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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!
themasterthief: (♠ a loner by nature.)

[personal profile] themasterthief 2020-01-03 07:31 am (UTC)(link)
Well there went that idea. He would just go with the young lady's wishes and keep it simple. "Fair enough."

He shifted again in that uncertain manner and looked around. There wasn't much in the hallway but them and Garrett's discarded boots for the moment but it was becoming apparent that he wasn't used to staying out where he was exposed for very long. Train life was going to be hard on him.

That, and he wasn't sure where the conversation went from there. Again, not good at this talking thing.
themasterthief: (♠ harvestman.)

[personal profile] themasterthief 2020-01-03 07:54 am (UTC)(link)
"...relatives?" Although the explanation given didn't make it sound that way it was also the easiest and most likely cause of someone being described as looking like themselves. Right? Sure.

Garrett's eyes flicked to the metal arm. Shiny. Was it actually a prosthetic or a really well made piece of armor? It moved so fluidly for a prosthetic. In his world he'd only seen prototypes of something like this. In Ryslig... well, he had to admit, the metal arm kind of reminded him of someone he was actually fond of.

"Yeah, small kid. Extremely polite." He said absently. "Is that thaumatech?" He looked up and realized where Bucky's eyes were looking. It made him uncomfortable and he shifted in his unease. The pincers at his shoulders opened and closed unconsciously, a nervous tick. And his four spider legs? Well, it was easier to escape if they were ready to move him out of the way so they unfolded slowly and stretched towards the walls.
shockinglycaffeinated: (You can count on me to misbehave)

[personal profile] shockinglycaffeinated 2020-01-03 07:55 am (UTC)(link)
Was that really the best response he could come up with? How sad. Telli arched a brow as she studied the man in front of her and she absently noted the metal arm. Interesting.

"Darling, if I was alarmed you'd be embedded in the carriage wall." She gave him another once over, "You're one of the new arrivals, correct?"
luckybucky: (So confused and innocent)

[personal profile] luckybucky 2020-01-03 08:10 am (UTC)(link)
Bucky shook his head. "No, we'd never met before. It was... weird, to say the least," he smiled a little.

His gaze doesn't leave the moving limbs as Garrett speaks, but before he's done stretching out, Bucky's attention goes back to the man's face. "No," he assumes Garrett's talking about the arm. "Hydra fitted me with it while holding me prisoner. It's made of a vibranium alloy. Uh, a really strong metal," because even in his world most people didn't know what vibranium was.

"You okay?" he asks, nodding towards Garrett's extra limbs. The man hasn't done anything particularly threatening yet, so Bucky assumes that's not his intent.
luckybucky: (A little happy)

[personal profile] luckybucky 2020-01-03 08:22 am (UTC)(link)
He hadn't exactly come here with the intention of flirting, okay? And he was super out of practice.

He did lift a brow at the idea that she could best him so easily. "I am," he replied easily. "And not as easy to deal with as you seem to think."
thinhammer: (let me consider this)

[personal profile] thinhammer 2020-01-03 08:29 am (UTC)(link)
Huh.

[ Naruto is a little uncertain of how to react now. He called the guy a smart ass which usually leads to chiding or some kind of apologise-and-then-I'll-tell-you situation.. or at least it usually does with the kind of people Naruto called a smart ass back home. Things are clearly very different here. ]

That makes sense, I guess. [ All previous acidity is lost from his voice, replaced only by a folding of his arms and a resignation to accept things as they are. There's still a slight pout on him, but something about it seems to say that it might just be how his face looks. ] If there was ever a fire where I'm from, people who had water chakra would just put it out, y'know. Like, water would come outta their mouths and stuff. But I guess.. you guys don't have that kinda stuff here.

[ He looks to Inigo then, clearly looking for confirmation. ]
rieper: (profile.)

[personal profile] rieper 2020-01-03 08:38 am (UTC)(link)
The hitman's ticket appeared from his jacket pocket into his hand after she mentioned showing the tickets to the stiles. He frowned thoughtfully at it for a moment. Then it disappeared back into his pocket.

He turned to gaze at the stiles themselves next. So they were programmed to let certain people in and out. There had to be a way to access that. Or hack it.

He wouldn't bother to try what she admitted to already trying, not now, not without a plan to make it work first. But it was interesting information that was safely tucked away into a corner of his mind.

"Is that so?" he replied idly. In the same manner as someone responding to a phone conversation they were only half listening to.
thinhammer: (let's go already!!!)

