Day 5 Domino: Let it Snow: Preperations

[voidtreckermods]

Early Evening

Due to some of the passengers having strange dreams those on the Voidtrecker Express should be expecting something soon and so it is around dinner time on the evening of the fifth day of Domino that everyone's SCA glows with the colour of the void, a holographic message appears with their next mission.

Those going to the dressing car will find the drawers and wardrobes open. Inside are a variety of warm weather clothes, all in team colours. Thick padded winter jackets, waterproof trousers. Hats, gloves, scarves. Thick boots and also a variety of ice skates. There are waterproof covers for a variety of sizes of bags and even some coils of rope.

It seems they are not arriving until the next morning and so they have time to plan as best they can.

Morning: Day Six

No matter if they stayed up late preparing or went to bed early to get some rest before the mission they will wake up the next morning to the morning announcement. "Good morning passengers. Today is day six of the month of Domino. A moment later the voice speaks again. "Our next stop is world#58291. Drop order: Purple, Blue, Red, Orange. Conditions are adverse and so all passengers must be ready to alite swiftly."

There is time for some final preparation.

Comments

[utulien_aure]

Preparations

Fingon spends the time between the visions and the message singing.

Alright, let's be honest: elves have been abroad long enough that long-term travelers should expect some pointy-eared asshole to be humming a melody at any given time. But today, Fingon's songs have focus and purpose: he sings to a set of small stones taken from the rock garden, coaxing each one in turn to life and power. He sits on a bench in the garden, holding each one in hand, calling forth the rock's capacity to hold heat, and it's willingness to do so for him. It's exhausting, to be honest- these rocks are so silent it takes longer than it should to wake them up. But in the end he has a stack of stones emanating their own constant warmth, all ready to be delivered to those descending.

Anyone might come across him in the garden, and some with psychic gifts of their own might catch a glimpse of what he sings to the rocks-a persuasive song of light and heat, at some points, countered at times by one of cold and terror and death. Sometimes, however, they might find him resting- eyes still open in the lidless sleep of the elves.

Morning

He's awake early, garbed in purple (pettily, he still finds that depressing) and with the remaining stones in a bag at his side. For the moment, he's not terribly approachable. The prospect of winter brings too many awful memories.

Anyone who doesn't seem to have anything warming, though, is liable to see a stone thrust into their hand. Like hell he's going to take anything resembling a chance when he has something to say about it.

Preparations

[castintoflames]

A second voice will accompany Fingon's, supporting him in his task. Maedhros slips up behind his cousin, wrapping his arms around him as he settles beside him. He continues to sing until his cousin shows signs of fatigue. Then he kisses the smaller Elf's temple, murmuring:

"The obstacles never end and our worries increase. But I know you can feel my life just as I feel yours."

A happy, thrumming force that reaches out to him, embracing him, steadying him. Maedhros loves Fingon too much to lose sight of it.

Preparations

[littlepaperbird]

Some time after packing, Paper wanders through the rock garden, looking for any who needs help. He would find Fingon singing and, after hesitating a moment, sit down to listen. Paper would patiently wait until the current song that Fingon was singing was finished, then speak up.

"Pardon me, I know you're working on preparing for the venture ahead, but you have a wonderful talent."

Preparations

[so_dark_a_road]

After he has collected all his gear and stowed it away in his cabin, Curufin is still charged up with too much energy to rest, and so he goes looking for a moment of quiet in which to collect his mind and try to calm it.

As soon as he comes into the garden carriage, he hears the singing. And there is Fingon, sitting on a bench with a collection of stones. He comes near and listens, finding the song beautiful. He, of course, can sense the energy behind it. But he doesn't interrupt his cousin; instead, he waits until Fingon pauses.

"It's a lovely song," he says, quietly.

preparations

[flatteries]

Inigo has always been drawn to music. It's been always such a big part of his life, and it's so fully interwoven with all the happier memories he has of the past that he can't help but have such a fond spot for it in his heart.

