Lume WMj

"I understand that. I don't doubt the Princess' judgment either. I know she will do the right thing, but even so... I think that a case like this needs to be of everypony's concern, not kept in secrecy. I'll try to do my own investigation and see what conclusion I'll come to in the end, simply because I want to help." Lume spoke, confident. "But well, thanks a lot for the information anyway. I do hope we meet again somewhere." She concluded with a polite bow - that Pegasus seemed somewhat important after all - and watched as he flew away into the evening's skies. "Nyasha..." She said, pensive, attempting to imagine the city the Unicorn had described. Only pronouncing the name was already magical somehow, and visiting an alternate dimension like that would really be an unique experience. Lume snapped out of her daydreaming and stared at the gray stallion, astonished by his request. "C-come with you? To Nyaska??" She asked, distractedly saying the city's name wrong. "Wait, wait... B-but how can I trust you? I don't even know your name yet! And, and... What about the murders? I mean, of course I would like to go to Miasta, I've never been there before, but, but... You know... Priorities, you know?" She stammered, trying to decide whether to continue on with the search or trust the pony and venture herself on this unknown Nyasha place, which should be an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"Sacrifices, huh?" Lume said, bringing a hoof to her chin. "I see... The way the newspaper described it, all of the cases did seem to follow some sort of weird ritual - I noticed it too. But as for its purpose, it still puzzles me... Whatever they're trying to summon, it definitely won't be good." With a slightly baffled expression on her face, she then looked at the Unicorn. "Nyasha?" She asked, not quite recalling the mentioned name. "W-wait a second... So there are other nations on this case?" "Now that I think about it... That Griffon that was here a while ago... He did look sort of important. Is he also studying the murders?" "Oh, no, no, I'm just a passerby!" She turned to the Pegasus, giggling a bit. "It's just that... Everything about this incident is so unclear, you know? Celestia, the Military, and whoever else is involved in the investigations are so obviously concealing so much precious information, it makes me mad!... I just can't stand doing nothing about it. I really feel like I should search for the answers myself if I want them." She looked around the dark skies for a few moments, thoughtful. "...So yeah, after all I guess I'm being nosy out of curiosity! Heheh!"

@, Lume halted in place once one of the ponies in the shadows began speaking to her. Again, she slightly panicked for a few seconds, trying to figure out what to say in order to avoid any kind of problem. "W-w-wait!" She stuttered, frightened. "I d-don't want any trouble!" She then continued moving closer, slowly, until she was in the field of vision of the group so they could see her better. "My name is Lume, I'm from Fillydelphia. I, uh... I just noticed you guys having a conversation over here, and if you don't mind, I just wanted to ask a few questions about the... um... recent murders that occurred in the town? You know?"

It wasn't too late when Lume realized the situation she got herself into: she was alone in the middle of Canterlot's main square, at night, with an unknown serial killer on the loose and with nowhere to hide or run to. If at least she had thought of a next step before recklessly fleeing from the shelter, but not even that came to her mind. While the mare slowly froze in fear, one of the ponies from the group across the plaza seemed to have briefly looked over in her general direction. T...they noticed me! She thought, nearly panicking. Okay!... Okay... Just stay cool... and ask them about the thing... They look like nice fellows, heheh!... I have nothing to worry. She tried to calm herself down, even though all she could see in the dark were their shadowy silhouettes. Shortly after, the griffon from the group dashed away after randomly yelling a strange name. She didn't give it too much importance at first, and began moving towards the ponies in the shadows. The shaky, heavy hoofsteps she made didn't help in making her approach any less suspicious.

Having grown tired of waiting, Lume later searched for the owner once again, who was having a meal with the other refugees in the diner's kitchen. She called him for a private conversation and suggested a plan: she wanted to go out in the night streets in order to help with the investigations and put an end to that mystery once for all. "Have you gone insane??" The owner of the diner yelled in utter astonishment after hearing what her request was. "This is suicide, I tell you! Suicide!!" "Mr. Clover, please, listen to me." The orange mare quietly responded, trying to calm the stallion down. "This murder spree... There's something obviously odd about it. Don't you see it? The way the victims are killed, the way their corpses are displayed, the clues left in the crime scene... I believe it all has some sort of connection that could lead us to the culprit and his or her reasons. We're not helping anybody by standing here, cowering in fear. We need to find out what's happening behind the curtains." Lume explained to him. "It's better not to get involved: let the authorities and the Royalty handle the situation their way. Being curious will just end up killing you." Mr. Clover said. "I thought you would say that..." Lume followed up. "But I've decided. I won't stay to watch another innocent soul fall into the hooves of this demented murderer. If you're not going with me, then I guess I'll have to do this on my own." She finished, her eyes sparkling with determination. The old stallion ground his teeth and stomped a hoof on the ground. "Fine! Do whatever you want! But once you set hoof out of my diner, you won't be of my concern anymore! I hope you understand that." And he left, angry, back into the kitchen. ~~~ Once Lume was outside, she carefully examined the surrounding area of the city's central plaza: The streets were dark and, with the sunlight nearly gone, it was very difficult to see. All of the nearby houses had their windows and front doors shut tight - some were even barricaded with wooden planks. "Alright... Now what?" She silently muttered to herself. There were clearly no ponies to be seen, but from afar, a small group was gathered near the marketplace on the other side of the plaza: there seemed to be a griffon with them, which called her attention. Mindful, she just stood there, silently waiting and thinking of her next move.

