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A New Platform [Intro Post March]
On the Train
Once again passengers are awoken by the morning announcement.
"Good morning passengers, it is day One of the month of Kazoo. Points have been updated on the system."
They have indeed, and everyone can spend the morning shopping. Those who have been on the train for a while will also be expecting the second announcement that comes a few hours later.
"Shortly arriving into a designated void platform. Exit from void in ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one." A lurch and a jolt and the windows fill with the fog that means they are at a platform. The fog is thick, the air is warm and humid and there are rumbles of thunder, the air heavy with the promise of rain.
As usual the first to leave the train notice nothing as they walk silently, rucksacks on their backs, towards the barriers: Alfredo Martini, Daia, Enna Alchiba, Lord El-Melloi II, Natsuno Yuuki, Nita Callahan, Saku Gyousou, Sakura, V and Wen Qing
But on the platform itself there are new faces. Wearing hoodies in all four colours, in various states of confusion.
For New Passengers
At first all they can see is steam, billowing around them as they come to their senses. As their eyes adjust, they will see they are on a platform, glass and dark stone rising in sturdy arches around them. Behind them is a set of barriers, and in front of them is a single track extending both ways into thick fog.
They are standing, in clothes that are not their own and a style they might not even recognise. They are carrying a rucksack on their back. For a moment it seems to just be them, alone in the white haze; then the steam begins to fade and they realise they aren’t alone.
The platform is not large, and seems smaller with twenty-seven figures scattered around. All facing the tracks, all dressed in cargo trousers and hoodies. To both the left and right, tracks disappear into the mist.
A roaring sound, and out of the fog arrives a train. Jet black with gold writing on the side. The Voidtrecker Express. There is a hiss as the doors slide open and out step a strange assortment of people. Some are human, some are less so. Most are wearing the same hoodie in one of the four colours, red, orange, blue and purple, though some are sporting different clothes in a variety of styles.
The Train
After a short time, the doors hiss open again. Those from the train may encourage those on the platform to board. It’s not like there's anywhere else to go and even if there was, you feel a pull. A need to board, a feeling that staying on the platform would lead to something terrible. If that is not enough, there are plenty of people on the platform now, to encourage them onto the train.
Each ICP shows the same message and next to the screens there are stacks of leaflets written by those on the train, with further information (see
'Publications'). Those not new to the train will note the addition of an eighth sleeper carriage. The store rooms have been restocked with fresh ingredients, it seems the month of Kazoo is defined by the tomato and there are plenty of them.
For passengers that have bought items, these are also scattered around the luggage carriage in various suitcases and bags.
New passengers will find their ticket allows them into their cabins. They may need to negotiate for beds, especially if they want a top bunk!
Room is tight but there are storage cubbies at the head of each bed, beds fold up and the bottom bunks double as benches for the small table. There is storage under those benches full of spare blankets and pillows.
Departure
A second horn sounds to encourage any stragglers as thunder rumbles further and the storm threatens to break. The doors slide shut. Veteran passengers know what will happen next, but they may wish to brief their new companions.
The train sets off, the fog obscuring the view again as it picks up speed.
"Welcome aboard, passengers of the Voidtrecker Express." A female-coded artificial sounding voice echoes throughout the train. "Please take the time to read the passenger information displayed on the Information and Communication points and familiarise yourself with the layout and emergency exits."
The train begins to tilt, leaving the ground and rising up into the fog-filled sky.
"Entrance into Voidspace imminent. New passengers are advised to remain seated. Entry into Voidspace in ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one."
A shudder, a jolt, a lurch to the left. A flash of light, colourful and blinding. As quick as it happens it is done. The train seems to steady itself. The fog from the windows is gone now, replaced with a kaleidoscope of ever-changing colours.
Welcome to the Void!
Once again passengers are awoken by the morning announcement.
"Good morning passengers, it is day One of the month of Kazoo. Points have been updated on the system."
They have indeed, and everyone can spend the morning shopping. Those who have been on the train for a while will also be expecting the second announcement that comes a few hours later.
"Shortly arriving into a designated void platform. Exit from void in ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one." A lurch and a jolt and the windows fill with the fog that means they are at a platform. The fog is thick, the air is warm and humid and there are rumbles of thunder, the air heavy with the promise of rain.