So when he hears music coming from the garden, he can't control his curiosity enough to not head straight over there to take a peek at what's going on. Inigo may have zero idea of what the song's purpose is - he's never been too magically gifted - but seems to appreciate it all the same as he watches in silence.

His gaze doesn't cross Fingon's until the other is done singing, and Inigo promptly looks a little embarrassed. "Ah.. Excuse me, I didn't mean to disturb you."

Preparations

[marriedanidiot]

At one point, another voice joins his, Nerdanel's knowledge of stone offered freely to her nephew to take, a cup of tea and a plate of nibbles set beside him.

Preparations

[signseeker]

Will hadn't had the opportunity to speak with many elves yet, although Nerdanel had spoken of some that he was quite curious to meet.

But it is the music that draws him. Music that even without fully understanding it, he could feel the weight of some kind of power. He stands and listens for some time, not waiting to interrupt.

"That is more than just music, is it?"

[mtsilver_conquor]

OTA - Dressing Car

"Pack only what you need. We're going to be on ice-labyrinth and moving more than not," the words are to her teammates. "I can't stop you from bringing extra, but light is better."

That said, Eva moves with purpose and an experienced hand as she gathers enough to last a week on the ice. Three shirts, three pairs of waterproof trousers. Socks and underthings. Gloves, a scarf, hat with a pompom, a pair of ice skates and thick boots. Also rope, a good-sized bag (watch her stuff her rucksack into it later that evening) and a waterproof cover for it.

Long lessons of travel have taught her to be prepared but only take what is needed: It's also less things to carry, especially when none of the bags offered are remotely like what she's used to. Oh well. For all her inner demons trying to surface and restless nights leading up to the evening, this is a mission and she's Team Leader.


OTA- Pre-jump.

Morning finds Eva restless and jumpy as she checks and rechecks her gear; especially her pokebelt hidden under the swath of an orange jacket. It's secure and it seems she's more fidgeting for something to do than not. It also finds her stuffing last-minute supplies into her bag. Mostly food. For all pokeballs hold pokemon in stasis, Princess does need to eat.

Anyone who approached her will find a harried woman with a grim but resolute look; for all she's done what she can and prepped her team as much as possible- Well. It's almost go time.

Dressing Car

[yilingdaddy]

Eva's not the only one poking around for clothes, though Wei Ying waits until she seems off on her own before approaching, carrying a set of ice skates with a confused look on his face.

They seem to be on different teams, but that has never stopped him before. Besides. She seems like she knows what's what, and maybe knows...what...these things are?

He offers a little bow of the head and charming smile. "Please excuse the interruption, Madam. I'm not familiar with the uses of these, would you help me?" He wiggles the skates a little to make it clear what he's talking about.

Pre-jump

[so_dark_a_road]

Curufin is as restless as Eva is, as he collects his gear and slings it from shoulders or belt. He did listen while she was advising her team to travel light, though of course, in this situation, light is quite a load of stuff.

"Eva, how are you doing? I guess we're last in the jump-queue."

pre-jump

[happyends]

Is Madoka nervous? Of course she is, she always is right before a mission. But the ones she's done so far seem to have gone relatively well, so she's at least starting to have a little more faith that things will go well this time too.

And.. well, one way to distract herself from her own jitters is to instead fuss over other people. So when she spots Eva, Madoka quickly moves over to her, giving the older a small, but very genuine smile.

"Um.. I know we probably won't see each other there, so.. g-good luck!"

Pre-Jump

[deductiongeek]

Conan was well prepared as he could be. After the last planet he wasn't taking any chances. He checks over his gear one more time, strapping the snowboard securely onto his backpack and tucking his glasses into a pocket in preparation for the jump.

"What do you think we will be facing this time?"

Dressing Car

[shockinglycaffeinated]

Telli was packing across the room from Eva, ensuring she had enough warm clothing to last the mission.

