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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] filmnotyetrated 2020-01-03 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah okay, stow the shit, Spidey. You always want to eat, you're a growing boy. Any time I see you, you've gotten into something. If you're fine and not sick, what's with all the coughing and sneezing, huh? Checkmate, point Deadpool." Wade rambled, nudging Peter's leg with his foot in triumph. Fuckin' beat that infallible logic, kid.

"You should be laying low and getting better, before you get the whole train sick. Don't you think?"
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[personal profile] mtsilver_conquor 2020-01-03 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
"Princess is a pippi- a rare species native to my world and just one of the cuter examples of pokemon in general," Eva says as she takes the closest free seat. If she notices him shift his arm, she doesn't comment. "Some of his instincts are feline and some are rabbit-like. He's pretty typical for his species though, at least at the stage in life. I'm Eva Iden'no, by the way. It's nice to meet you."

There's a short bow, along with a bright grin.
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[personal profile] themasterthief 2020-01-03 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
"Not from your world," he replied. "But another kind of like this. Minus the train. And more...monsters. Like me. And you were...a goblin."

It was a little late to take it back, but the thought did occur to him that maybe he should have just left well enough alone. The kid probably didn't need to know about Ryslig or what he had gone through there if he no longer had those memories. Lucky kid.

Kaito seemed so carefree, energetic. Just a kid. Was it a facade? He knew the Phantom Kid was just a mask. Kaito could have worn others as well.

Garrett honestly hoped this cheerfulness wasn't just a mask.
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[personal profile] stealsyourheart 2020-01-03 02:36 am (UTC)(link)

Kaito pulls a face at him. "Where am I going to use it? The train's not a good place for that sort of thing. Tony-san's helping me with some of my smaller gadgets."

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[personal profile] stealsyourheart 2020-01-03 02:37 am (UTC)(link)

Kaito eyes him and lifts an eyebrow.

"I can never tell if you're joking, Man-in-Black-san. But I know you have a sense of humor, you're too good a snowball fight player not to have!"

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[personal profile] afterburner 2020-01-03 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, give him a hard time, mostly." Again, she flat out admitted to being a pain in the ass. Renee shrugged. Tony had been dealing with it for a while, so it was fine, right?

"Ain't that the truth," Renee muttered. "Sounds like you know what that means, eh? Yeah, I do, actually. Safe enough, despite being around a bunch of weird folks. Like the dude who's at least seven feet tall and built like a brick shithouse. Or the guy with a fireball for a head. Legit. You can roast marshmallows on it." Because Prisoner had let her. They were even edible, to her surprise...
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[personal profile] mtsilver_conquor 2020-01-03 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
Eva's grin only widens at the extra responses. "You're going to have a lot of fun with that aren't you?"

She doesn't doubt it at all. "We'll have to gather the team in the next few days and have a proper party too at some point."

Look, the gingerbread is nice, but come on, they should celebrate disrupting red's streak.
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[personal profile] filmnotyetrated 2020-01-03 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
"That's the one, how'd you know?" Wade says, leaning over to watch the Doctor continue to shine his spacey little flashlight on a blank wall. "Too bad, though. Would have been a cool plot if this was all Whoniverse." He sighs. That would have been such a cool crossover, Doctor Who with the MCU/XMCU he was from. Maybe even have a custom companion in there somewhere.

Oh well.

"Hey, I'm not the brightest crayon in the shed, but wouldn't scanning one of the little computers do you better than the wall? We don't have any spooky cracks here." There's a brief pause before Wade bursts into giggles at his own unintended innuendo. He wipes at an imaginary tear over the mask, whispering 'spooky cracks, hehe' to himself.
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[personal profile] tholes 2020-01-03 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
Steve has been poking around the various train cars quietly, memorizing the exits and entrances to his new, very very temporary home, and basically just trying to keep an eye on Bucky without actually looking like that's what he's doing. Or breaching the guy's personal space. He can totally back off and still look out for his best friend. Maybe.

Except that pesky enhanced hearing can make out the sound of arguing when he gets even a little remotely close to the kitchen area. And, naturally, the first thing he sees is a scuffle between Tony and Bucky. So. Maybe. Possibly. Steve naturally gets a little. Upset.

