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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!
badassfreakingoverlord: (prinny dood)

[personal profile] badassfreakingoverlord 2020-01-11 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
"What's YOUR answer then?!" the book grumbled.

The Prinny, on the other hand, slapped a flipper to its chest. "The name's Red, dood. A loyal servitor Prinny of the Overlord!"
signseeker: (pic#13626740)

[personal profile] signseeker 2020-01-11 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
"That's the trouble. I don't see any kind of hole for it to go."

Will thought it was really quite curious. Were keys really so different in this place?
deductiongeek: (pic#7682542)

[personal profile] deductiongeek 2020-01-11 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
He doesn't trigger the motor yet. First he tests out the skateboard, guiding it around the platform at different speeds and feeling where the balance was.
badassfreakingoverlord: (Badass zoomout)

[personal profile] badassfreakingoverlord 2020-01-11 12:35 am (UTC)(link)
"Hey, the way I see it, there IS no good time to try it, because stuff like that is crap." Zetta did look forward to throwing this back in the kids' faces, though. Suck it, Elfnein and Romeo! "No, the real reason for you to help is to get in good with the true power on this train while sticking it to the people who think being in charge means being all 'blah blah blah we're jerks and we weren't elected by you but we still claim we should be in power democratically'."
onehandsomeslickninja: (what?!)

[personal profile] onehandsomeslickninja 2020-01-11 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
"But why are you making the laws if there's a queen?" For as close as the various nations of his world had become, each was sovereign and negotiations were handled by the monarchs. (It helped that they were all friends, but still. It had never been different.)
really_sketchy: Kingdom Hearts 3 (Sun shine.)

[personal profile] really_sketchy 2020-01-11 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
Naminé clapped her hands together and smiled as he moved in simple circles. This was really all she was expecting to see.
shockinglycaffeinated: (Got you wrapped around my finger babe)

[personal profile] shockinglycaffeinated 2020-01-11 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
"I was afraid that was the case, he doesn't feel right in the Force but I doubt Luke gave any thought to ensuring this was 'our' version of Lord Vader."

Her voice and expression showed how idiotic she considered that lack of caution, but she really wasn't surprised.

"I can feel that the meeting didn't go as well as Luke probably hoped. His Force signature isn't his typical bright happiness but he's keeping himself hidden. Knowing he's on the train though does help though."

She turned to the man standing next to Tony and extends a hand, "I'm Telli by the way, you must be Ignis?"
azrthmtrnznthos: (....really?)

[personal profile] azrthmtrnznthos 2020-01-11 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
"Sort of. We're all definitely not a family though. Nor are we all here by choice. But we do try to, and somewhat have, to work together."
shockinglycaffeinated: (You say that I'm kinda difficult)

[personal profile] shockinglycaffeinated 2020-01-11 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
The beeping of the droid was familiar enough that Telli didn't think anything of it, DV was Luke's constant companion back home and she had an understanding with the droid about how she'd acknowledge him after a suffient amount of caff was ingested. That the beeps were in a different tone hadn't registered, and she didn't understand binary anyway, so her brain just flagged it as Deal With Later.

The strange voice behind her however, that startled her. Telli jumped and started to spin around to face whoever was behind her, her concentration slipping for just a moment. Unfortunately that moment allowed a spark of energy to turn into a bolt of blue lightning that struck the coffee machine between her and the droid.

The glass coffee pot shattered from the lightning and sent glass flying through the air, the machine began emitting plumes of smoke, and Telli could only stare at the inadvertant destruction she'd caused before uttering a heartfelt, "Kriff!"
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[personal profile] shockinglycaffeinated 2020-01-11 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
Oooh, he was going to flirt back this time? How exciting!

"If the incentive is enough I'm willing to put forth the effort of ensuring they're elsewhere."
shockinglycaffeinated: (Primadonna girl)

[personal profile] shockinglycaffeinated 2020-01-11 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
New Republic? Telli was about to ask what exactly the girl was talking about but stopped herself. She was from Luke's future, maybe this girl was from even farther into the future?

"What year is it for you?"
Edited (herp derp, had a moment of dumb) 2020-01-11 03:12 (UTC)
shockinglycaffeinated: (Got you wrapped around my finger babe)

[personal profile] shockinglycaffeinated 2020-01-11 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
"Why me of course. Unless you'd allow me to sell tickets." She lowered herself to the floor before him so they were on a slightly more even level and sent him a sunny smile.

"I'd share the profits with you, of course."
sensitiveapple: (dressed up)

[personal profile] sensitiveapple 2020-01-11 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
Misa frowns. "26 ABY." She says. "Why?" She asks, confused.

