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VoidTrecker Express Mods ([personal profile] voidtreckermods) wrote in [community profile] voidtreckerexpress2020-12-01 06:00 am

A New Platform [Intro Post December]

On the Train

It's only been a couple of days since the Voidtrecker Express took to the void once more, and many of the passengers are still recovering and recuperating after a very hectic end to their latest mission. Nevertheless, they are awoken by a familiar message.

"Good morning passengers, it is day sixteen of the month of Imagination. Points have been updated on the system."

They have indeed, and everyone can spend the morning shopping. Those who have been on the train for 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 the windows fill with the fog that means they are at a platform. It is warm outside with a pleasant breeze that flows down the platform, rustling the light spread of leaves that litter the floor.

As usual the first to leave the train notice nothing, walking silently, rucksacks on their backs, towards the barriers. Akemi Homura, Alfred the Poisoner, Donatello Versus, Chie Satonaka, Joscelin Fitzthomas, Ronan Lynch, Rose Tyler, Tangle the Lemur, Trowa Barton, Wester Mazaki and Whisper the Wolf all pass through the platform, not looking back before they disappear through the barriers and into the fog beyond.

But on the platform itself there are new faces. Wearing hoodies in all four colours, 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 the swirling leaves at their feet, moving in flurries and rattling against each other softly. As their eyes adjust, they will see they are on a platform, cement and packed earth forming a very practical, plain-looking shelter. Behind them is a set of barriers, and in front of them is a single track extending both ways into thick fog.

They are standing, in clothes that are not their own and a style 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 eight 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 gloom 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's 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 lead to something terrible. 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 (see
'Publications'). The store rooms have been restocked with more jars of honey, the ingredient of the month of Imagination, as well as sundries.

A new carriage has been added right next to the luggage carriage. It is a second medical carriage, or triage carriage. Downstairs is more open with beds and chairs, upstairs are two surgical bays for those that need immediate attention.

For those intrigued by the claim of a parcel for every passenger they will find several large boxes filled with small blue bags. Inside each bag is ten dark blue coins imprinted on each side with a silver snowflake. Each bag has a small label with a passengers name. On the other side of the label it reads: Keep these safe for now.

Of course for any passengers that have bought items, these are also scattered around the luggage carriage as well.

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 taking advantage of the pleasant weather and the doors slide shut. Veteran passengers know what will happen next, but they may wish to brief their new companions.

The train sets off, the fog obscuring the view again 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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[personal profile] irrationally 2020-12-07 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"Alice," she just says. It comes with a nod of her head, but no 'nice to meet you'.. Then again, Alice bothering to give out her name in return is already quite a lot by her standards.

"I suppose that means you may see a lot more things you have never seen before in your life while on this train. Judging by what I've heard from others, it's rather good at that."

Of course Alice has to go by other people's opinions, since everything she saw back in Wonderland was strange enough that nothing here could top it.

"Although it'll involve quite a lot of dangerous things as well."
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[personal profile] fashionably_strong 2020-12-15 05:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"I can handle dangerous," said Bulla.

She'd have to take the oddities as they happened, but if there was one thing she could say with certainty, it was that she was resilient. A trait she came by honestly. It ran in the family.

"I graduated from military school in one of the worlds I was in, and in another, I had to fight a murder cult army. I'll do my best to help protect people here, too."

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[personal profile] irrationally 2020-12-15 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
...

Well, talk about unexpected introductions. And here Alice thought she already had a rather eventful past compared to a lot of other people here. In fact, she's not even sure what to ask about first.

"An entire murder cult army?" Apparently that's what she settles on what stands out the most to her from everything the other girl said.
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[personal profile] fashionably_strong 2020-12-16 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, I didn't fight the entire army myself!" she clarifies with a little laugh. It's not hard to see how that might sound rather unbelievable.

"There was about a hundred of us fighting them together and thousands of them."
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[personal profile] irrationally 2020-12-17 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"So war, then."

After all, what else would you call an army-sized group of people fighting another army-sized group of people? Especially since Bulla called it an army in the first place.

The girl doesn't strike her as the soldier type, but.. well. Alice of all people knows appearances can be deceiving.

"Were you in the army back home?"
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[personal profile] fashionably_strong 2020-12-22 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
"Not at all. I can't really say my life was totally normal, but it was mostly peaceful until I started getting pulled into multiverses."

There was only one notable exception to her otherwise peaceful life, and Bulla wasn't too keen to offer up details.

"So...how long have you been on this train going on adventures?"
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[personal profile] irrationally 2020-12-22 04:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Alice was about to offer up some dry remark about the contract between what Bulla told her a few moments ago and the whole idea of 'mostly peaceful', but she keeps it to herself. Maybe her experiences in other worlds really were that wild compared to her daily life - it's not like that isn't the case in Alice's own life as well, after all.

Instead she just focuses on the question.

"Quite some time. A few months? I'm fairly sure it must have been almost half a year by now." Not that she's too sure of that, since Alice really isn't the type to keep track of time, but that feels about right. "There are people on this train who have been here longer than me though."
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[personal profile] fashionably_strong 2020-12-28 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
"What kind of dangers have you faced in your time here?"

If Alice was willing to offer some helpful information, Bulla decided it might be best to determine how much training she'd have to do to prepare for the worst. With Trunks and Piccolo here, she knew there were at least two people she could go all out training with, but she knew better than to underestimate others not from her world.
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[personal profile] irrationally 2020-12-28 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"During missions?" She hums, though when she continues on, her voice is calm, like nothing of what she's talking about really fazes her. "Space soldiers, giant sealife, robots, fire creatures.. Well, the list could go on, I suppose."

It seemed their enemies during missions were just as varied as the ones she fought back home, after all.

"But even here on the train things can be dangerous. One of the passengers murdered an innocent girl before, so you may want to watch your step." A brief pause, and Alice glances over to the other girl. "Just in case."