Spring Garden Preparations

[wewillwewill]

Who: Elidibus, OTA
Where: Various, Rock Garden for landscape setup.
When: Evening, Quicksand 13 to Quicksand 15
What: Events leading to the Spring Garden Days Quicksand 16 (Platform Day) to Quicksand 18
Warnings: There's no particular warnings other than the possibility of individual character spoilers.


[An announcement over the intercoms goes throughout the train on the evening of Quicksand 13, after everyone's settled post-mission.]

Good day, this is Elidibus. Some of you may recall the brief transformation of the rock garden into a winter day several platforms ago. This coming platform I'm looking to arrange for a spring season change to the same carriage. Last time was a little spontaneous and short notice. This time I would like to ask for help.

One of the major changes is this will last for three days, including the Platform Day. During that time, those willing to help maintain the spring garden will be welcome. Whether by manual labor, organization, a special talent or other contributions. [After all the carriage is only so large and traffic may be regular.] Like last time, the climate, weather and soil will be present, but I'd like to ask some of those talented with the fast growth of plants and trees to lend assistance. Anyone familiar with planning the layout of a seasonal garden in a relatively small space would also be appreciated.

Those who might be interested in preparing food fit for picnic meals, I would like to ask for your help. Though I have a general concept for this seasonal garden event, I would ask you to bring any ideas you have to me. What I've observed on my star may differ from others and anyone should feel welcome to add their ideas. I may also approach some of you but there is no obligation to agree to my requests.

[This is announced over the intercoms. But there will also be signs posted near the public ICPs in each carriage or in a proper obvious place with this message printed on it.

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Comments

[wewillwewill]

Just for a short while. It would be something that others may have picked up but it lasts very fleeting and Elidibus has the awareness to steel his control and focus once more. The matter seems handled and the garden's energy flow returns to normal. As normal as anything can be on the Voidtrecker Express anyway.

"So it seems. Though for me, it was fleeting." Not because of his immortality, this time. "...Compared to the time I've spent on the Voidtrecker Express. I am used to experiencing the uneven flow of time. There were others who seemed to find their worlds aligned consistent to the time they've experienced on this journey."

Which seems to mean nothing to Elidibus when it comes down to it; with infinite possibilities comes very little confirmation from patterns after all.

"As to differing realities and time, you have been informed correctly. Even now three different people bearing the same essence of one of my enemies are on this train. Not one of them possesses even the corporeal form of the person I know."

Timelines and realities. Well the former is within Elidibus's experience. The latter, the concept of voidspace seems to have layered on top of it. There is a moment when the Ascian seems to pause and mull over what the monk has said before next responding.

"Perhaps there is some small comfort in knowing somewhere, I succeeded, my brethren and people returned to me and my star made whole. Or that the world need not have been saved at all. But while I might take advantage of knowledge I can gain from the possibilities, I would not knowingly forsake my own version of reality and travel to another. For better or worse, my only world is the one I come from, its past and its future and the changes wrought to both. I will leave the decisions on what to do with the knowledge I can give or aid I would offer to those that come from that reality."

He looks at Sanzo again.

"How you come to view the others you encounter here, whether from other worlds entirely or the reflection of your reality is your choice. But it is one worth taking time to think over."

[smithandwesson]

It was a complicated experience to face. The concept of not only an infinite number of universes, but an unknown number that could be so very similar to his own that only skew in ways to make situations different enough. It made his mind race. Were he and his master even from the same universe? He remembered the words of someone he met here on the Voidtrecker, someone who had met the 'other Genjo' before him.

'Youse be being the same but different.'

The thought unsettled him.

But this was nothing that needed to be pushed upon a complete stranger that he met while setting up a garden. Instead politely nodding his head in response to the words of advice.

"I appreciate the warning," with that he looked up, violet eyes meeting the gaze of the mysterious man. "And I will do my best to keep your words in mind as we continue this journey."

[wewillwewill]

"You're welcome," Elidibus answers graciously. He hears the monk out and also nods. There is neither approval or satisfaction in his manner. Nor does he appear grateful to have Sanzo take his words seriously.

There is only a small matter of further advice.

"In the end, they are words. What you choose to do, how to feel about your circumstances will remain ultimately a path you must decide for yourself, regardless. I hope you will find the path which leads you best."

This time Elidibus will leave, that as his parting farewell.