❧ Just Breathe

[luministimods]

[For days, the zombie invasion of the Luministi town and spacestation has gone on, but through various means, there have been less and less zombies appearing by the day. And now, only a few remain, stubbornly shambling after their prey--

--or rather they were. With a bright, blinding flash of light, their bodies instantly change. No longer are they dead and decaying, but are that of full-fledged living beings with absolutely no desire for brains or flesh of the living. In fact, while they take a moment to blink and look around to see where they are, these townspeople merely shrug and continue on with their business like they did months ago. For them, it's back to their normal routine, and if asked, they won't even remember being a zombie. No one does. Even those who were killed during the fighting are back, right as rain.

But something else has changed.

Something big, yet the sound was so soft and heard by none. A door has been opened...

And from the surprise left in the town square, it seems other metaphorical doors have been opened as well, a fact that the sender of a text message to all of the CATs, is very well aware of:]

Enjoy this respite from chaos while you can.

[The moment that text is sent, anyone still injured will be blinded once again--but will find all wounds have been healed.]


Plot Details: Just Breathe

Welcome to Luministi's 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!) Unlike past events, the town is not only fully populated with people who will just talk about mundane things about Luministi, but the pathway to the spacestation via the Mayor's House has been opened. How long that will remain open is anyone's guess, but for now, take advantage of it!

Also, visitors have a choice of physically appearing in the town square or communicating from their own world via the CAT.

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 they will be able to remember visiting the town (or viewing it in a video feed), as well as everyone they met, the moment they show up in the town of Luministi for real. Yeah for ready-made CR, right?

And for current players, consider this a plot break! I'll have the game's next proper plot update for you guys tomorrow, so enjoy the breather while you can!

This event is the last one the game will hold, unfortunately, as Luminsti is in its 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?

Apps for luministi formally close July 28th, 11:59pm EST. I look forward to seeing everyone here! ♥

Now, let the fourth-walling commence! Have lots of fun~

Comments

[tactilekonesis]

Yeah, but most of them are... ["not meant for you to overhear". He sighs, somewhat exasperatedly.] Alright.

That's the funny thing; I don't think we've left our world at all. This is Luministi, a peaceful idyllic New England town... on a freaking spaceship in the middle of some distant galaxy.

[reminded]

All in good time, my boy. Well then, let's see if this will do the trick.

[He opens the door to the driver's side and inserts the key in the ignition. He turns the key with a twist of the wrist, and...

... nothing.]

[reminded]

Yes, I imagine this individual has garnered his or her fair share of enmity by now. Normally, I would urge everybody to allow the authorities to take care of any punishment, but I understand that they're indisposed to help here.

[Action]

[fireflyheir]

Haha, mine's the same way about baking, actually! I bet they'd get along if they met. […assuming John ever finds him. And they get somewhere this would be possible.]

Haha, it's fine! Enthusiasm never hurt anything!

[manicurious]

I believe it was called "Eta," or more properly "The Eta System" - something like that. The only "landmark" I've been able to see out of the windows is a rather lovely nebula whose name I never learned.

I hate to change the subject, but what exactly are you doing up there? When I first spotted you I thought that you were the victim of some kind of strange murder. Though I suppose the apparent reality of the situation is no less unusual...

[sandy_claws]

[Nebula? Thaaaat doesn't sound right. ... He'll store that info aside for later.]

I am up here to figure out where I am, of course! Although I must admit you have a splendid imagination - or do you often have murder victims climbing trees here?

[This is a Very Important question, okay. Because, man, if this IS a common occurrence, he would very much enjoy being introduced to them.]

[manicurious]

As well I should! An active imagination is a very important thing to have, and--

That's not what I meant at all! I thought a body, or rather you, had been placed up there in order to scare us- well, me particularly. Someone has been having quite a bit of fun teasing me with death threats lately, but you seem far too well-mannered to be involved in that sort of activity, despite being a skeleton.

Which baffles me endlessly, by the way.

[sandy_claws]

Scare you? Oh, no, it's much too early for that, I'm afraid!

[Although that could always be rearranged.]

But - death threats, you say? Have they been serious?

