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VoidTrecker Express Mods ([personal profile] voidtreckermods) wrote in [community profile] voidtreckerexpress2020-04-01 05:27 am

A New Platform [Intro Post April!]

On the Train

Two days after they return from their mission they are awoken as usual "Good morning passengers, it is day sixteen of the month of Egret. The shop has been updated and points have been applied to passengers tickets."

Those that go to check the shop terminals will find they have indeed updated, with the option to buy larger items and also animals. The morning goes on until just after noon there is a second announcement.

"Shortly arriving into a designated void platform. Exit from void in ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one." A lurch and a jolt and they are soon surrounded by the fog that means they are at a platform. Though the fog is thick, thicker than usual perhaps, there are patches on sunlight shining through and it is pleasantly warm.

The doors open and the first few to disembark do so with rucksacks on, hoods pulled up, silent and almost blank faced. Cu Chulain, Dio Brando, Disreputable Dog, Heiji Hattori, Loki Maedhros, Maglor, Naruto, Thor, Tobias Fangor.

They walk to the barriers, show their tickets and disappear.

But on the platform itself there are once again new faces. All are stood, waiting for the train.

For New Passengers

At first all they can see is 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 as people begin to shift or call out it will become apparent they are not alone.

The platform is not large and it holds eighteen figures all facing the tracks, all dressed in cargo trousers and hoodies. It's warm but foggy making it hard to see much, but there are clearer patches bathed in sunlight found across the platform. 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. If that is not enough, there are plenty of people on the platform now, to encourage them onto the train.

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 with an abundance of onions, in case the passengers weren't bored of them yet.

Passengers who are not brand new will notice that the train has gotten yet longer again with a sixth sleeper cabin for new arrivals.

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. Entry into Voidspace in ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one."

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 the Void!
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[personal profile] sizedoesntmatter 2020-04-13 01:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"Fighting....ghosts?" He wasn't surprised considering spirits in his world had been a thing to technically. Just probably in a vastly different way.
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[personal profile] stealsyourheart 2020-04-13 01:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"You got that right." He laughs. "But I meant more... if you wanna ask any questions or anything."
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[personal profile] irrationally 2020-04-13 03:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Alice so didn't expect that question to be thrown back at her. It's not even the first time she's had to face that question ever since arriving here on the train, but it feels just as awkward as it did the first time around.

It's so very obvious too. At first the young woman looks surprised to hear the question, but then her expression fades into something a bit more awkward that she can't hide in time.

"Ah, well.." Just from the way her voice trails off it's so very obvious that the answer is nope, she doesn't have any hobbies. Other than daydreaming, but that doesn't count, right. And she doesn't even have the excuse of having been too focused on work! ".. not really. But you'll find that you can run into many people in this place who really care about their particular choice of free time activities."

La la la, just.. gently turning the focus away from herself there! Very subtle, clearly.
Edited 2020-04-13 15:19 (UTC)
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[personal profile] maxwellsdaemon 2020-04-13 03:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"Or oil..." Duo shrugged, not too sure what was available to use. So he flashed a grin and did what he had done a moment before, he jumped, grabbed the top of the doorway and slung himself through to the other side.

"Don't go anywhere, I'll be right back!" He called cheerfully, once he landed he took off at a run. Duo was fast, he took himself to the kitchen to find something, anything, he could use to help the trapped robot.
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[personal profile] maxwellsdaemon 2020-04-13 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"Adapting is part of my job." Duo assured the guy. "No worries about that. So far so good." He looked around and gave a smile. It was a weird situation all around. But when it came right down to it, he had nothing really going for him back home. This wasn't too bad. At least so far.

"Don't know bout you, man. But my prospects were limited where I came from. This might turn out to be a good change."
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[personal profile] maxwellsdaemon 2020-04-13 04:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"A... talking book...?" Duo blinked, wondering for a second if she was pulling his leg. But the look on her face told him that no, she probably wasn't.

