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VoidTrecker Express Mods ([personal profile] voidtreckermods) wrote in [community profile] voidtreckerexpress2021-09-01 05:54 am

A New Platform [Intro Post September]

On the Train

"Good morning Voidtreckers, it is day one of the month of Nebula. 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 doors open. As usual, those who leave first notice nothing, walking silently, rucksacks on their backs, towards the barriers. A-Qing, Atem, Beauregard Lionett, Casper LeBlanc Jr, Donatello Versus, Frankie Bacon, Ichiban Kasuga, Kumoko, Lena Sabrewing, Mami Tomoe, Mono, Peter Parker, Reno, Shi Qingxuan, Tobari, Wen Ning; all pass across the platform, not looking back. And then they're gone, disappeared 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. The platform is open to a bright blue sky, speckled with a couple of clouds. It's very warm, enough that they will not want to stay in those hoodies for long. Behind them through the fogs is a set of barriers, set in a brick wall and in front of them is a single set of tracks extending both ways into that same 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 on the foggy, blistering hot platform; then the fog begins to fade and they realise they aren’t alone.

The platform isn't large, but it is enough to hold the 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, perhaps ten minutes or so, 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'). They will also find a bunch of posters around the train and might notice the new clock in the standard coach.

The store rooms have been restocked with fresh ingredients, the ingredient this month is a strange meat, yaddon tail.

For passengers that have bought items, these are also scattered around the luggage carriage in various suitcases and bags. There is a box labelled for purple team containing a stick of rock for each member of purple team, including those who are new. Join in your teams success!

New passengers will find their ticket allows them into their cabins. In most rooms, the occupied beds are obvious, leaving the spotless, empty spaces for the newcomers. 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 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!
jan_ken_hacking: (Talking)

[personal profile] jan_ken_hacking 2021-09-01 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
There is a slow blink, as the girl considers what probably cut Razzy off. Ultimately, she could guess a number of things- so she decides not to make any assumptions. Instead she shakes her head. "The train adds it itself; while everyone is on the platform, it performs maintenance and construction on itself," she explains. Mostly though it's the construction- she's yet to really see anything that someone damaged be restored by anything other than the passengers. Presumably, she thinks, it's because it was never threatening their wellbeing.

But now, a question she's definitely qualified to answer! "Doujinshi are self-published comics- they can be fan-made, using other media, but many are original stories, in any number of volumes. Technically since there is no publisher here, anything we make would be self-published, but it still feels best to use that term."
dnaofahalfa: (Human: Chipper)

[personal profile] dnaofahalfa 2021-09-02 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
"Really? Just like that? Must have quite the Foreman," she said. "What does it usualky cost?"

What is published?

What is self published in context of it?

Is it safe to ask, she has Danny's face, what secrets us she supposed to be keeping-

"Oh, I see. That's cool," she said with a natutal smile.
jan_ken_hacking: (smol smile)

[personal profile] jan_ken_hacking 2021-09-02 12:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah-

"...Nothing. The train is doing it itself. There's no foreman- just the train."

Don't worry about it.

Kiyoiri simply nods though, and smiles. "Yes....I'm looking forward to it. It will be fun to see what stories people make, I think...and someone else is helping to teach people to draw, so they can use that toward it..."
dnaofahalfa: (Human: ....welp)

[personal profile] dnaofahalfa 2021-09-02 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"Just the train." What does that mean???

"What kind of stories do you usually make?" She asked.
jan_ken_hacking: (Talking)

[personal profile] jan_ken_hacking 2021-09-05 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes." It means the Train, Razzy. The Train.

Blinking slowly, Kiyoiri considers the answer. "I've tried a number of genres; I avoided things like the 'harem' genre, or other tasteless things though. As long as a story can connect to people, it's a success after all."
dnaofahalfa: (Human: idk)

[personal profile] dnaofahalfa 2021-09-09 04:18 am (UTC)(link)
"We're on a living train."

"What's a harem genre?" She asked. "That's true though. Important for stories to give a feeling or something. Just kind of boring. Like slashers."
jan_ken_hacking: (Talking)

[personal profile] jan_ken_hacking 2021-09-09 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes."

You got it!

Anyway. "In a 'harem' type series, there is normally a single protagonist, with multiple love interests...normally, the plot is about the 'quirks' of the interests, and how the protagonist can't choose between them, or similar..."

She sighs a bit. "...It's not really a fun story to write..." Especially after one too many 'jilted ex-lover' cases with Conan.
dnaofahalfa: (Human: ....welp)

[personal profile] dnaofahalfa 2021-09-10 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
"....huh."

Well, there has been weirder? Kind of. Is a train weirder then the earth and sun? Is the train a god???

Razzy tilted her head at that. "I mean, the important thing is to communicate and make sure people are on the same page?"

What is a monogamy????

Okay, she knows what monogamy is.

Extremely Vaguely.
jan_ken_hacking: (B| stare)

[personal profile] jan_ken_hacking 2021-09-10 10:13 am (UTC)(link)
Well without her asking, Razzy will never know-

Ah, that aside. Kiyoiri sighs, shaking her head. "Unfortunately, typically the genre pushes for it to be one or the other no matter what...and more than that, audiences often argue over which it should be... ...it's a genre that isn't worth the trouble," she finds herself huffing.
dnaofahalfa: (Human: ....welp)

[personal profile] dnaofahalfa 2021-09-10 02:51 pm (UTC)(link)
"So what is the train?" she asked. God seemed likely for living inanimate object but who knows.

"That seems....needlessly painful and complicated," she said. Honest communication seemed a lot simpler then whatever that was. "Does seem pretty frustrating."
jan_ken_hacking: (Talking)

In Joke; the harem doujin from the FGO event was replaced with a mystery one for the au hahaha

[personal profile] jan_ken_hacking 2021-09-11 09:00 am (UTC)(link)
Hm. Good question. "It's a form of sentient 'voidcraft'; something that travels through the void of space and time. From what people have said, it acts more like a computer than a person though...so, the sentience is limited in how it shows..." Ultimately, the train has a hard time even just communicating with them.

And speaking of communication. "Exactly. So I won't draw for it. A murder mystery is easier to tolerate, even if people communicate just as much in them."

wow shots fired