As usual the first to leave the train notice nothing as they walk silently, rucksacks on their backs, towards the barriers: Alfredo Martini, Daia, Enna Alchiba, Lord El-Melloi II, Natsuno Yuuki, Nita Callahan, Saku Gyousou, Sakura, V and Wen Qing
But on the platform itself there are new faces. Wearing hoodies in all four colours, in various states of confusion.
For New Passengers
At first all they can see is steam, billowing around them as they come to their senses. As their eyes adjust, they will see they are on a platform, glass and dark stone rising in sturdy arches around them. Behind them is a set of barriers, and in front of them is a single track extending both ways into thick fog.
They are standing, in clothes that are not their own and a style they might not even recognise. They are carrying a rucksack on their back. For a moment it seems to just be them, alone in the white haze; then the steam begins to fade and they realise they aren’t alone.
The platform is not large, and seems smaller with twenty-seven figures scattered around. All facing the tracks, all dressed in cargo trousers and hoodies. To both the left and right, tracks disappear into the mist.
A roaring sound, and out of the fog arrives a train. Jet black with gold writing on the side. The Voidtrecker Express. There is a hiss as the doors slide open and out step a strange assortment of people. Some are human, some are less so. Most are wearing the same hoodie in one of the four colours, red, orange, blue and purple, though some are sporting different clothes in a variety of styles.
The Train
After a short time, the doors hiss open again. Those from the train may encourage those on the platform to board. It’s not like there's anywhere else to go and even if there was, you feel a pull. A need to board, a feeling that staying on the platform would lead to something terrible. If that is not enough, there are plenty of people on the platform now, to encourage them onto the train.
Each ICP shows the same message and next to the screens there are stacks of leaflets written by those on the train, with further information (see
'Publications'). Those not new to the train will note the addition of an eighth sleeper carriage. The store rooms have been restocked with fresh ingredients, it seems the month of Kazoo is defined by the tomato and there are plenty of them.
For passengers that have bought items, these are also scattered around the luggage carriage in various suitcases and bags.
New passengers will find their ticket allows them into their cabins. They may need to negotiate for beds, especially if they want a top bunk!
Room is tight but there are storage cubbies at the head of each bed, beds fold up and the bottom bunks double as benches for the small table. There is storage under those benches full of spare blankets and pillows.
Departure
A second horn sounds to encourage any stragglers as thunder rumbles further and the storm threatens to break. The doors slide shut. Veteran passengers know what will happen next, but they may wish to brief their new companions.
The train sets off, the fog obscuring the view again as it picks up speed.
"Welcome aboard, passengers of the Voidtrecker Express." A female-coded artificial sounding voice echoes throughout the train. "Please take the time to read the passenger information displayed on the Information and Communication points and familiarise yourself with the layout and emergency exits."
The train begins to tilt, leaving the ground and rising up into the fog-filled sky.
"Entrance into Voidspace imminent. New passengers are advised to remain seated. Entry into Voidspace in ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one."
A shudder, a jolt, a lurch to the left. A flash of light, colourful and blinding. As quick as it happens it is done. The train seems to steady itself. The fog from the windows is gone now, replaced with a kaleidoscope of ever-changing colours.
Welcome to the Void!
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[ She's polite enough to look at Wormmon when she's talking to him! At least he still looks very much the same as she remembers him.. Maybe his cuteness is just universal. ]
It's a train that travels between different worlds.. That's why you have to make sure to sit down when it takes off! Because it has a really rough start, since it needs to travel all the way to a different world.. [ Madoka knows it's a ridiculous thing to hear out of the blue.
But if Ken's world has creatures like Wormmon, maybe it's not.. that weird to him? She thinks he seemed relatively calm about it last time too.
Or maybe that's just Ken's personality. ]
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[ A train, as opposed to gates. Why? What's to be gained from this? Team building? Ken's all for helping to protect more worlds, but the part where he's surrounded by strangers is...a little...
No, it's okay. He's done this before. He can do it again. He's sure of it. Look how much Madoka-san seems to have liked the other him!
(Does that mean there's more than one Ichijouji Ken? Are parallel universes based on causality real? Are there Kens that never stopped being the Digimon Kaiser - are there Kens that never lost their brother...?) ]
--In any case, that explains a lot. Why the train is so well-organized, and why we don't remember how we arrived.
