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A New Platform [Intro Post July]
On the Train
Luckily for everyone the final couple of days of Fiddlesticks are quiet and mostly uneventful. Eventually though they awake to the announcement. "Good morning passengers, it is day one of the month of Grasshopper. Points have been updated on the system."
They have indeed and everyone can spend the morning shopping. Those who have been on the train a while will be expecting the second announcement that comes a few hours later.
"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. Also a loud pattering sound, which they will discover once the doors open are hailstones. They might want to grab their raincoats.
As usual the first to leave the train notice nothing as they walk silently, rucksacks on their backs, towards the barriers. Ann Takamaki, Drizzt, Geralt, Huehuecóyotl, Ignis Scientia, Ivy Wakefield, Jiang Yanli, Lan Sizhui, Maebhrin Tillinath, May Parker, Nie Huaisang, Osomatsu Matsuno, Raven, Roxas, Shaw, The Iron Bull, Ultimo, Wei Wuxian, Yuki Sohma, Yuffie, Yukito Tsukishiro
But on the platform itself there are many new faces. Wearing hoodies and waterproofs, in various states of confusion.
For New Passengers
At first all they can see is steam. Billowing around them as they come to their senses. The second thing they will notice is it is cold, hailstones rain down around them, though they don’t last long on the platform ground, melting into slush.
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 the steam begins to fade and they realise they aren’t alone.
The platform is not large and it holds nineteen figures all facing the tracks, all dressed in cargo trousers and hoodies. 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. Most are wearing the same hoodie in one of the four colours, red, orange, blue and purple though some are sporting different clothes in a variety of styles.
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.
Indeed whereas usually there is plenty time for people to be met and brought slowly onto the train, the whistles blow a lot quicker this time, as if hurrying the passengers along.
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, it seems carrots have taken over the bacon, though there are plenty of other staples.
Those from blue team who go to investigate will find a box of biscuits. There is enough for the whole team, including new passengers. Join in your team's success!
Those who are not new will quickly discover some changes made to make the train accessible to those who can’t see, including Braille translations of all the signs around the train.
There is of course the new music room to explore. A double carriage, the downstairs has instruments to learn and practice with, as well as a series of music screen points. Those who play around with the screens will soon discover their SCA’s can now store music and can choose their favourites to listen to around the train.
Upstairs is a performance area and holds a piano.
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 over the noise of the hail stones 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!
Luckily for everyone the final couple of days of Fiddlesticks are quiet and mostly uneventful. Eventually though they awake to the announcement. "Good morning passengers, it is day one of the month of Grasshopper. Points have been updated on the system."
They have indeed and everyone can spend the morning shopping. Those who have been on the train a while will be expecting the second announcement that comes a few hours later.
"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. Also a loud pattering sound, which they will discover once the doors open are hailstones. They might want to grab their raincoats.
As usual the first to leave the train notice nothing as they walk silently, rucksacks on their backs, towards the barriers. Ann Takamaki, Drizzt, Geralt, Huehuecóyotl, Ignis Scientia, Ivy Wakefield, Jiang Yanli, Lan Sizhui, Maebhrin Tillinath, May Parker, Nie Huaisang, Osomatsu Matsuno, Raven, Roxas, Shaw, The Iron Bull, Ultimo, Wei Wuxian, Yuki Sohma, Yuffie, Yukito Tsukishiro
But on the platform itself there are many new faces. Wearing hoodies and waterproofs, in various states of confusion.
For New Passengers
At first all they can see is steam. Billowing around them as they come to their senses. The second thing they will notice is it is cold, hailstones rain down around them, though they don’t last long on the platform ground, melting into slush.
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 the steam begins to fade and they realise they aren’t alone.
The platform is not large and it holds nineteen figures all facing the tracks, all dressed in cargo trousers and hoodies. 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. Most are wearing the same hoodie in one of the four colours, red, orange, blue and purple though some are sporting different clothes in a variety of styles.
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.
Indeed whereas usually there is plenty time for people to be met and brought slowly onto the train, the whistles blow a lot quicker this time, as if hurrying the passengers along.
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, it seems carrots have taken over the bacon, though there are plenty of other staples.
Those from blue team who go to investigate will find a box of biscuits. There is enough for the whole team, including new passengers. Join in your team's success!
Those who are not new will quickly discover some changes made to make the train accessible to those who can’t see, including Braille translations of all the signs around the train.
There is of course the new music room to explore. A double carriage, the downstairs has instruments to learn and practice with, as well as a series of music screen points. Those who play around with the screens will soon discover their SCA’s can now store music and can choose their favourites to listen to around the train.
Upstairs is a performance area and holds a piano.
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 over the noise of the hail stones 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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[This is the correct door, alright.]
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Nah, [he answers with a casual air.] Way I see it, I put th's off plenty long 'nough. So either I'm talkin through a door, or in there...'Zahra'.
[He doubts they know the name. Kaiba said Western or Wesker or something like that (look he was distracted by the beacon of ORANGE.). But...even then, if they Were the same, they'd get some kind of reaction right?
.....
Or shit maybe that was the stupidest thing he could do. Shit shoot crap-]
...Ohhhh, righ', 'Wester', tha' was th' name he said y' gave...
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Wait. J- Jonouchi?
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'F course it is, who else would it be! ....I mean other than whoever else yer stuck w' here I guess, I dunno.
Gonna lemme in now?
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How did you-
[The door unlocks.]
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Hey.
Y' wanna talk, 'r jus' chill?
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[Wester is, to put it lightly, a mess. They're wearing knee-length boxers, a stained polo shirt, their hair is messy, their eyes are baggy... good lord, what happened?]