The Battle of Yavin had been very decisive in the Rebel Alliance's eventual victory over the Empire. She doesn't know why they don't use Endor, though. That was far more important.
luckybucky: (That was super cute)

[personal profile] luckybucky 2020-01-11 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
Bucky laughs warmly, giving Inigo a gentle slap on the back. "I'm sure she'd say so," he agrees warmly. "It's a point of pride, teaching a younger sibling how to properly sass their elders."
so_dark_a_road: (green army jacket)

[personal profile] so_dark_a_road 2020-01-11 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
"You can tell that from tasting the metal? Hmm, maybe I've been missing something by not doing the taste test." Still smiling, he mimes licking his lips. "Of course, I wouldn't have anything to compare it to except the metal of Arda, my world. That's not a large enough sample. But say, what are you tasting? A hint of what, exactly?"

He listens to the Doctor's opinion on the impossibility of steam power being enough for Void travel. "That seems to be a consensus amongst people with technical skills. The Void is not part of anybody's world, it's what is between universes. At least, as far as I've been able to determine. It must take an immense amount of power to enter the Void or exit it."
luckybucky: (So confused and innocent)

[personal profile] luckybucky 2020-01-11 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
Bucky raises a single eyebrow. "So if I want off this train, all I have to do is chuck you in the firebox, then?" He's being intentionally obtuse. And maybe very entertained by a book having a temper tantrum.
so_dark_a_road: (flickers of light)

[personal profile] so_dark_a_road 2020-01-11 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
"Do you mean planetary system? Arda, actually. You won't have heard of it, because it's not in your universe. What is your planet called?"

He can see the confusion in her face, and he doesn't blame her for it. The VoidTrecker doesn't warn anybody before it acquires them, and most people have never been out of their own universes.
luckybucky: (Sorry)

[personal profile] luckybucky 2020-01-11 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
With an apologetic smile, Bucky nods. "My arm's weird, too," he replies, holding up the metal hand so Garrett could get a good look. "Some people where I come from have prosthetics, but... not like this," so, you know. Weird body solidarity, or something.

"So if you didn't come straight from home, were you a space traveler or something?" Did he come from the equivalent of Mars?
shockinglycaffeinated: (The rise and fall)

[personal profile] shockinglycaffeinated 2020-01-11 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
"Ahh, that explains the confusion. I'm from 1ABY. You appear to be from the future."

Telli's mind raced for a moment as she realized the implications of such a thing.

"And you said the Imperials were destroyed." She grinned and it was a sharp, dangerous smile. "Tell me more."
luckybucky: (A little happy)

[personal profile] luckybucky 2020-01-11 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
"Then you'll probably fit right in with the rest of the cabin," he replies with a snort. "I was a soldier in World War II, and Amery," he points at the bunk above him, "is from a place that doesn't even have trains yet." He wasn't so sure about Garrett yet, but he didn't seem terribly modern, either.
democratically: (downward pack)

[personal profile] democratically 2020-01-11 04:58 am (UTC)(link)
Her parents had instilled within her self-sacrifice, and Padmé does believe in that. Naboo is blessed with an abundance, but not all planets are the same. "Thank you. I will always try my best."
luckybucky: (So confused and innocent)

[personal profile] luckybucky 2020-01-11 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
Another sigh, and Bucky shakes his head firmly, meeting her gaze with his own. "I don't know what things are like where you're from," he says softly, "but unless you're actively forcing her to hurt your friends, it's The Mistress's fault they're being hurt. Not yours, no matter how you act out."

He knows it won't get through, but he can't hold back from saying it. He searches her eyes for a long moment. "What she's doing is wrong, and it's not your fault. I know you won't see it that way, but you need to hear it." Because someday, maybe, she'd realize he was telling the truth.
luckybucky: (So confused and innocent)

[personal profile] luckybucky 2020-01-11 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
Bucky looked up again, giving Amery a once-over. "I would've pegged you for a soldier before a coal miner," he replies, brow furrowing a little. "Or at least someone upper class." Because he was about as stiff as an iron pipe.
amery: (∞ All I hear is blah blah blah)

[personal profile] amery 2020-01-11 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
Amery stood straighter, giving Bucky a look. "I am a soldier," he said. "And my family are nobles. The soot," he explained, "Comes from the fire belchers." He paused for a moment, realizing more explanation might be needed, especially since he was without his uniform. "I'm part of Volstov's Dragon Corps."
luckybucky: (A little happy)

[personal profile] luckybucky 2020-01-11 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
Lucky for Conan, Bucky was not great at telling when kids were lying to him. He just nods, and offers his hand for another shake. "Good. I'll see you around then," and wouldn't pat him on the head.

No matter how tempting it was.