As the sun began to set, Lume Greenpark sat silently by a window, gazing at the nothingness the Canterlot streets had to show. She appeared to be exceptionally uneasy, thoughtful, as she carefully watched the city's central plaza and the few brave ponies that dared to walk by those streets. Having arrived the capital a few days ago, the young mare was housed in a local diner, from where she most likely wasn't going to leave so soon. Immediately after the reports about mysterious, cruel assassinations spread out across the kingdom, along came an immobilizing wave of fear that forced Lume to find shelter along with a small group of terrified citizens. During this undesirably long stay, various questions came by her head: how was her family doing, how the Royalty intended to end that chaos, and mostly, what was so intriguing about it. "You look worried tonight, Lume." Said an old, weary-looking stallion, as he approached her. He was the owner of the diner, and also the one responsible for taking care of the group of refugees, which included Lume. "Is there something bothering you?" She turned around to face him and shook off her thoughts. "It's nothing, really..." She replied. The stallion raised an eyebrow "The others are in the kitchen preparing the supper. Wouldn't you like to join?" He insisted. "I... I'll be there in a minute. Thank you." She finished. The owner then let out a dull sigh. "Don't forget to close and lock the windows when you come. It's dangerous, you know." As he made his way to the back of the building. She smiled briefly and returned her attention to the plaza outside. Something's not right...

Once a loud - and for some reason, colorful - explosion blasted away the storage door, Lume jumped in fright and immediately hid behind North and Lollipop. From out of the smoke created by the explosion, showed up a mysterious pony wielding what appeared to be a rocket launcher. After he mentioned somepony called Fierce Hook, he began singing his introduction. "W-w-what? Who are... Why??" She stuttered while still trying to understand what was happening, and still a bit shaky from the scare. "Y-you could have blown a hole in the ship with that thing!! What the hay were you thinking??" She then became angry.

*creepy robotic demonic voice* "Hey there, good looking" *wink attempt*

Hahah, oh boy! It looks great! I absolutely love it!! That's exactly how I imagined her, and I simply adore your art style. Thank you so much!

Well, I had heard a lot (like, a lot) of complains about these two games before I went and tried them out myself. I see how '06 can be enjoyable, but... I don't know, it just felt wrong somehow. It's not entirely about the game-breaking glitches, but mostly because of the wacky 3D open-world playstyle they approached. It's true that The Black Knight, Unleashed, Adventure and the other 3D Sonics have more-or-less this same style, but in '06 something felt completely off and weird. Just like the car racing stages in Adventure 2... Ugh, those were painful. As for Shadow the Hedgehog, well... Guns... Motorcycles... Demons... Wha?... I agree that they can still be fun to play though~

Ah, Sonic! You fast, blue, spiky lovely thing! <3 I gotta say, deep inside, I've always preferred Sonic over Mario (though Sonic isn't really my favorite franchise of all time). My favorite thing about most of the Sonic games is probably the soundtrack, which, even when the game is a flop, the music in it still rocks! Gotta love Crush 40. And with Sonic Boom coming out soon, I'm all hyped once again!~

I've never been a huge fan of AC/DC, but honestly, how can one not enjoy a legend?~ 9/10

Lume, in my main language (Portuguese), is another word for "fire", "brightness". I chose this username randomly a few years ago for an online game I used to play, liked it, and nowadays I use it for everything else on the internet~ WMJ is an acronym - it stands for the full name of a dear friend of mine. We met when we were young, but then he moved out of town and we never saw each other again, since I failed to get his phone number, e-mail and everything (I was so young, I probably didn't even know those things existed). So I dedicated my username to him, I don't know, probably in hope that someday he would see it somewhere and recognize it. Who knows? The world is a small place!

"That's MY treasure!"

Nothing too complicated, really. Perhaps if you could draw her reading a book, putting together a puzzle or anything like that, it would be great! Otherwise, a simple "smiling-at-the-camera" shot is enough~ Thank you in advance. :3

Lume was left speechless. She wasn't sure how to feel sailing to a mysterious, dangerous place such as the Grand Line and beyond. Undoubtedly, the inestimable value of the Pirate King's treasure would be more than enough to buy her family an entire new island to live in. Yet, she had heard only rumors about the One Piece - there wasn't concrete evidence that it really existed. It's not that she doubted the strength of North Wind and Lollipop, but it seemed like a risk too great to take. She was evidently uneasy. However, she wouldn't disappoint her new crewmates. "You're right..." She began talking to the two. "I'm sure this will be an unforgettable journey. I know it's not going to be easy, and that's why I promise to give my best for you guys." She lifted her head with a bright smile decorating her feature. "I'm counting on you! So, I want you to count on me as well!"

Ah! This sounds awesome! Could you draw my OC, please? Lume Greenpark is her name. Take your time~

"I've seen things you can't imagine..."