Video; Afternoon Catfish Day 23

[runs_on_batteries]

Good afternoon, Voidtreckers. If I haven't met you yet, I'm Tony Stark. I have a few matters to discuss with all of you.

For those who are new to this train, please fill out the questionnaire that was attached to each ICP in the 'welcome packet'. Yes, these answers are kept strictly confidential and the only purpose for me collecting them is to find some kind of pattern in being brought here. For those who have been here longer, please check if you've completed all the questions as I've added a few. If this irritates you, blame Peter Parker.

Anyway, as requested, I'm going to be giving the Train Council a debriefing on my findings so far in the next few days. Spoiler alert, I've found very little patterns.

For anyone interested, I'll be posting a list of currently offered classes and at what time per week on the door going into the dining carriage. As of right now, there are yoga classes every morning at 8:30, people offering various types of sparring lessons, and I'll be starting school with a class on math and a class on science later this week. If you're interested, let me know so I can give you a pre-class test to see where your current level is.

Does anyone garden? I've been working on an update ventilation system since we have kids on the train and those who potential have compromised breathing. It occurred to me, we might benefit greatly if we started to add small gardens throughout the train. I'll create proper lighting. If someone can build some gardening boxes, that would also be appreciated. As of now I have a list of the items in the kitchen that can be planted for those who would enjoy such activities.

Lastly, is the damn book-demon idiot still occupying and being a pain in the ass in the garden carriage? You've got one hour to cut that out.

Feanor, come find me. We need to talk.

[ooc- The bold is OOC so people can skim this easier.]

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[tinkerheart]

"Usually, I'd be first to suggest communication but I don't like the fact we have no defense against even mundane threats."

A question returns, one he tried to banish from his mind for months. What if the void that the Void Train travels through is the Eternal Darkness? They just don't see it as dark. This cacophony of lights is so blinding it could as well be darkness.

What if the Enemy is out there. He's definitely someone whose attention he wouldn't like to attract.

So it takes him before he responds to Tony's question.

"No, I have not. Not yet at least. It might be wise to gather all that are able to sense the void and compare our observations."

[runs_on_batteries]

"Alright, but can I be there when you admit to a bunch of twenty year old idiots that you hear the Void singing to you?" Tony asked with a laugh. "Please? And I might need pictures."

As much as he was joking about this, he was thinking of it in a more serious nature internally. If he and others from his home world were here, that meant Thanos was somewhere out there too. He wondered if even with all of their power they could take on that force.

It was much easier to joke than to deal with whatever fears were coming up over that thought.

[tinkerheart]

"Are you really asking me to draw you Void voices, Tony?" Look, he finds it hilarious too.

Light devouring spiders or whip-wielding fire demons were not the only horrors that lurked in the darkness surrounding the realms of Arda. Laughing in the face of danger has a long tradition in his family. So does getting into one on one duels with undefeatable foes and similar acts of irrationally stupid courage. Glorious deeds worthy of song, guaranteed to get you killed. You, and anyone you ever loved and cared for.

"Still, kids or not, we should talk to them."

Did he just say we?

[runs_on_batteries]

"I wasn't actually, but now I am. Are you unfamiliar with photos?" Despite their jabbing back and forth, that question, at least, was said in a Tony version of respectful tone. He was legitimately asking if he needed to introduce this to his friend or not.

The edge of his lip curled upward a bit at the 'we'. What would the kids call this? A bromance? Whatever it was, it was clearly present here.

"You say when and we'll give it a try."

[tinkerheart]

Fëanor nods. "I am. For anything more than the fact that they exist," he admits.

"I heard them mentioned but not much more than that." He heard but ultimately judged it would be useless for him so he didn't express any interest. Elves have perfect memory. There are paintings and tapestries but they are art forms not means of preservation.

It looks he might have dismissed the concept all too quickly.

[runs_on_batteries]

Tony frowned thoughtfully, considering this.

"I bet Peter has some pictures on his phone or I have some on my computer. Next time you're bored, I'll show you what's the big deal about them. It's fun to capture memories that way and be able to show others."

wrap?

[tinkerheart]

He suspected as much. The elves have their ways of sharing memories with each other. Tony has heard Maglor sing so he should have some idea what are those ways and how vivid can those memories be. It is only natural that humans who don't have the ability to communicate as elves directly from mind to mind would develop other ways to achieve the same end.

So he smiles.

"I'd love to."