❧ Hide your face so the world will never find you

[luministimods]

[the celebrating townspeople don't seem to notice that anything has gone remiss once people start to crowd around and enter the curtained archways. the festivities continue on like normal, even if the proverbial clock has begun to tick for the trapped residents--but something is different about the townspeople's behaviors. they seem...more enthusiastic and jubilant than they were moments before the murderer was discovered. it's almost like they're waiting for something to happen...]


❧ Plot Supplement Details: Paper Faces on Parade **Quick-time Event** Part 2!

Now that the murderer has been revealed, it's time to do what has been asked of you all! You have from now until the next mod post (which will be going up sometime on Sunday since I'll be travelling on Saturday) to find the two things that need to be destroyed. There was a lot of awesome discussion that went on in the last post about things, and I would suggest paying attention to the original clues that people were given. Some are red herrings for this plot, so be careful.

Come the mod post this Sunday, I'll explain the clues and such, but you guys are doing great! And those of you who are going through the other curtains are getting something very important too! There is no wasted time with this plot, even if there is a slight penalty...

Anyway, to sum up the instructions given here, you all have to work together to destroy two certain things. There are clues that were given during the murder plot about what these are, but not about where. There is something of a clue in the Town Features page about this, but admittedly, it is subtle if you're not sure what to look for.

Fuu and Sophie have special pins for everyone, but there are only enough so that each person only gets one. And the pins offer complete stealth to the location (since you'll be having to go back through the roaring party that's still going on), but if you go to a location and destroy the wrong thing? Those townspeople will be on you in a flash and toss you in jail for ruining their fun.

However, if you destroy the right two things, you'll be able to escape Luministi. How you destroy it will be up to you (but I don't recommend a stick.) The barrier preventing anyone from going up to the Mayor's House will fall and people will be able to go inside it to escape. Those who were with us last season will know the way.

But this is a group effort! The two things aren't near each other by any means, so talk and coordinate about how you want to do things. As a player, I purposefully kept Ten and Wash from participating in the archway part of the plot (I didn't want to mislead anyone with my choices for where the boys were going), but they will be available for this part of the plot to help everyone.

Also, the hour time limit window doesn't mean in real-time. In essence, we're going to do some timey-wimey stuff and say the hour in-game will last from now until the next mod post. (It's like 24, but not!)

Just know that if you aren't able to accomplish this by Sunday, this window will close--but it won't stay closed forever.

If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to ask me.

Comments

[manicurious.livejournal.com]

Ichijou is going to be spectacularly unhelpful for this event, unless someone needs help going to his townhome and getting blackout-drunk with him as he cries continuously. He can absolutely help them with that. The good thing is that he won't be trying to sabotage anyone's efforts!

The most obvious target is probably the Neptune statue, but I have no idea about the second one. Clearly the solution is still setting fire to things.

[fortune_sought]

Sophie can't work this out ICly, but the flame clue? Was a clue to Audrey's name--Ardes. It was Audrey's way of hinting that she's been the murderer. I'm still completely ashamed I didn't notice this earlier, but there you go.

[manicurious.livejournal.com]

I NEVER WOULD HAVE FIGURED THAT OUT.

EVER.

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

Oh. Man.

I would have never ever thought of that either! o.o
Awww, right! But the rest of them have meaning too, right? Brax ICly figured out a couple last year!

[desertdaggers]

Oohh- the flame of ardour?

*shoulderpats?*

[painlessfighter]

Natsuo is seconding the motion to set fire to all the things. :3!! Croix would much prefer to not do that, thank you, we can be smarter about this. ... Also he wants his face fixed. :|

... anyway.

Unless you want to destroy one of the ~things~ via pretty-shota-word-magic? Natsuo's probably not going to do much for part 2. ... I guess his availability also greatly depends on how shit goes down behind Curtain #1. Uh. Right. Moving on.

Croix would actually be very useful for taking things out. I'm perfectly cool with putting him on a team to go after thing one or thing two. He's a very well-trained soldier, used to synching up with people and not necessarily having direct contact with them. So... yeah. Offering up soldier boy here.

[lamb_of_gold]

Mu is good for blowing shit up, but he's BETTER at protecting people. Need a wingman? Here's your guy.

POSSIBLE TARGETS

[lamb_of_gold]

OKAY so let's make a list of things that might be what we're looking for. If there are as many things as people, well. Easy. If not this will get complicated.


