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VoidTrecker Express Mods ([personal profile] voidtreckermods) wrote in [community profile] voidtreckerexpress2019-08-01 05:58 am

A new Platform [Intro post~ August]

For those on the Train

"Good morning passengers, it is day sixteen of the month of Apple." The train announces as always as everyone wakes up the morning of the sixteenth. "Due to your success on Hub World #5739 your team points have been updated on the system. The on train shop has unlocked new stock."

For those going to investigate it might seem like the boredom of the last two weeks will be alleviated a little. More so after a few hours when there is a second announcement.

"Shortly arriving into a designated void platform. Exit from void imminent."

By now they should know to hold on as the train jerks and jolts. There is only fog outside the windows but the train soon comes to a stop. The doors hiss open.

As they exit into the fog they may notice Hibiki exiting from the luggage carriage door. She hasn’t been seen since the Hub World and they might be forgiven for believing she stayed behind. But here she is, backpack on her back as she walks through the station. She heads no call, reacts to no words and cannot be stopped as she walks to the ticket barrier and disappears through it.

It is impossible to follow. But you soon may be distracted because this platform is far from empty.

For new arrivals

At first all you can see if steam. Billowing around you as you come to your senses. You are standing, in clothes that are not your own, styles you might not even recognise. You are carrying a rucksack on your back. For a moment it seems to just be you, alone in the white haze but then the steam begins to fade and you realise you aren’t alone.

The platform is not very large, but it hold twelve figures all facing the tracks, all wearing similar clothing, even if one of them is a spider. The tracks stretch left and right into steam, or perhaps fog. Nothing can be seen to either side. There is a wall around the platform and the only entrance is a ticket barrier. It cannot be open, nor do there seem to be any staff.

What there is, is a train. Jet black and gleaming where it stands on the rails.Voidtrecker Express is emblazoned in the engine in gold. There is a hiss as the doors slide open.

Out step a selection of people, wearing clothes just like yours.

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.

Once on the train there is plenty to explore. A new sleeper carriage has appeared as has a medical bay. Neither were there before those already on the train had disembarked to meet their new travelling companions.

Each ICP shows the same message. The food stores have been topped up with new fresh food, though it seems that eggs are still predominately on the menu.

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. Those who boarded two weeks ago will know what is coming next.

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.
sweetnessandfight: (o...kay)

[personal profile] sweetnessandfight 2019-08-01 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Sarai takes a step back as the spider flops--but only to give her room, it seems--that certainly seemed like a feminine wail that issued from that spider. Her eyes are wide, but only because she's startled. Thal's balls, this was about the last thing she expected...

"Well...the bright side is, you do seem to be out of the labyrinth? Though I am not entirely certain this is better, from your perspective." Because if this were a normal situation? Sarai would expect most of the rest of the train to be understandably freaked out by a giant spider.

This isn't a normal situation by any means, however. And Sarai isn't really the type to be afraid of spiders, large OR small. Though she does give voice to a slightly breathy laugh at the spider's food obsession.

"I'm not egotistical enough to call my cooking gourmet food, but I suppose it might be a sight better than what you might get in a labyrinth!"
kumoko: (UM)

[personal profile] kumoko 2019-08-01 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
From rolling around in distress to perfectly still in a heartbeat, Sarai suddenly has eight eyes fixed unerringly on her. How did she know about the labyrinth or her plans to go on a world tour of delicious food?

Telepathy? This has to be telepathy, right?
sweetnessandfight: (cheering you on)

[personal profile] sweetnessandfight 2019-08-01 07:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Sarai just shrugged, then. "It's actually a gift of mine--one my husband shares. It's called the Echo--so we can sort of understand what you're thinking. So it is sort of like telepathy, I suppose. But I can't just rifle through your thoughts willy-nilly."

She was more than a bit thankful for that, because if it had been truly like telepathy, Sarai was fairly certain she'd have been eaten by a dragon long ago--or scarred for life at the very least!

"Were you in a labyrinth because you're a spider of unusual size, though?" Curiosity got the better of her again, before she could stop herself. Awkward question. Good job!
kumoko: (lets - be - friends!!!)

[personal profile] kumoko 2019-08-01 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Close enough. Ah, is it possible that her terrible luck has changed for the better? Out of that hellish dungeon, and now there's a cute demihuman offering to cook for her? Well, it means having to navigate the terrifying waters of social interaction, but if it means not having to eat the chunk of snake currently rotting in her backpack, then she'll do her best.

...

Nope, looking at her is just too scary. Quick, pretend you're talking to yourself, and think about being born in the labyrinth surrounded by thousands of your brothers and sisters.
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[personal profile] sweetnessandfight 2019-08-01 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh! But were they all like you?" It certainly seemed as if this was not your average, run of the mill spider...

Another thought struck her at that point. "I should tell you about my husband, so you'll know him on sight. You really can't miss him--he's very tall. I can't imagine that he's not still the tallest one here. Big, too--he has dark skin, white hair, a beard, and his eyes are two different colors. One pale blue, and one red." He was distinctive enough, the gods knew that was true! "His name is Dread Thunderstorm, and he has the Echo, like I do." She knew she had said that already, but it did bear repeating. And she knew that if Dread 'heard' this spider-child speak his name, he'd be far less likely to threaten her. Assuming he even did--Dread often was the type to quietly assess a situation, and then decide if he needed to punch something. Luckily!

"I'll do my best to let people know you shouldn't be harmed, too!" That was a promise Sarai would do her best to keep.
kumoko: (i - love - u)

[personal profile] kumoko 2019-08-02 02:37 pm (UTC)(link)
That would be an absolute negative, lady. One of a kind spider, right here, or there's no way she would have survived this long. Ah, she couldn't believe she'd somehow escaped that hellish place and ended up somewhere with friendly people. This must be what 'relying on others' felt like, huh? It sure felt good!

A few smug mental mumbles later, and a note that she'd definitely remember to get a look at this Dread guy, Sarai had a spider edging closer to her, radiating hunger from every pore of her carapace.

She promised she'd cook, right? I didn't hallucinate that? Goodbye forever, gross monster meat..!
sweetnessandfight: (me likey)

[personal profile] sweetnessandfight 2019-08-02 11:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"You didn't hallucinate that, no. I'll make you extra portions, too!" Since clearly a growing spider needed that sort of care! "So long as if you shed, you put your skin in the proper place!" They had to have some sort of disposal on the train, right? And she was fairly certain spiders shed, sort of. Sarai didn't know what else to call it!

Really, certain types of monster meat, she might even be able to do things with, but not even Sarai could do much with something that'd gone over...