"... If I see a talking book, can't guarantee I won't shoot it." He paused, then sighed sadly. "If I had my gun. Damn but I miss having a weapon... Feel naked."
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[personal profile] maxwellsdaemon 2020-04-13 04:18 pm (UTC)(link)
"I guess so..." Duo looked around at the games available, then shook his head and looked back at the guy. "... What would you recommend to a first timer then?"

"And hey, the names Duo." He grinned. "It's nice to meetcha!"
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[personal profile] maxwellsdaemon 2020-04-13 04:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Duo laughed and reached out to give Trowa a friendly slap on the shoulder.

"Dude, think it through. We're not in the same clothes we were in before. I'll bet I'm not even in the same underwear. My lockpicks being gone is the least of my worries."

Which brought with it another thought. His hand went to his chest. Frowning, Duo looked down and pulled at his shirt. "... Fuck. Fuck fuck fuck fuck... They took that as well!" His cross. His cross was gone.
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[personal profile] maxwellsdaemon 2020-04-13 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Duo gave a nod and tipped a whole bunch into a sink. He grabbed a big pan and got himself settled to start peeling. It was almost relaxing, just peeling and tossing the potatoes into the pan.

"So it gets rowdy in here, huh?" He asked, making conversation.
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[personal profile] maxwellsdaemon 2020-04-13 04:47 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'll bet it would have! I think I'll skip over asking to sling me across a room." Duo said with a laugh. Knowing his luck he'd end up doing something to knock himself out. "Sounds like an interesting guy though."
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[personal profile] maxwellsdaemon 2020-04-13 04:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Duo just grinned and gave a shrug. It wasn't really any of his business after all. It has just surprised him it was a thing people were willing to do. Though it then begged the question, where did all the waste of the train go while they were travelling through the Void? Was the Void now full of their mess? A curious thought.

"Not sure what I could ask for." Duo mused, head tilting in thought. He was a simple guy. He did't have many needs. "It'll be interesting to see."
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[personal profile] maxwellsdaemon 2020-04-13 05:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Duo was surprised, he hadn't thought that was a unique saying. But he nodded and gave her a smile. "Got it in one." He replied cheerfully. "Out of one enclosed space and into another." He leaned forward and crossed his arms over his legs, smiling gently. If what he'd heard was correct and the last mission was in space, this girl was seriously not suited to that.

"You look like you got outta it in one piece. Guess it would have been rough, huh?" There was honest sympathy in his voice and expression. He'd never liked when innocents got dragged into wars they didn't belong.
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[personal profile] polterguide 2020-04-13 05:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Briefly, Bailey thinks of William and Felix and then immediately feels guilty for it. The two of them aren't that stupid. All of the time.

"Ah..." They scratch their cheek. "If the train doesn't talk, I'm not sure I'd be able to do that."

Like hell are they just going to own up to having empathy.
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[personal profile] polterguide 2020-04-13 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
They really, really want to ask but that feels like opening a can of words they're not prepared for. Still... "Well, if you got out of those, maybe you can get out of this, too."
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[personal profile] polterguide 2020-04-13 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
They've never felt magic quite like this - it's so different from what their family did that they almost don't recognize it for what it is at first. That's... Strange. This entire situation is strange, so it's hard to be truly surprised by it, but still.

They try to pretend like they don't know why Xander looks so startled, though they're probably doing a piss poor job of it.

"I'm sure it'll be fine - and I'm sure you'll be a better roommate then the one I have back home!" Which is... Well. Okay. Felix isn't a bad roommate! They're a pretty good one, actually, even if their cat is a menace, but they don't think Xander is going to be trailing blood everywhere and doing weird projects.
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[personal profile] polterguide 2020-04-13 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
They will happily take one of those sugar cookies, though they just hold it instead of eating it. There's a thoughtful look on their face.

"How does the train get restocked?" A pause. "I mean, if you know, it just didn't seem like it was happening on the platform..."
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[personal profile] irrationally 2020-04-13 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
She'll take shooting it, honestly. Anything to get that menace away from here. With Alice's terrible lack of social experience she isn't even too sure whether or not he's joking about the shooting thing, but even if she's taking it seriously, she doesn't seem to disapprove in the slightest. Some people just won't learn without getting hurt, okay?

