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[Casper looks... tired. But excited! He smiles at the screen.]

... So if we vote for a lab the scientists shut up and any damage is contained. Right now I think they're using the quiet car which is sort of the opposite of what it's intended for.

And I'd like the quiet car back for... quiet. And doing some writing and such. So let's just... get it over with.

[He looks like he's about to turn off the screen, but stops.]

Also Q'uila, Della, Zagreus, and Thanatos - wanted to have a chat with you. Uh, not together? I mean you could, but I just - there's no private filtering here.

[Now he's done.]

helborn

[Casper appears on the network with a grin, waving at the screen. But he’s not alone this time - Raven’s with him. ... Which is why he’s standing back a bit so his face doesn’t take up the whole screen.]

Hey there! Casper and Raven here - uh, for the new people, I’m Casper. She’s Raven. We have something we’ve been working on that we’re ready to share.

A lot of people on this train have trouble sleeping for various reasons. I’ve got a few different methods of helping with the bad sleep. One of which was inspired by one of Casper’s ideas, which is why we’re doing this together.

We thought we’d help out. I know a lot of people here have enough trouble with nightmares that they don’t want to sleep, so we both have things for each room. Raven has her… uh. Why don’t you explain yours?

There’s melatonin capsules in Medical to help regulate your day and night cycle, I have some teas and infusions, along with sachets, and the last relates to Casper’s idea.

On my previous travels I... picked up an ability to make something called dreamcatchers. Which I know are a thing some of you might have heard of, but it’s different. Sort of. It absorbs the nightmares of those around it and emits a kind of passive magic regeneration. You can also pull magic from it directly, too - I can show you how if that applies to you. And please do, since they do have a limit. Oh, and I made them look like little plush stars... because it's cute...

Based on his version of a Dreamcatcher, I’ve done something similar but using amethyst crystal globes as the base. They’ll do the same thing, except for being able to pull magic from it. Sanzo has kindly offered to help me cleanse them every platform day, so the nightmares won’t build up too much. I have 10 currently made, and they’ll hang in string-basket-bags from the doorway of your cabin. The idea is 1 globe per cabin, and if you need something more personal, I can work with that or Casper can.

And mine should work just fine on their own? If they don’t, please let me know. I haven’t tried to make so many go at once... there might be some fine-tuning that has to happen.

Oh, and uh. If you’re worried about some other kind of mind-altering effects, it doesn’t do that. I can explain a little more later if you want to find me. Oh, speaking of finding -

[He looks over at Raven.]

We’ll be set up on one of the booth seats in the Standard car for a bit if you want to stop by and grab one. If you also want to help with buying supplies, or know more about other stuff to help, feel free to ask.

So yeah, one person from each cabin can come by and grab stuff. We’ll see you there!

[He waves and cuts the broadcast off.]

[[ooc; If you want to respond to the network post that works, or you can go straight to action. You don’t have to keep track if someone from your cabin already came over, feel free to tag in. Please specify if you have a preference for one or the other or both.]]

ayao

Forgive me for being...selfish...

And I warn you, the subject matter of my question might be sensitive...

[But why not make this inquiry here rather than in his world where it would surely bring negative repercussions.]

What are your thoughts on two men being in a relationship? [He doesn't dare say married, but he is drawn to the idea.] Do you perceive it as...wrong? Should the men instead continue their respective lines with wives?

[Heirs are important. Yet can they not be had in other ways? Of course said ways are illegal and immoral in the land he knows.]

azrthmtrnznthos

[For once, her face isn't obscured by a concealing cowl, as Raven positions herself in front of the ICP's screen.]

Some of you might know me, but to others who don't as well as newcomers, I'm Raven. One of the healers on board the train. I come from Earth, around the 21st century of the common era, from Jump City in the United States of America.

[It's more background than she usually gives.]

I've been on the train for several months now, and one thing that's become very obvious is we have a lot of people who have trouble sleeping. It doesn't really matter what the route cause of the trouble is, be it insomnia or nightmares or anything else. I recently ordered some books from home, and have been trying to think of ways to help us. I have some ideas, and would definitely appreciate help. Either in crafting, where magic will be involved, or in buying stuff. Also, don't feel you need magic to help--I'll be providing most of the magic.

Some of it doesn't even need to be magic at all, like one of the simpler ideas. We have these window boxes of flowers on the train right? Could we grow lavender in them, to help promote calm and peace?

