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Luministi Mods ([personal profile] luministimods) wrote in [community profile] luministi2012-03-16 10:00 pm

❧ Off-Season 3 - Whispers Out of the Ether

[Someone has been in the Luministi Research Labs.

To the untrained eye, everything is still in its place despite the undetected intrusion. Not a paper has stirred. No chairs have been pushed out of their original positions in the slightest. Not even a single blade of grass in the town square has bent or crushed. Yet something
has changed.

Perhaps it's a slightly different tang in the air. One check of the life support systems, however, will tell one that the oxygen mix is the same as ever. The strange objects and rooms from the old citizens are still there as well, so still and untouched as the rest of the things in the town generally are. Even the remnants of the old Neptune sundial outside the library and the stone sundial in the park have been left alone.

The intruder smiles, knowing it is only the beginning. If the test goes as planned, then perhaps...

As quietly as the intruder came, the intruder now leaves without a trace. There are several observations to be done.

No sooner does the intruder leave, a video begins to play on all CAT units that shows a rather beautiful montage of the town while a kind gentleman's voice speaks. Some will recognize the voice as belonging to Mayor Caligin.]


    Hello and good morning! It gives me great pleasure to be able to greet you and welcome you to the Town of Luministi. My name is Constantine Caligin, Mayor of Luministi. I am sorry I am unable to greet you in person, but there is always something to be done here in town hall! Surely you understand.

    While I have a minute though, let me give you the highlights of our great and beautiful town.

    Here in Luministi, we strive to maintain the integrity of our quiet small town life while slowly bringing in new blood and new technologies. One look at our fine, eclectic town square and you will see how well we are progressing! There are many new and exciting places in town for you to explore, like our fabulous restaurants, recently renovated cinema, and our famous library. We welcome any feedback about them, from convenience to pure aestheticism. Our latest additions are identical housing developments situated in the west and east of Luministi's town borders and we hope you enjoy the accommodations! They have been built with the ideas of comfort and ease in mind.

    Unfortunately, that--
    [there is a slight disturbance in the audio, as if the original has been altered]--will be all for today. This has just been merely a test. Soon, you will see what joys your stay in Luministi will bring you. And it will bring you plenty of joy and happiness. So much so, you will never want to leave.

    Not ever again.

[And on that note, the video ends on a rather ominous shot of the town hall, and unintelligible voices begin to whisper to fill the void the video broadcast has left...]



Plot Details: Off-Season 3
    Welcome to Luministi's pre-season Fourth Wall event! If you have never participated in 4th wall with us before, the portion above the cut there is an IC continuation of the story that has been in the making for the past two seasons (a summary of which can be read here if you are curious, but it's not required reading!) But unlike past events, the majority of our in-game characters are off on different journeys or are even back home in their worlds! The town itself has been pretty empty for a while, so the video that was mysteriously broadcast just then will be everyone's view of the town.

    Now, 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. They'll have found it randomly on their person with no idea how it even got there. 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, which also has some handy tips about how the game is run and other questions about the game that aren't answered elsewhere in the mod journal. But if you don't see your question answered anywhere, please don't be afraid to ask!

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

    If visiting players do app into the game when applications and reserves open on April 14th, 12:01am EST, they will be able to remember the video of the town and everyone they meet the moment they show up in the town of Luministi for real. Yeah for ready-made CR, right?

    And for returning players and those still in play in off-season shenanigans, here's the link to the most recent batch of updates, especially regarding things I'll need from you guys. I think I have just about everyone, but it's here again for your convenience! And character-wise, it's up to you what your character was up to when that somewhat familiar broadcast came over the CATs. Just when you thought you were safe from the town again, huh? Alas...

    This event is merely a preview of what is to come in Luministi's third and final season. All of the storylines and mysteries introduced back in June 2010 when the game first opened will be brought to a close, and how it all does will be up to everyone involved. There are choices to be made and tasks that need to be accomplished--but only if you do it. Not doing something also will result in something, but whether it's for better or worse, well... You'll just have to come along for the ride and see, won't you?

    [community profile] luministi formally opens May 19th, 11:59am EST. I look forward to seeing everyone here! ♥

    Now, let the fourth-walling commence! Have lots of fun~
bit_impossible: (Doctor-Deep Thought)

[personal profile] bit_impossible 2012-03-17 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[he frowns as he strains to listen for a thread of intelligible noise following that broadcast. so far, he hasn't been able to catch anything, and seems to be holding the CAT to his ear, so he won't immediately notice if anyone appears until they actually speak]
painlessfighter: (don't walk away)

[personal profile] painlessfighter 2012-03-17 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)
You're lost? [blink!] Hey. If Ben knows you're supposed to be there, maybe he'll come to find you if you can't get there?
grandbellknight: (my last amen)

[personal profile] grandbellknight 2012-03-17 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. It seems that way. [He sighs.]

I haven't gone home yet, though. I'm still in this universe, trying to find some answers. Maybe this can be stopped before they do pull everyone back...
arcielwaath: (and I try again)

[personal profile] arcielwaath 2012-03-17 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
What? Boring? [She frowns at the stranger on the CAT.] You mean you're not worried about any of that? Or that these things are suddenly just... here?
mightyappendix: (AAAAUGH)

[personal profile] mightyappendix 2012-03-17 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Yow! A talking cat?! How do you know my name?!
bitchslapping: (Ran - Whine!)

[personal profile] bitchslapping 2012-03-17 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
No. Why should I be?

[He has more important things to think about. He'll let Sunao deal with details later. Ran can't be bothered.]

Is Yoru here?

[Priorities. He has them.

