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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: (Standard Zetta)

[personal profile] badassfreakingoverlord 2020-01-30 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
"Right. The Sacred Tome would draw off your mana power to make your written wish into reality. Once it exhausted that, it'd drain your life force as well."

And then Zetta would be resurrecting him into a flower or something. It got weird from there.
onehandsomeslickninja: (i got this)

[personal profile] onehandsomeslickninja 2020-01-30 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
"That's certainly what I'm trying to do! And I hope I'll have the chance to help you as well!"

Serious discussions aside, Edge had not forgotten that she was a pretty girl.
democratically: (and the feeling)

[personal profile] democratically 2020-01-30 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
It earned a laugh and a shake of her head. "You never know. I may well sweep you off your feet to help you."

Although it was unlikely that she would actually physical pick him up, but she was resourceful.
hashtagparkerluck: (488)

[personal profile] hashtagparkerluck 2020-01-30 06:56 am (UTC)(link)
Peter just gives him a dishonest look like 'yeah, we both know I lied but I'm not gonna come out and say it.'

He drops the subject of his inability to lie and focuses instead on Buttercup, letting her introduce herself. Surprisingly, he stays quiet a moment as he wants Buttercup to be able to speak for herself and it might make her mad if he answers for her.
knifewithnoname: (quiet)

[personal profile] knifewithnoname 2020-01-30 07:02 am (UTC)(link)
She looked at the hand and glanced at Peter before stepping forward cautiously and bringing her hand up, finger tips barely brushing the bottom of Happy's hand as she bowed, touching her head to his hand in greeting. She could be polite, even if that was a lot more formal than she was used to.

"When the train do be saying it will be entering the void you should be sitting down and holding on. Because it do be being bumpy."

That was her best tip, for a brand new passenger at least.
so_dark_a_road: (in the unmeasured night #3)

[personal profile] so_dark_a_road 2020-01-30 08:25 am (UTC)(link)
"I see. So this is old history, this organized galaxy."

He sees by the brightness in her face that she loves Canto. "It sounds like a beautiful city, perhaps built to be a place of celebration and recreation? You speak of clients. What is your business?"
so_dark_a_road: (quizzical look #1)

[personal profile] so_dark_a_road 2020-01-30 08:36 am (UTC)(link)
"You know something about metallurgy, then," Curufin comments, interested.

"You're the only surviving member of your race?" He sees that deep sadness in the Doctor's eyes. Elves are perceptive. Curufin also has enough sorrow in his own past to comprehend the Doctor's easy style, since the Elf does the same thing when speaking of his own people's losses; he even uses humor.

"The universes are many, and the peoples who inhabit them are many. Perhaps others have discovered how to shut a wormhole after themselves." Small laugh. "Like shutting the door after yourself, a matter of politeness."
so_dark_a_road: (a vision of war)

[personal profile] so_dark_a_road 2020-01-30 08:43 am (UTC)(link)
"You'd be surprised how many people there are, amongst the many universes, who are adventurous and would jump at such an opportunity. And likewise those who have no chance at any kind of a life if they stay in their own worlds, either because they have died or because they are not welcome in those worlds. This last group might also jump at the chance to make a new life elsewhere. But I agree with you, the train authorities should ask and not just take. It is worrisome that they do not understand this, that they do not know how much greater the respect between train and passengers would be, if the passengers were asked and an agreement was made."
really_sketchy: Kingdom Hearts 3 (Uncertain.)

[personal profile] really_sketchy 2020-01-30 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh." She paused thought fully and then asked. "What cabin are you in?"
onehandsomeslickninja: (i got this)

[personal profile] onehandsomeslickninja 2020-01-30 04:47 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not too far from that already!" He leaned back slightly, one hand on his chest and the back of the other to his forehead. "I can't remember the last time I actually enjoyed talking politics!"
sensitiveapple: (Default)

[personal profile] sensitiveapple 2020-01-30 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Apple? That doesn't make any sense. But she supposes nothing makes any sense. But still, two months? The Mistress really will replace her. And then where would she go?

She looks at the cookie in her hand and offers it back to the spider. "No, you can have it. I don't eat a lot of sweets."
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[personal profile] sensitiveapple 2020-01-30 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Misa nods. "The first hand accounts I was able to read said that before he became emperor, Palpatine was supposedly a nice guy. But something happened, to taint him." The Dark Side, but she doesn't realize that.

