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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!
pleple: (Default)

[personal profile] pleple 2020-04-03 06:07 am (UTC)(link)
"This train is quite resistant to any efforts to figure it out." Not that Ple Two was an expert anyways.
najaran: (Earring fidget)

[personal profile] najaran 2020-04-03 06:52 am (UTC)(link)
"I wonder why...." she mused. "But it'll be easier to think once we eat," she was sure.
pleple: (i ran out of lyrics)

[personal profile] pleple 2020-04-03 02:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"I am sure you'll think better on a full stomach." Being hungry was distracting, absolutely. "There are people you can talk to who know more of what little has been discovered."
najaran: (Guide to good food)

[personal profile] najaran 2020-04-04 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
"And I can read the thing," she agreed, nodding. "Thank you, by the way."
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[personal profile] pleple 2020-04-04 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
"You're... welcome." Ple Two didn't mind being helpful, at least. "You'll likely have questions even once you've read it."
najaran: (Happy!)

[personal profile] najaran 2020-04-04 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
She nodded. "Then I'm glad I have a friend here willing to help me with answers." She gave Ple Two a warm smile.
pleple: (They're mesmerized)

[personal profile] pleple 2020-04-05 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
"You're quick to declare people friends huh?" Ple Two didn't sound... bothered, exactly, but not enthusiastic either.
pleple: (Pacifier)

[personal profile] pleple 2020-04-05 04:28 am (UTC)(link)
"You're quick to declare people friends huh?" Ple Two didn't sound... bothered, exactly, but not enthusiastic either.
najaran: (Colour 4 - Dance with the Decoy)

Not sure which one to reply to, lol.

[personal profile] najaran 2020-04-05 10:11 am (UTC)(link)
"Well why not? You're helping me out, and you're nice. Why wouldn't I consider you a friend?"
pleple: (but i made my bed)

[personal profile] pleple 2020-04-05 04:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"I could just be doing it out of obligation." Like deciding a grocery store clerk is your friend. "Which isn't to say that I am, but we don't know each other."
najaran: (Colour 3)

[personal profile] najaran 2020-04-06 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
"Being friends is how you come to know each other. Besides, even if it is your job to help, how you do it matters,, and you've been very nice to me."
pleple: (i ran out of lyrics)

[personal profile] pleple 2020-04-06 04:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Ple Two considers that, nods. "It's fine then." You have permission to... call her a friend?
najaran: (Happy!)

[personal profile] najaran 2020-04-06 04:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm glad!" Bright smile.
pleple: (There you are)

[personal profile] pleple 2020-04-07 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
"...right. Let's... get that snack."
najaran: (Default)

[personal profile] najaran 2020-04-07 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
"Sure! Lead the way!" Because left to her own devices, Najaan could get lost in a single room.
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[personal profile] pleple 2020-04-08 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
And on the way to the kitchen they go.
najaran: (Guide to good food)

[personal profile] najaran 2020-04-08 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
When they got there, Ple Two would have a stunned and awed Najaran to deal with as she tried to figure out how the things above her own tech level worked and what they were for. She might be poking at, well, practically everything.