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"For SOME things, there IS no rational explanation"

It's Synth/Torque here, coming at you with a brand spanking new blog for a Niche Interest but don't let that spook you!

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aparalyzedheart

They tilted their... head? Body? Who knows, but they tilted in curiosity with a seemingly innocent grin. Then, the small ghost poked Katie’s finger, and caused her hair to stand up in a frazzled mess, again. It seemed this little ghost could produce electricity on its own, but it only used it to mess around. The small ghost giggled more, before shaking their head at her question- they had no idea who Dahlia is. Perhaps a person of their universe, judging by the portal Katie came through. “Peep!“ They suddenly called towards the electric cord, and literal sparks flew out of it. Suddenly, Katie was surrounded by about a dozen more of the little ghosts, all similar in appearance and just as happy.  They all chirped greetings at her, their voices squeaky and a little glitchy, before the first one gestured Katie to follow them. Their master could explain things better.

She yelped as her hair stood on end, the ends frizzing even more than they were usually. She couldn't help but coo over the multitudes that now appeared before her though.

"Oh gosh, look at you! Well, Dahlia's or not, you're the sweetest little things I've ever seen!"

With zero hesitation she strode off after them, her mind abuzz. If this hadn't been a Dahlia thing, hadn't been a park thing as a whole, what could it be? She was so very curious to find out.

"So, this is your home! Oh it's very lovely, lots of room for you lil fellas and fellettes ey? I could fit my whole train in here!"

She made a grand gesture to the hallway with a guffaw of laughter; one that felt as large and hefty as she was, but stayed warm and friendly like her as well.

"Could fit two of them!"

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teenagedkraken

"Uh, it's nice to meet you Flint." The kraken blinks in response as the small green spark emerges from his hand. A few more soon follow along with a tilt of her head. It's clear by the expression on her face that the answer doesn't quite do it for her. "Well, where did the magic come from? How is it harnessed? What type of energy is it? Is it funneled through some sort of system, or does it just exist naturally throughout the park? Ugh! Every time I think about this place I just have more and more questions." The poor kraken slumps herself down in her chair like a slinky. "My mind can be such a pain sometimes..."

"Gets a little fuzzy there, actually."

She leaned back in her seat, and smiled awkwardly.

"The furthest we can go back to in terms of finding out magic is probably the Beornen- according to them the area's been... Magic for centuries. Considering they're that old I'm inclined to take that at face value."

They pulled the book they'd been messing with onto their lap again, flipping to a page covered in scrapbook pictures of crystals.

"Comes from these though. I don't have a proper picture- but there's this big set of crystals, way underground. Called the Power of the Towers. They've been making things happen here for years. Usually it's pretty calm but sometimes you get weird stuff, like me or you. Well, not you exactly per-se but we get some inhuman folks attracted here, and it just seems like a big coincidence."

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teenagedkraken

"Uh, no. I'm um, Oceanside. Oceanside City to be exact." She would turn her head to glace over to the individual. Every time she thought about this park and it's people the more questions she would have. It was both great and terrible for a person as curious and knowledge-desiring as Ruby was. "Sure, yeah. Let's go with that? I'm just...trying to figure this whole thing out." She vaguely gestures about but that probably doesn't make a lot of sense. "The park thing. If that makes any sense."

"Oh, just visiting- well, hope you have a good one then."

They put a hand to their chest a kind smile on their face as they introduced themself.

"I'm Flint. Flint Sparke. I run the fireworks show each year. Not too shabby at it if you ask me. And if I may, with the whole... Understanding thing? Honestly there's a pretty good all-encompassing way to think of it."

He set down the book he'd been drawing in; and held out a hand. With a snap of his fingers, a small green spark. A tiny firework, maintained and sparkling in the palm of his hand before it fizzled out.

"It's magic. Plain and not-so-simple."

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Continued from (X) @teenagedkraken

There was a definitive creep factor about this whole park thing. Okay so like, it wasn’t in your face type of deal. But the more she thought about that place and how Katie described it, the weirder and odder it got to her. Of course, her curiosity always got the better of her and further knowledge was required. So seeing someone else aboard already is a bit of a shock to her. Regardless, she’ll give a small but friendly wave.

“Uh, hello…?”

The train had of course, appeared as usual: that is to say, a door appeared out of a wall it had most certainly NOT been on before- and a station that logically wasn't there had been on the other side with the train itself.

The other passenger aboard wasn't the only one- there were a few people in various styles of dress, but this guest stood out. Their sticky up hair with a brightly coloured patch that changed from a sunset colour, to a blue and purple gradient as she came in. He looked as if he ran a circus.

