Event: Power Returns

[trainmasters]

Who: Everyone!
When: Day 2, evening
Where: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Well, uh, that red dolphin seems to have been successfully fended off! Good job everyone, you are truly terrifying.

A five minute warning is issued by the pleasant robotic voice from last time: the six hour wait is over. Right as the countdown is finishing up, the power flickers on in the remaining powerless cars, with the startling sound of every single mechanical door in the train closing at once. So those are working now.

Similarly, your previously nonfunctional Chains are coming to life, displaying a helpful little welcome message:

Welcome aboard the Aurora!

You have been selected by the Star Prince as a potential hero, tasked with saving the universe from Malice. As a passenger I, your Construct and Conductor, will attempt to provide you with quality lodgings and safety. In return, we ask that you join your fellows in making bonds and doing your utmost to bring joy back to the Stars.

Due to the process of restoring your body, you may find some things are missing. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to return them to you as soon as possible. Thank you for your cooperation.

You are also now able to access and fill out your profiles.

With that, the train shudders into motion. Except rather than moving strictly horizontally, it's slanting up after it's moved only a few feet, picking itself up off the hazardous beach car by car and snaking through thin air. Here's hoping you got the message to hold onto something during takeoff when the cars started tilting.

The trip only lasts a few short minutes before the train shudders again, worryingly, and descends abruptly into the jungle below. It's less of a crash-landing than the one that presumably woke you up in the first place, but it's not the smoothest, either, what with all the plant life the train is crashing into. Do try not to hit your heads, everyone.]

[[OOC NOTE: The train has moved into the jungle. The power is on in every carriage! This means food is now in the fridges, the doors all actually work, and characters now have access to the sparks shop.

This is an event post, so you can take 300 points for participating!]]

Comments

[stakesthesame]

[ tiredly floating her way up into the lounge area to faceplant on a couch once all the other goth cats are accounted for

prolly a LITTLE beat up. honestly. ]

Wwwwwoof. Can this thing shake any worse, I don't think it's trying hard enough.

[bitterwiththesweet]

Turbulence is to be expected when riding a train through the sky.

[stakesthesame]

Hi Missy.

[ pause ]

What are you, some kinda robot?

[bitterwiththesweet]

Robots aren't usually made entirely of bubblegum...

[stakesthesame]

Y'just sounded like one of those notification things, or something. Like on the train. Ping! Please excuse any turbulence blah blah blah.

Anyway I'm joking. [ sits up and pats the seat next to her come on sit before you get knocked over ]

[bitterwiththesweet]

[ sitting ]

I like to think my automated warnings educate peeps a bit more than a robot's.

[stakesthesame]

[ sitting up properly. Ugh]

Yeah? What would YOU say about the train then?

[bitterwiththesweet]

I'm not sure. I don't really know that much about it! I can't wait until it lands so I can figure out how it flies in the first place.

[stakesthesame]

Is this gonna go like your last experiment and whop you in the face again?

[bitterwiththesweet]

I've developed a better scientific method.

[vitellina]

Yeah, this sucks, I hate trains, let me off.

[stakesthesame]

Man, you gotta lighten up. You're harshing my whale victory high.

[vitellina]

I still can't believe you guys dragged me into that.

[stakesthesame]

I didn't drag you into nothin', I ain't your mom.

[vitellina]

I wasn't going to leave you idiots to fight a fish mammal alone!

[stakesthesame]

It's one or the other, dude, it can't be both. I think. I dunno how evil dolphins work.

[ pause ]

Oh. Okay. You're the kinda nerd who shows they care by being real fussy about it.

[vitellina]

One, I'm not a nerd. Two, I'm caring under protest.

[stakesthesame]

That's what I said. Fussy.

[nihilmancy]

[Tabby took a bit of a fall herself, so she's also floating up not long after, examining her Chain with a frown. She rubs her bruised shoulder with a wince.]

Wonderful hospitality.

[stakesthesame]

Yeah it's REALLY somethin'.

Whatcha lookin at?

[nihilmancy]

It seems like we'll be able to buy supplies with the "Sparks" that the machine mentioned. Earning these will also restore our memories.

[stakesthesame]

... man, that's super weird. Buying back your own memories sounds like a hostage situation.

[nihilmancy]

Which is rather strange, given that our host means for us to feel positive emotions as much as possible. Our lodging is quite luxurious as well.

[stakesthesame]

Is that what it is...

I mean, yeah, our car's REAL nice. I won't deny that.

[nihilmancy]

Perhaps the lodgings and team environment is to milk as much power from us as they can.