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VoidTrecker Express Mods ([personal profile] voidtreckermods) wrote in [community profile] voidtreckerexpress2020-10-09 04:49 am
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Echoes in a Void

"Good morning passengers, today is day twenty of the month of Horseshoe." The day begins normally at least. Passengers wake in their bed, perhaps get up, begin to start their morning.

It is perhaps less than an hour after waking that the first problems occur, turbulence making the train shake and roll. It's not quite bad enough to throw most sure footed passengers off their feet, but it is not very pleasant. Anyone near the window will notice the void looks different. The colours are bolder and shift more violently than usual.

"Passengers of the Voidtrecker Express, please brace yourselves for a Voidstorm." The announcement is not that useful, but a moment later the ICPs all show a message.

The void continues to shift and swirl, violent and mesmerising.

Outside

It might be that the strange effects of the void draw them to the windows, or it might be that they hear a voice. A friend, a lover, a mother. Calling them. Soft and sweet, high and playful.

Join us. It's tempting, faces show in the void outside, pleading and cajoling. Passengers might even see places, a home, a land long lost. Just outside, not out of reach at all. All they have to do is join them, enter the chaos of the void. Or at least stay close, watch through the windows, stare into the void...

Inside

The shapes outside the train are not the worrying thing, as the storm progresses people will start noticing that the train seems fuller than usual. An empty carriage becomes full in a moment, people eating and playing or reading. A friend passengers thought long gone walking down the corridor towards them. Or perhaps it is not a voidtrecker that they know, but a stranger in uniform going about their business, seemingly normal until they pass through them, leaving them chilled and weak.

They gravitate towards those who are alone, following them, gathering around them, sapping them of energy.

Safety in Numbers

Sticking together is the safest course of action. Being together, physical contact or just shared activities will make the echoes leave them alone. Start a game, encourage a beanbag reading circle. Anything to keep people distracted and together.

Stay strong, Voidtreckers, the storm shall soon pass.

(OOC: Here is the ooc information for this event. This post can be used as a catch all, or you can start your own posts set during this time.)
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[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-10-10 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hey."

Della stood by him, the most quiet and as glum as Senku had ever seen her - she gently puts a hand on his shoulder.

"... Has not been the best time on the train, huh."
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[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-10-10 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Senku was often serious, but not usually so emotional looking, unless the emotion was the spark of mad genius he often displayed.

He startled when she touched his shoulder, as though he hadn't been expecting anyone to touch him, because he hadn't, and he looked at her.

"It's...fine." Senku said, a little strained.
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[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-10-11 06:04 pm (UTC)(link)
That made her snort. "Dude. Nobody is fine today. You don't have to say that."
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[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-10-11 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
"It wasn't real." Senku murmured, shaking his head. "Which means...any reaction is completely illogical."

He said things like that, as a way to protect himself from his own feelings, and maybe to bury them.
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[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-10-12 05:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"Nice try, but that won't fly either. They may not be real, but how we feel about who see and hear? Missing loved ones? That is totally real... and nothing to be ashamed of." She squeezes his shoulder.
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[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-10-12 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
He'd held out as long as he could, but Senku couldn't help but roll his shoulders then.

"I guess. I'll be missing him forever, he's already dead and gone." Senku responded with a sigh.
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[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-10-13 11:45 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah. That's how it works."

Then she threw both arms around the boy, giving him a tight squeeze.
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[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-10-13 11:53 am (UTC)(link)
He was a little bit surprised by the hug, and he tensed instinctively, and tapped her arm with his finger. "Can you let go?"

It wasn't that she didn't mean well, he knew that, which was why he was trying to be nice about asking her to let go of him.

"I know. He died a long time ago, and I've known for awhile so it shouldn't be an issue anymore."
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[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-10-13 01:47 pm (UTC)(link)
She continues the squeeze for another good five seconds before letting go. "There's no time limit on missing anyone."
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[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-10-13 01:59 pm (UTC)(link)
He visibly relaxed his shoulders when she let go.

"I guess. I don't really know, my dad is the first person I lost who was close to me." Senku responded.

"And while there are things I would like to say to him..." Many things, actually, now that he couldn't. He didn't think the last time they spoke would be the last time. "Unfortunately that won't happen."
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[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-10-14 09:12 am (UTC)(link)
Della tilted her head, gauging his reaction. "... Do you want to tell them to me? Get it off your chest?"
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[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-10-14 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
He was the kind of person that didn't really discuss things like this. He didn't like being caught vulnerable, he never had been, but this took so much out of him, he was leaning into it a little bit.

"Mostly...I owe him thanks." Senku murmured. "For making things a little easier for me. And for keeping his promise to get me something cool from going to space."
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[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-10-15 11:48 am (UTC)(link)
Oof. That last one hit extra hard, given her own disaster in space. But he needed her attention and focus, so she swallowed it down.

"... I'm sure he knew it all, deep down."
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[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-10-15 03:46 pm (UTC)(link)
He didn't know that much about Della, so he didn't really realize the impact of his words on her.

"I don't know about that. Maybe." Senku responded with a soft sigh and a shrug. "He came back from the ISS with the other astronauts and they repopulated the planet, at least as much as I'm sure it's humanly possible to do with what sounded like a bit of a disaster."

"Most people will get their families back someday, but my dad lived his life and died already. There's no waking him up." He murmured.
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[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-10-16 09:32 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm really sorry about that, Senku." Della said quietly, closing her eyes. "But... I can speak as a parent. So I can definitely say he would be so proud of you. That is a promise."
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[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-10-16 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm...sure he would be." He wanted his dad to be proud of him, of course, even if he was the kind of person to never admit to that.

"I miss him anyway." He admitted, running a hand through his hair.
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[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-10-17 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah. I miss my family too. I think we all have someone we miss. So... I'm not going to try and give you some sappy speech about cheering up and moving on. No one has the right to do that. You have to do your pain at your pace... but you never have to do it alone." She offered a small smile.
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[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-10-17 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
"Good." He exhaled, leaning back. "I hate sappy speeches." Senku offered with a wry smile.

"It's not so bad, missing people I know I can see again when I get back. I can deal with that. We've been apart before, it's part of strategy sometimes, but there isn't an option to see him again. That's what bothers me the most. If anyone else died...I'd feel the same way." As it was, he agonized over Tsukasa, but much less so now that he knew his future was certain.
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[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-10-17 06:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Della nodded in agreement, knowing what he meant. "Not much we can do about it... but I am glad you're speaking about it. Bottling stuff up just makes it worse. Buuut the train definitely could've used a more subtle way of doing it, instead of trying to make us hurt ourselves by trying to get the windows open."
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[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-10-17 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
"I guess. I don't really mind talking about my old man or anything. He did some really helpful things for me." He exhaled. "My whole life really. He was just really embarrassing."

Byakuya had been his number one cheerleader, which was just embarrassing. Who can say that about their parent?
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[personal profile] sos_pilot 2020-10-18 12:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Della snorted a bit. "Parents are supposed to be embarrassing. Part of the package. I'm sure I've done that plenty to my own kids without even realizing it."
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[personal profile] 10billionpercent 2020-10-18 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"In that case, he was pretty good at that. I don't know, we helped each other. I guess I didn't think I'd be without him." Senku admitted, which was kind of illogical in itself. Anything could happen, as it obviously did.

"At least, I mean, it sounds from the hundred tales that he had a decent enough life. It was hard but, I mean, life in my world is pretty hard as it is. He would've found fun anyway. That's what he did."