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Luministi Mods ([personal profile] luministimods) wrote in [community profile] luministi2012-06-20 03:01 am

❧ Don't Stop Me Now

[With everyone's efforts, the life support systems start back up again, and all flashing red lights go away to warn another day. Soon, the air levels return to normal, breathable levels, and the food replicators begin bringing in fresh foods once more to the spacestation kitchens and all the restaurants in town. And yes, there is hot water for everyone now!]

[In the maintenance area, Proctor lets out a loud sigh of relief and turns on his CAT while he checks over the read-outs on the terminals before him]


Very, very good! I...had my doubts we'd be able to do this in time. But--[he smiles faintly for the first]--you did it. You all did. I'm seeing more and more why Filippo failed so badly last--

[But he cuts off right then, his face going pale.] What is...how was that system activated?! It was turned off months ago! [He turns suddenly when he hears a groaning, shuffling noise behind him. If possible, his face goes even more pale.]

No...NO, you get away from m--

[Proctor accidentally shuts his CAT off. What happens to him...who knows.]


Plot Details: Don't Stop Me Now
    Congratulations, everyone, for surviving our first quick-time event of the season! You have NO idea how pleased I am that every goal was accomplished! There was a slim chance we might not have made it, but I had confidence in you all ♥

    That said...the terminals weren't exactly helpful, were they? A...or B. I do have to admit that there were right and wrong answers to every single one of these terminals. I had a system for each objective, like I used the blue arrows from this to decide on which ones were correct for the life support-related terminals, for example, and I tried to be as objective as I could with the others. The food replicators and the hot water all had corresponding buttons to be pressed, and that last terminal...well, the correct answer was actually chosen by a majority. (i.e. The highest amount of numbers chosen was the right answer, and the odds = A, and evens = B.) And there weren't any hints that could have been had through conversation. It really was just a simple choice.

    I can now reveal how everyone did! A green checkmark will be next to those who guessed correctly, and a red cross-out thingy next to those who guessed incorrectly:

    Terminals!
    Life Support: Mayor's House || Flynn and Meru
    Life Support: Osculia's Office || Croix and Fuu
    Life Support: Clinic || Mu and Ten
    Life Support: White Rabbit Pub || Hawk and Willis
    Life Support: Malt Shop || Sophie
    Life Support: Sheriff's Office || Terezi and Leaf
    Food Replicator: Lab #1 || Jamie
    Food Replicator: Botanical Gardens || Conner and Luke
    Hot Water: Town Square/Fountain || Kanaya
    Hot Water: Lab #4 || Washington
    [UNKNOWN]: Outside the Palm House || Vriska and Natsuo
    Master Switch: Bridge || Ichijou (and Proctor)


    When the messages said that if you chose incorrectly, you might not live long enough to regret it, it wasn't...exactly talking about whether or not you'd live if the systems were reset. It was actually talking about something very, very different.

    See...the systems were reset, which brought everything back online as I said before--but there were other systems that had been turned off before. There used to be townspeople who wandered the streets and one could occasionally chat with them about the town, though they had no idea the town was just a fake. To them, the town was real, and the people themselves, while only mere duplicates, were real in a sense as well. During the last season, the townspeople went away, sadly, in...a somewhat violent way that was kind of glossed over, and eerily, it mirrors what just happened with the life support systems--or rather, it almost did. But when the life support systems were shut off in the town last time, none of the townspeople were able to leave--but they were gone by the end of things last season with no bodies or anything left behind.

    Well, now those townspeople are back. The terminal that Vriska and Natsuo found (or rather, the terminal that found them) controlled the townspeople. Had they chosen correctly, the townspeople would have been brought back as though nothing had happened to them. But since this choice was made, the townspeople were still brought back...but as zombies.

    Yep. Zombies.

    Now...there are many kinds of zombies out there, so I'll make some basic rules, then you guys can go wild:

    • They range from slow to fast in motion.
    • Super loud noises like gun fire and explosions will draw them towards you--
    • --However, if you pretend to be one of them? They'll be fooled and leave you alone.
    • They're not super strong, so they won't like...knock down brick walls, but if enough of them are pressing in on glass? They'll eventually break through because the glass will give in to the weight and pressure being applied.


