❧ Whispers From Different Worlds

[luministimods]

[any and all conversations being held on the CATs suddenly cease all at once, and in the next instant, a little alarm begins to sound. none of the townspeople appear fazed by the strange happening, writing if off as yet another malfunction that has plagued the communications systems in town for the past week.

however, appearing only to the residents' CATs is a video transmission featuring someone whose face is obscured in the shadows, but from the timbre of the voice, it's a young man.]

Please be patient! We're going to help you, but we need a little more time. Keep an eye out for a message from--!

[the transmission cuts out suddenly and is replaced with a picture of a blue screen that simply reads: "Signal Lost." it takes a few moments for that screen to go away, but what--or who--appears next may surprise the residents...]


❧ Plot Details: Whispers From Different Worlds

Welcome to Luministi's Fourth Wall event! As you might have guessed from the above IC portion of this entry, this event will be part of the game's canon and it's all thanks to those malfunctioning CAT devices! However, visiting characters will not appear in the town itself. They will appear in video transmissions alone.

For this entry alone, the vidscreens are still down and most of the CAT functions are down as well with the exception of the video function, enabling residents to communicate with visiting characters, and visitor can also communicate with other visitors as well. Think of it like signals being crossed. And to make things a little easier for everyone, the video transmissions are clear and normal as they would be any other day and don't feature the strange solarised/flipped quirk that they have had for the past week. In any entries made after this one on until the end of the plot, the CATs functions will return to what they were like at the start of the plot.

For those of you new to the game, the CATs, or Communications Audiovisual Transmitters, are personalized communication devices about the size of your palm, and for this day only, visiting characters will have this device. From a video broadcast standpoint, you'll be able to see the the immediate surroundings of the person you're talking to. More information about the CATs can be found on the FAQ page.

In-game time, this event lasts a day, but you can tag for however long you want!

Ah, one more thing! If visiting characters app into the game following this entry's events, memories about what was said and who you spoke to will be able to come to you upon proper entry into the town, but not before then. Characters in-game already will be able to remember their time talking to the visitors and will be able to react to them after the fact.

So yes! Tag in and threadhop in this entry as much as you like! If you have any questions, please feel free to leave an OOC comment here or PM me.

Hope you all have fun and welcome again~

Comments

[fortune_sought]

[Sophie is shaking her CAT and pushing buttons at random, unknowingly starting her own transmission] A message from who!? You confounded contraption!

[jackalpi.livejournal.com]

[There's a young man fiddling with the CAT he's received, and as it clicks on, he pulls back with a rather triumphant look on his face.]

Ah, success! Take that, mysterious device, for you are as nothing when faced with the skill of the...

[He blinks, realizing that there is someone transmitting, and breaks off from finishing the rest of his speech.]

Oh! You have my apologies, fair one, for failing to notice your presence previously. Gracious greetings! I am the Jackal. How might I be of assistance?

[seizethehorizon.livejournal.com]

[Beat.]

In my experience, most like yourself tend to start off with a "hello" before demanding answers of those who might happen to hold them.

[mightyappendix.livejournal.com]

Waah! I didn't do it!!

A WILD GUEST CHARACTER APPEARS!

[mightyappendix.livejournal.com]

[There is a child on the CAT. He's very small, with unruly red hair. The marks on his brow might remind someone of a certain lavender haired fellow around town...]

Uh oh....Ne, where am I?

[inhisownworld.livejournal.com]

[here's a man in completely blue armor! and though you can't see his facial expressions, it's very clear from his voice that he's extremely excited right now]

Hello tiny person hovering in front of me! You are on this thing I just found!

[desertdaggers]

It's called Luministi. I take it it's not where you're supposed to be? [he looks curious on seeing the child's brow, but waits for him to respond first]

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

[Even though the screen has gone blank, Fuu smiles at it.]

I'm glad. We'll keep an eye out... for something.

[grip_on_reality]

This a private conversation? 'Cause if it is, somebody's been a bit careless with one of your communicators.

[vengefulagent]

Wait! At least tell us who--[watches the transmission cease and lets out a groan]--ugh. Figures it wouldn't be anything immediately useful. [he tosses the CAT down on the table in front of him]

[mybbssavinchina.livejournal.com]

[As the CAT drops, a yelp emanates from it.]

Heyheyheyhey, watch whatchu doing with that thing!

[Never mind that Mushu pretty much threw his up in the air out of surprise at about the same time. He's scampering back to pick it up though, turning it all around as he examines it, squinting into the camera. You're probably getting a pretty good view of a dragon guardian's eye right now.]

