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VoidTrecker Express Mods ([personal profile] voidtreckermods) wrote in [community profile] voidtreckerexpress2020-01-01 05:55 am

A New Platform [Intro Post January]

On the Train

After a very quiet latter half of the month of Catfish the calendar clicks over. Passengers wake up in their beds as usual to the passenger announcement. "Good morning passengers, it is day one of the month of domino.".

Those that have been on board a while know that new months usually come with new people and so the message a few hours later will not be a surprise. "Shortly arriving into a designated void platform. Exit from void imminent." A lurch and a jolt and they are soon surrounded by the fog that means they are at a platform.

It will come as a relief that no one leaves this time, no one with packed bags to walk silently towards the barriers.

Added to that the platform itself holds more people then it ever has before. Twenty one figures, all the colours are represented. The ground is icy and their breath pools in white clouds around them.

For New Passengers

At first all they can see if steam. Billowing around them as they come to their senses. They are standing, in clothes that are not their own, styles 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 but then the steam begins to fade and they realise they aren’t alone.

The platform is not large and it holds twenty one figures all facing the tracks, all dressed in cargo trousers and hoodies. The air is cold, the ground icy beneath your feet. Both left and right the tracks disappear into the mist. 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 into the cold step a selection of people. Some are human, some are less so. They are wearing the same hoodie in one of the four colours, red, orange, blue and purple.

The Train

The doors hiss open. Those from the train may encourage those on the platform to board. It’s not like there is 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 not be a good thing also it’s very cold out on the platform. The train is warmer.

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. The store rooms have been restocked and it seems that water chestnuts are the month of Domino’s ingredient of choice! Any of orange team who who go to check the luggage cart will find a parcel containing gingerbread snowflakes, decorated with icing. One for each of the orange team, including new members, come share in the reward!

New passengers will find their tickets allow 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 and you will hopefully find a pillow for your bed if it has not been nabbed by a roommate, there are also spare blankets for if it gets cold.

Departure

A second horn sounds to encourage any stragglers and the doors slide shut. Veteran passengers know what will happen next, they may wish to brief their new companions.

The train sets off, the fog obscuring the view 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."

Hopefully someone warns you that you really want to heed that warning because a moment later there is 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. The fog from the windows is gone now, replaced with a kaleidoscope of ever changing colours.

Welcome to voidspace!
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[personal profile] dredefulchilde 2020-01-03 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
“A Sonic whatnow?” Joscelin peers up at it inquisitively. “Looks like a toy torch with a few green LEDs, to me.”

The stranger has piqued his interest, though, so he sticks around.

“Why would the train be driven by a dead rockstar?”
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vader: talks to the pokemon

[personal profile] heavybreathing 2020-01-03 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
There is no shortage of creatures in the universe with varying degrees of Force sensitivity; he is not terribly surprised to find that one of the apparently elected leaders alongside his son has one as a familiar.

Not surprised, and not impressed; especially if it is ignoring its owner.

"I have never met a princess that obeyed orders." Even Trios had taken time to understand. He could not emote through the mask, and thus the raised eyebrow went unnoticed. "What do you believe you will accomplish, little one?"
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Re: Departure

[personal profile] marriedanidiot 2020-01-03 01:12 am (UTC)(link)

"Ah." The red-haired lady smiles at her. "It was my first time too, when I appeared on the platform last month. It is very different, isn't it?"

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Re: Platform

[personal profile] deductiongeek 2020-01-03 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
"A skateboard." Conan nods down at it. "I had one at home, and Tony just made me a new one."
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Re: /o/

[personal profile] stealsyourheart 2020-01-03 01:40 am (UTC)(link)

One last flourish and he swings around and sits up properly.

"Still rude." He says cheerfully, and raises an eyebrow to see him properly. "A ... spider person? That's new. Yo, I'm Kaito. Kaito Kuroba. Welcome to the kidnap train, I guess!"

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[personal profile] lightbranded 2020-01-03 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
"A pleasure to meet you as well." Will was all for formality on first meetings. It meant much less chance of accidentally offending anyone.(And when you lived in a world of complicated magical laws and intricate balances, that was often very important indeed.)

"Have you been here long?"
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[personal profile] deductiongeek 2020-01-03 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
He glances down at the board. "Not really. There's some space in the gym car, but not enough for anything that needs a lot of room."
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Departure

[personal profile] filmnotyetrated 2020-01-03 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
Wade grunts as the train rocks again. For something that made stops regularly, you'd think they would have figured out how to make it not suck. He should have just stayed asleep. Uhg.