    And...well. With zombies about, it means there's a high risk that one might become infected. For the sake of the event, only those who are bitten by a zombie will eventually turn into one after a single day. (Symptoms include: a bite mark, high fever, then later on, a sudden desire for human flesh, and slurred, unintelligible speech.) After that, zombified characters will remain zombies until the end of the plot--but with one exception. If zombified characters are killed, they can come back to life as normal people once again. They'll wake up in their townhomes like nothing had happened (and their zombie bodies will disappear.) However, if your character is one of the few out in the spacestation, you'll wake up in one of the beds in the crew quarters. If...you want them to remember what it was like as a zombie or not, that's up to you.

    Now, I will say that if anyone does decide to go on a zombie-killing spree that includes other players' zombified characters, please ask them for permission about what they want done. Also, if things get...really graphic, I would suggest leaving a warning just to be on the safe side.

    Oh yes...for those of you who chose wrong? The zombies will...find you to be more attractive meal options than the others, and you will have a harder time deceiving them. Sorry about that...

    Oh, and the zombies are also in the spacestation. They just got out somehow... And some of these zombies will be familiar to some of the characters as NPCs they've seen in the past: a favorite waitress in the Malt Shop, the sweet old lady who ran the tea shop, even duplicates of Miss Osculia and the others--including the Mayor. It seems the only thing he can be bothered to show up for is this.

    ----------------------------------------------

    I do have one quick note of business! The Activity Check is still set for the 23rd, but I will be reducing the requirements just for this month to one post and one thread, or three threads/log threads. And characters who just came into the game after the 9th of June are exempt from the check. I'll put this info up again when I put the AC up in the OOC comm, but I thought I'd give you guys a heads-up!

    And I believe that is it! If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to ask! Go ahead and use this space for plotting or throw someone a line via any of the modes of contact listed here!
rainbow_breath: (childish)

[personal profile] rainbow_breath 2012-06-20 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
There was a vowel in that sentence... >>
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[personal profile] rainbow_breath 2012-06-20 04:27 pm (UTC)(link)
LMAORHDUSHDNSIEINEFHHAJRSKJHL

X3

I laughed so hard!
rainbow_breath: (embarrassed)

[personal profile] rainbow_breath 2012-06-20 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Meru is a fighter and carries around a ridiculously large mallet...if Natsuo is aware of this, he can contact her. She'll be sad about killing an ACTUAL person (she will see the zombies only as monsters like those in Endiness) but if Natsuo convinces her he'll come back to life cured - she'll 'man up' and do it...
luke_triton: (handchin)

[personal profile] luke_triton 2012-06-20 04:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Roof hiding. He would never have thought of that! They can't get you up there can they, Puzzleproof Guy?
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[personal profile] painlessfighter 2012-06-20 04:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know if he's aware of this, but he assumes anyone around is kind of at least competent. Maybe. XD! So he'd reach out to anyone answering his broadcast!

The trick is he's not exactly convincing. He's... a brat. And still a child. I mean it when I say this is probably going to be awful on a few different levels. ^^; if that's still okay with you, wanna have her see Natsuo's post where he gets himself in trouble, and then action tag her coming to find him?
rainbow_breath: (all-out)

[personal profile] rainbow_breath 2012-06-20 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
So...just realized. Meru will see the zombies ONLY as monsters that need bashing. If someone doesn't explain to her the consequences of taking damage/being bitten by them, she'll just bumrush them with her hammer... and probably get bitten somewhere. 1. Because she's barely covered. 2. Because it's melee combat...

