❧ 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

[wind_of_reason]

Believe me, I'm sorry too. This is Luministi, which is actually a town on a space ship- ah, it's complicated.

I can see how being pulled about would be much better than walking in the desert! I'm glad you're making the best of the situation!

[docinawall]

They put a town on a spaceship? [Doc is impressed] Wow! That's a cool idea!

[Doc is endlessly cheerful about it] Yeah, I mean, they haven't killed me yet. So that's pretty good for being a hostage, right?

[wind_of_reason]

[A town on a ship is a cool idea, until you know what they use it for.]

I absolutely agree. Alive is a very good thing. ...But what do you mean, 'yet'? Will you die if you go back?

[docinawall]

[Doc looks a bit startled at what she might be implying] I hope not! I mean...the Meta might just decide to kill me for no reason? But I think me and Wash are becoming friends! So hopefully he won't kill me. Um. [he pauses, thinking about Donut] I mean, it's not a guarantee? But hopefully!

[wind_of_reason]

Well, there is nothing ever absolutely certain! I'm glad that it sounds like you'll be okay.
Sorry to have asked something like that so suddenly, but situations like that do exist.

[docinawall]

Yeah, me too! When Simmons and I tried to escape, it really didn't look good for a while.

[at least he doesn't know Wash is in town. this is like a vacation!]

What about you? Is Luministi a fun place to visit?

[wind_of_reason]

Hah, it's an interesting place to visit, but a lousy place to stay! Strange, impossible things happen here very often. And a lot of times they are dangerous.

[docinawall]

[curious] Yeah? What sort of things?

[wind_of_reason]

Well, for example, right before you came we were fighting off a zombie invasion. Some things are violent like the plants and statues coming to life and trying to kill us, and some things are more passive, like having a little bubble of weather follow you personally. [She grins-] You might have enjoyed the time a bunch of reappearing pies were provided so that we could act out old comedies!

[docinawall]

Reappearing pies? Wow. I mean, it's not very healthy? But that sounds like fun! Otherwise, it...sounds a lot like the UNSC, actually. [thoughtfully] Except we get usually get invaded by aliens instead of zombies. Or by Freelancers, except that's probably not technically an invasion.

So have you ever been held hostage? Do zombies take hostages?

(just for fun~)

[wind_of_reason]

Ahh, no, zombies haven't taken hostages that I've seen. [A slight shudder- she doesn't want to think about why they wouldn't.]

I have been held hostage, unfortunately. Even as we speak, we are being held against our will. [And even before Luministi, but fortunately that had been for a very short time.]

Naturally!

[docinawall]

Really? [Doc looks around] Wow, this is a pretty nice place for a prison! Are you like, a queen? Or an empress? Or a...uh...geisha? Is that what important women in Japan are?

[wind_of_reason]

[She blinks at him in complete bewilderment, trying to make sense of that. Or how even to start responding. But after a beat she raises her hand and laughs lightly.]

Oh, no! I'm nothing quite like that. You really do love Japanese culture!
I suppose you're right that it is quite nice for a prison, but it seems that the main reason for it being like this is to deceive us.

[docinawall]

[meanwhile, Doc continues to miss her meaning]

You mean they're pretending we're important? That doesn't sound so bad.

[wind_of_reason]

I mean they are pretending that this is a nice place to be, but they are really threatening our lives every other moment.

[docinawall]

[under his helmet, his eyes just went wide] ...really? Because, I don't know about you, but I don't really want to die today. Or tomorrow. Or ever!