Eva’s words about the labyrinth gained her attention though.

“Have we learned anything else about this labyrinth we’re being sent to?”

[yilingdaddy]

Prep: Dressing Carriage

Wei Wuxian does a daily run through the train, combating boredom for the safety of everyone and his own sanity. Which is precisely how he stumbles upon the dressing carriage, and discovers warm clothes! Which is perfect for the apparently frozen mission upcoming. He digs through everything, searching for appropriate colors and sizes for himself and family. He shoves it all into three bags, though then shoves them into his qiankun pouch.

But. He can't help the quiet little grumble, "Why does it have to be to an ice planet? My first new world and it's going to be freezing!"

Day Six: Morning

It's only been three weeks since he and Lan Zhan boarded the train, one since Sizhui joined them, and Wei Ying is very ready to get off this train and help protect people. He is, perhaps miraculously, right on time, and dressed warmly, right up to a blue poofy padded jacket. Two edits to his outfit are his ever-present qiankun pouch with all sorts of useful things tucked within, and his flute in hand.

Closed to Lan Fam Day 6

He doesn't have to check to make sure Lan Zhan and Lan Sizhui are right with him, though Sizhui is on anther team. He still glances at his son, checking everything is as it should be. "You have a flare to call for us, A-Yuan?" Because he can't help but remember when Sizhui hadn't and was only lucky Wuxian had been there.

Closed - Day 6

[lansizhui]

He is equally padded - only in purple instead of blue - and he wonders if he will be able to move if he is in danger. The question has him struggling slightly and he gives his father a bright smile.

"I do! They showed me how to use it." he fishes out the gun and holds it up like a trophy.

[littlepaperbird]

Preparations
It is apparent that Paper is quite used to packing for trips such as this by how carefully he packed a spare set of clothes, rope, supplies. One who is paying attention may notice that Paper's spare set of clothes are for someone a little bit taller than him, with gloves for human hands and shoes for human feet instead of the things presented for him. He seemed to pack an extra of everything for the road ahead: he seemed to ignore Eva's suggestion to pack light. He would leave his pack and the clothes he pulled for himself on his bed as he went to find a free quiet cabin.

The quiet cabin was unlocked with Paper inside, seeming to meditate over his weapon. By now people would likely know he would not be upset if bothered. After the hour of focus his ritual would be complete and the dagger would be sent away. Paper would stand and make the motion of drawing a sword and a longsword would appear in Paper's hand as if it were being drawn from a sheath - which, conveniently, materialized in Paper's other hand. The sword was the same void dark with static stars that didn't move with the sword, a larger star (or eye?) where the hilt and blade met. He sheathed the sword and fastened it around his waist cheerily before moving on.

Paper would then go around to the other cabins and help people fold items to fit as much as they could into packs.

Morning
Paper is awake early and gets dressed warmly, looking quite at home in the garb. He's since tied the extra human-boots to the external of his pack, and his sword is tied outside of his coat so it's easy for him to grab, should the need arise.

Likely if you look as if you're struggling to get all layered up appropriately he will appear and help you get the layers sorted in the warmest way possible. He'll take extra time with any kids who seem to be quite confused to make sure their limbs are covered and kept warm, and will help adjust scarves to keep their faces warm should the wind be biting.

He will be very easy to find should his prestidigitation skills to make things warm for an hour be needed.

Morning

[so_dark_a_road]

Curufin greets his Orange teammate as they are waiting for the team drop summonses. He doesn't need any help getting layered up, but he looks with interest at how Paper has dressed himself.

"Nice blade," he remarks, seeing that Paper is armed.

[kumoko]

OTA - Day Six
She's not bothering to overpack; if the rest of Orange team don't dress properly it's not her job to bring extra clothing. Unless Eva makes it her job, which, you know, she hasn't, yet? So!