[action]

[fireflyheir]

[…scrunches up his nose.] So what, you're saying I can't know anything because then I'd do something and it'd all get lopped off because, I don't know, I guess because that shouldn't ever have happened? That is such shit.

[manicurious]

Good. And I should hope that it will remain that way for quite some time as I'm surrounded by enough stressors as it is right now.

Have they been serious!? [For some reason, this strikes him as hilarious in an awful sort of way.]

"Serious" is a complete understatement! They've been more than "serious!" I've had more near-death experiences recently than I can count on one hand! I actually died a few days ago!

Yes, they've been SERIOUS.

[fireflyheir]

[so it's just as well they're somewhere completely unfamiliar, then]

…oh. Huh! [He pulls a bit of a face and leans a bit closer, peering at her.] You don't look much different. How far into the future? Are you okay then? …well, now, too, I guess. It's kind of weird we've come from different points.

[sandy_claws]

... They can bring people back from the dead in this town? How terrible!

[And by "terrible," he means "this is actually sort of awesome and useful information, can someone please teach me."

Yep, he's sort of forgotten about the death threat thing already.]

[manicurious]

What's so terrible about that!?

[sandy_claws]

That's something abnormal in most places. It's most intriguing that it happens here - and for you to still seem normal as well!

[... he may be a bit disappointed at that. No slime or skin discoloration or mutated limbs? That's no fun.]

Tell me, how did this happen?

[manicurious]

Well yes, it is highly unusual - but it was also the reason that this town was built in the first place. I was just as surprised as anyone when I awakened in perfect condition.

Aside from all of the psychological trauma, anyway.

We had a bit of an infestation of zombies recently, and they apparently found my belly to be quite delicious. If Mister McCrimmon and Agent Washington hadn't intervened at that point, I wouldn't have been so normal looking at all afterwards since I also would have become a zombie. A messy, torn-open, violent--

[He's getting a bit nauseated just from thinking about it.]

But I couldn't stand to have my exquisite beauty tainted by such a thing, so I had one of them destroy my brain before I could enter such a state.

[sandy_claws]

A zombie infestation? Brilliant! - They destroyed your brain, you say? Did they perhaps smash it open, or maybe found a way to remove it first or -

[Okay, he's getting a bit ahead of himself there. Backtrack.]

- Never mind. But the zombies! Would any of them still happen to be around?

[Because yes, he would love to meet them as well.]

[manicurious]

[That first part was starting to make him visibly upset, so changing the subject was probably a good idea!]

I haven't seen any, so none that I know of. But I don't exactly know what might've happened to them since I was busy being dead and all that and nobody informed me of anything other than letting me know that I can roam around without anything ripping me open again.

[Action]

[desertdaggers]

[…well, that's not something you come across too often. Hawk stops, stares up for a few moments, then lifts one hand and waves, grinning a little.] Ah. Hello!

[desertdaggers]

They've certainly done enough to justify it. [He runs a hand through his hair, frowning.] Yeah. I don't know what it's supposed to be like around here, but… we might be a blind spot, here.

[magicisreal]

[The Seer of Light clothes are probably a good clue.]

I'm about as well as can be expected of any of us. Given the nature of our machinations in this game, I would prefer not to discuss the future with your past self at present. All we'll do is create unstable timelines.

[magicisreal]

[What now just stepped through the barrier, holding her end of the yarn and- looking suitably what the polite hell when she sees Dave, too.]

Are you certain this isn't a waking dream?

[andaway]

[He nods. Again, he's seen worse so he's quick to accept it. Plus Conner seems to have been here long enough to know about the place, so listening to him seems to be the smartest option.]

And is there a reason I can't seem to go fly away from this place, then?

[doggtier]

[There's the other one. Trio's now complete.]

Sup.

[He'll leave the answering to Kanaya because what the hell is even going on.]

[chainsawspistice]

I'm certain. Dave was just following us for some reason.

[She's not even sure what's going on herself now.]

[magicisreal]

Nothing happened to the yarn. That's interesting. [Because Dave following them is fairly standard and doesn't warrant nearly as much speculation as the rest of this issue.] If I had some long enough, I would have told you to keep walking until you reached my location the long way.