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VoidTrecker Express Mods ([personal profile] voidtreckermods) wrote in [community profile] middleofsomewhere2022-02-12 07:08 am

No Place Like Home: Outside


NO PLACE LIKE HOME: OUTSIDE


HOME SWEET HOME
You find yourself not on a wide station platform, in the clothes you last remember, holding what you were when you went through the glas door. There's no longer a train behind you, no sound of its whistle, with no other passengers around you in similar style of clothing to your own.

You're somewhere familiar, or just - the last place you remember being before your life became tethered to the Voidtrecker Express. A field, a city, a kingdom, or perhaps even a space station. You should be nowhere, yet you find yourself somewhere, despite all odds.

People - if there are people - don't at first notice you; but attract enough attention to yourself, and that will all change. Friends, family - are they near, a phonecall away? It's either everything you wanted or everything you imagined (for good or worse), and it could seem unbelievably real. But it is real - you're off the train, back somewhere you know.

Finally - the journey is over...



...If only.

You're moving away from where you arrived, for whatever reason. Who wouldn't? You may be far from home, have business elsewhere, or want to go sightseeing. It's time to return to - and live - your life, and that doesn't include sticking to one place.

But you'll find that when you reach a point, the world becomes...foggy. A fog that you hadn't seen in the distance before it appears, and when you walk through it, you'll find yourself in a place some have already found themselves in.

Because for some passengers, there was nowhere for them to return, and so the barriers lead only to fog, and then straight back onto the platform. The Voidtrecker Express may be stationed, or there may be a blanket of fog where it should be; sometimes, it can be caught trying to leave the station, only to come back a few minutes later. The doors are shut tight, and the windows are obscured, showing nothing inside.

Those who came from somewhere can go back, should they go through the turnstiles again. And if they want, they can take people along with them, too...



But sometimes, they go to a world no one knows. They go through the barriers into nothing, a black emptiness. Not space, for those that know space, and it doesn't seem to be the void either. But it is a void, devoid of anything at all. Just a darkness so complete they will not be able to see anything at all, they will only know their companion is there through touch and sound. How they are breathing, how they are living at all, is a mystery; one probably answered only by the SCA on their wrist.

Being there brings an unease deep down inside them. This place is not natural, not somewhere that they should exist in. Not a place that should exist at all. Luckily they are never there for more than a few moments before they return once more to the station, fog covering them like a safety blanket.




A DIFFERENT CORNER: LOCATIONS

In the first couple of days (whatever that means, when time doesn't match up between most places), the only way to move to another's tethered location is by them leading another there. But after that, individuals will show up in other locations when they reach close to the distance limit. Indeed as time goes on everything gets a lot less stable. They may know their five miles perfectly but still one step to another leads them back to the platform. Attempting to return to their world leads them somewhere else entirely.

And there's quite a few places to end up.


SETTLEMENTS
COMMUNITIES
CITIES & KINGDOMS


OOC NOTES
OOC post. Ask questions here.

LOCATION TOPLEVELS: Since it'll be easier for players to engage with settings presented by those offering them, when we see a toplevel for one of the above locations put up, we'll add it to the list! We've also included the OOC comments for settings to the side, so any questions can be left with the player, as well as extra details. Please always speak with the player first if you intend to do anything drastic to the setting!

A REMINDER: Time of log is Poi 22-25, but time within worlds can last up to a maximum of two weeks. Minimum is whatever you want it to be.

During Poi 22 and 23, characters will need to be led to a location to be able to access it. From Poi 24, people will show up in locations regardless of invitation.

The second half of the event will go up during 20th to 25th February (Poi 26-28). But as always, play around in here and do as you like!

If your character's setting isn't above, link us to it in the Questions post, along with your toplevel! We'll add it.
najaran: (Deal me in)

Re: Jig is Up

[personal profile] najaran 2022-02-17 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
She skidded to a stop and held out her hand. "You wanted to come with me? Something's wrong! I got sent back here again, before I could find anyone!"
mystic_mongoose: (Mina8)

[personal profile] mystic_mongoose 2022-02-17 09:50 pm (UTC)(link)
“What?!” Mina said, surprised. “But, how?! This doesn’t make sense!”

She’ll take her hand, gripping it tightly.
najaran: (Default)

[personal profile] najaran 2022-02-17 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't know, but we have to find my Master!" She said. She pulled her forward again. One step they were transitioning and then...

How could some place look so dry and deserted when the ocean was so close behind them? The remains of the city was before them. The remains of the buildings were issuing forth sand, or maybe sand was pouring in. The place didn't look like it had been deserted for just a decade or so, it looked... ancient. Empty.