"What the fuck is going on?" Yes, Tony. That's cussing. It's also Steve's large frame trying to insert itself between the two combatants - regardless of if everyone spills out into the hallway or remains in the kitchen.
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[personal profile] afterburner 2020-01-03 02:46 am (UTC)(link)
"Pete, I love you like a brother," Renee mutters, mostly to herself. "But I swear if you get me sick somehow...I'm gonna hold you upside down by your ankles and shake you 'til the loose change falls out of your pockets."

She'd have to catch him first, and there's where the threat gets empty. She knows darn well Pete's faster than she is. Still, it's the principle of the thing...

"Yeah?" That has her expression turning a bit more sympathetic. "Yeah, I can get that. I sort of hope one of my brothers will show, but...I also hope not. They've got their own lives, you know? They deserve to live them, not be stuck here." Which means Renee thinks that she probably belongs here. Accurate.
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[personal profile] mtsilver_conquor 2020-01-03 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
Eva brightens, just a little. Finally someone with manners. Proper manners too, even if she feels -sama is a bit over the top, but it's not like she hasn't had it attached to her name before.

"I do, yes." There's a grin - he's probably from Peter's world, or one like it, but whatever. Someone who knows of pokemon is always welcome news. "Princess is a pippi - klefari?- whatever. He's a pippi and he's the only one I have with me. You'll see him around the train."
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Departure

[personal profile] dredefulchilde 2020-01-03 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
There’s a little boy who looks barely three or four years older than Morgan Stark sitting in the same carriage as Happy, nose deep in an extremely thick volume that appears to be written in French. He looks up when the train jolts forward and laughs as an adult man is tipped out of his seat and onto the floor.

“I wouldn’t look out the windows if I were you. Not unless you want a beastly headache.”
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[personal profile] afterburner 2020-01-03 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
"Wish I knew. Seems like it means something, but I haven't figured it out yet. Tells us what kind of missions we go on, though, that sort of thing. I assume it's kinda tailored to our skill set, then."

Renee shrugs, though. She doesn't even mind BD staring--assuming she's noticed that in the first place. Then again, she's sneaking glances right back at him.

"Also, it's been entirely random so far, where the train's been. I've been around for...two actual missions? First one was punching goblins, mostly, for me. Second one was either rounding up dinosaurs or piloting space fighters to blow up asteroids. The planet was going to be destroyed, so we were trying to evacuate people safely."
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Re: Departure

[personal profile] marriedanidiot 2020-01-03 02:51 am (UTC)(link)

"Then you are more fortunate than I! I did not even know what a train was, before."

She considers the question and nods. "I do, mostly. It is very strange, but folk are kindly disposed, for the most part, and I am fortunate to have some of my family here." Beyond all hope, they are returned to her, the lost and forsaken, three of her sons and her wayward husband.

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[personal profile] faithfulson 2020-01-03 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
Luke gave him a level gaze for a long moment, before a small smile came to his face.

"I know you won't," he replied simply. "And I mean it when I say nothing like what happened to you will happen here. It's a small space, and we look out for each other."

He paused then, offering Bucky his metal hand to shake.

"I'm Luke Skywalker."
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[personal profile] tholes 2020-01-03 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
The Train

[ Steve has already gotten a glimpse of what lies inside the Express thanks to trying to chase another passenger down. But said passenger has made it excruciatingly clear that he wants his space, wants Steve to stay away, and Steve has very reluctantly promised to ... try and do that. It's the very least of what he owes Bucky Barnes, honestly.

What he needs is a good distraction, so have the artist formerly known as Captain America poking his head into random public areas. He might stumble into a sleeping car or two, as well, since he's trying to get a good mental layout of this strange place. ]



Departure

[ He doesn't expect the jolt. There are so many people milling around, it seems rude to take up space on a seat when he's perfectly fine standing. Which is a Problem when the train lurches up and Steve finds himself careening into something - or someone else.

