Event: Abort! Part Two (day 25, Egret). Luggage carriage

[voidtreckermods]

They are on world world#27462947582 for about five hours, helping, ushering people out of the city, fighting monsters, keeping guard. All seems well in the city itself, peaceful even except for the slight panic of people being told to move south.

Wherever they are, north in the desert, travelling through the countryside to the south or still in the city itself they will notice from their peripheral vision a darkening of the sky. Looking up they will see clouds. Strange clouds, appearing in the blue sky out of nowhere.

Their SCA’s start beeping, rapidly, flashing red. The clouds are too weird to be clouds, dark shapes in the sky. It might be that the Voidtreckers heed the warning and tap their SCA to evacuate to the train. It might be that they do not.

If they don’t then there is a moment, a moment of absolute stillness as those around them notice the shapes. A confused pause. Children stop their chatter, people stop their complaining, even the monsters seem to sense something and pause in their attacks.

The remaining voidtreckers are yanked away, even without pressing their SCA, they glow gold and disappear.

They all appear in the luggage carriage and not even a second later, with no warning the train lurches, flinging everyone off their feet as it enters the void.

It’s not really easy to tell speed in the void, but they will get the sense that they are moving fast. Faster than before, leaving that world and whatever those shapes were behind.

(OOC: Information on this event is here and part one is here)

Comments

[longforgottenpromise]

"No." He doesn't think so. "I... Sorry I don't know, your majesty."

He wouldn't know who to ask. The train perhaps? The SCA? Would they get answers? WOuld anyone know?

It doesn't matter. The point is he didn't try. "Someone might have, we haven't been back very long."

[eyeslikeblood]

That was right - they must have only just returned.

"There has been no time, I was merely wondering," he assures. "We can find out together, in time, but for now... Hm. Tell me of your week?"

[longforgottenpromise]

Right. He nodded, still feeling guilty but accepting Lord Gyousou's words. He sat crossed legged, comfortably.

"It was uneventful until this morning. I returned after we had picked up new arrivals and things had settled. I spent much of it with Lady Wen and Inigo."

[eyeslikeblood]

He raised an eyebrow, sure that his taiho hadn't just sat in silence during that time.

"Doing...?" He prompted.

[longforgottenpromise]

"Me and Lady Wen explored the game carriage, she was interested in the games there." It seemed such a childish thing to admit to, he hadn't exactly done anything useful or productive in his time from waking in the luggage carriage until going on the mission.

"It was uneventful until this morning."

[eyeslikeblood]

"How were the games?" Gyousou wasn't going to let Taiki off with such a lacklustre report. He'd had enough of not knowing what was going on in the kirin's life. "Did you win any?"

[longforgottenpromise]

He hasn't had anyone this interested in his day to day life since... Well since Gyousou rode off to deal with the rebellion. He blinks at him silently for a moment before nodding.

"Some. They were new to her but Lady Wen is a very good game opponent. Once she got the idea I had no chance."

He smiled sheepishly.

[eyeslikeblood]

"You can practice against me," he suggested, with a smile of his own. Less sheepish and more amused. "Clearly our honour is at stake."

[longforgottenpromise]

He looked down, though there is a smile on his face still. "You would want that?"

He wouldn't want to waste Lord Gyousou's time with something as trivial as games, but at the same time any excuse to spend time with his king is an excuse he will gladly take.

"I wouldn't want to bring dishonour to us."