The only plus is that he had only been bumped into once and nobody had thrown a punch at him. Yet. That was actually pretty good, given all of the energy he could feel from the long na- What was that?

Eyes narrowing through the mask, Deadpool spun in place, trying to place the tiny little noise he heard. Was there a mouse on board? There was some crazy bird person on the platform, so another furry probably wasn't that much of a stretch.

Oh, no, that's just a girl. Holy fuck did this train pick up adults? Apparently not.

He moves over slowly, just in case, and crouches down in front of the kids nook trying to stay well out of kicking range. Also just in case.

"Hey there, kid, you alright? You new? Someone bother you?"
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Re: Train~

[personal profile] stealsyourheart 2020-01-03 01:54 am (UTC)(link)

"S'ok, takes most people a while to figure out." He says and offers his hand. "I'm Kaito, Kaito Kuroba. Welcome to the kidnap train, I guess."

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Happy Hogan | OTA

[personal profile] misterhappy 2020-01-03 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
Platform

Happy's eyes opened a fog surrounding him. The person next to him might here an American swear word. "What the fuck?" Happy sounds pissed. He thought that maybe he fell and hit his head and dreamed the last 5-7 years. That would be good and bad because it would mean Tony wasn't dead and Morgan had her Dad back but on the other hand, he wouldn't have May or Peter. He loses either way and his head drops.

It's on then that he notices that he is wearing a purple hoodie and cargo pants which he most definitely did not have on yesterday. The wind goes whipping across the platform, making Happy shiver, seeing the Train for the first time.

Departure

Happy was sitting on the train, minding his own business when the train lurched, throwing him unceremoniously onto the floor. He sat there for a minute scratching his head before heaving himself up to stare out of the window into Space.

"Well, you don't see that every day."
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[personal profile] marriedanidiot 2020-01-03 02:08 am (UTC)(link)

"That's alright." She smiles at him. "Many folk do look - the curiosity is perfectly understandable! But I thought I would try and warn you beforehand. But goodness, you've been someplace like this before?"

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[personal profile] stealsyourheart 2020-01-03 02:08 am (UTC)(link)

"I can hear you coughing from outside the car." Kaito says dryly.

He notes the wary look. "I promise, this isn't the paint thinner the Detectives like - I even added sugar and that creamer stuff."

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Happy! | Platform

[personal profile] hashtagparkerluck 2020-01-03 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
Peter really should be inside. Not because he's sick but because cold and spider's don't really mix and damn is it cold out. But instead, he's standing by the train, squinting into the fog to see who the new passengers are. Is that?

He moves a little closer, sniffling and coughing, as he tries to get a better look. Holy shit! It is!

"Happy!" Peter cries out, rushing over to the man. "Man, I was not expecting to see you here. I mean, not that I'm not glad to see you-" cough. "-But I just wasn't expecting it. Oh hey, looks like we're on the same team!"
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Princess: Stares at Vader.

[personal profile] mtsilver_conquor 2020-01-03 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
Defence of his human, of course. Sharp eyes stare up at Vader, unafraid and confident he could take him on and win, and all too willing to have a staredown.

"Size you up for one," Eva says, but she makes no move to close the distance between her and her pokemon. Instead, her hand rests on his pokeball as she takes a moment to steady herself because ok. Psychic/Magic/Whatever display aside, this is a person. A fellow passenger who's in the same boat as them.

She loves Princess with all her heart, but the last thing she needs is Princess on edge because she's on edge. "Trying to intimidate you is another. Princess, come here."

His wings flick. He should obey. Should listen to his human. But he doesn't move from where he is. He's not turning his back on the human equivalent of a mewtwo. That would put Eva at risk.
Edited (words. I can words) 2020-01-03 02:12 (UTC)
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Platform

[personal profile] filmnotyetrated 2020-01-03 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
Wade inhales deeply, stepping down off the train. The nap had been great but 'fresh' air was even better. Even if it was weird mystical void air or whatever it was on these weird ass platforms.

He was just stretching his arms over his head when there was a voice. He absolutely did not jump and anybody who says they heard him shriek was a damn dirty liar.

Wheezing out a cloud from the cold air he turns around and clears his throat to try and regain his composure in front of a pretty lady. "What? No, not lost, just kidnapped." He waves a dismissive hand, oblivious to why that might be an alarming thing to say.
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[personal profile] luckybucky 2020-01-03 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
Bucky caught the first fist, no problem. His metal arm was plenty durable enough to handle it. The other hand, however, he had no good way to block. He takes the hit, full force, right to the face.

