❧ Old Familiar Things

[luministimods]

[Listen close; on the tail ends of a faint breeze running through the town, one can hear voices. They sound varied, some are just having regular conversations, but others might be full-out arguing and bickering. There might even be the sounds of laughter as showers of coins come out of a chiming machine. All these sounds are new. They are soft at first, but as one walks around town and encounters the strange sights that stand out amongst the usual hodge-podge of buildings, the voices and sounds become louder and clearer. It's almost as if those people are there--but sadly, they are not. Some will find the voices familiar, but others won't.

But there is one thing for certain: they do not belong there.

And neither do the new structures and buildings that have cropped up around town...

There are still no signs of the townspeople, and the Mayor has even gone silent. None of his trademark music accompaniment will cover up those voices this time. However, there is a new noise that only those with the keenest ears may be able to pick up on--and it is not good. Not from the way whatever is making it sounds...overworked and stressed, the mechanical systems ready to break at any given moment.]



Plot Details: Old Familiar Things

Hopefully, you've been managing your food supplies, everyone, or else...well. Things won't be pleasant. (Probably a good thing we have no cannibals in our midst (or do we? Uh oh.)) Perhaps the new distractions around town will hold off thoughts of starvation for a while longer.

Remember those odd buildings and structures seeing around various places in and around town? Well, they are what are giving off the voices, and those voices belong to those in that particular world around the time each person left it. So, walk near the giant windmill, and one will hear the bickerings and complaining of the Blood Gulch guys as they argue over which side sucks more, red or blue. Go to the library, and you just might find that it is definitely not quiet on the second floor, not when everyone is pointing out the sights around an invisible Tokyo.

And there are new structures now as well. That is where you all come in. What sort of object, room, or place from your character's world would you like to see in the town? Does it have a particular meaning to them, either negative or positive? The structure will ping them in some way, but it doesn't have to be anything they've encountered recently. It can be something from their childhood, for example. Everyone has a choice of one thing, and where it's located is also up to you. Keep in mind that if you don't want it in town, it can turn up in the spacestation. There are plenty of offices in the area, for example, where something could take over, or it could sit out in the opening. There is a list of what we have already and where in the Town Features page on the mod journal. Like the other objects and locations already in existence, these too will come with a bit of audio as well.

And that...is not all. (Didn't think I'd let you off so easily, did you~?) In fact, there are two more things. When your character is near the object/location that "belongs" to them, they'll feel a surge of euphoria--even if that location happens to drive them insane or upset them in some way. Visit someone else's and yeah, you won't feel that way.

Oh, and that other? Is that very faint overworked, mechanical sound that can be heard everywhere--and that means both in the town and out on the spacestation. It's a new sound, but for now, think of it like the background noise someone might hear when hearing the fridge run; you won't really notice it after five minutes. However, it does signal something...kinda bad. Because yeah, the food situation has improved either and now? There isn't any hot water. Well. Unless you boil it. The lights and such still seem to be functional, so there is that! But no hot water for anyone.

Okay, I lied, there is one more point of interest in the form of someone who has returned to Luministi, albeit very reluctantly. Our old friend, Proctor, is now back around the spacestation, but because of his mode of transportation and the ordeal he's been through recently (trust me, he'll definitely be talking about it), he won't be up for talking for a bit. (He can't exactly remember it in detail anyway at the moment, and neither can his traveling companions, Jamie and Xion.) But when he is back in action, I'll post again so people can have a chance to speak with him.

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And on the business end of things, we do have an ad in the latest ATP post if anyone wants to hunt around! Oh, and you might notice a little blurb in there about a certain event at the end of the month~ We are holding a 4th wall event on June 30th! Like our previous ones, any CR made there will be game canon, so any newcomers coming in from the 4th wall will have established game CR to get back into once they officially arrive in town. I'll talk more about it once we get to the end of the month, and I'll continue to remind you all as we go. I'm definitely looking forward to it!

I believe that is it. So! Comment here with the object/location from your character's world so I can add it to the master list (and those from the old guard, remember I had said to keep something in mind? Now is the time!) If you need any help or advice, I'd be more than willing to help you out! That goes for any other questions you may have!

Have fun with the blasts from your home worlds, guys~

EDIT: All new places have been added to the list! Any new items have a little star next to them.

Comments

[lamb_of_gold]

Is it a bucket?

[terezi_pyrope]

KJNKANJKJAKFNAJ

KNJJJJROFL Nope, but i just ROFL that idea

[lamb_of_gold]

I'M GONNA ASSUME IT'S A BUCKET UNTIL I FIND OUT OTHERWISE!

[terezi_pyrope]

JKNAKJANGKA TERRIBLE............OTL