshering. As a void nexus this world has strong links with the void and the connection through worlds. World #398050 is home to the Endless River. Legends speak of this river being powerful enough to send thoughts from one heart to another across any distance. All that is needed is for you to know who it is you wish to reach.
On-board
The dressing carriage is open, filled with clothing best suited to a pleasant spring day. Light, airy and in a rainbow of joyful colours and florals. One closet is entirely filled with wide-brimmed hats bedecked with ribbons, feathers and ornaments. A stack of picnic baskets and containers filled with an alarming variety of passenger-suitable foodstuffs and flasked drinks sits in one corner, next to rolls of thick, weatherproof blankets in the four team colours.
The large box marked Do Not Use Yet, filled with small, empty jute bags, is hopefully still sat in the Luggage carriage, ready for passengers to grab handfuls of its contents as directed by the announcement.
Upon landing (after an appropriate countdown), the train remains on the surface, its carriages partially curved to form a gathering site for the day. Welcome to Tshering, the eighth void nexus!
A Day for Picnics
Tshering, system #398050, is a strange place, only habitable by grace of the passengers' SCAs. The sky is shot through with colours, a cascade of sunsets, and through it, the void shimmering through it in seams like a child's painting of the milky way. Still, there's a beauty to the chaotic mash of colours that soaks through its landscape, and in the shelter of the forests of towering funghi that dot its surface, the Void can go unseen by its visitors.
The temperature seems mild, suitable for the provided clothing, and if there are weather patterns around the world they've taken the day off. The funghi are sturdy enough that what air flow there is doesn't disturb their stalks, and carved grooves and holds in some of the larger examples indicate that climbing them to sit atop their glowing crowns is eminently possible, and, in fact, encouraged.
the Endless River
The Endless River is a font of pure chaos, flowing from a multitude of small rivulets across the area to a central reservoir, from which it pours directly upwards, away from Tshering's surface and out of sight, beyond the world's atmosphere.
Anything bagged and placed within the Endless River will also flow upwards and soon be out of sight, passing, presumably, into the Void. Scattered across the surface of Tshering are small, glittering pebbles, as described in the announcement.
The stones are pleasantly cool to the touch, and all passengers need to do is feel. Messages can be in any form that the Voidtreckers wish. Perhaps words, perhaps feelings, perhaps an image from their mind into the stone. Perhaps a mixture. Once they begin their message the stone will glow slightly and continue to glow as they secure it in the bag and cast it into the river. They will feel, almost instinctively, that they need to focus as they do so, thinking of the person they wish to reach all the while.
There are plenty of bags and many more stones; passengers will not be limited in their sendings.
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[He was not expecting the hug. He freezes for a moment before carefully leaning his head on her shoulder and hugging her back loosely. He sniffles a little bit, trying to hold himself together.]
N... you're welcome...
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... I'm surprised you didn't see that coming.
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I... haven't had a mom in two years. I haven't... it's hard to remember what it's like, some days. B... but you seem to be good at it. And... ah... I'm not... I'm not totally numb. T.. to feeling, I mean... even if it makes me look young and -
[That rant goes in the box for another day.]
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[ She reaches over to gently pet his hair. There there, it's all right. ]
cw: mention of murder
[... Mom stuff brings up a Lot.]
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Do you want to talk about it? You don't have to if you don't want to.
cw: murder, suicidal ideation
[Oh. He should explain.]
The Dark Hour is basically right between midnight and a second after it. Most people aren't able to be awake in it. The world turns... creepy, and that's when Shadows come out.
[Anyway.]
... We were up super late and someone burst down our door and... lost control of his Persona and he... killed her. And no one believed me about the monster, or if they did they covered it up. They claimed it was a car running into our home... but it wasn't.
My relatives didn't really want me, and there was a guy who came to talk to me... I think he was with the Kirijo Corporation, who are responsible for the Dark Hour on top of lots of other horrible shit. ... He was super creepy, so I escaped the hospital and was on my own for a year and a half before the others found me, fighting off Shadows and scavenging what I could. But I spent it trying to find out the name of the boy who killed her... and I found it out. And... and I was going to kill him for killing her. It's only fair, right?
And... and then so no one had to take revenge for him, I was going to...
[... She can probably figure out the rest.]
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When he finishes on that rather horrifying note, the instinct is to say 'that's not what your mother would have wanted'.
But how many times has he heard that? She can easily imagine that enraging him, "you don't know her" and all that. So, after taking a moment to collect herself, she speaks slowly but gently, one sentence at a time so he can process it. ]
... I'm glad you're here with us, Ken. I really, truly am.
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I... I know people are. But... but he was dying anyway... I wasted two years of my life.
[That's... a lot of his life. He's only eleven.]
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[ And two is very small compared to the ten she "wasted", but they're not comparing their wounds. ]
There is no reason your story has to end there.
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[It's been hard, trying to wrestle with the fact that he now has time. He never planned for it, so he's not sure where to even go from here. He's missed a lot of school, his living situation is... unusual... he can be more of a kid here but he still wants to be taken seriously.]
[He's not sure what to do.]
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[ An eye for an eye can make the whole world blind. When planning revenge, dig two graves. And so on and so forth. ]
Now that you have a life for yourself... you have to see you're not alone. You have people who care about you, and who want to see you happy. And they won't think you're a bad person for wanting to hurt the one who hurt someone you loved... I think most people would feel that way.
[ She touches his cheek, trying to make him look at her. ]
You are not a bad kid. And nothing you say will ever change my mind. I promise.
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[He barely knows her. And it's not like his life is worth much.]
We... all know our life is dangerous. At home, I mean. They... they'd understand. I wouldn't be surprised if Jin's already hacked into files and seen my mother's name come up. Or mine. I... I couldn't just do nothing.
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[He pulls his knees into his chest and drops his head.]
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[ Gentle head-pat. ]
There is only one person who can decide your future... and we both know it's not me.
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...I just... mm.
[He misses having a goal, something to aim for.]
I guess so.
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[Probably not enough for his age and frame.]
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[ Satisfied, she stands up, brushing self down a bit. ]