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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!
faithfulsupport: (Checking this out)

[personal profile] faithfulsupport 2020-01-05 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
He realized Tony had an attack and should be resting not kissing him like that which would lead to things like getting his ass stroked. He could see that hungry look in the darker eyes and he knew he'd ultimately give in to whatever his lover wanted of course. "Do you?" the advisor asked amusedly. "Then I shall keep it in mind to wear more often."

He loved being pushed against the wall as Tony had done to him but he still worried the other man was in no real condition to do this right now. His eyes searched the others hoping against hope that the older man didn't plan on following through with this. But somehow he was pretty sure his lover meant business.
democratically: (pause)

[personal profile] democratically 2020-01-05 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
She nods lightly as she listens, not sensing any deception in the girl, although she has nothing to go on but her gut instinct, which usually proves to be quite true. Yet as Misa continues, Padmé finds herself leaning a little closer, inspecting her further. Wild Space she is familiar with, at least the term of it, but that could mean anything...

Still, nothing ventured is nothing gained, but what to ask? Naboo is known by some, although the most obvious question, at least to Padmé, would be to ask about the jewel of the Core worlds. "Are you familiar at all with a planet called Coruscant...?"
amery: (∞ This had better be worth my time)

[personal profile] amery 2020-01-05 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
"Well...alright then." Amery didn't look very convinced about trains--not about it being safe, but trains in general--but he took a step closer all the same.

"Are there many different worlds?" he asked, circling around to an earlier topic. He had so many questions, and he didn't know if there would be answers for all of them. Or acceptable answers, at least.
faithfulson: (Oh hell yes!)

[personal profile] faithfulson 2020-01-05 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
He was deep enough in the Force to sense where the different presences were around him. His father, raging like a black star, Cal and Misa, soft and gentle, and then... there was Telli. She was an odd sensation; like a thunderstorm about to roll over.

And then she goes and says stuff like that.

He let out a snort, wobbling slightly from the break in concentration, but managing to keep his pose.

"Fun for who, exactly?" he asked, allowing his consciousness to drift back to reality.
amery: (∞ All I hear is blah blah blah)

[personal profile] amery 2020-01-05 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
"This is...not exactly acceptable," Amery said. "I was in the middle of something rather important." Like a war. "There are people who are depending on me." And he couldn't very well just leave them hanging.

"What have we been taken for? Are we being held hostage?" Was he a prisoner of war now? Though, to be perfectly honest, none of this seemed even remotely like what the Ke'Han would do, unless this was some sort of elaborate illusion.
amery: (∞ This had better be worth my time)

[personal profile] amery 2020-01-05 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
"Indeed."

Amery hesitated for a moment, glancing at Will again, looking him over. He had to ask-- "Are you here on your own?" Not accompanied by anyone? No parents? Relatives?
democratically: (suspect)

[personal profile] democratically 2020-01-05 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
Some manner of military training? A guard, perhaps? He did jump to alert fairly quickly, which was not something that Padmé required. That he cut himself off was noted, but Padmé also didn't press. On Naboo, people could go by whatever name they desired, and others would call them that. Clearly he had some reason, even if she didn't call a Luke having had any interactions with her, at least to keep his last name cut off.

Padmé respected that, a nod given, accepting it as it was. Still, she couldn't help but have a little fun. "Just Luke it is then. And really. My name is fine. Unless one of these sections happens to hold a Senate within...?"
luckybucky: (WTF did I just remember?)

[personal profile] luckybucky 2020-01-05 04:25 am (UTC)(link)
The smile drops from Bucky's face like a stone, and the color in his face goes with it. "Mister Stark," he'd thought he'd seen someone familiar on the platform, while he'd been running from Steve, but...

"Oh, fuck," he whispers, and leans back against the nearest wall, rubbing a hand over his face.
faithfulson: (I may have made a mistake)

[personal profile] faithfulson 2020-01-05 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
Luke wasn't actually expecting him to talk, honestly. But he stayed and listened, remaining silent and letting Peter get out what he wanted to say.
orangewayfinder: (Just give me a minute)

[personal profile] orangewayfinder 2020-01-05 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
When she spoke he recalled her voice coming to him in the darkness. She..hadn't told him her name there but he recognized that voice. So this is where it got awkward when she said his name. "You..we've met before right?" He didn't want to say where.