He's on his feet fairly quickly, though, and turns immediately to inspect the damage - or offer a hand in assistance. ]
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[personal profile] faithfulson 2020-01-03 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
Luke gave his hand another squeeze after a moment, smiling gently as he felt Peter's nerves slowly unwind themselves from the knots they always seemed to be in. This was way too much anxiety for one teenager to deal with; maybe he needed to bring it up with Mr. Stark. They were from a similar world, right?

"Better?" he asked softly.
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[personal profile] mtsilver_conquor 2020-01-03 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
The lure of food is always welcome, and Princes is all too willing to sniff at the offering - and at 47, too.

But the more important thing is the food and after another sniff, there's a nibble at it.
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[personal profile] marriedanidiot 2020-01-03 02:54 am (UTC)(link)

She tips her head curiously.

"What is a kenku? That is to say, you are, obviously, but are you a bird-like race, or... ?" Sometimes, the Noldo in her is very obvious.

She drops a small curtsy. "Thank you for saying so - I am considered quite plain, for one of my folk!" And well she knows it - her hands are calloused and strong, her shoulders broad, her skin freckled. Not at all a classical Noldor beauty. "And I fear I am no royal, excepting by marriage. I do not know the house of Lorelai - I am Nerdanel Mahtaniel, of the House of Feanaro." She supposes she has forgiven him enough to name herself of that house again - he is working so hard at trying to patch things up, it seems churlish not to, when she herself, hypocrite that she is, never broke the marriage bond.

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[personal profile] stealsyourheart 2020-01-03 02:56 am (UTC)(link)

He blinks, sitting up straight, something of the focus of the thief sharpening his eyes.

"Another world? I don't remember being anywhere other than here, and... well. Home, obviously. Not that I'm saying you're lying, you know. It's just... I'd have thought I'd remember, if I was kidnapped and... turned into a goblin." W h a t the hell.

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[personal profile] sensitiveapple 2020-01-03 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
It is a droid! An honest-to-Force droid. It's small, but that's alright. It doesn't look like it can do much, but she's not sure what 'much' there is to do on this train.

But the droid seems to be talking with a human. Male. That's not good. That is not good at all. But, he has a droid and that's the first familiar thing from home that she's seen.

"I'm sorry, sir. I didn't think this train had droids." She says not looking him in the eye.
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[personal profile] sensitiveapple 2020-01-03 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, I doubt that. But what's a demon? And what system are they from?" She asks, distracted for the moment, away from her own worries. After all, this is a talking book.

"I didn't think the New Republic allowed Overlords?" She cocks her head to the side. "Or are you from the Rim?"
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[personal profile] faithfulson 2020-01-03 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
Luke stared for a moment, feeling like the air got sucked out of his lungs. She was real; his eyes weren't playing tricks on him! He finally snapped out of it, shaking his head, and an apologetic look flashed across his face as he bowed slightly.

"W-we haven't, senator," he answered. "I... I greatly admire your work. It's an honor to get to meet you."

That wasn't what he wanted to say. He wanted to blurt out that he was her son, that he had longed to meet her from the moment his father first told him her name. The words didn't -- couldn't -- make it out of his mouth; his mother was an advocate of peace and democracy. What the galaxy became in the 20 years since her death would break her heart, and... how would she feel about him? Knowing that he was in the middle of the Empire that replaced the Republic?

Would she hate him?

He swallowed hard, pulling himself up, peering up at her as he did so, trying to gauge her mood.
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[personal profile] justbecawsican 2020-01-03 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
"Not...precisely like this. It's...connected to my world, let's say. But it's not something most folk can access? You have to pierce the Veil and then travel...the Dark Umbra looks a little bit like this..."

Bran wasn't entirely certain why he was explaining this to the lady Elf, save for the fact if they'd ever been on his Earth, they weren't any longer. Which, in his mind, was a damn pity. They'd probably be wonderful allies, if they had been...

"Just enough to make me uncomfortable, I guess." He laughed lamely at that.
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[personal profile] faithfulson 2020-01-03 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
"Not a system, or hyperspace," Luke explained, frowning in thought. He was trying to figure out what planet she could possibly be from by the names she gave, but it really could be anywhere. "We're in a void that exists between realities. Something pulled us here, but we don't know what that is yet."