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VoidTrecker Express Mods ([personal profile] voidtreckermods) wrote in [community profile] voidtreckerexpress2021-05-01 07:50 am

A New Platform [Intro Post May]

On the Train

Like clockwork, the Voidtreckers are awoken by a familiar message this morning.

"Good morning Voidtreckers, it is day one of the month of Llama. Points have been updated on the system."

With points updated, everyone can spend the morning shopping. Most people will 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 air is sticky and warm, the windows almost immediately dewing over with the humidity outside.

As usual the first to leave the train notice nothing, walking silently, rucksacks on their backs, towards the barriers. Azula, Prisoner, Amery Vallet, Dyme Graydon, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, Yoite, Piccolo, Bulla Brief, Xie Lian, Kurosaki Ichigo, Hua Cheng, Renee Corbin, and Ran Mouri; all pass through the platform, not looking back before they disappear through the barriers and into the fog beyond.

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 find themselves on a platform, rich wood and pale stone forming a natural, tree-like structure overhead. Behind them is a set of barriers, and in front of them is a single set of tracks extending both ways into thick fog. The air is rainforest-hot, and the sound of frogsong can be faintly heard over the drip of the artificial canopy.

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 fog begins to fade and they realise they aren’t alone.

The platform isn't large, and seems smaller with twenty-eight figures scattered around, all facing the tracks, all dressed in cargo trousers and hoodies. Then there is 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 pours a strange assortment of people, over a hundred at least. 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.

Behind them, the doors close, and the train is cloaked in the same fog that hides the world beyond the platform.

The Train

After a short time, the fog clears and 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'). The store rooms have been restocked with fresh ingredients, including several crates of nori, the ingredient of the month of Llama, as well as all sundries.

For passengers that have bought items, these are also scattered around the luggage carriage in various suitcases and bags. For each member of Purple Team, a small silver box with their name on it contains a glittery cupcake.

New passengers will find their ticket allows them into their cabins. They may need to negotiate for beds, but at least they won't be alone in their confusion - since the sleeper carriages are now double-decker, and experience isn't going to avail the passengers in finding their rooms.

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.

The new double carriage's transfer ICP is active, allowing people to move to a double room should they meet the requirements with another person, though they'll have to move their belongings themselves.

Departure

A second horn sounds to encourage any stragglers taking advantage of the fresh air, and 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!
oncedriven: (could no one ever dry up the spring)

[personal profile] oncedriven 2021-05-11 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't know how to do anything less," Asch mutters, a brittle truth - he could play with the ice in it if he wanted, but not right now. Ice is the opposite of what he wants to feel.

(This Luke is human and so only human-warm, not the radiating heat of a fire blade at rest. It's a reminder, even if a less than pleasant one.)

"Tea sounds better," he says instead, brushing his hair into some form of order with his fingers - it droops over his forehead, in a way Auldrant's Asch would probably never allow. It softens the edges in his face, a little. "Something warm. I've had just about enough of ice ether for the day."

Jade certainly isn't going to be someone he can go to get a warm drink with, in this situation. His stomach is a little more settled, anyway.

As they start to head towards the kitchens, he says, "Right, to start on explanations - Does your world have blades at all?"
oncedriven: (a tiny autumn song)

WOW I missed this I'm sorry

[personal profile] oncedriven 2021-05-11 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"And this whole time, I thought you were a truth blade," Asch mutters under his breath, clearly not buying that one for a minute. The resonance relaxes another hair. If Jade's warmed up enough for jokes, then they'll probably be okay for another couple hours.

"Might as well," he says, looking at the train. "Figure out where that room is and get our bearings." Or have a continued panic in a significantly less public space, if need be.
oncedriven: (could no one ever dry up the spring)

proably winding down on this one

[personal profile] oncedriven 2021-05-11 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"Great," Asch says, sarcasm coating the words. It's not like he can't handle limited time to prepare, but he'd prefer to have more warning. (Less direct instruction and oversight, on the other hand, is good.) "Thanks for the information," he says. "You have a name?"
gundamofthedesert: (another cup of tea)

[personal profile] gundamofthedesert 2021-05-12 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
"So that is something the Kree would do? Sounds rather universal, someone wanting to be in charge and injuring anyone they can think of."

It was kind of depressing to think about really.

"A Gundam is a mobile suit... a giant robot that we sat in to pilot. We used them to fight against OZ."
achickenformylove: (mdzs 33)

[personal profile] achickenformylove 2021-05-12 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
He nodded his head. "Yes, the Cloud Recesses. I do miss it. It is very different to here. It is relaxing and I'm sure it may be older compared to your world. Many more rabbits. A lot quieter. But..." He paused a moment. "There are many people I've met here that I know I will miss when I go home if I should remember them."
morganizedchaos: (for what it's worth)

[personal profile] morganizedchaos 2021-05-12 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
"Just the one, I think. She's friendly." Settle down, Fighterboy.
magicurls: (:>)

[personal profile] magicurls 2021-05-12 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
What a relief. Mami smiles.

