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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.

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.

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Roxas tried to follow her gaze down and offer a reassuring smile. "See? It's the same. It's feelings. I mess up a lot too." And she's the only one he'd openly admit that to.

"Messing up... is feelings?" Now she was confused all over again.

"Messing up is almost always about feelings. They're usually why people mess up. Because they're scared or angry or sad or so happy they're not paying attention."

She looked so confused. She didn't even have the words to explain her confusion. She was just... confused.

He stops clinging so he can face her better. "What I mean by all this is... Xion, you're as capable as any version of yourself. You just have to trust in your own strength. It's much more than you could possibly imagine. The Xion I remember... is literally you. A Xion pulled from before. That's where your heart came from. You. The Xion right in front of me."

"But... I can't be the same Xion..." she whispered. "Or you would have known about the train and the school and Taiki and everything..."

"I'm not the same. You're Xion. You just had even more experiences than the one I know. But your heart... it's exactly the same. That's why you're capable of the same things. The reason the Organization was able to bring you back, the reason I found you again... was because of that heart. They couldn't have done it without that."

"I didn't have a heart when you.... before you forgot me.... so it can't be the same heart, Roxas."

Roxas shakes his head. How does he explain this when he barely understands it? "You did. The Organization went back in time for it. It just wasn't complete until Sora brought back everyone's memories. But it was there." He takes a breath. "You have to believe in yourself Xion. Because we believe in you. This version of you."

"I... still... don't understand that back in time part..." She still didn't understand most of it, to be honest.

He rubs roughly at the back of his head. "Me either. But the best I understand... Xehanort, the guy really behind everything, he went back into the past through some kind of magic. Then he used the hearts of the people he wanted in his new Organization to make Replicas. One of them was you. He made you fight Axel but Sora stopped you. And that's when I could feel you again. I don't know how, I never understand this stuff... But it unlocked everything people forgot about you."

"If....If I go back... the only way to be remembered... is to fight Axel again?" she asked, horrified. Just one more reason she didn't want to go back.

"I can't answer that for you. I'm not sure how much your experiences will change things. Maybe you'll just remember. I don't really know how any of this works." Since he was only around for the tail end of things and is mostly piecing together what Axel told him and what he saw.

"I.... I'm scared to go back... I don't want to lose... this me..."

Oh Xion. He holds her tighter again. "You don't know you'll be going back to exactly where you left off. Maybe you'll just have a different path. You've been to way more places now and made way more memories. Maybe you'll just keep going to new worlds." He attempts to anticipate her next response and adds, "Sora will be okay. Because he already is." Well, okay in terms of what she needs to know. They still have no idea what happened after he vanished.

"But what if I just go back and it sends me back... just fully back. And Naminé doesn't know to save these memories...? I don't want to lose this me..."

He sighs deeply, unsure how he can reassure against something like that. It's not like he knows what will help any more than she does. He doesn't know how this train works or how she's been able to visit so many other worlds thus far.

"We don't know for sure what will happen, Xion... All we know is what we have here. I don't want to waste that because of a future we can't know." He closes his eyes. "We never knew how much time we had before either. That's why we took it one day at a time. Every day was important. I think it's the same here."

"But if my not going back breaks things for you and Axel...." She shook her head. "I never want to hurt either of you again." But she still didn't want to go back, didn't want to lose this her.

"That's what I'm saying. I don't think it will. Because it already happened for us. It can't unhappen."

"But... it happened without you knowing about all this. So it couldn't be this me...."

"Right. That's why you might have a different path. With your Roxas. But none of us know for sure. And if we spend all our time worrying about it, we might miss new memories here."

"But... Roxas in Diatu and Roxas that was here before you on the Train... None of them knew... So what if my keeping this me... is just... too broken?" Oh there was a new and unpleasant thought. What if... that was why their Roxas never showed up anywhere? Because her remembering broke things and kept him from being able to come back? Or her being to afraid to go back left him trapped? What if... what if it really was all her fault after all?

"They wouldn't. Not when you're all from different times. It doesn't have anything to do with you. But, Xion, we can't change the future... we can only focus on the now."

"We... can't change... the future...?" she asked, shoulders slumping.

"Why would we be able to? Can anyone here?" He's even more confused at this reaction when Xion's fear seems to be just that. Wouldn't not being able to do that be a good thing?

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