[personal profile] thinhammer 2020-01-03 08:40 am (UTC)(link)
Perfect, Naruto thinks. This kid looks to be a similar-ish age to him (which, to Naruto's skewed sense of age, could mean he looks anywhere from a middle aged man to a literal baby) and therefore has a lot more of Naruto's respect and trust than is warranted for a first meeting. So Naruto has zero intentions of holding back. It's honestly kind of a surprise it's taken so long for this particular buzzword to feature.

"Ramen." He says bluntly, not thinking for even a moment that anyone might not know what it is. "I dunno what kinda ingredients you got, but I'm not fussy what kind. Tonkotsu is my favourite, though. If you've got the stuff for that."
rieper: (profile. talking.)

[personal profile] rieper 2020-01-03 08:43 am (UTC)(link)
That wasn't the first time he'd been accused of acquiring a sense of humor but it was the first time it was said by someone other than Diana teasing him about it. It sounded more genuine, too. He raised an eyebrow skeptically.

"I'm not sure how the two of those are connected." Well, it was a genuine response at least.
thinhammer: (uh actually)

[personal profile] thinhammer 2020-01-03 08:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ He looks at the fire extinguisher and all he can think is that it looks.. clunky. Like it would be a hassle to pick up and wield in the event of a fire tearing through the train. He's seen fire before, okay, he knows how fast it spreads.

Naruto picks up on the accent, but since Japan isn't a thing where he's from and all he knows is the shinobi world, he obviously assumes that Hattori must also be some kind of ninja?? That sounds right.

To test his theory Naruto sidebars his studying of the reading material on board and instead leans over the table. ]


There's a lotta stuff here that seems kinda pointless to a shinobi-- like fuh.. first aid? Healin' and stuff, right? People can't just do that already??
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thinhammer: (uhh.... okay??)

[personal profile] thinhammer 2020-01-03 08:51 am (UTC)(link)
Naruto honestly hadn't even noticed Marcus there upon his clambering to the top bunk, so when he hears a voice he looks around for the source of it, and then has to hang his head down over the side to peer at the guy sitting below.

Naruto has never seen a gun before, and if he had he might perhaps be a little wary of this spooky guy who doesn't sleep and wanders around brandishing a gun. But he's not, even a little bit.


"That's kinda weird. That ya don't sleep, I mean. Sleepin' is great."

He apparently did not hear the part about not bothering him.
thinhammer: (hee)

[personal profile] thinhammer 2020-01-03 08:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ See, this is what Naruto needs. A good, responsible adult who doesn't mess around with laughing at the way he pronounces things or berate him for being loud, just tells him what he needs to know with no nonsense or fuss and even shows him something cool for his trouble. What a blessing Wade is.

Naruto gets up and follows without question, scurrying past to catch up with Wade's head-start, till he's peering over his shoulder to get a good look at this ""extinguisher"". ]


Oh- I'm Naruto! Who're you? Are ya like.. a leader or somethin'?

[ He knows they don't have jounin here, and probably not teachers either. They certainly don't have Hokage, so 'leader' is the only word he can come up with that these people might understand. Wade is clearly responsible enough to be teaching him important things, therefore he must be in some kind of figure of authority... right? ]
themasterthief: (♠ a thief's hands.)

[personal profile] themasterthief 2020-01-03 09:01 am (UTC)(link)
That did sound weird. Garrett would realize just how weird once he ran into the other guy. Faces shouldn't be that similar coming from different families. Worlds even. It was uncanny.

"Oh." Beat. "It looks a little like thaumatech." Although Garrett was hardly an expert on thaumatech considering it wasn't from his world. But from what he had been explained that was kind of similar to the Gauntlet Rosch had talked about.

The limbs froze in place. And then Garrett slowly forced them to fold back into place and stay still again. "I'm fine." As long as no one screamed Monster! and rushed at him with a pitchfork.

That had happened once. Good times.
thinhammer: (phew)

[personal profile] thinhammer 2020-01-03 09:01 am (UTC)(link)
[ Naruto shudders as the train calms down it's weaving, and gratefully accepts the bucket to cuddle it against his chest. ]

Blgh- [ Is his answer at first, as he's pretty certain he's juuuust about to throw up-- but again, nothing comes. ]

Aah, I dunno about that.. There's nothin' out there worth lookin' at anyway.. but how do people get used to this thing throwin' itself around like that, huh?
thinhammer: its probably a bird, there are no planes in ninja land (is that a bird or a plane)

[personal profile] thinhammer 2020-01-03 09:09 am (UTC)(link)
"Uhh," Naruto mumbles, because it's been maybe fifteen minutes since he was very much in his own world and everything is. Surreal, to say the least. A cat girl definitely falls into the 'surreal' category for sure.