[ Wormmon gives Madoka an expectant look. ISN'T KEN-CHAN JUST THE SMARTEST? ]
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Right! You seem to understand it very easily, Ken-san.
[ Which is kind of impressive, considering the usual kinds of reactions Madoka gets to these explanations.. She's used to getting a lot more dumber looks, or people who straight up just don't believe her.
She'll give Wormmon a smile for it too, since she loves how much that cute critter admires Ken.. ]
Though our circumstances still aren't ideal.. I mean, we're still all taken here without permission. [ So, basically kidnapping. ] That's why I believe we all have to make sure to look out for each other and help each other.
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He'll definitely come home safe to both of you again. ]
I want to be there for anyone that I can help.
I'll help too!
[ Both on and off the train. If he's here, there are things he can do. He just has to...find them. ]
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Thank you two! I know you'll be great help. [ Granted, Madoka would say that to just about anyone to encourage them, but ssshh.. ]
If either of you needs help with something, you can always ask me too. I'll do my best to help!
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Wormmon considers their situation, and hits on a good question. ]
Hey, what should we do now?
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She wonders if it's bad luck to give the same suggestion twice. But it had worked so well last time around, and it's worth it if she can see perhaps both of their faces light up. ]
Well, there is an ice cream machine on the train, you know.
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Wormmon, however? ]
Ice cream?????
[ Bugge's eyes have gotten bigge. ]
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Though Madoka also turns towards Ken, especially when he looks a little baffled. ]
I bought the ice cream machine. [ She gently explains. ] I thought it was good for people to have some small nice things, even in the middle of this situation. And since they give us points to buy things with, I thought it'd be better to buy something that's nice for everyone, instead of just me. It's over in the kitchen, so anyone can use it whenever!
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[ Wormmon's enthusiasm is starting to make sense to Ken. From the delight with which they've split his mother's snacks, Ken knows his partner enjoys desserts (fortunately for Wormmon's nutritional balance, he also enjoys vegetables). But Mama's expertise extends primarily to baked goods. Has Wormmon had ice cream, aside from prepackaged servings from the convenience store? For him, it might be a special treat. ]
...Soft serve does. [ And...points. They can buy things? ] Should we take a look?
[ Wormmon nods so hard his antennae are still vibrating even after he stops. Ken smiles bashfully at Madoka: lead the way? ]
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There's soft serve, yes! That one's easier.. We also have one for other kinds of ice cream, but it takes a little more work. So maybe getting soft serve is easier for now..
[ The girl presses her fingers together a little as she walks, thinking. ]
.. unless you're not used to that? [ She figures Ken is, since he brought it up, but she's not sure about Wormmon, no matter how much he may seem like an ice cream fanatic. ]
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Umm....I want to see soft serve!
[ Whatever! That is! It's what Ken-chan thought of first so it MUST be best! ]
Okay. [ And now, a smile for Madoka. ] We'll start with that, Madoka-san.
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[ Thankfully that will be easier to demonstrate once they get to the kitchen! All it takes is a press of the button, after all..
But while they're still heading over there, Madoka doesn't just want to talk in awkward silence. ]
So.. um, I hope you won't feel too awkward about being recognized.. I'm not sure how many friends you had on the train before, but there's quite a lot of people on the train, so I'm sure more people must recognize you.
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[ Being recognized by people he doesn't know, that is. ]
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[ That's a little surprising, if not just because Madoka figures that most people don't have to deal with that so often..
Although an easy explanation for that fact rises in the girl's mind. One she can't help but voice. ]
Are you famous back home? [ That would make a lot of people you don't know recognize you, right. ]
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This girl over here, that's right. Madoka's eyes light up immediately, just assuming he must be famous back home now. Maybe he's a famous athlete? She remembers him playing sports when he was around here before.. Like a young prodigy, maybe! ]
I can't believe I'm actually talking to someone famous..! As expected, Ken-san must be a really great person!
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I'm no one special. [ Ken smiles awkwardly, not wanting to rudely refuse her feelings but not wanting to take credit, either. Circumstances surrounding his fame are so...complicated....
And he doesn't value the things people saw in him any more. ]