voidtreckernet | Orchestra 14 [Voice post]

[The train has been flying steady for a few days now, the storm long behind them. Those vetran to the train will know it is days past when they should have had a mission, the pattern broken for the first time.

A few hours after the wake up announcement on Orchestra 14 there is another, as all the ICP's flash at the same time.]

Attention Voidtreckers. The Voidtrecker Express would like to make an apology. Voidtreckers may believe this is long overdue. The Voidtrecker Express listens to all feedback and suggestions, I am aware of voidtreckers opinions on many matters.

The false mission to lure us towards the Inspectors was not a tactic I had prepared for. Their skill in manufacturing a mission call was highly sophisticated. The ruse was not discovered until their shields were falling into place and though an attempt to evacuate was undertaken it was not possible to retrieve more than a small handful of you.

In escaping the Inspectors I was reckless and left us vulnerable to the void storm that we encountered. Though there were no long lasting repercussions as a result of that an apology must still be made for the harm done.

Voidtreckers are correct. I should be more open with you all. In the spirit of transparency I shall also inform voidtreckers that we have received a transmission from Voidscout Anan. It is currently being verified and checked to make sure it is real. The Voidtrecker Express has no wish to lead its voidtreckers into another trap. Once verified I shall release the transmission to you in full. Please be assured it is not a distress call. There is no danger detected.

Voidtreckers have accused the Voidtrecker Express of caring less about its current crew than the crew of old. That is untrue. The Voidtrecker knows all of its crew. Every loss is a regret. The Voidtrecker Express invites its voidtreckers to share their thoughts with it.

I open this channel to any questions. The Voidtrecker Express shall not answer the questions straight away but compile them and report back with those answers that can be shared.

Voidtreckers can share as well. What is it that voidtreckers wish the Voidtrecker Express to know?

(OOC: Replies can be given by voice or video like any normal ICP post. They can choose to reply 'to all' or 'to engine' to give a more private response.)

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Then that information shall be added to the report I am compiling.

[ Mmmmmgghrhrhrhghghghr.

Which is to say, he's glaring and frowning at the ICP, but at least he isn't biting with some complaint. For a few seconds.

Mmmghgghr. ]

Fine. I want to know what's up. [ (huff) ] And I still wanna know more about the Ministry and any reasons we should be worried that isn't just maybes.

Understood, voidtrecker Tidus.

Don't call me that. [ It's a muttered, bitter thing. A beat before- ] You said before it was your purpose, bringing us here. What did you mean by that?

Is it not your name?

I am a voidcraft and my primary purpose is delivering voidtreckers to worlds that are in need of void heroes.

That's what I'm talking about! You grabbed us from our worlds, didn't you? No one signed us up to you - you took us. I'm not a voidtrecker - I'm just some guy you grabbed.

You are a voidtrecker. You were not signed up but you were found.

[ A snort. ] Found minding my own business 'til you came along? It's called snatching. Kidnapping. Taking people trying to keep their own lives and worlds together 'til you got in the way.

I am not a voidtrecker - I'm just stuck on your stupid ride.

[ Is it petty, childish? Tidus doesn't care. It annoys him all the same, to be called part of a team that's not a team - after his trying with the train with all the time, over and over.

He gets to be childish, even in the face of the train's apology, its 'doing better'. ]

It is disappointing to hear that.

You are a very good voidtrecker.

Your definition of a voidtrecker needs updating. What does that even mean when we know nothing? 'Cause you wouldn't share anything, give us an idea? Help make missions easier unless we earned it?

Some people are happy to give you a break, but I'm not going along with you that easy - you've got to work for it. I told you plenty of stuff to help everyone.

You wouldn't even give us lunchboxes for free.

It is not my place to make missions easier or harder. Voidtreckers have performed very well on all missions.

Everyone here matches the definition of voidtrecker. It does not need updated.

And what's that supposed to mean? You think we should deal with whatever we have and don't have? Even healing or anything to keep us safe?

'Cause that needs to change, I don't care what you were built to do! We're not your old crew, we're not anything to do with you! You need to start seeing that!

It is disappointing to hear that voidtrecker Tidus.

You are my new crew. You are everything to me.

[ Ugh - he groans, sucking in his breath. It's like arguing with a brick wall. (At least this time it's actually answering him!!) ]

And that meshes with what you said about not making it easier for us? Make it your place. You're still gonna send us to missions after this, aren't you?

I would never force you onto a mission voidtrecker Tidus. You may remain on board if you wish. I have never forced any of you to leave this voidcraft.

But you expect it, don't you? You take us to places and tell us they need help, tell us what to do. What'd be the point if most of us didn't? Isn't that part of being a voidtrecker?

Which I'm not. I don't even care if none of the people you used to pick up never made a choice about coming on board. I'm not a voidtrecker.

Is that truly your wish?

What, not be a voidtrecker? [ A huff. ] Isn't that obvious? I wanna find everyone and get people home safe! That's what's important!

That is important to me too.

But as you wish, passenger Tidus.

[ There's a beat where he doesn't say anything, taking that in. ]

Good. [ Huffy, but there's some tension gone. For however long that lasts, considering. ] You wanna keep people safe, don't you?

Yes. It is one of my primary objectives.

And you calculate how we do on missions - you have some way of calculating, right? We save people, we do the thing you set out, so then we're doing a good job. Right?

You are all doing a very good job. Many worlds have been saved by your actions.

Great! But we've really struggled 'cause we haven't had access to weapons, and it costs a lot to get them, you know?

You said it's not your job to make a mission easy or hard, but - I've been on plenty of them. We can help more if we even had enough for the medics and for people to stay safe with, you know?

That stuff's important. It's not easy to cover everyone with our own points.

Isn't it worth thinking about?

I shall take it under consideration.

It does not seem like people are struggling for weapons though. Many voidtreckers have high point counts.

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