What she IS making sure to bring is a heated spatial pocket - which, okay, it takes a lot of mana for the upkeep but she's been cultivating her reserves and it should be fine? She hopes it'll be fine, she has no idea how much mana she actually has at the moment because she's not run out yet since she got to the train and ANYWAY, she digresses - and inside that heated space is a pile of blankets, several flasks of hot tea, and as many chestnuts, meat and other easy-to-eat foodstuffs as she could sneak out of the kitchen under Blue team's eagle-eyed watch.

She has her 'coat', which kind of makes her look like one of those pet dogs at the park but round and spiky, and her speech machine is getting left behind so she's back to text. She has no idea if it'll survive the trip onto the world what with that 'weather may hinder technology' warning, okay?

Whoever's waiting for the drop with her is getting the occasional nervous string of thread writing.

'It's a bit late but I have no idea how this body reacts to cold weather, you know...'

[pleple]

At some point before they start dropping... that's just the perfect time to nudge the spider friend. "I let you get away with swiping that food, mind you."

[faithfulson]

[ Preparations ]
Luke is a little bit of a nervous wreck. He's hiding it pretty well outwardly, at least, keeping himself distracted with suiting up rather than sit and try and think through more strategy in his head.

This is fine.

He gathers up a pair of pants and coat -- trying not to look disappointed that there's no cloaks this time -- boots, and settling for a scarf. He'll grab a rope as well; he doesn't think he'll need it, but it doesn't hurt.

Anyone that he sees from Purple team, he's going to approach them and check up on them, make sure they're set and to get an idea of what they could do to help. He knows he hasn't talked to everyone yet, and he's working on fixing that. Now is better than after the fact, he supposed.

[ Morning ]
Luke didn't sleep that night.

He at least meditated, but concern kept him from actually sleeping. Probably not the best thing he could have done, but it wouldn't be the first time he went off to fight with minimal sleep. Part of him is tempted to go looking for Telli for a quick cup of caf before they have to jump out to fight, but he could survive without.

They'd be dropping first. Still not helping his nerves right now.

Preparations

[schrodingersghost]

Danny runs into Luke in the dressing car as he was picking up supplies. Not that he needed much. A bag, some rope and maybe a jacket and he figured he was set.

"Oh, hey! You're on purple too, right?"

He thought. There were a lot of people in purple and Danny had only met a few so far.

[so_dark_a_road]

Preparations

Curufin is rummaging around in the Dressing Carriage, finding whatever he thinks might be useful on the morrow. He's collecting one of everything, warm jacket, waterproof pants, boots, skates, scarf, gloves, a couple of those waterproof covers, and some rope. He's in high energy mode already, after having seen the SCA message announcing the mission and team tasks. It's going to be hard to sleep tonight. Anybody who is in the carriage with him will practically be inundated with the busy, highly-competent-but-slightly-anxious energy he's radiating. That's if they're sensitive to such things. Otherwise, they'll just notice he's running around like a maniac.


Morning

Curufn is dressed in his blazing Team Orange jacket and warm clothing and carrying his rucksack with everything in it that he thinks he might need, including that coil of rope. He's got his satchel of tools as well. He's busy arranging his belongings so that all the gear is easy to carry.

When he hears the train announcement of the world number and drop order, he goes to the kitchen carriage to grab a cup of coffee and a plate of whatever they are serving, and gobbles it down like a wolf.

"Going to a search a labyrinth, need my calories!" he remarks jokingly to whoever is nearby.

[blueberryprincess]

"Good luck," Evie says, dressed in her purple winter attire and serving out breakfast tarts. If he wants calories, this is absolutely the thing to eat. There are eggs, chicken, bacon, cheeses, potatoes. It's amazing. She cooks when she's anxious, okay?

"Stay safe. And warm."

[deductiongeek]

Conan immediately goes to work picking out winter gear. Sweaters, coat, hat, gloves, scarf... He suspected he would be cold during this not matter what, but it was better to be prepared.