She shrugs. "I can only go by the histories that I've read. The New Republic makes sure that people know the history, though there are some names left out."
sensitiveapple: (Default)

[personal profile] sensitiveapple 2020-01-30 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
She nods. "Canto Bight is an oasis of recreation for the galaxy's rich and well-to-do." She is parroting the slogans she's heard so many times. But that's what it is.

She blinks false lashes at him. Then she curtsies. "I'm sorry, I'm in training to be a courtesan." She says, proudly.
really_sketchy: Kingdom Hearts 3 (I wanted to meet you.)

[personal profile] really_sketchy 2020-01-30 05:16 pm (UTC)(link)
"No. This is alright." She smiled and tried to hide the blush that rose to her cheeks. "I'm sorry. I am just trying to understand all of this." There was a lot that she didn't understand and she was trying her best.

"I was told that we are assigned rooms. What room are you in? I'm in Cabin B. So you can find me."
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[personal profile] anewhero 2020-01-30 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Marcus looked up, "Glad you see the positives in life, Romeo. There's a lot to learn as you grow up. Sometimes bad choices equal consequences in life you can't change. The way I see it is that you can either let the past hold you down or let it change you for the better."
democratically: (side gaze)

[personal profile] democratically 2020-01-30 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
She offers a slight smile, completely understanding. Padmé is not one to turn her back on those in need, no matter what the need is. It wouldn't change either just because she is forced here. It is her own galaxy that she has looked toward, if only because that is what she knows, and that had seemed a daunting enough task.

"Wise words," and ones that she does agree with.
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[personal profile] myblueskies 2020-01-30 07:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Romeo nodded, bad things sometimes happened but you had to keep on going! That was important.

"I had a memory dream once and in it a really good friend said, 'There's only one day like today in your entire life. When all else fails, keep living.'. So I try and remember that all the time! You got to keep going and keep living even when things get scary!"

He smiled a the man. "But the train isn't a bad or scary place. Everyone's really nice here!"
kumoko: (chomp)

[personal profile] kumoko 2020-01-30 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Aaaaand the cookie disappears into the eager maw of the spider.

Which, if you knew spiders, would be weird, because spiders don't have mouths. Luckily, Misa doesn't know spiders, so they can get to business.

chomp chomp chomp.

And, well. Her original intent was to deliver the cookie and the prepared message, and she guesses she's kind of achieved that? Hmm. Seems legit. She waves a leg, and prepares to cast a teleport spell.
democratically: (picnic smile)

[personal profile] democratically 2020-01-30 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"Then I shall continue to try my best to keep any such future endeavors the same." Padmé knew well enough that politics was not for everyone. It was her passion, but as everyone had their own, but it was always interesting to meet those who shared similar interests. If nothing else, it led to good talks.
democratically: (drinks)

[personal profile] democratically 2020-01-30 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"History tends to be written by the conquerors." So to speak. Of course no tale is ever truly neutral. Padmé knows that, but there are some that are more truthful than others. And, as she knows, records can be lost over time. Just look at Coruscant and its myriad of levels that all hold its own history. "And retold by those left behind to try to give a further accounting. I- I do appreciate the information that you are able to provide."
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[personal profile] luckybucky 2020-01-30 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)

He wonders briefly why this book would warn him about such a thing if his desire was to create a hellscape of some kind, and Bucky had already made it clear he's going to stand in the way of it. What a strange book. "Well. Have fun, I guess. Stay out of trouble." Could a book really get in that much trouble? Maybe the people the book was associated with... or something. Bucky isn't sure, he's just shaking his head a little and turning to leave.

onehandsomeslickninja: (the cool ninja)

[personal profile] onehandsomeslickninja 2020-01-30 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't think you need to try. You have a gift! Which is probably good for someone who makes politics her business," Edge added with a little chuckle. "Better than I'll ever be!"
onehandsomeslickninja: (eh heh)

[personal profile] onehandsomeslickninja 2020-01-30 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"Cabin E in the first car. Sadly, unless I'm far luckier than I expect, you'll probably be in one of the later cars, putting you so far away that I'll have to mourn the distance."

And he could say things like that with a straight face!
badassfreakingoverlord: (dull surprise)

[personal profile] badassfreakingoverlord 2020-01-30 11:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"...Was that a threat? It sounded like it might have been a threat." Not that Zetta felt confrontational about it, just confused.
really_sketchy: Kingdom Hearts 3 (I wanted to meet you.)

[personal profile] really_sketchy 2020-01-31 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
"I will. Maybe after I've gotten used to the train. This is my first time being on a train." She smiled up at him, her blue eyes sparkling with warmth.

"Thank you. I will see you again soon."

Naminé bowed her head slightly and left to go find her room.