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middleofsomewhere2022-06-12 07:36 am
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Event: In Pursuit of Knowledge
The day after the Voidtrecker speaks to the voidtreckers they arrive at the voidhub.
"Approaching Voidbase now. Prepare for docking."
There is no shaking, not leaving the void: instead those who risk looking out of the windows will see a large structure ahead of them. The void turns to metal around them as they enter the structure, and for a moment, there is nothing outside the train but darkness.
"Welcome Voidtreckers." A voice speaks over the ICPs. Not the voice of the train, this is a male voice, sentient. "The filtration process takes a few moments, so please be patient. Meanwhile, I am sending some information about our void base over to your SCA's."
They will receive a small pamphlet on their SCA's explaining about the void base, that it was set up as a research base and has been expanded to provide living quarters for some of those rescued from system #78961112094711. It explains that they had made the decision to invite the voidtreckers there to further unravel the mystery surrounding them. They would be quartered in ministry sleeping areas, and have free access to the ministry part of the base. Anyone who wished to visit the citizens of system #78961112094711 could do with good reason.
It's not too long before the filtration process is completed, and the doors of the Voidtrecker Express open. They are greeted by a group of ministry workers. Among which are Lia Nine, Ten Nank, and Anan- who isn't strictly a void ministry worker, but is there to greet them nonetheless.
22-29 RABBIT ~ VOIDBASE INFO ~ OOC INFO ~ NETWORK
SCA EXPERIMENTS ~ COMBAT TRAINING ~ REACHING OUT ~ ARCHIVE RESEARCH
1. MULTIMEDIA. There are a few types of lounging rooms, chairs and cushions, tables for sitting at. Slim televisions sitting on walls, a few tables - that can be lowered or raised - joined with screens that can be more privately watched. Shows and movies are available in some rooms, gaming equipment in others. There is also a more quiet room for lounging in, with access to e-books and screen readers for them, audio options also available.
Relax, or get into a multiplayer game -- games that break friendships are available in the void.
2. FITNESS AND SWIM. For those looking for more activity in their 'rest', there's the fitness gym and swimming pool. In separate rooms but nearby, the fitness gym is larger than the train's gym, and more well-equipped. Muscle training, speed; there will be a Ministry worker to show how to use the variety of equipment, so that nobody has an accident.
The same will be for the swimming pool, with a shallow and deep end. Balls, floating pads and more can be grabbed. It's a swimming pool - what's not to love?
3. TRAINING. Beside the pool and fitness gym is the combat gym, where they will find small groups already exercising in a variety of fighting styles. Voidtreckers will be left alone to train if they wish, but any who take interest in partners will be allowed to join in with the ministry training. Magic, energy, weaponry; some of them use special batons, Ministry-issued, and the Ministry workers will show how to use them. If a Voidtrecker becomes well-trained in how to use one by the end of their stay, they can be given one to use on void missions.
The Ministry fighters will also introduce them to a special training tool, the hard- and holographic courses and 'dummies'. Quite a few fighting styles can be set to a holographic opponent, or even one made to mimic a voidtrecker after fighting them - they're surprisingly quick to adapt. The hard-light partner can listen and read sign-language, and will change on command. Want them to move faster, focus on attack, dodging? Now they will.
4. GREEN THUMBS, OPEN AIR. The last room in the relaxation area is a curious one, reading simply 'GARDENS AND SIMULATION' on its front. Opening it will lead to a simple and long corridor, five more doors on each side. Four devoted to gardening, labelled Hydroponics, Hot Houses, Ice Houses, and Land. Entering, each space will be larger than should be possible. But it is, with each an indoor type growing space except for land, which mimics a farming field. There's a sky above, a wind in the air; sometimes, it might be raining when you enter.
It might be a shocking experience for some, the first time round.
The last six rooms simulation rooms are less specific, but with plenty more options. Rooms of prayers, beaches, cities, open valleys; with some time spent learning the menu, people can recreate a realistic area. The rooms can be set to private, but some people may leave the spaces they've created - on purpose, at random, or on accident - free for others to wander into. Sharing is caring, and there's only six of these rooms, you know.
1. SCA EXPERIMENTS. For those who wish to help out with the SCA and health experiments- be that through taking part in experiments or helping conduct them- they will be shown to the labs. There are a few different labs, doing different things.