"I'm glad that can help a little...it's my job to make people feel welcome," she explains. "It's a weird and scary time for most of us, arriving here. But I promise it's not all bad. The people are mostly nice!"
magicurls: (breeze)

[personal profile] magicurls 2021-05-12 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
Mami eagerly follows along to the gym, her curls bouncing as she shakes her head. "It's fine. I'm more difficult to hurt than the average person. So what do you need?"
morganizedchaos: (now what's bothering you?)

[personal profile] morganizedchaos 2021-05-12 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
"Kind of depends on the context, I think," he says. "A home made birthday cake definitely deserves a simple buttercream." As he says this, Ghost drags a finger shamelessly through the top of his cupcake and licks it. He's allowed to act his age once in a while. "Bulk catering is the worst, if you ask me."
oncedriven: (just the longing of my heart)

[personal profile] oncedriven 2021-05-12 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
He's regarding her with interest, and perhaps a bit of melancholy at the words. It's good that she has people like that, even if he can't help but think, and people who would protect you in turn? which is definitely on the list of things he's not going to say.

Instead, he says, "I have a brother," like it explains everything. Even though it doesn't, really - humans are all too often confused by the intensity of bonds between blade siblings, so there's no reason to think she wouldn't be, as well.

So he continues, "I've killed for him before, and I'd do it again without a second thought." And that, probably will get the message across well enough.
zombiemessiah: (m30)

[personal profile] zombiemessiah 2021-05-12 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
I can gain knowledge from eating someone's brain and control zombies with my mind. I'm a little open to special mental powers.

[Even if his are so very gross, it gives him quite literally an open mind.]

I got jacked up with someone's test serum. They wanted to make a vaccine against a zombie virus and they succeeded but I was the unwilling test subject that ended up with a brain full of fuck. So yeah, I'm guessing you're not lying.
justonetouch: (wait)

[personal profile] justonetouch 2021-05-12 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
"An' how do you get points?" Like an arcade, where you need to win games to get tickets or something? She's decent enough at them, although not a professional either. But, Rogue doubts it's that easy. "What kind of things?"
xue_yang: (Default)

[personal profile] xue_yang 2021-05-12 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
He pushes himself up to his feet. "Might as well see it now. Don't have anything better to do and the train will be bringing us inside soon anyway."

He doesn't know what to expect. New roommates, smaller room. Anything is possible with this train.
rejoicer: (hrm)

[personal profile] rejoicer 2021-05-12 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
Not at all.

[Woz answers flatly even though this isn't the complete truth. In all honesty he doesn't know if he's a pool kind of guy because he hasn't had much of a chance to go swimming for quite some time. He might enjoy it immensely.

But he knows this level of excitement. If he says yes, or if he wavers, this guy is going to try dragging him off on pool adventures of some kind. He has better things to do at the moment. So he gives a hard no.]
stardustofdawn: (02)

[personal profile] stardustofdawn 2021-05-12 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
"Have some fresh air and a stretch first before we board." He's not in a hurry. Once the train hisses steam and it's a signal for everyone to board, everyone enters the doors inside and the door slammed shut.

Once the train took off, with his new train ticket. "I think a while back, the train asked everyone to take a vote for a new car. I voted double car, but I wonder if I could vote for a new garden or an art car instead. I figured it means more space."

Once he finds his way to the double car, "Looks like this it." It's on the upper deck and seeing their names together and nobody else, he finds that their rooms contain a double bed with a bench up above it that can be folded up.

"Well, look at that. It seems we have a double bed." He said while inspecting the bed and the table, experimenting with folding the bed. "And we're the only ones who have this room."
fightcreamsundae: (001)

[personal profile] fightcreamsundae 2021-05-12 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
She giggled sheepishly at the comment that she would have been looking for rocks forever without his help, her gaze shifting to the side. He was right, of course.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Jack. I didn't think it would take that long."

The sheepishness left her as he mentioned that she'd left and come on back, her gaze coming back to meet Jack.

"Well, I'm not mad. I mean, I miss home? But I know I'll find my way back again at some point. But when I was away it's not like I went home, I think. I don't even remember being gone? It was like I went to sleep and then woke up the next day, except the next day was a couple moons. Mostly it was just really confusing to be back and suddenly people were gone and there were new people here and my room was different..."

She tilted her head with a smile.

