Let it Snow: Blue Start

[voidtreckermods]

The moment the doors open for purple to jump the train is speaking again. “Blue team to doors. Void shift imminent. Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one” The train lurches and shudders as the windows flash the colour of the void for a split second before it shakes again and they are back in that frozen tundra.

The doors open and blue can jump down into a large snowdrift. They are at the foot of an impressive mountain range. Snow swirls around them, the wind hows. Ahead of them, half obscured by snow is a tunnel entrance.

Even getting there is exhausting, wading through the snow. Inside there is no snow but it is cold. The walls and floor shine with ice and the way is treacherous. It is pitch black.

Their task is to find those hiding in the tunnels. Some have formed makeshift camps in large caverns, others have fled into the small tunnels and have gotten themselves lost.

The voidtreckers are lucky to at least have a map on their SCA though it does not show where anybody else it. It is time to start the task of rounding everyone up and making sure they can survive the storm.

Comments

[azrthmtrnznthos]

"We're in a closer proximity, so to speak, than I am to the other teams. I can try and home in on Tony in a bit, but I don't know if I have enough of a sense for anyone on Orange team to home in properly on them." Explaining, neutral, because the fact that she could do this because of the close proximity of the tunnels and the valley with the town was the only reason she'd tried it.

"The snowstorm out there makes it all but impossible to fly safely for more than a short burst if you go higher than a single story. It's disorienting, so if any of you go outside--be warned." Radios would be amazingly convenient. "I'm surprised our SCAs don't have some kind of communication feature, honestly."

[faithfulsupport]

"No." Ignis was being firm again. "Rest, eat and stay warm. I'm sure he and his team are doing just fine." He didn't want to have Raven over extend herself more than she already had.

Shaking his head, the advisor really couldn't say he was happy in the tunnels, but right now they beat being outside with the snow furiously spinning out there. "I know they've been talking of it, but it really needs to become reality. Even our healing could possibly become more coordinated."

[azrthmtrnznthos]

"I mean, I wasn't going to now." Raven responded a bit testily. "I am resting, and part of why I'm doing so here, instead of back in the village is so I can check on you guys too." For all the annoyance in her tone though, she was calm. If she wasn't, her powers would've caused a reaction.

"They probably haven't had time or resources. Certainly half the train getting sick didn't help."

[faithfulsupport]

Her tone didn't bother him and in fact it made him smile inwardly. It was different than the usual monotone he got from her. And at least as Raven said, she was both eating and resting.

A small sigh came out. "I'm not sure that sickness won't be going back around with everyone being exposed to the cold as we all have been."

[azrthmtrnznthos]

"The 'cold' is less the problem than the constant fatigue." Raven sighed, possibly revealing more than she meant to about her own level of tiredness too. "Once you've made sure everyone's safe once we're back on the train, I say you and Evie make huge vats of soup. Preventative measures and all."

There was a pause, and she turned to try and meet his eyes. "Scratch that. First thing once you're sure everyone's safe and we're back is this. If Tony doesn't kidnap you, you and I are sitting and just breathing and trying to relax, over a nice cup of herbal tea."

[faithfulsupport]

The fatigue comment got a look but Ignis said nothing. He did nod though to Raven's suggestion. "Soup, tea and everything else that is warm, including rest."

"We should definitely look to have at least two healers on each team if that's indeed possible. Having one is too few." He poured himself more coffee and thought. "More healers should be helpful depending on the team's size of course."

This thoughtfulness turned to mirth. "He's not going to kidnap me. He has more than enough people to occupy his time." A nod. "Breathing and tea sounds like a splendid idea."