❧ 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

[reminded]

[That's quite the thorough introduction.]

Thank you. My name is Hershel Layton, and I'm a professor of archaeology at Gressenheller University in London. It's a pleasure.

Are you treated well here, Miss Hououji?

[wind_of_reason]

[She bows in her seat at the introduction, then takes a moment to pour him a cup of tea from the pot before her into the newly arrived cup. As she does so, she gives a little amused huff of a laugh.]

It may depend on what your standard is, Professor Layton. However you may want to thank your lucky stars that you came after we found out how to restore life support, hot water, and food.

[She presents the cup with both hands.] If you like, it's a peach white tea. However if it's not to your taste, we can order another pot.

[reminded]

[Life support sounds like a good thing to restore.]

Good heavens. No, peach white tea sounds lovely. [He takes the cup carefully and rests it on his saucer.]

Was there a mechanical failure? I imagine it must have been rather stressful having to deal with that.

[wind_of_reason]

It was rather stressful, but Luministi seems to invite situations like that.

And... I'm afraid it's hard to tell if it was truly a mechanical failure or not. I rather suspect sabotage.

[reminded]

Sabotage? For what reason? That's a very serious charge of vandalism.

[wind_of_reason]

It is all quite serious....
The reason? To kill us is one theory. Our lives have been threatened quite a bit this time. But I can't imagine that's the true end whomever is behind this is after.

[reminded]

If it's true, then perhaps the residents here present some sort of obstacle to the perpetrator. Can the authorities be counted on to investigate the matter thoroughly?

[wind_of_reason]

I hope that we are an obstacle! Maybe he'll get tired and send us home early!

I'm afraid that the local authorities are rather ignorant of everything that happens here. We are pretty much on our own.
[But for Nathan, but he's something of a secret. And... unreachable at the moment according to Mister Ichijou (so perhaps not so secret any longer).]

[reminded]

[A sip of tea.]

That won't do. From the sound of things, there's a fair share of negligence coming from every which direction. It's a shame the residents are the ones being made to deal with it.

[wind_of_reason]

Absolutely! The ones keeping us here are totally unreasonable. They won't even negotiate.

What can we do but try to get home on our own?