❧ 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

[magicisreal]

Don't you know it's rude to abscond a woman without her consent? I was busy.

1/2

[chainsawspistice]

[Hell yes. Hell. Fucking. Yes. She glows just a little brighter.]

2/2

[chainsawspistice]

[But wait has Rose ever even seen her. Is she going to think it's strange if Kanaya randomly walks up to her, she's probably confused. But it's Rose, so she's probably got her head on her shoulders...???

Kanaya ends up just kind of staring at Rose from a distance.]

[magicisreal]

[You're in luck! It's the Smart Rose. Who has methodically turned in enough of a circle to stop when she sees a glowing off-grey horned humanoid.]

Kanaya?

[Why does this surprise her? They're together on the meteor, for crying out loud.]

[chainsawspistice]

[The hells are promoted back up to the fucking yes. She makes her way over. Not sure what's up with the godtier outfit, but she assumes time shenanigans are involved.]

Hey.

[magicisreal]

[This face? Is unimpressed. Interested, but hardly floored by appearing in a...pristine manicured not-a-party-in-sight town.

Mother would have been pleased with it, perhaps.]

Do you have an explanation? Or has sudden and unexpected dream bubble bouncing become a thing while I was [Another pause, like the universe can hear her silent ahem] busy?

[chainsawspistice]

[Can you feel the silent surprise noodles emanating from Kanaya's person?]

This isn't a dream bubble. This is a human habitation complex built inside a space station. The cosmetic appearance of the environment is artificially rendered, so in some sense I suppose we are in a kind of bubble, but it is purely physical and in no way reflects the state of anyone's consciousness.

At least, I think. The details are still foggy.

[magicisreal]

[Ooh. Wiggly.]

A space station, is it? I'll walk to the edge of it, then. Care to join me?

[chainsawspistice]

I'm not even sure there's an edge we can walk to, but I'll join you anyway.

I should tell you that we're most likely from different timelines, or on separate points of the same. Your Knight player has already referenced events I have yet to encounter.

[magicisreal]

[The way she is looking at Kanaya from under her hood right now usually sends Karkat into loud fits of verbalizing.

But everything does that.]

That is, as some might say, his "thing".

[fireflyheir]

[…!!! Could this day get any better? You think not.]

Rose!

[magicisreal]

[Oh.

That elicits a real and true smile.]

Hello, John.

[fireflyheir]

[victory! He kind of wondered if she ever did, sometimes. It's good to know she does!]

It's good to see you again! And to actually talk this time, heh.

[magicisreal]

It's good to see you, too. How...is everything?

[Happy, but awkward.]

[fireflyheir]

[He shrugs.] It's pretty okay! I haven't found Dad yet, but I think I'm getting close. And I'm figuring out more things I can do with the windy thing, that's pretty cool! What about things with you?

[magicisreal]

[ping

Found Dad. Rose looks down just slightly to keep from flinching. Things went to the Antarctic Circle when they Found Dad and made it all the way to the South Pole before they were through. It's fair to say they're now well off the map. Any map.]

Congratulations, John, you've just met a Rose from the future.

[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.

[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.

[moveslikestrider]

Right, busy with what? Wizard porn or staring at a messy sleeper? [Dave folds his arms over the red gear shirt on his person and quirks an eyebrow.]

[magicisreal]

Neither, if you must know. [Rose regards him with a fixed stony face.] In fact I'm not entirely sure you should know. Which iteration of Dave do you happen to be, exactly?

[moveslikestrider]

To make it simple for you, godtier and fourteen. I'm the mainline Dave, not an off-shoot. [He flips his shades up so she can see his eyes aren't dead white. Then pulls them back down.]

So?

[magicisreal]

I was adding to our compendium of knowledge about the complete and intractable mess we've managed to create for ourselves.

You?

[moveslikestrider]

I was standing with you by teen mom and about to ask you to wake her up. We got guided to a dream bubble by some spider troll who wanted to 'explain everything'.

[magicisreal]

[Hmm. Rose frowns, trying to parse the different expansive stories out of Dave's typically succinct summary. Teen mom she can infer, it's more like teen Mom to her anyway isn't it, and dream bubble is the most recent explanation for anything amiss that is not Gamzee.

Very well then. Let's settle on the last part.]

Vriska?

[moveslikestrider]

No, she was different. This one talked more like you only where you sound like you've eaten a thick book, she sounds like she wolfed down a library. Weird glasses, and the troll she lead us too was bat crazy. Tried to stick mom full of holes with her trident.