So Familiar a Gleam: Conclusion

[voidtreckermods]

Time to leave!

There is not much of the city left, but the park is holding together as those anchoring help those who are not voidtreckers through back to where they belong. Monsters continue to attack and a little further out there is a battle of hearts and minds being fought with the mass of colours and chaos.

Eventually, after the bulk of citizens had been evacuated everyone with SCA's on would hear Jin-Roh's voice after a few frantic beeps, as Chiff aligned everyone's SCA's. "We are almost done here, if you are with anyone not tethered to a voidcraft get them to the evacuation point, as quickly as possible."

Anan pulls out of the anchoring point to call out to any defenders in the park. "Come on! Anyone who isn't a voidtrecker! It's time to go."

Luckily those off fighting the entity headed the message and made their way to the park as Jin Roh spoke again.

"Everyone else get ready. When we call it you need to leave. If you don't have your SCA on then get to someone who does."

As the last people rushed to the park Anan calls out again, through her SCA and outloud to the park. "You need to unanchor, before you can evacuate. Everyone be ready."

She goes in again though, because there are some last people, those from the large battle, getting through as another message was called.

"Almost there. Be ready. On my command..."

Anan unanchored again. "Quick everyone unanchor."

"NOW" Jin Roh's voice came through strong on their SCA's. Hopefully those with SCA's would grab those without.

There is some outside help as well, the train pulls anyone who is unconscious or still under the entity's control, forcibly evacuating them. This includes Wei Wuxian, Lan Wangji and Zagreus.

Luggage Carriage

There has been a mass evacuation before and that was crazy enough but since then the population of the train has almost doubled and now it is an extremely tight squeeze as everyone crashes into the luggage carriage at the same time.

The train jerks and rolls as they enter into the void at breakneck speed and again as they seem to slow, rather than speeding off though the void.

There's a crackling from their SCA's. "Voidtreckers? Voidtreckers come in!" Anan's voice. "Please tell me you made it..."

There's only a few moments of signal and soon they are flying though the void again, away from the strange non-world, the entity sealed for now. To new adventures, but first hopefully some time to recover from all that has happened.

Comments

[essek]

[Essek hears more than see Jon stand and shakes his head, shying away from the other. Being touched is not something he wants at this moment in time.]

I-... I'm fine. I-- [He can feel himself disconnecting again, his brain shutting off as everything became too much again, even as he feels his heart pound and hands
continue to tremble.]

Too many people, I just... ah, need to breathe.

[Some of the voices over the SCA are talking about how everyone was evacuated into one car together.]

[eyediot]

[As soon as he shies away, Jon stops where he is immediately. He knows all too well not wanting to be touched. So instead, he kneels down, just to be eye level and watch him.]

All right. Take your time, I'm here if you need anything. Just... Breathe for now.

[essek]

[Essek works on his breathing, feeling his mind immediately working to compartmentalize and shut things away. Repression comes naturally, but after the torture he has felt shaken in a way that makes it difficult to do it with the same ease as before.]

Thank you, I- [He finally looks up at Jon, appreciating the space the other man has given him. So many people have been so quick to touch him that it's reassuring for someone to back off without offense.] I apologize for my... abrupt appearance, I-- the luggage car we all evacuated too was... quite full.

[eyediot]

No, it's... It's all right.

Lord, did you all come back straight to the luggage car?

[The thought of everyone together in that small a space... He shivers at the feeling. He knows it a little too well.]

Spread out a bit here, you're fine.

[essek]

[Essek nods.]

The planet was falling apart... there wasn't another choice.

[He takes the moment to uncurl some, sitting more fully on the ground by the bunk instead of crouched against it. The movement pulls at a wound but he doesn't seem to notice beyond a wince.]

Seemingly--... well, there was only enough time to translocated everyone to the same car.

[eyediot]

['Falling apart'. How many times will this happen? Maybe it really is for the best he wasn't there. Who knows what might've gone worse.]

Then. For everyone's sake, I'm glad you all made it back.

[essek]

[Essek nods, agreeing with the sentiment. He might hate that they were all compacted in the same car, but he can't deny being grateful they are all safe.

Then it hits him.]

You're familiar with the... [He struggles for a word, it's new to him and his mind is too broken to recall it with ease. With his hand he gestures to the terminal.] Can you-I... could you look up a person on it for me?