EVENT: Upgrades x2!

[trainmasters]

Who: everyone
When: Day 39, morning
Where: the train!

[Morning dawns on the Aurora with a bang -- literally. A huge crack in the air, like nearby lightning, rattling the train. Look outside in the direction of the still-corrupted island, and you'll see a towering ray of black, malevolent light shooting out into the stars. It continues for a few seconds, flickers, and dies out, leaving no trace of its brief presence.

In its wake is a silence that makes your ears ring, interrupted shortly by the sound of an alert on your Chain. There's an administrator message for you:

★: Hi everyone and good morning!

★: Thanks to all your hard work, we've been able to add two new communal cars to the train. Enjoy your new gym and library! We weren't sure what books you'd like, so we grabbed whatever came to mind. Hope they suit you!

★: Oh, and we noticed a spike of malicious energy just now. No idea what it was, but I'd keep your eyes peeled extra until we've figured it out. It might have something to do with how close we've gotten to purifying this Star.

★: Anyway, thanks as always. And remember, keep positive!

True to the prince's word, you'll find your two new cars attached to the back of the train. Pass through the garden car to find the new gym. It consists of several rooms: a weight room, a room of various machines, a studio for yoga or dance, and a training hall fully equipped with practice weapons according to the tastes of everyone already on the train. Each room is entered from a small lobby containing a few couches and a vending machine that pops out custom smoothies and cold water bottles -- which somehow only works after you've had a workout.

Behind the gym is the library. Near the entrance from the hall you'll find a terminal with a list of all available books. Searching a title will give you the location of the book on the shelves. If a title isn't currently in the library, you may request a copy be added, and it will show up within a few minutes. The library currently has two floors of shelves, containing books that characters who are or have been on the train would find familiar. If the book is common in your character's world or they have a close knowledge of it, they can probably find it here. There are, however, a disproportionate number of romances...

There's also a central reading area, with tables and comfortable chairs for studying or lounging. And a good thing, because if you attempt to remove a book from the library it'll disappear right from your hands to return to the shelves. No late returns for you, Crow lazybones!

For now there's no further activity on the corrupted island, so you may as well enjoy the fruits of your labour!]

Comments

[malignstar]

I'm not sure since I think I have most of my skills. At least, I remember how to do things. Like cook and fly and sword fight. This feels like something else.

[schrodingerscockroach]

Oh? Like what?

[malignstar]

I don't know. Almost like something I was never really good at.

[schrodingerscockroach]

Huh. So like....bad at magic wing putting away?

[malignstar]

Is it magic?

[schrodingerscockroach]

I'd assume so? The feathers would make it hard to pull in to your body and I'm not sure you....got the space?

[malignstar]

Good point. They'd have to sink in or something.

[schrodingerscockroach]

Yeah. Look a little too solid for that around your arms.

[malignstar]

[ Rubs at his arms reflexively ]

Ugh, that sounds so gross.

[schrodingerscockroach]

....it would be horrifying to see.

Kind of cool, but mostly horrifying.

[malignstar]

Cool on someone else, less cool on me.

[schrodingerscockroach]

True. Bit too pretty for that sort of crazy and scary cool.

[malignstar]

Now, who's the flirt?

[schrodingerscockroach]

Well, you are making it easy.

[malignstar]

[ Leans in more toward him ]

And you're making it very hard to not take you too seriously.

[schrodingerscockroach]

Who said I wasn't?

[malignstar]

[ Grabbing the front of his shirt ]

I might have a thing for serious~ types.

[ He actually does, it's very bad ]

[schrodingerscockroach]

Oh do you? [Raising an eyebrow and leaning a bit closer.]

[malignstar]

[ Sorry can't answer since he's yanking him into a kiss ]

Maybe.

[schrodingerscockroach]

[Htgngdfjk]

[Unprepared for this. He's been on his flirt game, not kiss game, so there is definite freezing in surorise at first.]

[He manages to respond briefly, but mostly looks a little dumbstruck.]

Maybe what? [Any smoothness has left the building.]

[malignstar]

[ Tilting his head to the side, coyly ]

Hmm, not as serious as you looked there.

[schrodingerscockroach]

Oh. Right. Serious guys, that right.

[He's very red, but grinning a bit.] Caught me off guard there.

[malignstar]

Then again, your cute look right now totally makes up for it.

[schrodingerscockroach]

Well, glad I can make up for it.

Though really not fair there. How was I supposed to respond?

[malignstar]

Don't overthink it. You responded just fine. I wanted to see what you would do.