Instead her gaze turns slightly curious.

"You don't have your gun with you?" She seems to find this odd for some reason.
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[personal profile] unfavorableinstigation 2020-04-13 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
People could surprise you, too; hearing actual items think at you just gave a whole new meaning of Hidden Depths!

Nita shrugs. "Never know what'll be the thing to make its facade crack, metaphorically speaking. Might take all kinds of approach."
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[personal profile] maxwellsdaemon 2020-04-13 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"No... Not my knives either." It was so strange the things you could get used to. While he didn't think he was in any particular danger, he felt safer if he had something on him with which to defend himself with. While he was pretty sure he could handle himself if it came to hand-to-hand combat, he hated prolonging a fight. If he could take someone down with one hit that was better in the long run.

Even if that thing was a talking book.

"Don't suppose this place lets you have things like that, huh?" Duo asked, a slight hint of hope in his voice. Maybe they had a weapons store he could pick through to find something to his liking?
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[personal profile] callmegladio 2020-04-13 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"I haven't seen you about before, so I guessed you might be." Gladio leaned forward a touch when the packet was shown to him. The picture was pretty. He'd be interested to see what they looked like when they were grown.

"... Wait, reborn?" Gladio looked from the picture to the guy. Did that mean something else where he came from? People couldn't be reborn, could they?
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[personal profile] callmegladio 2020-04-13 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Have you been through the rest of the train? There's a couple places to keep yourself occupied. I suppose making your own entertainment is the best way.

[Gladio gave the book in his lap a little tap of a finger.]

Reading is how I'm killing time. What do you do to pass time, if you don't mind me asking?
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[personal profile] irrationally 2020-04-13 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm not sure, actually. It didn't seem to me like the train has any problems with it." Sure, it'd be easy to find that out by just asking around, but asking around is never the first option for Alice. Asking things to random strangers? No, thanks.

But to illustrate her point, she holds up her hand. A moment later - seemingly out of nowhere, since it's not sliding out of her sleeve or anything - an ornate knife appears in it. Thankfully Alice is at least smart enough to hold it in the most non-threatening way possible, just in case someone is paranoid enough to think she's pulling a knife on Duo as an attack.

"I have my blade right here with me."
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[personal profile] callmegladio 2020-04-13 07:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's... an interesting ability..." Gladio was curious. And tempted. But he knew that he wouldn't be in his sling for much longer. And he also knew that the injury he had was deserved. The pain he felt would drive that lesson home. He needed to be more aware of himself and his surroundings. He couldn't get lost in a battle like he had done before. Doing that could have gotten someone killed, could have gotten Prompto killed. Gladio had been damn lucky the worst hadn't happened.

"I'll remember that for next time." Gladio gave her a smile then. He doubted this would be the last time he was hurt in battle, after all.
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[personal profile] maxwellsdaemon 2020-04-13 07:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"... Well that's just cheating!" Duo laughed, looking at the wicked looking knife that had appeared out of nowhere. "I can't do anything like that." Though Heero had been able to, he swore he could. His gun would appear out of damn thin air and it had never made sense to him!

Duo held out his hand then, curiously. "Would you mind?" He wasn't about to run off with it, where the hell would he go? And if she could magic it into being he was sure she could do the same if he tried to steal it and whisk it away. He just wanted a closer look.
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[personal profile] runs_on_batteries 2020-04-13 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Tony nodded and got up. He put a hand on Ignis' shoulder affectionately as he stepped out. At the door, he paused. "While I'm sure Ignis has this well in hand, but if you need anything at all and don't see him. The room I use as an office is diagonal to this one. Can't miss it, it's the one with the 'keep out' sign on the door." He smirked, "You're one of the few, that doesn't apply to."

He left before Ignis could tell Noct that wasn't entirely true. The 'doesn't apply' list was getting pretty full as more passengers kept being annoying and endearing themselves to him.