He paused awkwardly.

Terra wasn't sure it was nice to meet him after where she'd met him..but he'd try. "You're..your name is Namine', right?"

Riku had better be right.
democratically: (require)

[personal profile] democratically 2020-01-05 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
She nods, thinking of her own parents and of her sister. Padmé has never been wed, has always put more stock in to her duties than a family. It's not that she never wants one, but the time has just never been right. "Do many find their families here?"
mtsilver_conquor: (Shatter me)

[personal profile] mtsilver_conquor 2020-01-05 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
She might not know much about Luke personally other than what she's seen on the train, but she knows his 'story' is famous to a number of people (but not enough about side story to know who or what Darth Vader is). That he wouldn't warn her if this wasn't Serious.

The wording is enough to draw several ideas and her mind automatically goes to Giovanni, to Archie and Maxie, to Cyrus, to Ghetsis - to all the major criminals and cult leaders and what they are capable of.

Intellectually, she knew it was only a matter of time. Emotionally? She's not ready for this, and Eva's eyes widen slightly before she blanks her face and squares her shoulders with a nod.

"Understood. Who is he? How... how dangerous are we talking?"
mtsilver_conquor: (Princess)

[personal profile] mtsilver_conquor 2020-01-05 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
There's an ear twitch before he sniffs the hand. As far as he knows right now, this is just another new person on the train. Another scent to store away as Ally, or at least Train-Person.
luckybucky: (A little happy)

[personal profile] luckybucky 2020-01-05 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
Instead of blushing, he flashes a wide grin. "Yeah? Well, I'll keep that in mind," he replies, and he absolutely means it. "Are your roommates easy to get rid of?" In case she felt like entertaining him when he came back.
hashtagparkerluck: (what was my combination?)

[personal profile] hashtagparkerluck 2020-01-05 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
"He was great." Peter recalls almost absently. "I really thought he just wanted to be my friend and I started talking more. Aunt May and Ben were so relieved. I've always been really smart for my age and kinda observant so even though I was ten I knew they were relieved when I actually made a friend." He's not entirely sure why he keeps bringing that up but it feels important. Maybe to really underline that it wasn't May or Ben's fault. How could they have possibly known? They're good people. They took Peter in when he lost his parents and they took care of him through the worst moments of his life.

"Anyway, his parents were divorced and his mom worked so I used to go to his house after school. He let me do whatever I wanted which was mostly watch science documentaries or just talk about things that interested me. Just one day while we were playing pool I was talking about how the balls kinda reminded me of the planets in the solar system and he pulled this box down from his closet and said that he had something that would get my mind off science for a while-that we always did what I wanted to do and he wanted to do something he wanted. I think about those words a lot. Now I think he only let me do what I wanted so that he could make me feel guilty when I tried to say no." He admits. Maybe some of those feelings are trying to seep back in, building just beneath the service of the imposed calm. That wasn't an important detail so maybe somehow he's still trying to stall.
runs_on_batteries: (huh curious)

[personal profile] runs_on_batteries 2020-01-05 04:58 am (UTC)(link)
Tony had definitely been weakened by what had happened to him, but this was likely him trying to prove to himself he wasn't some frail old man who just had an anxiety attack. Well, plus he was feeling close to Ignis for being so supportive.

After enjoying nothing but the two of them kissing heatedly for a few long moments, he drew back reluctantly. "Come on, we should.. uh.. go at least to my lab." He couldn't think straight enough to know just how far down the hall that was, but if they didn't move from this room immediately, he was going to be bending Ignis right over this table.

His hand found Ignis' and he tugged him toward the door.
luckybucky: (A little happy)

[personal profile] luckybucky 2020-01-05 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
He smiles as he listens, and perhaps surprisingly, doesn't get entirely too bored two seconds in. The plasma core has his brows lifting. "I guess that's why it's so warm, then? And I can assume you're part of the human population?" He's never seen aliens up close, and he certainly didn't think the ones from the Battle of New York were called Gungans. "It sounds like it must be a beautiful place. No wonder it's your home," he grins again.
luckybucky: (Are you fukin crazy?)