The scientists are generally friendly, if very no nonsense. They will answer questions and explain their research, and are open to listening to new ideas and theories. All ideas are on the table. This situation is unprecedented, there are no easy answers.
They will put any voidtreckers to work who wish to help- be it washing beakers or recording data. They will teach as they go- as long as someone is willing to listen and learn, it won't matter if they have no experience in science.
2. REACHING OUT TO THE VOID. At the top of the void base is an area with a clear domed roof, allowing in the light of the void. Here voidtreckers can attempt to reach out, to strengthen their connection with the train and through it try and find those that have left the train.
It's a slow learning curve. Their first few hours of attempts will be meditation that goes no where. but eventually most should be able to tap into their connection with the train and the other passengers.
Reaching out further is harder, often feeling as if they are falling through the void. It's exhausting, not quite so much as anchoring, but similar. It's easy to get lost in the void, though the room has ministry workers who are highly trained and will be able to help anyone who needs it.
They do say it might be easier to go in pairs, to meditate together and help guide each other, using each others tethers as a touch point. Anything is worth a try.
3. ARCHIVES. For those who prefer old-fashioned research, there is plenty to sink their teeth into here. Books, articles, message boards. Everything needs cross-referenced and checked and verified. What is a rumour? What is true?
It's a buzz of activity at all hours, though there are quieter areas for those who need silence to concentrate. For those less skilled at research, there are always notes to copy up neat.
"Approaching Voidbase now. Prepare for docking."
There is no shaking, not leaving the void: instead those who risk looking out of the windows will see a large structure ahead of them. The void turns to metal around them as they enter the structure, and for a moment, there is nothing outside the train but darkness.
"Welcome Voidtreckers." A voice speaks over the ICPs. Not the voice of the train, this is a male voice, sentient. "The filtration process takes a few moments, so please be patient. Meanwhile, I am sending some information about our void base over to your SCA's."
They will receive a small pamphlet on their SCA's explaining about the void base, that it was set up as a research base and has been expanded to provide living quarters for some of those rescued from system #78961112094711. It explains that they had made the decision to invite the voidtreckers there to further unravel the mystery surrounding them. They would be quartered in ministry sleeping areas, and have free access to the ministry part of the base. Anyone who wished to visit the citizens of system #78961112094711 could do with good reason.
It's not too long before the filtration process is completed, and the doors of the Voidtrecker Express open. They are greeted by a group of ministry workers. Among which are Lia Nine, Ten Nank, and Anan- who isn't strictly a void ministry worker, but is there to greet them nonetheless.
IN PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE
22-29 RABBIT ~ VOIDBASE INFO ~ OOC INFO ~ NETWORK
SCA EXPERIMENTS ~ COMBAT TRAINING ~ REACHING OUT ~ ARCHIVE RESEARCH
SETTLING IN
They are shown to their sleeping quarters first. They are in small suites, which match their room assignments on the train. They will be given time to unpack and rest, and told that their SCA's have been programmed to allow them access to the general ministry parts of the base.
Their time here is their own, And though the ministry hopes that they will help out with the various experiments and research programs they have going on, they do not need to. If they wish to take the time to rest and enjoy the amenities, they can.
1. MULTIMEDIA. There are a few types of lounging rooms, chairs and cushions, tables for sitting at. Slim televisions sitting on walls, a few tables - that can be lowered or raised - joined with screens that can be more privately watched. Shows and movies are available in some rooms, gaming equipment in others. There is also a more quiet room for lounging in, with access to e-books and screen readers for them, audio options also available. Relax, or get into a multiplayer game -- games that break friendships are available in the void.
2. FITNESS AND SWIM. For those looking for more activity in their 'rest', there's the fitness gym and swimming pool. In separate rooms but nearby, the fitness gym is larger than the train's gym, and more well-equipped. Muscle training, speed; there will be a Ministry worker to show how to use the variety of equipment, so that nobody has an accident.
The same will be for the swimming pool, with a shallow and deep end. Balls, floating pads and more can be grabbed. It's a swimming pool - what's not to love?