The realization that not everyone knows what he's talking about. He doesn't have it.]
summerdoor: (So don't you stop pushing me)

[personal profile] summerdoor 2012-03-17 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[Wow, a talking cat. If he didn't know about Digimon, he would find this a bit weird.

He does find the fact that he
recognizes that voice a bit unnerving though.]

No, I'm trying to get back home. ... I mean, I'm in my world-home trying to get to my house-home. Didn't think I'd ever see this thing again.

... Also - Sophie? Is that your voice, or have I finally lost it?
vengefulagent: (Won't be betrayed anymore)

[personal profile] vengefulagent 2012-03-17 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Some...odd quirk of this device, perhaps? [or, you know, other things. it's been one hell of a week]

I'm pretty sure your disguise is still working. They didn't comment on the fact that they were speaking to a talking cat, right? [short pause] Wait, what other men?
arcielwaath: (carried by an instant force)

[personal profile] arcielwaath 2012-03-17 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Because it's weird! Of course!

Yoru? Who's that?
bonnypiperlad: (puzzled)

[personal profile] bonnypiperlad 2012-03-18 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
[Confused Jamie...is pretty darn confused. He could have sworn that cat sounded like Sophie just now.]

Hey?
fortune_sought: (Cat - Look)

[personal profile] fortune_sought 2012-03-18 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
[this is quite possibly an advantage, as Sophie's voice gives no indication of the fact that she is currently a blue-eyed black cat]

Doctor! Does everyone have their CATs back?
bonnypiperlad: (So...)

[personal profile] bonnypiperlad 2012-03-18 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
Aye, it's quite real. [The young man responding to her looks considerably less baffled, although he does eye that purple hair curiously for a moment.] I've been there before, although I don't think I've seen ye there.

[Which isn't a good sign, and his mouth pulls off to one side.] What Tower would ye be talking about, though?
fortune_sought: (Cat - Curl)

[personal profile] fortune_sought 2012-03-18 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
[she lowers her head in a worried sort of way] Unfortunately, it's a bit more difficult than that. I doubt that Ben does know. You see... [she sighs; she's been trying not to think about her situation, an attempt which has actually been aided by her lack of human communication] The castle's been stolen by a djinn. Howl turned me into a cat to protect me, but when it was taken, I landed in these mountains. I think they must be somewhere in the middle of the four places where the castle was when it happened... So it's difficult to say if anyone might be looking for me. They're probably quite busy protecting the king's daughter from the djinn.
fortune_sought: (Cat - Hackles)

[personal profile] fortune_sought 2012-03-18 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
[Sophie gives a short, offended hiss] I'm not a cat! And I know your name because we met before. Don't you remember? I'm Sophie Hatter.
fortune_sought: (Cat - Talk)

[personal profile] fortune_sought 2012-03-18 01:05 am (UTC)(link)
I'm in a similar situation myself... But that is a relief! I do hope no one's been sent back there. [yet. but she doesn't want to think about that possibility]

[her expression manages to look skeptical even though it's on a cat's face] Of course it is! [she sighs. she's starting to get used to people's frankly odd reactions] I'm under a spell. I'm not actually a cat.
fortune_sought: (Cat - Surprised)

[personal profile] fortune_sought 2012-03-18 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
Jamie! [now there's a face that she's glad to see--except, perhaps, that this means he still has his CAT as well] You aren't back in Luministi, are you?
fortune_sought: (Cat - Curl)

[personal profile] fortune_sought 2012-03-18 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
[thoughtfully] I suppose it could be... To be honest, I'm not certain how I have this CAT at all. I certainly haven't been carrying it!

Well, no, though I suppose they didn't have much chance to. [mostly because she nearly clawed the soldier's eye out and they got out of there] I think they were travellers, but I didn't get a very good look.

[at this point, there's a soft mew behind her, and Sophie turns. this reveals a tiny kitten, old enough to have his eyes open but hardly more than that. Sophie licks him and adjusts her position to wrap around him]
worldsapart: (Ֆ if life had background music)

[personal profile] worldsapart 2012-03-18 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
... a kitty?
worldsapart: (pic#2082333)

[personal profile] worldsapart 2012-03-18 02:32 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh -- Hey! Look who it is!]

Willis!
fortune_sought: (Cat - Hackles)

[personal profile] fortune_sought 2012-03-18 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
[Sophie can't help a short hiss in offense] Xion, I am not a kitty!
worldsapart: (pic#2082207)

on the TARDIS, I'm assuming

[personal profile] worldsapart 2012-03-18 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Xion doesn't want to distract him, so she's silent for a long moment before quietly asking,] Doctor...? What do you hear?
worldsapart: (pic#2216070)

[personal profile] worldsapart 2012-03-18 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
[Fuu...!]

We'll do what we can to try and make sure you don't have to.
worldsapart: (pic#2082333)

[personal profile] worldsapart 2012-03-18 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
[asdkf;lkdjgkfdkj] Kitty knows my name?!

... wait.

Sophie?!
worldsapart: (Ֆ i tried to escape you)

[personal profile] worldsapart 2012-03-18 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
[This person certainly doesn't... sound happy. Not that Xion can blame him. But she feels obligated to try to help him, since she's been involved with Luministi for so long.]

Hello. What you're holding lets you talk to the other people trapped in this realm. This isn't just a dream or something, I'm afraid. It's real.
fortune_sought: (Cat - Straight On)

[personal profile] fortune_sought 2012-03-18 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
[Sophie hisses again at the name but then calms] Yes, it's me. [and, as she's getting used to having to explain this:] It's a spell.

Where are you, Xion? Not in Luministi, I hope.

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