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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!
unfavorableinstigation: Nita looking right, holding a book. (I'm In The Book)

Re: OTA

[personal profile] unfavorableinstigation 2020-04-01 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Nita is one of those people who (eventually) follows out after him.

"What'd you get?" she asks, charm bracelet already back on her wrist, where it will hopefully stay for the foreseeable future.

She also has an oddly thick packet of magazines under one arm, but she hasn't let herself look at it yet.

That can come later.
schrodingersghost: (Default)

Re: OTA

[personal profile] schrodingersghost 2020-04-01 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"Clothes." He grins. "I had the points, so I decided to give the random outfits thing a try."

Re: OTA

[personal profile] unfavorableinstigation 2020-04-02 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
"Uh huh."

Nita smiles in return.

"You sure you want to unveil those in public?"
schrodingersghost: (Fenton - Worried4)

Re: OTA

[personal profile] schrodingersghost 2020-04-02 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
"Why not? Good be good for a laugh." Another cynical grin. "And its not like I've got any dignity left to lose."
unfavorableinstigation: Nita in snowclothes, holding a snowball and ready to aim&fire! (She's gonna hit you... with a snowball!)

Let's handwave whatever place they do end up in. XD

[personal profile] unfavorableinstigation 2020-04-02 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
"After you used a telescope on the void? Guess not," Nita remarks.

"Let's find a spot with good seats, then."

Not a cabin.
schrodingersghost: (Fenton - Worried2)

XD

[personal profile] schrodingersghost 2020-04-02 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
"In my defense, that is not the dumbest thing I've ever done. And at least I found out something about the void?"

Danny slings himself into the first seat they find.
unfavorableinstigation: Nita Callahan rendered in Undertale-style graphics. (Nita.jpg)

Re: XD

[personal profile] unfavorableinstigation 2020-04-02 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
"True enough. And I don't think my sister's tried to follow your lead..."

Though perhaps that was a matter of time.

Once there, Nita puts her magazines down with slightly more care (are there sticks in the package or something? It rustles) and turns to look back at the part-time ghost.

"Well? What've we got?"
schrodingersghost: (Fenton - Worried2)

[personal profile] schrodingersghost 2020-04-02 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
He grins and rips into the package. The first thing he pulls out is a pair of denim jeans and a plain white t-shirt.

"This is awesome! That's almost exactly what I wore at home."

[personal profile] unfavorableinstigation 2020-04-02 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
Nita's eyebrows go up - in both surprise and approval.

"Surprised it even knows what denim is. Good to know."

She makes a mental note for next time.
schrodingersghost: (fenton - that actually worked?)

[personal profile] schrodingersghost 2020-04-02 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, I was totally expecting a clown costume or something. Not something useful." He puts the clothes to the side and reach back into the bag, pulling out a dark grey and silver flight suit. Next was a hooded jacket made out of the same material and a pair of knee high boots.

"...This is kind of cool too." It actually reminded him a bit of the suit he wore as a ghost.
unfavorableinstigation: Nita looking right, holding a book. (I'm In The Book)

[personal profile] unfavorableinstigation 2020-04-03 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
Nita looks more than slightly envious of the jacket.

"Might have to risk doing it myself next time. Meantime, though, I got these," she says, hefting the magazine package again.

"Was trying to do some research. Did you know what the options were for magazines on this train? Wish there'd been newspapers, but, may as well start somewhere."
schrodingersghost: (fenton - not hiding anything)

[personal profile] schrodingersghost 2020-04-04 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
"No clue on that." A wry grin. "I haven't even looked at the book options."
unfavorableinstigation: Nita working with a Kernel (Wizardry Is Kid Stuff)

[personal profile] unfavorableinstigation 2020-04-04 01:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Nita rolls her eyes, grinning right back.

"You've seen the library, haven't you?"

Makeshift though it is.

"There was some stuff about a 'Merry VoidTrain', but then I found this one about making Void Craft, and that sounds a bit more useful right now!"
schrodingersghost: (Fenton - Looking Away)

[personal profile] schrodingersghost 2020-04-05 02:03 pm (UTC)(link)
"Seen it, happily ignored it." He was mostly joking. The thing is, that nothing turned you off reading for fun faster than an older sibling who kept helpfully suggesting books you should read for your own good. And Danny had a very overbearing and overachieving older sister.

"Really? What kinds of crafts are in it?"
unfavorableinstigation: Nita working with a Kernel (Wizardry Is Kid Stuff)

[personal profile] unfavorableinstigation 2020-04-05 02:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Nita gives him a wry look, before shrugging the moment off.

"That, I don't know yet. But since I found it while looking for more info about our own situation, it's probably got something about the Voidtrecker Express' own design."
schrodingersghost: (fenton - hate my life)

[personal profile] schrodingersghost 2020-04-09 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"That sounds like a bit of a stretch. But hey, maybe you lucked out. Or maybe its just instructions on how to make void train themed macrame."
Edited 2020-04-09 23:44 (UTC)
unfavorableinstigation: It is dark, but Nita is inside reading a book. (Reading Indoors)

[personal profile] unfavorableinstigation 2020-04-10 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
Nita nods wryly.

"Only one way to find out. Pity the train doesn't do previews."

It wasn't so much judging a book by its cover as judging it by its name.

"The other two are more historical; there could be something about this train's origins in them."
schrodingersghost: (fenton - hate my life)

[personal profile] schrodingersghost 2020-04-11 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"Nah, that would make it too easy. And its *never* easy." Danny was feeling fairly skeptical that important information would somehow just be sitting inside something that you had to buy from the train in the first place.

"I'm betting on not. It'll probably be something completely random and useless."
unfavorableinstigation: Nita working with a Kernel (Wizardry Is Kid Stuff)

[personal profile] unfavorableinstigation 2020-04-11 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Nita gives him a look.

"It's not as if we can get a clue out of clothes, either. Though they're still spiffy," she adds.
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[personal profile] schrodingersghost 2020-04-12 04:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Danny stares blankly at her.

"I wasn't really looking for clues when I ordered clothes? I was just looking for clothes. Plus I figured the points would be worth a laugh if I just ended up with a clown costume or something.""