Okay. Now he's pissed. His metal hand squeezes, hard, on Tony's gauntlet, and he swings the other hand in low, aiming for the ribs as he tries to turn the table, to shove Tony back out into the hallway.
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[personal profile] marriedanidiot 2020-01-03 02:12 am (UTC)(link)

"That was also very rude, kindly don't poke around where you aren't invited."

Her look is exceptionally unimpressed - when one's husband has taken one's whole family off to war with Literal Satan (after kicking him off their front doorstep), it takes a LOT to phase Nerdanel. Her mind is old and heavy, a weight of earth and stone in complex interlocking puzzles that slide firmly in place at the brief intrusion - a door shutting firmly in his face.

"Irregardless, it is both immature and rude to broadcast your dissatisfaction to all and sundry. The young empath on board can hardly help being young - and I'm sure she is not the only one. You are hardly the only person who does not want to be here."

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[personal profile] themasterthief 2020-01-03 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
The sneak thief's eyes narrowed further as the kid sat up properly. He would have made a reply about the 'spider person' comment but then it hit him. That name. He recognized it. "MagicKaito. You're..."

Here.

But he didn't say it because he was suddenly struck by how young and normal the kid looked. No goblin features. No furry manticore. Not even some other temporary switch-up monster. He had never seen the kid this way before.

And then it hit him again.

"You don't know who or what I am?"
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[personal profile] filmnotyetrated 2020-01-03 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh don't worry how I know about it, nobody ever likes that answer." He waves a hand, sliding on passed that. "I'm not much of a fan of him either, I thought he'd be all cool but he's just short and rude to me. He's just mad I'm a cooler mom than he is." Another hand wave.

"Never mind that, I told you my names Wade, Wade Wilson. Professionally I go by Deadpool but you probably haven't heard from me. The MCU continuity is all fucked up, you know? So many arguments over rights and characters, its a mess. Lucky for you, you aren't on Stark's team." Wade reaches over to pluck at the purple hoodie. "Means you don't have to deal with him on the regs. Surprisingly easy to avoid people on here."
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[personal profile] stealsyourheart 2020-01-03 02:24 am (UTC)(link)

He blinks at him. "That's my stage name, yeah. You've heard of me? I'm pretty sure we don't have spider ... scorpion... type people in my world though. Sorry, I don't recognise you at all."

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[personal profile] littlepaperbird 2020-01-03 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
His smile never falters as he listens to her patiently. He made a sort of chattering bird sound as she admits she'd never seen anything like him before. By his demeanor, it seemed to be a laugh, or something related to one.

"It is quite alright - I'm quite used to it." After he proved he was around to help rather than to cause issue, there was always a period of time where the kids of the village would swarm him and look at his talons, tug at his feathers, ask him questions. "I am a kenku. Many of my people have black feathers like this," he spread an arm out and pushed a sleeve up to show his feathers. "Some of my people are lucky and have colorful feathers. Reds or blues or other colors." Yes, like cardinals or blue-jays or what have you. He put his sleeve back down and pocketed his hands again.
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Departure

[personal profile] really_sketchy 2020-01-03 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
"It is. I've seen trains before and I've always wanted to ride one but I didn't think it'd be like this." It was a little more dizzying than she had imagined though that might just be this train.

"Do you... like it here?"
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[personal profile] really_sketchy 2020-01-03 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, there's room out here. Why not skate here?" She looked around and while there were a few people still on the platform, many had funneled inside.

"Can I watch? I've always wanted to see."
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[personal profile] littlepaperbird 2020-01-03 02:32 am (UTC)(link)
Paper looked at himself, confused, then back up to the elfin woman before him.

"A kenku, not a bird." He blinked up to her. He would mimic the question back to her, but he could see she was clearly an elf. He could see through illusions, so the question was a bit silly.

"You're quite fair: you could very well be of the royal line of Lorelai. You don't have their hair, though."
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[personal profile] marriedanidiot 2020-01-03 02:33 am (UTC)(link)

Her mind is earth and stone, grounded and patient, old as the mountains and strong. The soul at the other end is... curious.

Ah. I am Nerdanel, and this is called a train. The Void Train, I have heard some of the young ones call it, for it travels through a void. As to why... that, no one knows. Where are you, youngling? I will come to you.