"I'm not upset though! We get to actually help people and their worlds!" The opportunity they'd been given to help worlds had made them all heroes, really. "Not to mention I've been able to meet so many interesting people and make so many friends here. I mean, if I didn't come back I wouldn't have had the opportunity to meet you, Mr. Jack!"
chalicejoker: (Huh)

[personal profile] chalicejoker 2021-05-12 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
"Worst case scenario, couldn't someone throw it out a window?" Not that he knows if the windows even open or what would happen to a crocodile hurled outside the magic space train.

But there's a frown at the next bit. You can't punch disease. "What sort of thing did they get sick with?"
soldier_blade: (30-unphased)

[personal profile] soldier_blade 2021-05-12 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
She looked up, very nearly about to correct him to just call her 'Blade', but then stopped herself. There was something in his manners (and him not knowing about washing machines) that just read as 'old world', and the form of address was meant to be polite, not patronizing.

Certainly was better than the soldiers who'd accidentally refer to her as 'sir', even if they should've known better.

"We'll start with the dark clothes first," She handed the pile to him. "You see the settings on the wash, this is what you'd consider a heavy pile, so you'd set the knob accordingly-I'd always set it on prewash, just incase. For water temperature, a safe bet is just to leave it on cold."

Until he was more comfortable, she would just go over the more simple options. They still did the job after all, and she was never a fan of making things more complicated than they already were.

"That bottle over there is the laundry soap. Use the cap to measure it out-one should be enough. Close lid, push the switch down, and that's it."
deadwenwalking: (wingman)

[personal profile] deadwenwalking 2021-05-12 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
"Ahaha... no... I don't have any ideas..." The enthusiasm causes Wen Ning to chuckle. Madoka is too adorable when she's excited. He's pleased to have provided a topic of interest if only for that.

"Though... Sizhui. Lan Sizui. He's a younger cousin of mine. He's good at making animals and other shapes out of paper. I'm not quite as talented as that." He wouldn't want to look like he was copying his cousin either, though it would truly be a matter of flattery, as the saying goes.

"I think for now I'll be satisfied with keeping it clean. That can be difficult enough." If his sister were to come back to find that his bunk was a pigsty he'd never hear the end of it.
chalicejoker: (Huh)

[personal profile] chalicejoker 2021-05-12 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
"Is there much here that would require protection?" Hajime tries to make this question sound as innocent as possible and not at all like he's itching for something to fight.
chalicejoker: (Normal Expression)

[personal profile] chalicejoker 2021-05-12 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
"Haven't met a friendly one before." Which is actually not true; the Tarantula Undead had been alright but Hajime was entirely too prickly to ever admit that. "And I'm not used to all of this." There's a gesture at the train itself.
fightcreamsundae: (057)

[personal profile] fightcreamsundae 2021-05-12 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
Cherry listened in a quiet stillness. She didn't really understand the how about the device, but she understood well enough what it was Entrapta was saying. There's a flurry of expressions that cross Cherry's face from surprise, to anger, to sadness, to just plain upset. She wasn't quite sure what she felt - didn't have the words - but she knew she wasn't angry.

She remained quiet for a while as she tried to find words to say. She eventually started, slowly, trying to organize her thoughts in a meaningful way.

"So Jack and Rich agreed to use some device. Whatever they agreed on didn't... It didn't work right, so instead of stopping... Jack, um, took over Rich? And did stuff? Is that right?"

And then, rushed: "When? When was this?"
chalicejoker: (Concerned)

[personal profile] chalicejoker 2021-05-12 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
"How long have you been here?" He's concerned now, because who keeps a kid from their family for this long?
acapriciousthing: (Default)

[personal profile] acapriciousthing 2021-05-12 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
"Good and evil isn't really for me to weigh in on." That would get messy. SHe needs to be there for everyone. SHe understands people from the inside out.

"It's easy to tell someone they didn't have their own will, but..." That doesn't mean they'll believe it.
justonetouch: (can do it)

[personal profile] justonetouch 2021-05-12 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. It's oh that he says, as one might say oh, it is raining outside, or oh, I'm running a few minutes late. Inconsequential. Irrelevant. Not anger or fear, at least from what she can hear in that, although most do tend towards that. Rogue can always remember the faces on mutants that had come in on her after Logan had stabbed her with his claws. They may all have abilities, but she couldn't make pretty little ice roses or poof from one spot to another.

Yet, it's then her turn to blink, brow furrowing slightly. Aside from the jolt of realization as her abilities started to kick in, she was fine. She usually was. It's typically those that she touched that weren't. Rubbing her hands, she gives a nod. "Ya. I'm fine."

As fine as one can be anyway, given everything that's happened and her own mutant state. "You're- you certain you are? It... is involuntary."