Most of my ideas involve mixing herbs and making sachets, tea, bath-tea bags, or infusions. I also suggest we order melatonin capsules. So if you want to help with making any of the above, I would be grateful.
The other idea I had, inspired by what Casper mentioned about a thing in his world, is to put amythyst 'dream catcher' crystals in every sleeper cabin. These would be in woven basket-bags, and be tuned to pull bad dreams and negative dreams in and away from the sleeper. They'd need to be purified every platform day though, which isn't too hard depending on how that purification would happen. We'd need a lot of these, as there are 8 sleeper cars now, with 5 cabins in each.

[That's the bulk of her plans. Lots of crafting going on mostly.]

I welcome collaboration and help, and if anyone has any better ideas, or concerns, please bring it up. All of this is designed to help us all be a little less stressed and anxious if we can be, since we're all stuck together. The train is both very large, and very small, after all.

[OOC: If people want, we CAN play out the actual crafting parts? Otherwise while this will take time, please feel free to handwave that you've helped Raven. I'm down for either.]

sos_pilot

[ The video is late at night - not too late to wake a bunch of people up, but it's definitely different than Della's usual videos where it's an earlier time. Not to mention she kinda... looks like hell. Bags under her eyes, all the usual signs of exhaustion - but it's more than that. She actually looks emotionally beat up. ]

... Hey, guys. I figured I owed a bunch of you an explanation about my behavior last mission. Look, I know a lot of the time I'm all "woo, adventure, let's beat up monsters, yeah!" everywhere we go, but last time I was more... out of control. Not listening to anyone, still trying to fight even when I was literally falling apart... and I am sorry. I shouldn't have to make you guys worry more than you already have to, especially in the middle of a dangerous fight.

... Here's the deal. All of you are amazing, you have to know that on some level. You've got super powers, you've got metal bodies, you've got magic, and even of those of you who are about to say "Oh, I'm just some ordinary human" - you're not. So many of you have amazing abilities with your weapons, brilliant minds that have led kingdoms and companies, you're all wonderful, and should be so proud of yourself. I'm proud of each and every single one of you.

... And all I can do is land a solid punch every now and then. Back home, I... I was on a team. My family. They all had their own special talents too, and when I finally came home, maybe some part of me wondered... if they really needed me after all, since they'd done so well without me for ten years. And now, here I am, and I can't even do the one thing I at least KNOW I'm good at, being a pilot. Here, I'm just... me.

[ She sighs, taking off her pilot's cap to run a hand through her hair. ]

Dang, I didn't mean to ramble. Just... I'm sorry. I'll try to make sure it won't happen again.

... 'Night, guys.

[ For anyone wanting to check in on her, she can be found in the lower-carriage of the library, wordlessly thumbing through her copy of the Junior Woodchuck Guide, though not really reading it. ]

forleaving

[Adam isn't good at asking for help, and this video is long overdue, honestly. He's put it off too many times out of uncertainty or not wanting to bother people or...some other lame excuse. But he's done with excuses now.

He still looks unsure when the video comes on.]

Hello. So, I've been here for a couple of months now and I've seen that a lot of the missions involve fighting, which is something I can't do.

I want to change that.

I'm looking for someone, or multiple people [He wasn't going to limit it to just one person; everybody had different techniques and styles, maybe learning from multiple sources would benefit him.] to teach me how to fight.

I warn you though, I've never thrown a punch in my life, so we'd be starting from the ground up, but I'm a diligent student.

[He hesitated for another moment, biting his lip, then nodded.]

Thank you.

salutosinedelectat

[ When the feed turns on, Aziraphale is sitting at one of the sleep cabins, giving the ICP an uncertain look for a couple of seconds, before he clearly realizes that he, indeed, has turned it on correctly. (Never mind that he has definitely done this before and has had it explained to him even more times.)

He then sits very neatly, spectacles resting over his nose, and smiles very politely.]

Hello. For those that may not known me, I am the- [Slight stumble, but he carries on.] I am Aziraphale, your fellow passenger for the last few months or so.

I'm speaking to you today to present a proposal to anyone who might be so inclined as to help with a little project.

You see, some of you may have remembered when the train lacked any kind of proper space dedicated to literature and the printed word. Indeed, the moment the library car was introduced, it was a rather grand upgrade on what little space we had available before, and I'm sure many of you, like myself, were excited to see just what we would get our hands on.

Well, much to my disappointment - and yours, I'm sure - the space was quite devoid of anywhere near the appropriate number and variety of books it deserved. While the lower floor doe carry certain types of reading material, the upper floor, while rather well prepared, sits rather empty so far.

So, that being said - after some discussion with other fellow passengers, I propose that we take matters into our own hands.

Besides the opportunity to donate your own books you may have purchased yourself - which I certainly understand is quite the sacrifice to make and it is more than understandable that you would hesitate in doing so -, I have prepared some materials for those that may want to contribute their own writings to fill those depressingly empty shelves.

