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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!
stillnewatthis: (stop!)

[personal profile] stillnewatthis 2020-04-15 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
"A door to another dimension? That sounds implausible at best. Dimensions are axes of measurements, not alternate existences as portrayed in science fiction!"

Orisa what are you even saying.
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[personal profile] schrodingersghost 2020-04-15 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
Danny sighs.

"My town gets ghost attacks all the time. Like, multiple times a day. It gets super annoying."
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[personal profile] schrodingersghost 2020-04-15 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
Danny rubs at the back of his head sheepishly. "You know, that's been one of the toughest things to get used to here. Back home, before the ghosts started showing up, people used to laugh at ghost hunters and ghost scientists. Like it was a joke. But here, I keep running into people who've met ghosts before, or who are ghosts."

He sighs.

"I should probably just be happy that I haven't met any hunters yet." He shakes off the thought.

"So what kinds of ghosts have you met before?"
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[personal profile] deductiongeek 2020-04-15 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
"You didn't look like this at home?" Conan asks with surprise. "What were you before?"
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[personal profile] marriedanidiot 2020-04-15 02:32 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, they don't ever go away, so if you let them sit, they simply accumulate!" She smiles. "I have not spent any of my own, as my husband seeks to win my favour by presenting me with anything I could wish, at the moment."
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* the first speaking race

[personal profile] marriedanidiot 2020-04-15 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
"About what, dear?"

[personal profile] beastofthedeep 2020-04-15 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
"Something like that," he said, smiling softly. "Besides, it's important to keep our spirits up in a situation like this."
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[personal profile] marriedanidiot 2020-04-15 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
No. [ She agrees ] Such things seldom do! But so long as you go on learning, I don't think it matters in which order.
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[personal profile] marriedanidiot 2020-04-15 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
She smiles back at her. "You are welcome!"

Wryly. "In fairness, at first, I was rather uncertain - we did not part on the best of terms, sadly. But he has apologised, and we are making the best of it now."
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[personal profile] runs_on_batteries 2020-04-15 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
Of all things he thought he was dealing with, a tiny, fuzzy critter wasn't one of them. Cautiously he looked closer at the .. whatever it was.

Oh. Oh!

Peter hadn't been trying to prank him at all. He'd done what his daughter used to do and say he was now grandpa to the latest frog or turtle she found down by the creek. "Where'd she get that?" He looked at Peter confused. "Why did she give it to you?"

[personal profile] beastofthedeep 2020-04-15 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
"Blowing things up, hmm?" he said. "Well, hopefully there won't be any need to blow something up while on this train." Mostly because...they were on a train, and he imagined an explosion would be fairly devastating.

[personal profile] beastofthedeep 2020-04-15 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
Good. Learning is quite delightful, isn't it?

[It reminded him of his time as a tutor, though that had been a very long time ago.]
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Re: Heh! Alright then!

[personal profile] sendiintheclown 2020-04-15 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
Hearing Najaran talking to someone who clearly was not himself, Trowa turned in his seat. When he saw the giant suit of armor, his eyes widened. He couldn't even get his expression back to its normal neutral state. "Huh."
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[personal profile] sendiintheclown 2020-04-15 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
"Better or worse than giant robots marching through town belonging to various and opposing military forces?"
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[personal profile] najaran 2020-04-15 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
"Mis... errr... Mistress Grubel," she said hastily correcting herself in case Grubel was watching and plotting her revenge "told us about other worlds, and even showed us a little. She says every world handles the Culdcept pieces that landed there differently, I guess I should have paid more attention. So you're your world's version of a Cepter then? Is this your world or are you not from here either?"
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[personal profile] pleple 2020-04-15 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
I suppose I'll... I'll live long enough to make the most of it, huh?
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[personal profile] najaran 2020-04-15 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
"A Searcher town was attacked by a Gargoyle. Didn't know why then, but I kinda get it now..." she said, feeling the need to run her fingers over the card pouch she held, lovingly. "I tried to defend them with Knight, and Gargoyle left, but then the townspeople arrested me for being a Cepter. Said I was a danger and couldn't be trusted with my cards. Alta and the others broke me out that night, but I spent a while just thinking about what it had to be like for other Cepters," she said softly. "I wonder if some of the people I met who were jerks at first only were that way because of how they were treated, you know? I mean, most of them got a lot nicer as soon as someone was nice to them. So maybe if we could all be nicer to each other in general.... the worlds would be nice as a whole, right?"

Najaran was, of course, in part, right. But as usual was selling herself short. For most of them it wasn't just someone being nice to them, it was her and the effect she had on the people around her.
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[personal profile] marriedanidiot 2020-04-15 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
"You do!" She smiles.

"You have a wise head and a kind heart, and I think it a very good idea. Perhaps you should suggest something of an introductory class then - and plan to expand from there."
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[personal profile] swansongs 2020-04-15 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
"That's...really freaky. I didn't see anybody leaving, but I guess I wasn't paying attention." He hadn't realized anyone actively left the train; he'd only known that they stopped for new passengers. "Also, there's a roster?" How much was he missing here, really, when it came to the ICPs? Maybe he shouldn't have written them off so soon as being old as dirt.
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[personal profile] marriedanidiot 2020-04-15 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
I certainly hope so! [ She smiles at her ]

You are yet young, even as Men count the years, and I certainly wish you to have a long and joyful life.
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[personal profile] pleple 2020-04-15 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ She'd never thought about her life span lasting all that long... not before here. ]

I am. Even so... yours is quite longer.
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[personal profile] najaran 2020-04-15 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
She nodded. "Not Gargoyle then," she said and reached back behind her, sighed, then dug the pouch out of her bag. "Belts, does anyone sell belts here?" Not that she knew what she'd do for money....

She held the bag and a card flew to her hand. She considered then out came three more. She frowned, but shrugged. Maybe only one Eidolon wanted to come out for the moment.

"C'mon guys, if we help we can eat!" she said happily.

She threw the four cards into the air and they resolved themselves into a rather large suit of armor, creature that looked like he belonged in a cereal commercial, An upright cat in a cape, and a scaly creature.
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[personal profile] najaran 2020-04-15 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
Najaran shrugged. "I didn't name the spell, take it up with Culdra. Besides, if this isn't an alternate world, what is it?"
najaran: (Sweat bead head scritch)

ah okay, lol

[personal profile] najaran 2020-04-15 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
"Everything," she admitted sheepishly.
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[personal profile] najaran 2020-04-15 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
"You're right!" she said smacking herself on the face to perk herself up. "We can walk around, we can figure this out! And we're getting to make new friends!"