"Oh, hey. Coming from Mutiny Bay?"

She smiled and made a vague motion around her head.

"Look like you might be anyway. Just visiting?"

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teenagedkraken

She's just going to sit there and let the information process. Katie hadn't been lying. People......apparently lived here? In an amusement park?? "But that...I....um..." That threw her off mentally that Ruby couldn't even give a proper response. It would take her a few moments before she could get her mind to work again. "Isn't that like, a worker's violation or something? Is this place legal?" Because if it wasn't then that would kind of explain why she's never heard of it before. Is she about to step into some really bad stuff? Well, surely she could handle it if she did. She was a giant kraken after all! "Uuuh, I dunno. I kinda wanna go back into the water now..."

"Huh? Legal? Yeah it is- why would you think it wasn't?"

She chuckled, and pat the side of the train, picking up some sort of silver whistle from the cluttered workbench and tucking it away.

"People live and work here. Or nearby sometimes. You got Phalanx and Airspace Co. In forbidden valley, got the Ministry down in x sector, beornen and the pirates just a stones throw from the canyon... Bit strange but it comes with the magic I guess."

Katie hopped back up next to Ruby, taking a knee and smiling gently.

"Hey. I promise. Nothing is gonna happen to you, and you'll be safe. No one'll hurtcha. And it's a fun park! If you really wanna go home though, I can take you back."

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teenagedkraken

It was truly a beautiful sight to behold as it all zipped by her. So much so that Ruby had a decently difficult time balancing the watching and keeping up the conversation with Katie. "Eh...?" It took Katie's words a few seconds to really hit Ruby and when it did her face contorted to that of confusion. Did she hear that correctly? That Katie lived in this park? Surely, that wasn't right. "When you say that you don't mean like, this park is your actual home? Do you?" She's trying to wrap her mind around that thought. Surely not. Ruby has never once ever heard of a park like that mostly because regulations wouldn't allow that! "Like, you do your nine to five and then go home, right?"

"Oh yeah, it's my home! Bigger than you think, and you're seeing the evidence."

She glanced into the gloom ahead of the light, pulling the whistle, slowing the train down as they left the tunnels for a forest trail. The air was a little cooler in the early afternoon- pulling into a train shed slowly.

"Man, there's like... A lot of people living here actually. Or uh. Not living if you count any ghosts and stuff. There's a few groups actually- it's kinda like a secret lil town!"

She hit the brakes, slowing it to a stop in the comfortable brick building.

"Right- this is our stop kiddo, mind the gap as ya get out."

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Surge was testing out the portal to warp randomly. Kit would create a return portal on the other side after a few hours. So in the meantime, she was just gonna explore around wherever the hell she ended up at. What even was this place supposed to be? It looked like a regular ass park, but it didn't feel like one. The voice from behind immediately puts her on guard, electricity sparking off of her. "Who the hell are you?!" She calls out as she turns around. She didn't appreciate the costume comment either. This was her fucking real ass self. Not some costume she put or some crap like that.

The first thing one would notice about seeing Eli, was the snow white hair. Unusual. But the much more noticed thing would be the metal legs, prosthetic from halfway up the thigh. He was leaning on his hip a little- but hands came up in shock and surprise when she whipped to face him.

"Woah, woah. Hey- shit, my bad. Didn't know. We cool?"

Seemed fairly calm about it... Until he paused. Wait a minute. Wasn't... Was she...?

"...OK, assuming I didn't go hitting my head today, you're like. Totally real. Right? Not some... Shape-shifter. Or a figment of my imagination, yeah?? Like you are. Actually real real."

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aparalyzedheart

More giggles came, bubbling up alongside a feeling of playful excitement, reflected in the way the static field began glowing, but not aiming to hurt the guest.  A small ‘bzzt’ rung out from a nearby power cord, an orange spark flew out- ... There was suddenly a small, ghosty fellow facing her. Too small and too cute to be seen as dangerous, judging by the red heart on their chest and the slight bobbing of their whole body, as if they were following the beat of a song inside their head. “Peep!“ They said, raising a hand in greeting, yellow, beady eyes lit in glee.

Katie's attention focused on the cord. Only for a moment, as she quickly discovered what was causing things to feel so charged. The woman jumped back- and came face to face with the cutest ghost she had ever seen.

"Oh sweet Powers."

She grinned, offering a hand to the little thing, smiling brightly.

"Well hello there! Aren't you a cute lil' thing!"