3. TRAINING. Beside the pool and fitness gym is the combat gym, where they will find small groups already exercising in a variety of fighting styles. Voidtreckers will be left alone to train if they wish, but any who take interest in partners will be allowed to join in with the ministry training. Magic, energy, weaponry; some of them use special batons, Ministry-issued, and the Ministry workers will show how to use them. If a Voidtrecker becomes well-trained in how to use one by the end of their stay, they can be given one to use on void missions. The Ministry fighters will also introduce them to a special training tool, the hard- and holographic courses and 'dummies'. Quite a few fighting styles can be set to a holographic opponent, or even one made to mimic a voidtrecker after fighting them - they're surprisingly quick to adapt. The hard-light partner can listen and read sign-language, and will change on command. Want them to move faster, focus on attack, dodging? Now they will.
4. GREEN THUMBS, OPEN AIR. The last room in the relaxation area is a curious one, reading simply 'GARDENS AND SIMULATION' on its front. Opening it will lead to a simple and long corridor, five more doors on each side. Four devoted to gardening, labelled Hydroponics, Hot Houses, Ice Houses, and Land. Entering, each space will be larger than should be possible. But it is, with each an indoor type growing space except for land, which mimics a farming field. There's a sky above, a wind in the air; sometimes, it might be raining when you enter.
It might be a shocking experience for some, the first time round.
The last six rooms simulation rooms are less specific, but with plenty more options. Rooms of prayers, beaches, cities, open valleys; with some time spent learning the menu, people can recreate a realistic area. The rooms can be set to private, but some people may leave the spaces they've created - on purpose, at random, or on accident - free for others to wander into. Sharing is caring, and there's only six of these rooms, you know.
TESTING AND EXPERIMENTING
Anyone who wishes to take part in the experiments will be given their options, and led to the appropriate rooms. Health checks, tether scans, combat training; each one is voluntarily, and Voidtreckers will be be granted their results.
There is much to discover, as well to ensure the health and safety of the Voidtreckers. And what can they learn about the Voidtrecker Express, the lost tethers, and the anomaly known as the World Eaters? Time may finally tell...
1. SCA EXPERIMENTS. For those who wish to help out with the SCA and health experiments- be that through taking part in experiments or helping conduct them- they will be shown to the labs. There are a few different labs, doing different things.The scientists are generally friendly, if very no nonsense. They will answer questions and explain their research, and are open to listening to new ideas and theories. All ideas are on the table. This situation is unprecedented, there are no easy answers.
They will put any voidtreckers to work who wish to help- be it washing beakers or recording data. They will teach as they go- as long as someone is willing to listen and learn, it won't matter if they have no experience in science.
2. REACHING OUT TO THE VOID. At the top of the void base is an area with a clear domed roof, allowing in the light of the void. Here voidtreckers can attempt to reach out, to strengthen their connection with the train and through it try and find those that have left the train.
It's a slow learning curve. Their first few hours of attempts will be meditation that goes no where. but eventually most should be able to tap into their connection with the train and the other passengers.Reaching out further is harder, often feeling as if they are falling through the void. It's exhausting, not quite so much as anchoring, but similar. It's easy to get lost in the void, though the room has ministry workers who are highly trained and will be able to help anyone who needs it.
They do say it might be easier to go in pairs, to meditate together and help guide each other, using each others tethers as a touch point. Anything is worth a try.
3. ARCHIVES. For those who prefer old-fashioned research, there is plenty to sink their teeth into here. Books, articles, message boards. Everything needs cross-referenced and checked and verified. What is a rumour? What is true?
It's a buzz of activity at all hours, though there are quieter areas for those who need silence to concentrate. For those less skilled at research, there are always notes to copy up neat.
OOC NOTES
~ Questions.
~ This event runs until the 26th June (Day 29)
~ There will be a concluding post on the 25th to wrap up the memory restoration.
~ This event runs until the 26th June (Day 29)
~ There will be a concluding post on the 25th to wrap up the memory restoration.
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Forcing himself to keep calm and relaxed, he breathes out softly and lets himself look over at Madoka again. They're closer now than they had been in the past, he thinks, and he wonders how much he is relying on her, given who she is. He has to be more careful, he thinks.
"Perhaps because it is different. Unusual. We're not necessarily meant to be able to do this immediately."
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Like right now. It does feel like that could be the reason, but that thought also makes Madoka frown.
"Then it's no good that the train only brought us here for a little while."
.. sure, the train's main priority is getting them to save worlds, so there's no way it'd just drop them off here semi-permanently and Madoka knows it. But..