He sets a pair of skates and a coil of rope aside, and starts sorting through the bags, checking their size against his snowboard.

[stealsyourheart]

"More snow." Kaito appears at his elbow with his own gear. "Need a hand or you good?"

[schrodingersghost]

Preparations
Danny's preparations are easy. A backpack, a couple coils of rope, and he picks up a jacket on a whim. Next stop was the kitchen to see if there was any food that would be good to pack.

Morning
And of course his nerves wait till the morning to hit. Winter? No big deal. A rescue mission through ice monsters? Well, most of the ice monsters he knew were friendly, but still no big deal.

Heading off on a rescue mission as Danny Fenton, without having to make plans on how he was going to sneak off and come back as Danny Phantom? Now that was weird.

The announcement almost comes as a relief. Hearing that Purple was first, he triggers his transformation in a quick flash of light and heads off to the drop.

Preparations

[marriedanidiot]

"I think you will do well in this one, if what I saw earlier is any indication."

Nerdanel smiles at him as he picks up things. She herself appears to be contemplating how much she is actually worried about being cold - as she did in the snow earlier, she is holding no more than a jacket.

[hashtagparkerluck]

{ Preparations }

Cold and spiders are not a good mix. Peter knows this and does what he can to gather up as many layers as possible because he's not going to be thermo-regulating nearly as well as say some people that are not part Spider. Once he's got himself sorted and fussed at Gwen and Miles both about dressing extra warm as well as asked about the state of their webshooters because Peter knows the ones he made can sometimes jam-they're not Stark Industries level but hey, he does what he can.

Next he's dragged a bunch of suitcases in from the luggage room and started stuffing all the winter wear he can into them. There might people down there-they'll needs coats and jackets and stuff.


{ Early Morning }

-Breakfast

By some miracle Peter is up early. Some miracle or maybe it was May or Gwen that got him up. Either way, he's up and not super coherent. There's a plate of eggs and toast in front of him along with a cup of coffee.

He stares blearily at the plate before grabbing a piece of toast and taking a bite. He's moving a lot slower than usual at the moment-he's almost never seen at this time of morning and it's far too early for him to even think about being awake-or so he thinks. However, the train had other ideas with scheduling a mission drop at stupidly early in the morning.

-The Drop

Peter Parker was literally about to fall asleep where he sat just about forty minutes to an hour ago. Somehow, he's had a complete turn around-there's a blue and white can in his hand that just may or may not be the culprit. He happily jokes to the people on his team as the stand around waiting for their drop.

"Do you think 'Ice to meet you' is a good pun? Or is that reaching? That sounds like reaching. Should probably stay away from replacing 'nice' with 'Ice' that's too easy." He decides, already thinking up quips to use out on the field although he'll probably forget them all and come up with all new ones by the time he actually gets in a fight. But that reminds him-

"Hey Mr Stark!" He calls out to his Mentor before shuffling over-there's still time. He won't miss his drop. Probably. "So if you get to Professor Chill before I can join you can you you promise me you'll ask him he's 'a pretty chill guy'? It's really important to me."

Breakfast

[knifewithnoname]

She was up and awake. She had actually forced herself to sleep all night. It's still a strange thing for her to not get up in the middle of the night for a few hours but she knew she would need all the rest she could get.

She had already gathered all the things she needed and packed them in her rucksack, which she puts down by the wall along with the puffy coat, hat, scarf and gloves that she had collected. She will need them she is sure. She moves over to where Peter is sat.

"Good morning Peter, do you be being ready?"

She is pretty cheery. She is a bit worried about the fact it is going to be stupid cold but it has been a whole month since they left the train properly and also this mission sounds more up her street. Hunting someone down. She knew how to do that, better than she knew how to fight goblins, way better than she knew how to shoot rocks.