She'd seen plenty of ghosts, the park had more than it's fair share, and even more supernatural beings besides that. But here was one new- if not perhaps a hidden creature she'd never met before.

"Are you one of Dahlia's lil friends? It's so nice to meetcha! Peep to you too!"

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teenagedkraken

"I should be okay being in the engine car." She was damp enough that the heat shouldn't really get to her. Besides, she always kept some water bottles with her just in case! The young kraken would take her seat and look out the window for a bit to see all the peculiar sights as they passed them. Once she left this place she would definitely have to mark that cavern so the krakens knew exactly where it led to. It was crazy and incredible to think that even though both mermaids and krakens predated humans, even they didn't know everything out in the sea themselves. That's just how vast it truly was. "So, how long have you been working here for?" Ruby would ask.

Stalagmites the size of her and bigger whizzed past- sometimes passing along a shelf that showed cave chambers even larger than the one she'd been found in. And in every one- clusters of small crystals winking like stars. They'd began to ascend now, Katie yawning as her ears popped from the pressure.

"Eh? How long? Oh, pretty much my whole life. Good few generations of Cogsons have lived in this park now- Train's older than she looks!"

She huffed- shovelling coal into the hungry furnace. The wave of heat thankfully blocked by Katie.

"Mind you, some people been here even longer than me and my whole family. S'an old place!"

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teenagedkraken

"Uh, I suppose you are!" No real reason to say otherwise considering Katie seemed friendly enough. Though the continued hand holding was a little bit awkward as her gaze peered down to it. "Um...you can le--EEP!!" The poor kraken didn't even get to finish her sentence before she was pulled towards the steam engine. Legs would bend and she'd nearly topple over, arms failing about, before the teen was able to get herself situated. Someone was certainly eager, weren't they? There was a brief annoyed look given but it didn't last long. There wasn't a need to get all that worked up about it. "I would hope so. So uh, what's the closest ride from here?" Ruby was admittedly quite curious to see what this place had in store for her. Maybe she could even convince her family to take a trip if it proved good enough.

"Well, we're currently about... eh... lemme see here." Katie pulled down a map, looking at a few dials and meters- depth and compasses of sorts perhaps- referencing it with the mass of lines that lay over it. "Right- looks to me like we're about... yes- currently we're under Mutiny Bay. Makes sense with all the water and stuff! Best you came up here rather than Forbidden Valley tunnels!"

Katie gestured to a small seat by the open window of the engine car, and put her hands on a lever on the roof with a confidence that was hard not to feel in her movement.

"Now, you can sit there if you like- or I can have you hop back in the passenger cars and call you over the tannoy when we get there. Either way ya get to see the sights while we travel!"

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teenagedkraken

"Yeah! This is actually what I usually look like. The whole big kraken aspect came later." It had certainly been a rough ride through the whole thing but Ruby was better for it now. She could interact with both sides and still be herself without too much worry. The young teen would take a moment to shake some of the water off of her boots as Katie circled around her. "It's all good. I'm Ruby Gillman. Uh, it's a pleasure Katie." The kraken would take the hand and give it a firm handshake. "Don't think I've ever met a train conductor before. That's pretty neat." Her attention would shift towards said train as she looked it over. "I take it this is a way to transport people around the park?" Considering this was just the caves and she could easily fit in here, Ruby could only imagine how big the actual park was!

"Well that's a lovely name! Very pretty!"

Katie grinned. Her grip was firm- though she didn't grab hard enough to hurt, there was definitely the sense she had quite the strength in her.

"Hope I'm doing a good impression then, for a first conductor meeting. But yes, me and my girl take folks all around the park! From Katanga Canyon to X-sector and ALL the bits between!"

The woman had Ruby's hand still, and so used her firm grip to pull her towards the steam engine, hopping up inside as she let go. Katie beckoned her to join. The inside of the cabin was full of pipes and dials; levers and switches that only she knew how to work. And pride of place with a brass pull cord? The whistle.

"Welcome aboard the Runaway kiddo, best and only train in the park!"

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teenagedkraken

"Really?" The giant tilts her head in response. That's odd. She felt like she would've heard about this place then especially if it proved to be pretty popular all over. Maybe at the very least on a newsfeed or something. Then again perhaps she had and just didn't pay attention to it! Who's to say really? "Oh? You have a ride? That's pretty cool!" The next comment would cause the mighty kraken to let out a hearty laugh. Fingers find themselves to her lips in an effort to quiet herself down. Didn't want to laugh too hard and make a bunch of noise after all. The mental image of it was pretty humorous though. "It's okay. You don't have to worry about that. I can shrink myself down." Ruby would proceed to do just that as she grew smaller and smaller. She would latch onto the track that way she wouldn't be in the water when she reached her normal size and was able to just lift herself up easy as can be. "Tada~!"

