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VoidTrecker Express Mods ([personal profile] voidtreckermods) wrote in [community profile] middleofsomewhere2022-02-12 07:08 am
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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.
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[personal profile] monkeyinthewrench 2022-02-18 08:23 am (UTC)(link)
"Well now you're seeing it! New York, one of our biggest and busiest cities. We've got street food, street rats, street trash....and rivers, bridges, art installations, and parks. It's not all bad."

Quick smile. "Don't think we can get to Times Square and the creepy budget Elmo before we get booted back, but there's plenty to see around here. Anything catching your eye?"
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[personal profile] luckydragonsfoot 2022-02-22 02:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"Aw man, I heard some stuff abou' th' Elmo..." Never saw a picture though. Never saw a picture... "Hnnn...well, bein' aroun' Tokyo, busy cities ain't new, so I guess all I got is askin' f'r the best rec'..!" he decides with a grin.

"So tour me up!"
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[personal profile] monkeyinthewrench 2022-02-24 06:28 am (UTC)(link)
Jake nods very seriously and leads Jonouchi to their first stop: a traditional hot dog cart. There are plenty of toppings on display.

"I hope you're not the kind of guy who worries about health codes. Street food has the spice you won't get in a fancy kitchen, know what I mean? Anyway, I recommend the works. It gets so big you have to really stretch your jaw around it."

Bonus, there's a nice bench for eating with a view of the bridge, and Manhattan in the distance. Cars honk, lights flash, a few boats pass below.
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[personal profile] luckydragonsfoot 2022-02-24 03:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Katsuya is immediately on board. The more Jake describes this, the more he's grinning.

"Hell yeah, American street food! I know all th' best carts back home, but I've never had th' chance t' have a hot dog from a cart!! An' I just gotta ask for th' 'works'?"

Big enough to stretch your jaw around...once they're close enough to see the cart in all its glory, he's about as excited as one would expect a kid to be at disney. "Now tha's what I'm talkin' abou'..!! Let's see th' Works!"
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[personal profile] monkeyinthewrench 2022-02-26 01:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Jake watches with a raised eyebrow as the pile gets higher...and higher. Can he really eat all that?

Well, guess they're gonna find out. And he can always take the guy back to the apartment for a rest, but for now....the view. His own order's much simpler, going for the nostalgia of home.

"I was getting kinda sick of the bizarre meats on board, honestly."
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[personal profile] luckydragonsfoot 2022-02-26 01:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes...YESSSSSSS!!!

Perhaps the grin that Katsuya has will speak to his skills and likely prowess. Or perhaps it's the look of sheer hubris before a fall, who knows.

"Ohhhh yeah we got that canned stuff on th' train righ' now righ'? Y'know I hear they've made sushi with tha' stuff?
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[personal profile] monkeyinthewrench 2022-02-26 01:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"Corned beef sushi?"

The face Jake is making is....not a pleasant one. "Please tell me that's not what you meant."
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[personal profile] luckydragonsfoot 2022-02-26 01:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"Nah I'm serious! Y' like...make a maki roll, but y' put th' meat on top or somethin'. It sounds gross, but they do it!"
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