"I don't know if any of us will be able to really master this in so little time.. Especially when it's even hard for someone as impressive as you." Casual compliment.
But she means it! Madoka looks up so much to the man, even as they're sitting here and cuddling sideways, that she feels like it's got to be super hard if even Jiang Cheng can't do it.
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"It could be linked to before. You and Tidus were able to find me when I had returned to Yunmeng through the tethers, or anchors. They might want it to be something like that."
He leans back, crossing his arms as he considers it a little longer.
"How did you and Tidus work together to do that? How did it work?"
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.. she wonders if it's because Tidus was there to help as well. And Wei Wuxian. Both of them are definitely more capable than her, and Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian are brothers. Maybe they could reach each other better that way..
She chews her lower lip for a moment, thinking before speaking on.
"But when I tried that.. I felt you, in a strange way. It's like I knew where you were, and I could reach out towards you.. But when I try to do the same thing here, it feels like I'm just grasping into darkness." Which isn't a pleasant feeling.
And even less so when you're trying to reach out to people you know. People you were fond of. Yet there's just.. no answer, no matter how hard you try.
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The idea of bringing Wei Wuxian here to meditate feels close to insanity.
Instead, he looks down at Madoka and watches her, thoughtful for a moment. He's not sure how much he likes the idea of closing his eyes and being able to feel someone, but he's not lost in the Void or whatever it had been before.
Fingers idly playing with Zidian, he tilts his head, thoughtful.
"It must be the Void," he says finally, his voice quiet. "Before there were people out there waiting to be brought back. Now... What are we searching for? Hope? Nothing? I don't see how they can ask us to try when we don't know what we're looking for."
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"Where did the people who disappeared go.." Madoka says, her voice trailing off.
She's not really expecting an answer. Of course Jiang Cheng knows just as little as she does when it comes to this - but she still can't help but voice the question out loud all the same. It's something that's been bothering her for so long now. Losing all those important people, and then having no idea where exactly they went.
"They have to be really far away if we can't even feel them like that anymore. If we can't reach out for them, the way we did back then with everyone who got sent half-home.."
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It's going to take them a little longer to piece all the things the train is affording them together, and Jiang Cheng is yet to decide whether or not he thinks it might be particularly worthwhile. It's only now that he recognises that he ought to do more.
Looking back at Madoka is easier - it gives him something to focus on, and he sighs softly.
"It isn't looking good. But at least we might be making some kind of difference."
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Madoka feels a little bad as she says it. Sure, she's technically still a child, but she doesn't want to just be a whining child here. Especially not to Jiang Cheng, who has so much on his plate at all times.
.. but she can't help it. It's exactly the comfort she finds here, curled up against the man's side, that makes her feel like she can whine a little about these things. Because Jiang Cheng feels so parental. Where is a child who's way too young to be going through all of this supposed to vent these feelings, other than to a parent?
"I'm still going to try my best, of course.. but.. I've been trying my best for so long now, and it doesn't feel like we're getting that much closer yet. And every time I think of how much the people who disappeared might be suffering out there somewhere, I feel so bad for not being able to help them earlier.."
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Jiang Cheng knows from experience. Running a Sect sometimes felt like the same thing, day in, day out, so finding something that makes him proud isn't easy. It's a difficult thing, especially when his pride has been burned and he recognises his failings in the face of a resurrected brother.
Breathing out, he lifts his head and gazes at the ceiling, thoughtful for a brief moment. He doesn't think he was ever a particularly good father, but he is trying to do better. He thinks that must have to count for something.
"We can't help people we don't understand or know, or those who don't want help. Trying when people ask for help is a good enough sign, even if it doesn't feel like much. A pebble in the water doesn't change the course of the stream, but it leaves a ripple all the same."
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"And if you can't see that ripple?"
Because they sure can't see it here, can they? Even if what they're going here truly is helping something out there, the people from the Ministry aren't telling them, or maybe it's that even they can't notice whether it's helping anything or not.
"How do you convince yourself to keep going anyway..?" Because Madoka wants to keep making an effort. And she will, anyway, regardless of her feelings here.
But she'd like to feel a little better in the face of it. That's all. Just feeling a little more productive, instead of feeling like she's swimming in against a current that's too strong for her.
Surely even Jiang Cheng must have felt that way before - but knowing him, and how resilient he is despite all his pain, he must have some way to deal with it. She trusts him.