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VoidTrecker Express Mods ([personal profile] voidtreckermods) wrote in [community profile] voidtreckerexpress2021-03-01 05:44 am

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!
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[personal profile] sciencegirl 2021-03-10 05:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm not sure how it work either, but I'm a scientist. I like to experiment. And it's really the only way I have to help anyone out," she admits. They don't always work, and often they only work through the most maniacal, dogged persistance. But it's how her brain works.

"But hey, hair down is super useful! Even when you can't move it. I use mine to hang from the ceiling all the time- when there are ceiling fixtures to hang from. I need something to grab."
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[personal profile] adropofsunlight 2021-03-15 01:48 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, hanging from the ceiling. That is fun. I think if I did that I'd use my hair for a hammock." Then she would be comfortable too. But she paused for a moment.

"You said you like to experiment right? Considering my hair suddenly came back I would like to see if you can find out the why, or at least try and understand it more. if that is okay?"
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[personal profile] sciencegirl 2021-03-15 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, yeah! Of course. That's a pretty big mystery, and an interesting one. Oh! I have some magical scanners- they were originally programmed to detect First Ones tech and Etherian magic but its sensitive to other kinds of superlative energies like aether and ki. I can could take some readings from your hair-"

Wait... "And do you have any from before? Like from a brush or something? We don't have to rush and do it right now, but before and after samples help quite a bit."
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[personal profile] adropofsunlight 2021-03-17 12:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"Those sound like they could be useful.." Not that she could understand what she meant by anything she said, but she was at least trying to understand regardless.

Overall it just seemed like she could at least help.

"From before? I assume you mean from before my hair came back right? If so I think I do somewhere. I would just need to check my cabin."
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[personal profile] sciencegirl 2021-03-19 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Entrapta runs the scanner over her, taking a close look at the screen and humming as if the noise is assisting in the whole process (it's not, she's just absentmindedly accompanying her thought processes with a sound).

Then she turns the scanner for Rapunzel to see.

"Right now? Your hair is very magic. But some of it's coming from you as well. If you can find some of your old hair we can see if any of it was retaining magic. It does seem like its your hair generating it, but your body is also storing it."
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[personal profile] adropofsunlight 2021-03-24 12:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Rapunzel watched the scanner quietly wondering just how that would work. It was however fascinating to watch, even if she didn't understand it.

"My hair usually is...I mean it glows when I sing I don't think hair normally does that." But at the other statement she soon found herself confused and tilting her head slightly.

"My body is storing it? If that is the case why doesn't it work without my hair? Is it like my hair is the only way for it to work?"
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[personal profile] sciencegirl 2021-03-24 12:06 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's not a lot. The amount you store is insufficient to provide any serious effects. I can't tell whether it's that you're acting as a passive generator and the longer your hair is, the more power it draws? Or if your hair is what's powerful and the overflow is being collected in you. That would probably require further study. I'm also getting readings that remind me of stellar energy, but that could be incidental."

Entrapta makes a bit of a face as she goes over the results.

"I definitely would like to see some hair from before your growth spurt."
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[personal profile] adropofsunlight 2021-03-26 11:16 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm not sure if I actually have any from before. After my hair got cut it didn't seem to grow again. Like even normally." She had been basically stuck with a short do. It was kinda that way when I had one strand cut. Could we do something like that again. Just a small bit?"