What kinda magic is this thing, anyways? Now, I know the family guardians haven't been leaving me out of the annual meetings again...

[He has no idea where that voice was coming from. Or anything about the CAT, for that matter. But there's something in there, and that's the important part! Mushu starts shaking the CAT.]

HEL-LO IN THERE!

[notestforluck.livejournal.com]

[John had been turning over the small device in his hand before it began to transmit, only to reflexively tense at the sight projected before him. A fellow Spartan, but they... After Reach...

He steels himself, continuing to look the device over, but is unable to find a way to encrypt anything over the comm, he feels a piece is missing without Cortana's familiar voice in his mind. Of course he is able to function without her, but he made a promise; one that didn't end after he found her the last time. He doesn't intend to be separated from her for very long again. He's lost too many people already.]

This is Spartan 117, identify yourself.

[Didn't you know? He's quite the conversationalist.]

[itwasabouttosay.livejournal.com]

[There's nothing on the screen--at least, nothing alive. Because that gigantic mass of machinery hanging suspended from the ceiling certainly can't be--]

This is NOT an authorized Aperture SCIence deVIice.

[WHOA, that gigantic mass of machinery just moved. Yeah, that thing is alive, dear viewers. It swings around, taking in the area around. No portals to be seen.]

Is anybody THERE?

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

[Gotta admit, Fuu is pinged by the amazing robot there.]

Woooow. Are you in Luministi? They have just the most amazing stuff here-

[bit_impossible]

[picking up that transmission is the Doctor, who looks very, very eager despite the enigmatic message that preceded this one.] Ohhhhh, look at you! Blimey, you're a beauty, you are! Have you got a name?

[maid0ftime.livejournal.com]

[Aradia is quite familiar with moving piles of machinery. She is a master of the machinery piles.]

Yes.

...

But n0t an auth0rized Aperture science device any0ne.

[flareofgenius.livejournal.com]

Given I've never heard of it, I wouldn't think so! Why don't you tell me a little about Aperture? [not appearing all that alarmed, but keeping an eye on it]

[manicurious.livejournal.com]

I don't believe that I need any help at the moment, but you certainly have my attention.

Now, would anyone who hears me right now happen to know if the phone signals here are always so poor?

[sevensecondtour.livejournal.com]

[Bartimaeus catches the very last of Seiya's words as he appears on the CAT screen in his usual guise of Ptolemy. He peers blearily at the screen for a moment before a slow smirk slides into place.

He's not sure what's going on here, but he'll bite for entertainment.]

If I were to be any judge of it, I would say it's due to some magician dabbling in magics beyond him.

[desertdaggers]

Phone?

It's been playing up a bit lately.

[bonnypiperlad]

Help us? Help us how?? Hey! [Jamie scowls at his CAT, tempted to give it a shake, but he chooses not to.]

Och, useless thing. Might as well stick it in a drawer, for all the good it's done.

[oathbreakers]

Not a good idea, in my experience.

[Oh hey Jamie, there's a Riku showing up there now. He doesn't look too happy, though, arms crossed as he surveys the CAT.]

And the comms can be helpful, if you use them right.

[grip_on_reality]

[Menzies is studying the CAT, one eyebrow raised and her lips quirked in a curious smile] Now, what do we have here? Bit careless to leave alien tech lying about where just anybody can pick it up. I wonder who brought you to the station...

[bit_impossible]

[he blinks, surprised, when he sees that face--but then he just bursts out laughing]

[irreversibly.livejournal.com]

But who are y -- [And they're gone. Xion frowns.] This is just like last time... Whoever they are, they could be from the space station...

[oathbreakers]

[ooc: I have to ask before I can respond to this. :> Hood or no hood, in this scenario?


...I also like that somehow, LJ queued up the right icon for this post without my having to even choose. XD;]

[desertdaggers]

[shakes the CAT and taps it a few times before shaking his head] I suppose that'd tell us what we're supposed to be worrying about, then? A little inconvenient, really!

[best-served-hot.livejournal.com]

The transmission going out before those speaking could offer any useful information, you mean? I hardly think that is the only inconvenience we may be subjected to, unfortunately.

[reflected]

[Poke. Poke. Poke. There's an irritated silver-haired teenager on the viewing screen, and there's stars in the background.] Keep an eye out for a message from who?

[Mutter, grumble--] Who slipped this thing into my backpack, anyway?

[irreversibly.livejournal.com]

[... no way.]

Riku?