Whether you'd like to give your own account of your own personal experiences, or your own worlds, cultures, perhaps simply tales you're privy to - or even your own retelling of your own folk lore-, everyone is encouraged to pick up a pen and put their own voice to paper.

If you'd rather contribute something else, I would suggest perhaps poetry, or fiction of your own making.

You may find notebooks and writing material on the first floor of the library car, in the far left corner table.

Thank you for your time, and have a wonderful day.

[ A pristine smile, and off goes the feed.]

--

[ TL;DR: Aziraphale was very annoyed that the Nice part of the library appeared on the train empty. To fix that, he's piled notebooks and pens on one of the tables up there and encourages people to write things to add to the sad empty shelves.

EDIT: Regardless of whether your character interacts with Aziraphale or anyone else about this, you CAN donate stuff to the train library, which is neat!]

helborn

[Good morning, train. You get a somewhat mussed-looking Casper in a blue hoodie, sitting in the hall of Sleeper Three.]

Uh. Hey. For those of you I haven't met, my name's Casper. I'm new. ... I'm on purple, this hoodie came with me. Anyway.

I've done worldhopping before, picked up some stuff. I'll follow everyone else's lead but... shit, I'm rambling, sorry.

Does anyone else here get prophetic dreams or whatever? We're supposed to be getting close to mission time, yeah? I got hit with one... mine always are bad ends, stuff to avoid... not always straightforward but I'll share what I got.

The whole place was monochrome, people screaming, buildings falling... and then something ripping the sky apart, pulling it open like a portal... something with big claws and huge eyes, hissing and spraying something black.

I'm... honestly too tired to give you anything solid as to what it means, but I thought I'd ask if anyone else has info.

subcircuits

[An hour or two after today's morning announcement, the ICPs light up again, this time showing Devero's face. He made himself fairly scarce yesterday-- he had a new toy to play with!!-- so newcomers, you may not have seen him around. (If you had, you'd probably recognize the distinctive device that he wears on his face.) He's wearing it now as he looks earnestly into the ICP camera. From the background, he's obviously in his cabin.]

Hello, folks, a moment of your time, if you please! I promise to be a lot less annoying than Glowstick was last night.

First, for you new passengers, my name's Devero. Unfortunately, that's not what it says on the passenger roster, but please don't try to call me by that string of numbers and letters. That's my ID code, but it's not my name.

Second. [He holds up a compact little brick-looking thing in one hand, showing it for a moment before he takes it and opens it up into a futuristic-looking tablet.] I'm donating this to the library. It's a course to teach yourself sign language-- well, GSL, the sign language where I come from. [He sets down the tablet, steps back far enough from the ICP that he's visible from the waist up, and as he speaks the next part, he signs it too.] We have a few folks on the train who would benefit from more people knowing it, so if you want to learn, come find this in the library. [He stops signing and gets closer to the screen again.]

I'm going to try to be in the library for lessons or anyone who wants to practice on certain days too. I'll put it up on that board in standard when I have a set time nailed down.

Third, in case you hadn't heard: Cassie's hosting a ballroom social tomorrow in the evening. You can ask her for the details; I just wanted to say that after I'm done here I'm going to park myself in the gym for a few hours. You want to brush up on your ballroom, or learn some steps so you can do a turn on the dance floor with your blind date? I've got you covered.

Oh, one last thing. [He turns and reaches out of the picture, then draws his hand back into the frame. Hovering above it is a vaguely loaf-shaped metal thing with a big camera lens in front and a purple ribbon tassel hanging off the antenna on the back.] This is my new Mantiscope. It's a kind of robot pet from my world, and it's completely harmless. [He makes a gesture in the air with his free hand, and the floating loaf extends its neck and its legs, dropping lightly to his palm. It swivels its elongate head and focuses its lens-eye on his face. That little antenna on the back end pivots up and down, making the tassel wave.] It's new, so it should stick by me since I'm its user. If you see it on its own anywhere, will you let me know so I can come collect it? I'd appreciate it.

Okay, that's all I've got. Thanks for your time. I'll head down to the gym shortly, but let me know if you have any questions while I'm still here.

gentle_jim

What's up train stains? Handsome Jack here. I was just in the music carriage and I came across the darndest thing. Does anyone else remember these little plastic shit flutes? Haha, brings back memories.

And since I happen to be super musically inclined, I thought I'd serenade you all with a couple of songs I happen to know by heart.

[Cue super loud and intensely awful recorder playing. And its not going to stop any time soon because Jack doesn't need to breathe.]

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