However, she'd be ALL FOR a rescue team. And if she knows the true nature of them, she might have to reveal her Wingly magic if it comes to it (which will be so awkward for her to try to explain to anyone who finds out - yay for a difficult situations!) But...yeah, that would allow her to fly and play golf with zombie heads or she could do ranged attacks with her ancient magic. ^^
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[personal profile] rainbow_breath 2012-06-20 04:56 pm (UTC)(link)
This is possible... she's rather immature, too. Despite however old she actually is (Winglies age differently - she looks and acts 16 though). ^^
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[personal profile] painlessfighter 2012-06-20 04:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay then, we can totally swing this! Once I get a post up either after work or sometime tomorrow, she can come find him and we'll play this out. <3!
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[personal profile] gothelproof 2012-06-20 05:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Flynn doesn't do puzzles -- he does solutions! Join him living on the townhouse roofs, Detective Kid!
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[personal profile] rainbow_breath 2012-06-20 05:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Sounds good to me! Just ping me on Plurk when you've posted. ^^ I'll do my best to respond quickly!! (Feel free to bug me until I do. Heh.)
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[personal profile] painlessfighter 2012-06-20 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Will do!

And no rush, no worries. I am not usually known for tagging fast. ^^;; ♥
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[personal profile] tactilekonesis 2012-06-20 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
It's okay Luke, Kon'll make sure he stays safe!! Just stick to the guy who can fly :D
tactilekonesis: (shakes fist!!)

[personal profile] tactilekonesis 2012-06-20 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Holy crap, this is what I wake up to? XD Poor Kon just wanted to be able to eat food again...

I am tempted to have him be bitten and possibly killed, though that can't be accomplished without kryptonite. Would it be possible to find some within the town for him? :|a If not, I'll just have him fend off zombies for the duration.
tactilekonesis: (challenge accepted)

[personal profile] tactilekonesis 2012-06-20 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
But heroes don't hide on rooftops, mister! Superboy's more than willing to help Flynn protect people :D Or protect Flynn if there's rooftop hiding to be done.
tactilekonesis: (shakes fist!!)

[personal profile] tactilekonesis 2012-06-20 06:30 pm (UTC)(link)
VRISKAAAAAA

May Kon never find out about this 8( But he'll be flying around town too, so they can have competitions to see who's better at killing zombies?? idek?
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[personal profile] bonnypiperlad 2012-06-20 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
I was thinking a log would probably be a good way to go with it, definitely. I can put something up but it probably won't be until after I get out of work tonight.
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[personal profile] bonnypiperlad 2012-06-20 07:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, at least if Wash is blowing up things the zombies will be attracted to them? Then again, Jamie is looking like a tasty meat snack right now so...

Ichijou may be able to get away and go hide in an air vent somewhere! Isn't that fun! XD
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[personal profile] vengefulagent 2012-06-20 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Luckily, Wash has a good arm--but he's not likely to warn about using every single one~ (Though, he probably only has a few left, so he might not use them as readily--not unless he makes a run for the Longsword in the docking bay. There's equipment and stuff there, including other armor things (though, not quite as snazzy as his~)
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[personal profile] vengefulagent 2012-06-20 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd be onboard for a log! o/
vengefulagent: (Yeah we'll see)

[personal profile] vengefulagent 2012-06-20 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
You know...I think some kryptonite could be arranged~! o/ Many things came over in the last plot, after all. We could say there's a small chunk on display in the library or town hall. Or heck, maybe in one of the various areas of the botanical gardens. Lots of rocky places there~ But I'll leave the placement of it up to you~
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[personal profile] vengefulagent 2012-06-20 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Poor Ichijou...

I do so enjoy trolling him, not even gonna lie
notsot8rri8le: (wut r u doin!!?11)

[personal profile] notsot8rri8le 2012-06-20 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
WOWOWOWOW DON'T MAKE IT SOUND LIKE SHE DID IT ON PURPOSE
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[personal profile] notsot8rri8le 2012-06-20 07:13 pm (UTC)(link)
ROFL OMG LIKE SHE KNEW IT WAS A ZOMBIE BUTTON AND DID IT ON PURPOSE, SURE!!! YOU GUYS ARE SO LAME, YOU GOT YOUR BUTTON THING WRONG TOO :'(((((


BUT YEAH, ahuehuehuehue who will be better at killing zombies! better take count, Kon!!
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[personal profile] notsot8rri8le 2012-06-20 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
MAYBE NATSUO GETS BITTEN AND DOESN'T NOTICE :')
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[personal profile] notsot8rri8le 2012-06-20 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
LMFOANDJSLDS THAT ICON IS PERFECT

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