❧ 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]

Then you should count your blessings.

[curious] And what does it take for a person to be a "Saint of Athena"?

[mightyappendix.livejournal.com]

That bad, huh?

Ne, you need to be able to use your Cosmo! I don't know how they pick Bronze or Silver trainees though; I've been with Master Mu since I can remember.

[fortune_sought]

Yes, but it's nothing you need worry about.

[tries to equate that strange declaration to concepts she's familiar with] What trade is your apprenticeship in?

[mightyappendix.livejournal.com]

If you say so...

Cloth repair, mostly. And when I'm ready, I'm going to be the Aries Saint!

[fortune_sought]

That sounds like a very important job. Are you a tailor?

[mightyappendix.livejournal.com]

Eeeh? No! Cloths are the armors that Athena's Saints wear! Only Master Mu can repair them properly, but I'm learning! It's a very important job!!

[fortune_sought]

[surprised] Oh, I see! I'm certain it's very important to the warriors you work with. [and wait a second...] ...what did you say was the name of your master?

[mightyappendix.livejournal.com]

Yup! They break all the time, so without us, they'd be useless!

[Okay, stretchin' the truth just a wee bit, but...]

Ne, its Mu, miss.

[fortune_sought]

[Sophie's eyes widen. that is what he said! still, it's best to verify...]

Mu, meaning a polite man with very long, lavender hair?

[mightyappendix.livejournal.com]

Yeah! That's him!

[fortune_sought]

What a strange coincidence! [though more likely it's not one at all...] He's in this town where I am.

[mightyappendix.livejournal.com]

What?! He can't be! We're not supposed to leave Sanctuary right now!

[fortune_sought]

[curious] What's wrong?

[mightyappendix.livejournal.com]

Ne, we're waiting for something to happen, and Roshi said nobody can leave Sanctuary!

[fortune_sought]

Oh, I'm certain he'll be right back! [it's not entirely true, but if the town sends them back to the moment they left like it did the first time, it's at least partially so] But what do you mean, something is going to happen?

[mightyappendix.livejournal.com]

I hope so, Lady. If he gets caught, it ain't gonna be pretty.

Ne, I probably shouldn't say....

[fortune_sought]

Well, it's not as though he's come here by choice! [and her foul expression at the moment implies that no one would do]

I see. [gives him a friendly, understanding smile. she's used to children--and she also has a talent for being nosy] Master Mu wouldn't explain properly, then? I know a wizard who's like that. [frowns distastefully. some people!]

[mightyappendix.livejournal.com]

Did you all get kidnapped or something?!

Ne, he might if you asked him.

[fortune_sought]

[gives a long-suffering sigh] Something of the sort, yes.

[what a circumspect young man!] Then I will have to do that. Thank you, Kiki.

[mightyappendix.livejournal.com]

[Kiki just goes quiet at that; Nothing and nobody could force Mu to do something he doesn't want to, so this revelation is a bit of a shock.]

Dunno if he'll give you the answer you want, but he doesn't really hide stuff from people.

[fortune_sought]

[smiles] And you would know, I'm sure.

It's been very good to meet you. I'll have to tell your master I heard from you.