...did you... did you already hear?
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Pers'nally, looks more like whatever was comin' after, y' gave yerself some kinda penalty.
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Thing.
With Thorn-
Or. Atem, I guess.
[Wester sits down, sighing and twiddling their thumbs.]
Do you... want to talk to them? I'm. Sure they could explain it better than I could.
[Jonouchi has seen Anzu come out when he was talking to Zahra.
This is not that.
This is Wester doing a mediocre Anzu impression.]
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[Katsuya sighs, rubbing the back of his neck. There is a pause as Wester makes their offer. Are they saying they're 'Anzu', or are they saying they'll bring out Anzu? That's the question of the day. Unless.
....Unless...] ....Do they....not realize what's goin' on w' you? [The blond is quiet only for a moment again, before he presses on.] I know yer not Anzu. An' don' give me anythin' about differen' worlds 'n such, I'm not done. Yer not Anzu, and yer not th' spirit from th' puzzle either. ...But...I wouldn' say y' aren't one or th' other either, y'know?
...Like when y' mix paint 'n stuff, or fuse monsters, [Katsuya rambles.] What y' get isn't one or th' other, but it's somethin' else. Somethin' differen'.
....Right? [He's pretty sure it's them. Not quite them, but something like them, the one he knew in Alola. If it is, then maybe he can help them out of the mess they've made a little easier than the others have.]
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I... that...
[They squeeze their eyes shut, backing away.]
No! That isn't it! I'm not... I'm not either of them or both of them! I'm some- some monster who took their places and their souls and their memories and you all should hate me for it!
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But you listen t' me, huh? Don' y' think 's a lil weird after all? F'r someone like me t' come in an' guess tha' right off, when th' rest haven't?
[Kaseri approaches, rubbing her horn against Wester's leg. Katsuya continues.] Yer not a monster, [he says lowly.]
You're you. Somethin' better than tha'.
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-and then Kaseri rubs their leg, and they relax ever so slightly.]
I... how do you know? That I'm not some- AI or monster or demon or whatever. How do you know for sure?
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And then...
He grins.] ...Call it a 'hunch', [he offers, chuckling oddly as he says it.] ...Look. I get where th' thinkin' comes from. Anzu 's gone but not, an' th' Pharaoh- I ain't sayin th' name b'cause that kinda crap too early ruins shit, I know it- th' Pharaoh's gone but not, too. But I'm gonna ask y' this.
...Would a monster feel bad about it?
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And plenty would. The fact that I haven't even tried to give up my existence so they can come back... that's a sign that I'm selfish, right?
...
Or that I haven't succeeded, at any rate.
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[Augh geeze. He smacks his face with both hands, the pair coming down as he blurts-] I knew th' future you okay!
'S why I said 'Zahra', they sorted their shit out by then, [he grumbles, looking to the side as he leans back against a wall.]
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Wait.
Why...
[Their eyes go glassy.]
If you know me, and you know what I am... why do I exist in the future, Jonouchi?
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And a smile.]
Cause whether y' believe it or not...You're s'pposed to.
[A shrug, and a sigh.] Look, I dunno all th' details. We uh. We ain' from th' same world. Pretty sure I ain't from theirs either, but t' be fair tha' was th' case in Alola too. An' th' fact is, I ain't surprised y' would figure somethin' went wrong 'f th' others told y' th' pharaoh moved on or somethin'.
...but... ...Weird as it sounds, I don' think y'd be here, 'f th' other two didn' like th' idea. ...I know it.
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[Wester looks at Jonouchi with watery eyes, sniffing. For a few moments, it looks like they're going to maintain their composure.
Then they erupt into tears and tackle him with a hug, sobbing incoherently into his shoulder.]
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[Unexpected! Extremely unexpected! Before when he instinctively hugged Yugi (he hadn't seen the guy in ages man!, it was a simple thing. Arms around the shoulders, and brief. This is a full on tackle that makes him think of when he had nearly drowned and wound up the first clear thing his sister saw.
At least he doesn't have broken ribs.
(Oh, he has that scar though hopefully it's not detectable through the polo AND the sweater...)
Katsuya swallows. It's not the time or place to worry about that, and right now he should probably just let this go on. Kaseri's ball rolls out from his sleeve though- she'd been plenty understanding about going in there for the sake of not freaking out the unknown mystery Mazaki after all, but now-
Well now in the background a tiny horse is on the floor, with Katsuya looking around his sobbing friend to raise his brows pleadingly. Do somethiiiiiiing...
...he should do something too. Other than just holding Wester there, maybe. He's not really sure what else to do though? He...
The ponyta leans against Wester's leg, horn glowing. Here, maybe that'll help.]
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S-sorry. I... don't know what happened there.
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An' heck, y' got somethin' big t' look forward to now y'know? If y' weren' sure abou' everythin' before...heck, 'f y' were figurin' whatever an' whoever y' were was 'monstrous' 'r somethin', well. Now y'know tha' ain't th' case righ'?
[The smile holds.] So...hang in there, alrigh'? Can't cheer m' sister up 'f you go around lookin' like a sadsack righ'? [he adds, winking.
He knows your future Westerrrrrrrrr...]
stop here?
Thank you so much.
[Wester gives him a slight smile, eyes still watery as they continue to wipe their face. Despite everything, finally knowing that there was hope in their future if they continued the path they were treading before they arrived on the train is a relief.
Then-]
WAIT WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT SHIZUKA-
stop here... uwu
[Katsuya just laughs, but fails to clarify.] Tell y' what, [He instead wheezes.] We c'n leave tha' bit of th' future more of a secret.