Naruto is also wearing purple, but he has zero intention of wearing purple for long and so when she mentions she's a leader of all the people who wear purple, he kind of scrunches up his nose.


"How did ya become leader?" The question blurts out of him, but once it's hanging in the air he finds himself genuinely curious. He's got designs on being a leader in his world, after all. Call it homework.
thinhammer: (HEH HEH HEH)

[personal profile] thinhammer 2020-01-03 09:15 am (UTC)(link)
[ People being smart at him usually raises Naruto's hackles, but something about the way she says it - explains it in a way that makes the word not only make sense but also memorable - cools his jets as he looks up at her with all the patience of a teenager learning something new; not much, but enough. ]

I never needed 'em back where I'm from, but I guess in a place like this they're pretty useful.

[ A memory or a thought reaches him and he laughs suddenly. ]

If some of the people I knew were here, the place'd be on fire every day, y'know.
luckybucky: (Sorry)

[personal profile] luckybucky 2020-01-03 09:23 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, he still has no idea what thaumatech is, but he's not going to ask. Bucky gestured for Garrett to come inside, offering a lopsided smile.

"If there's one place you should be able to stretch out, it's your own room, right?" It's maybe an attempt at a joke about how goddamn small their room actually is. Besides, after everything he's seen today, a dude with what looks like insect legs coming out of his back is not nearly as weird as it should be.
themasterthief: (♠ soft expression 01.)

[personal profile] themasterthief 2020-01-03 09:41 am (UTC)(link)
Garrett hesitated at the invitation. While he sensed no ill intent from the other man it was still a small space and it made Garrett uncomfortable. He supposed he'd been in worse though.

He stepped forward and let the door slide shut behind him. At least it was just the two of them for now.

The startings of a wry smile appeared at the joke. He was definitely going to take it as a joke. "It is nice to have a large space to call your own." This kind of conversation he could handle. Sarcasm was his favorite game.
enthunder: (heh ☇ good one)

[personal profile] enthunder 2020-01-03 11:39 am (UTC)(link)
Waiting for something that feels right? [ Being a once suddenly orphaned teenager who thought that Lightning would be a great new name to proclaim how completely ready she was to be an adult, she understands not wanting to name it impulsively. ]
marriedanidiot: (Nerdanel)

Departure

[personal profile] marriedanidiot 2020-01-03 12:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"No - although I'd advise not to stare out the window, as the lights are known to give one quite the splitting headache!" The redhaired woman in a nearby seat advises.
marriedanidiot: (mother)

[personal profile] marriedanidiot 2020-01-03 12:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She rubs his back soothingly ]

The same way one gets used to anything, I suppose! With time, and practice.
kumoko: (what is this feeling)

o7

[personal profile] kumoko 2020-01-03 02:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Great, job done, next teammawhy does he have so many legs. Unlike Garrett, she reacted to the presence of another arachnid with rather more panic, and almost missed his refusal of the biscuit in her sudden leap backwards.

Which, of course, left him holding out the gingerbread, but. Well. With a spider lifting razor-sharp scythe limbs defensively in front of him, maybe the gingerbread was the least of his worries.

Look, she had never met another spider that didn't immediately try to kill her, okay? Even if half of him was a cute guy!
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[personal profile] thebiggestguy 2020-01-03 02:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's a void train." Dread shrugged, which at his size sort of looked like a mountain moving, to indicate the bird was welcome to take from that description whatever he liked. "Definitely not normal."
stealsyourheart: (search by moonlight)

[personal profile] stealsyourheart 2020-01-03 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"Which one?" He grins apologetically. "I've been told I talk too much." Usually by Conan.

"Can't do any harm to ask. We've got an actual spider on board who may be magic too." SHRUG. Life on board is weird.
stealsyourheart: (rose)

[personal profile] stealsyourheart 2020-01-03 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
He shrugs, hands behind his back as he surveys the platform.

(Is he looking for someone in particular? He'll never tell)

"You took the time to play with me." He points out. "You could've told me to get lost, or ignored me." He slides him a grin. "Figure that means you're actually quite nice. Probably have a sense of fun."