[inquiryguqin]

I. Preparations - Evening
It's the first mission. Lan Wangji is usually silent, but he studied the mission beforehand. A world of ice and snow. It won't be anything like the mountains and winters back home in Gusu. He imagines it's going to be a freezing arctic land. This mission is going to be dangerous. Anything can go wrong. If not properly prepared, Lan Wangji has the foresight to predict that worst can happen.

He made sure his family and his teammates is well-dressed and well packed with equipment. Being prepared and having a plan will ensure the survival of everyone on this mission. Wei Wuxian has a good idea of stuffing extras in his magical pouch, in case of emergencies as he has concerns for the other teams too. He debriefs the mission with everyone, to make sure everyone has a plan in case of emergencies and recognize the first sign of danger or trouble.

If anyone wants words of wisdom, Lan Wangji says, "Stay alert. In case of trouble, shoot the signal flare if you get lost." Which is a signal gun. "Don't stray from the group or the path."

II. Morning
Lan Wangji has a habit to be an early riser. It's breakfast with sausage, toast, and coffee. To him, just one more hour to spare before dropping. He's already dressed and had his equipment prepared in his knapsack and magical pouch.

There are just enough spare moments to share any words of excitement or fears before the time of the hour when it's time to drop together. "...It's going to be cold where we're going. Are you well dressed and prepared?"

III. Wildcard
[Make up a starter based on the scenerio above!]

Morning

[myblueskies]

Romeo is on blue team too and they have had a lot of new people on the blue team since the last mission. The man who played snowball fighting with him is one of them!

But he seems very smart and to know what he is doing. He has had lots of good advice.

Now Romeo is putting the last things into his bag. He has a big blue coat, blue gloves and scarves and a blue hat. It's going to be very cold.

"I won't sir! I got the signal, it's in my pocket so I can get it quick if I get lost!"

He's a bit worried about Joss and Elfnein who are on different teams to him but he knows they have good teammates and so it will be alright!

[anewhero]

-1- Preparations for Evening

Marcus had lightly cursed, wishing he had that fur lined Resistance jacket with him at the moment. But he wrapped up almost everything he had. He’d make do. He might be a terminator but he was also human too and he could still feel the freezing cold upon his skin.

When he was home, he had to survive a nuclear winter.

-2- Morning

Marcus had already checked and prepped his plasma rifle at least several times over before looking toward the doors. He had mentally prepped and was looking over at his team members who hopefully were ready as well. He took a breath and hoped he recalled what he learned as he helped lead soldiers while John Connor was gone.

He placed the Plasma rifle on his back, holding it close.

Bucky Barnes | OTA

[luckybucky]

Preparation

Bucky has no idea what the missions are going to be like, and he's not so sure he likes being sent on missions again, but he's not going to stay behind when he could help. So he's in the dressing car, getting ready. There are shirts and jackets with the left arm removed and hemmed up, a few of which he's got piled up next to himself while he sits on the floor with a few ice skates lined up next to him as he tries to figure out what size he wears. Luckily they all have blade caps on them, so there's no risk of anyone accidentally getting cut.

He's also trying really, really hard not to touch any of the webbing, but there's already some stuck in his hair.

Breakfast

Bucky is up and wide awake. For once, his metal arm is on full display, the purple shirt he's donned has no left sleeve, but is hemmed up neatly, like it was made specifically for him. He's got coffee and an extra large portion of eggs, potatoes, toast. Whatever was on the menu, essentially, and he's eating like he's not going to get to eat during the mission.

Final Prep

Purple's up first, so as soon as Bucky was done with breakfast, he's at the designated drop doors, pulling on the last of his gear; hat, scarf, glove (singular), and coat. His bag is resting between his legs, already fitted with the waterproof covering, with a pair of ice skates and a rope secured to the outside. As he gears up, his mouth fixes itself into a tight frown, his expression settling into something that could be anger or determination, it's hard to tell.

I told you he'd do it Preparation

[stealsyourheart]

"Whoa!" A young teen stops and stares at the arm. "That's an awesome arm, Robocop!"