[personal profile] luckybucky 2020-01-05 05:16 am (UTC)(link)
Bucky blinks, looking up. "Wait... really? They were invented in the eighteen hundreds." What was this guy, his great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather?
dredefulchilde: (determined)

[personal profile] dredefulchilde 2020-01-05 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
An auction? Like a slave auction?

Something cold and angry hardens in Joscelin's face, and he suddenly looks far less childlike. Had this girl been a slave? Joscelin is determined that that never happen to her again.

"No. You're not going to be sold. We're prisoners in the sense that we cannot leave this train, but we're free to do as we will while we're here."
faithfulsupport: (But.. -r)

[personal profile] faithfulsupport 2020-01-05 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
He fought to keep in mind there was a glass wall and anyone could see them. But Tony had him currently backed up against the wall with no room to escape and their kisses were growing more insistent. Finally something broke through and the words that Ignis thought would be forthcoming (common sense like hey I just had an attack, let's cool it ones) were not heard. Instead his hand was being tugged on and they were leaving.

Maybe Ignis could talk some sense into the other along the way as they walked. It was tough to try and do so as they passed passenger after passenger and he of course was hoping not to run into either of the men that had upset Tony in the first place.
runs_on_batteries: (3419714 (13))

CW: Smut's a comin'

[personal profile] runs_on_batteries 2020-01-05 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
Tony ignored everyone as they left the quiet room. He had one goal in mind and it needed to be achieved, like, yesterday. Well, okay so it was achieved yesterday too but that wasn't the point.

He cursed when he came up to his workspace only to remember the door was busted. Thanks Peter, you numb-skull! Alright, change of plans. Tony shoved Ignis roughly into the nearest closet, practically tripping over the folding chair that had been precariously placed there. Oh now that gave him ideas. He sank down onto it and tugged Ignis right in his lap. "What's a gorgeous fellow like you doing in a place like this?" He teased. He was really checking if his boyfriend was feeling up to this as he searched the younger man's face for hesitation or doubt.
democratically: (reflects)

[personal profile] democratically 2020-01-05 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, but she can go on and on... About the food and the people, the history and the government. That part she is particularly well versed in, having been princess and queen before taking the role of senator.

"Yes. Warm, but not too hot. There are some worlds that are all sand, and others that are all ice." Neither of which Padmé enjoys although she would tolerate if the need came. She smiles, nodding her head. "The Gungans are quite different in appearance, but we both are working together for a better Naboo."

Which had not always been the case. They hadn't been hostile. Rather, they had just ignored each other. It is a laugh though, tutting. "Yes. I can see now that you do seek trouble."
faithfulsupport: (Really now.. -r)

[personal profile] faithfulsupport 2020-01-05 06:14 am (UTC)(link)
Relief went through Ignis as he saw the busted door. Okay good, time to just relax. Then his hand was tugged on again and off they went in another direction which happened to be a closet. Tony quickly made use of the chair and the advisor found himself tugged up onto the older man's lap.

"I.." he answered pretty flustered. "We..you should be relaxing darling. You've had an eventful day after all." Of course there was hesitation and doubt because the attacks always scared Ignis, even if Madoka happened to think he was so tough and never scared.

He was pretty sure his logic wasn't going to get through, and it wasn't that he didn't want Tony, Six knew he did. But it was the principle that the man should be relaxing in his arms or something not..doing this.
knifewithnoname: (are you sure now?)

[personal profile] knifewithnoname 2020-01-05 08:37 am (UTC)(link)
"I do no be thinking trains do be caring about ransom money." She pointed out with another eye roll.

"There do be being many people who do be being important in their worlds here and the train did no be taking any of them back. So I do no be thinking it will be taking you back."

No matter how rich her house was.
knifewithnoname: (listening)

[personal profile] knifewithnoname 2020-01-05 08:45 am (UTC)(link)
"No. I do no be having another name." She shook her head, "But you can be calling me whatever you do be wanting." If she didn't like Buttercup, she didn't mind.

She grinned, moving to sit on the chair next to Peggy.