As her newfound friend began to grow smaller and smaller, Katie's eyes grew wider. Was it normal for this to happen? Well, if Mask Maker could change like that... it must be! It was still a little surprising to see her giant friend was actually more of a kid.

"OH- oh you're small now! Well you should totally be able to fit into the mine train now!"

She tramped over, hand on her chin in thought as she circled her.

"Gee, wish I could do that! Bit too beefy for some passages in these caves, HAH! Oh! I ain't even asked for your name- I'm Katie Cogson. Conductor of the Runaway; runner of the train service here too! And you are?"

She stuck one large hand out, the dial on the steampunk gloves she wore swinging wildly.

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//Katie and Vurle's info pages are complete!! Go and tap on their names on the employee file document, and find out some more on the two dunces with big hearts!

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teenagedkraken

"I mean I am a giant kraken after all. The two kind of go hand in hand." A soft chuckle would part from her lips. The other's response would shock Ruby quite a bit however. England?? Ruby was able to make some fast traveling given her size but there's no way she could've gotten from Oceanside all the way to England so quickly! Not unless something else was going on here. "Well, at least I figured out where that cave led to..." Wait, did she mention a park? The monster blinked before looking down towards the other. "Park? As in like an amusement park?" It was incredibly rare for Ruby to be able to go to one during her younger years and thus there was a bit of excitement in her voice. "I've never heard of Alton Towers before though. Is it a popular place?"

"Oh. You're REALLY not from here. Well of course it's popular- not as many big parks like this around. We're one of the big ones, hell, even popular overseas!"

Katie couldn't really fathom not knowing about the park. After all, when you lived and breathed your whole life there, you tended to be shocked when your little world wasn't so well-known. The engine behind her hissed- a great gust of steam puffing out of the funnel with the last of the heat.

"Ah hush you. That's m'train there! She inspired my ride actually!"

Katie boasted in that booming tone of hers, tipping her hat back with one hand- looking for all the world like a superhero with her chest puffed out.

"I don't know how squishy you are but maybe i can bring an empty coal car, fit you in, we could go see her!"

Well. if you ignored the fact that despite its size, the train would barely fit her hand. Let alone the cave roof.

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teenagedkraken

For a moment the giant would lean in closer to get a better view of the train and person in question. Thankfully, she knew better than to speak right now. The sheer volume of her voice would probably cause some momentary hearing loss. Obviously, that wasn't a good thing. So, Ruby would observe curiously and let the other speak first. She does smile at the friendly greeting. It's a bit of a shock not seeing the other scream and shout. Maybe word had reached to them about the krakens and what not? Who's to say. Ruby would a bit of distance between them before speaking finally. "Well, it did take me quite a bit of swimming to get here. That's probably a major reason why." Curious eyes would glance around now and take in her surroundings. "What is this place if I may ask?"

The train behind Katie was a mighty looking red steam engine. Soot and oil spread over it's cabin, but not a speck of dirt clung to the engine otherwise. This was a machine that had known a lot of love. Comfortable looking carriages trailed behind it; though they were currently devoid of passengers.

"Oh, you must be really good at swimming then!"

She stood up, coat hanging off her like a cape. The friendly expression morphed to surprise at her friend's confusion however. She didn't know where she was?

"Oh, you're not from here... My mistake! You're in England girlie- welcome to the caves below the park! You're in Alton Towers!"

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Uncle Brill had informed her that something seemed a little odd with this passageway. No one quite knew where it led to and given Ruby's natural curiosity, she had to get an answer. The giant kraken had been swimming for what felt like at least an hour or more before finally seeing shallower waters. That meant she was finally reaching the surface! The ginormous bioluminescent creature would emerge as gallons of water poured off from her body. The first thing to come into view was a train of all things? "Uh....hello?"

The cavern glinted with purple light refracted off natural crystal growths within the cave, sending sparkles pinging off into Katie's eyes along with more than a little cave water.

She rubbed furiously at her closed eyes with a fist, blinking away the soreness before taking note of the... Well. Rather large companion that'd appeared. Huh.

"...Oh. You're a big one aint'cha?"

The woman stated with a cheery grin, as if it were the most normal thing in the world.

"Ha! Well, hello to you too friend! Don't normally get people in this cave! Or big people. Or big GLOWING people."