THE OBVIOUS TARGET IS THE NEPTUNE STATUE. Someone more clever than I can figure out other possibilities.

[fortune_sought]

I think Fuu might have been onto something with the stone sundial that was gifted by the founders, too, considering this is their festival.

Re: POSSIBLE TARGETS

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

Call it a ... gut instinct? >.> But I can make some reasonings for it.

-The Founding festival is going on now.
-The stone sundial is "a gift from the Luministi Founders many, many years ago". And, well, we all know about the town's 'founders', eh?
-There were vials of poison found as clues. The poisoning took place at the founding festival last year.
-A basket of Verita's was found, with notices from last year. Question: were any of them about the founding festival?
-A subtle clue - the stone sundial is far from the Neptune sundial; the one at town hall would be too close. And the one outside the clinic looks to be a smallish one. We were prompted that the two are not close together, and that we need something bigger than a stick to destroy it.

...Okay, typing it all out, it's making sense. But man, please, if anyone can make a case for another sundial, please say? XD

[desertdaggers]

I dunno, I'm all for taking out the one near the clinic. The clinic itself would probably be too big, but it's a suspicious place.

[bit_impossible]

I can answer the thing about Verita's basket contents. There might have been a mention about the Founder's Day Festival in there, but any event that went on last season there would be a notice for, even for ones that happened off-screen like the Archery Club's meetings and job advertisements at places like the library and such.

[irreversibly.livejournal.com]

I think that the locations we were sent to via curtain is a hint.

Jamie, Xion, and Natsuo were sent to the Sheriff's Office.

Hawk, Croix, Mu, and Ichijou were sent to the Town Hall.

Sophie and Fuu were sent to the path leading to the mayor's mansion, but that's obviously where we'll be able to make our escape.

:|a?

POSSIBLE TARGETS

[bonnypiperlad]

Moving this over for discussion: I think maybe the idea of the locations we were sent to through the curtains could be important. One went to Town Hall, one went to the Sheriff's office, and one went to the path to the Mayor's house, yes?

That path redirects to the statue in the center of the town square at first (before it dumps you in the lake).

Maybe we should take that statue down, guys.

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

Fuu can destroy a target with her wind magic!

It might be good to have each team with at least a couple magic users and a physical fighter, just in case one type of magic is not very effective. (No reason why it wouldn't, but taking no chances. Besides, it's just good RPG sense. XD)

Fuu says, we've got to stick together!
If Ichijou can't be convinced to join a group, perhaps someone can stay behind with him near the town square and report to the others if the townspeople change behaviour?

[manicurious.livejournal.com]

Good luck getting him to go out in public!

[fortune_sought]

Really, I think we should all split up and take one target each. We have enough pins for everyone, and if two are on the same target, they're just both going to get caught. Don't you think?

Targeting...

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

Fuu and Neptune have history (http://luministi.livejournal.com/10209.html?thread=505569#t505569), so she'd kind of like to take him out. ^.^
BUT! She also feels strongly about the Stone sundial (and I feel responsible for it too, having suggested it...).

Would it be all right if Fuu took Neptune? And, is there anyone that is also of a like mind about the Stone sundial?

[summer-doors.livejournal.com]

throwing out Willis for any reporting to the others? Since there's not much he can do in the whole destroying of things (unless someone really wants to trust the kid with a weapon...)

[fortune_sought]

Sophie and Fuu have a joint post where they're revealing what they found out and what we need to do! Since we've got such a short time limit, it's open for everyone to tag in to what they're up to. We're hoping it'll be helpful to keep the IC action in one place. Unless you want to post things separately, of course!

[fortune_sought]

Also, does anyone mind if Sophie makes something vicious and corrosive to deal with this sundial in front of town hall?

[grandbellknight]

... Why not.

Croix's already been to Town Hall once, may as well send him back. Anyone care if he takes down that clock? (Via rocketlance even~)

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

I just realized - the sun (symbol that Hawk got) is the symbol for the town of Luministi! It's on the stationary, the posters...
So depending on how you take that, it could be another point in favour of the Town Hall.

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

A random question appears!

While we can break things in Luministi, does that include the CATs? (Just thinking of that time we tried to break into one...)

[bit_impossible]

Nope! Sorry, some things just aren't meant to open or break~ (Yet.)