Najaran shuddered. "I have to find Master Horowitz. He'll know what to do."
mystic_mongoose: (Default)

[personal profile] mystic_mongoose 2022-02-17 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Mina blinked as she saw the city before them. It looks so ancient…

“What is this place? Who’s Master Horowitz?”
najaran: (Vagabond)

[personal profile] najaran 2022-02-18 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
"He's my Master. He was bringing me here to Shantenion to try and find Zenith... But I arrived on the train before we found him. I don't even know hat we're supposed to do when we find him, Zenith isn't exactly a nice guy."
mystic_mongoose: (Mina8)

[personal profile] mystic_mongoose 2022-02-18 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
“Oh, great.” Mina groaned. This got tougher already. “You think he’s here or elsewhere?”

Give her a clue or two!
najaran: (Taken aback)

[personal profile] najaran 2022-02-18 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm not sure," she said hesitantly. "When we came here My Master said he comes here every year, but I don't know how long ago that was." She was clutching Goligan, unsure. "I tried following the beach that way before and wound up back on the platform..." Because the city looked spooky. "Think... we should... should go through?"
mystic_mongoose: (Mina6)

[personal profile] mystic_mongoose 2022-02-18 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
“I think we should…” Mina said, nodding. Yeah, that city did not look inviting. But it was their only lead.

“Don’t worry, I’m with ya!”
najaran: (Distant Thoughts)

[personal profile] najaran 2022-02-19 01:03 am (UTC)(link)
"As am I, Lady Najaran," Goligan said.

"Thank you. Both." Then, feeling her Cards tremble in their pouch, "All of you." She took a deep breath. "Here we go..." she said. Conspicuously, perhaps, she was not yet moving.
mystic_mongoose: (Mina6)

[personal profile] mystic_mongoose 2022-02-19 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
Mina, however, was, and she stopped as she realized that she was moving alone.

“…Naja?”
najaran: (Sweat bead head scritch)

[personal profile] najaran 2022-02-19 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
"Right. Sorry," she mumbled and then started walking, shoulders hunched in nervously.

It didn't help that she was pretty sure she knew what must have caused the downfall of this place. She was not looking forward to seeing Zenith again. But She less wanted the Black Cepters to recruit him. Or worse.
mystic_mongoose: (Mina4)

[personal profile] mystic_mongoose 2022-02-19 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
Mina's face dropped seeing Najaran so scared. Something must have happened to scare her. It must have been what happened to this place...
najaran: (Her strong back)

[personal profile] najaran 2022-02-19 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
Not so much scared as... hesitant. Uneager. There is some fear there, but mostly she really doesn't want to see Zenith again.

But they don't often get what they want in life. She walked through the ruins with Mina, trying not to stare at what remained of the statues, or worse, the actual remains of people.

As much as she was afraid of having to explain where she's been to her Master -and her fear of him is not entirely feigned at times - she still wished he was there with them. He'd know what to do, what to say.
mystic_mongoose: (Mina6)

[personal profile] mystic_mongoose 2022-02-19 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
Mina honestly didn't like this place. The sooner they were out of here, the better. Especially the sight of the statues and bodies.

She'd ask just what happened here, but she doesn't want to know the answer...
najaran: (But Why?)

[personal profile] najaran 2022-02-19 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
After a bit they'd come to the lip of a huge crater. Everything within it had been immolated all in one sudden blast of heat, one sudden explosion from the looks of it.

Najaran paled slightly and knelt at the lip, staring down. It was almost easier, because almost nothing was recognizable. "The Lord Of Flame did all this?" she whispered, horrified.
mystic_mongoose: (Mina8)

[personal profile] mystic_mongoose 2022-02-19 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
Mina gasped upon seeing the crater, horrified at the sight. This was... insane. Whatever caused this had to be insanely powerful... and just outright insane.

"Lord of Flame...?" Mina replied, softly.
najaran: (Grieve)

[personal profile] najaran 2022-02-19 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
"Baltheas created four Elemental Lords when he tried to remake Rakan into what he wanted it to be. The Flame Lord was the one that was supposed to burn the world so he could start anew..." She swallowed hard, resting a hand on the rim.
mystic_mongoose: (Mina6)

[personal profile] mystic_mongoose 2022-02-19 02:50 pm (UTC)(link)
“Oh, no…” Mina uttered, horrified. “This is…”
najaran: (Call To Action By Grief)

[personal profile] najaran 2022-02-20 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"We have to find Zenith," she said, pushing herself to her feet. "Before he can hurt anyone else."