♥ October (Lasohm) Fourth Wall Log

[hugtopiamods]

October (Lasohm) Fourth Wall Log

❥ Speaking of Wall Breaking...

The ghosts in town sure are weird, huh? But they're settling down, as the month draws to a close. They're becoming less anxious and random, their behaviour growing sort of… focused. As time passes some of them begin to develop features. They can interact with the world more consistently. You can… hear their voice.

And then suddenly they are people, real and physical and just as confused to be here as you are. They could be anyone, from your world, someone else's world, a place you've never heard of… some of them could even be you, from a different universe, a different timeline, an unknown reality. What does all this mean?

IT'S FOURTH WALL, Y'ALL. Tell your friends, people interested in apping or just playing around in the setting, anybody! Time to break the wall down and have some fun.

This post serves as a replacement for the usual Test Drive Meme, in order to consolidate the chaos a bit. Though it is being posted now, timeline-wise, this shift will occur ONLY during the weekend prior to applications opening: October 30th to November 2nd, after which point characters will either disappear or become permanent residents via the application process. This also means that the rest of the event effects will have worn off, and characters will be their normal selves through the duration of this prompt.

Some ground rules for the 4th Wall event:

For characters/accounts not in-game:

• a character does not have to meet application qualifications to post to the 4th Wall Event, except in cases where there is an intent to apply when applications open. Duplicates, CRAU, AU, etc. are permitted for the event.
  
• we do ask that crack shenanigans are reasonably limited, game rules are followed, and that the event involve characters only, not players or real people.
  
• anyone can toplevel! It'll be a free for all. Go wild, have fun.
  
• characters will be given a temporary, low-tech communicator for the duration of the event with limited network access, due to limited availability of the real deal.
  
• you will not arrive with any items/companions beyond the clothes that you wear
  
• check out the Setting or FAQ pages for location details! Also, have a look at the October event log, to see what else is going on these days.

For characters/accounts currently in-game:

• players can decide for themselves at the event's conclusion whether or not memories of certain visitors remain, and to what extent; memories could become fuzzy, faces or communication obscured, they could disappear entirely, or they can remain fully intact whether the person apps into the game or not.
  
• network communications with 4th Wall visitors that don't (or can't) app in will be wiped, with the locals citing a data error related to the older communicators being used. Technology can be unpredictable, huh!
  
• any communication exchanges that you WANT to keep can remain with some discretion; for example, if a spouse visits and you happen to take a selfie with them, and they do not (or cannot) app but having that photo of them would give you comfort, feel free to keep it.
  
• Similar to the TDM, 4th wall threads cannot be used for AC or AC Reward purposes unless it is between characters already in-game.
  

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Click the above prompt to expand for details. Timeline-wise, this occurs October 30th to November 2nd. For players currently in-game, if you have any questions, please direct them to the FAQ or to the Mod Question thread on the original plotting post.

On this post, we've created both another Questions Thread and a Toplevel thread (see below) for visiting players, the latter so that anyone can track and see who's posted! When you've made a toplevel, feel free to comment HERE to let everyone know.

Comments

[blindedbyloyalty]

[ He had been warned about this, he had been hoping to dodge it for a little while at least. Ardyn, someone who isn't evil yet.

At first, there's nothing out of Ignis. He's holding back his anger by taking a steady breath. ]

Sorry. [ he starts slowly ] but I'm not the Ignis you remember. [ He's probably had that talk with either Noctis or Prompto. ]

[scourgingstars]

O...oh.

[The disappointment was also audible, Ardyn taking a step back like a frightened stray cat. That made sense enough, given that timelines were...what they were. Of course something like this would be possible.]

I--forgive me, I shouldn't have assumed.

[blindedbyloyalty]

[ If he hadn't run into Noct and Prompto when he did, crap would be hitting the fan about now.

He doesn't know.

You tricked me

You threatened Noctis' life Though he has a feeling Ardyn wouldn't have killed Noctis then and there, but the threat still happened.

You tricked Noctis Pushing Prompto off the train like that.

Things he's holding back, biting back the words that want to tumble out.

He wants to laugh at his plea for forgiveness. He simply can't forgive Ardyn right now. He needs time to think things through. And talk to Noctis and Prompto more about this.

Instead, he exhales a breath, trying to hide his anger, but failing a bit. ]

You're lucky. [ He beings slowly again. ] That I talked with Noct about this.

[ He doesn't know what the other man knows about his future, so he lets it go at that. Says nothing more and waits for Ardyn to speak up next. ]

[scourgingstars]

...You're right to hate me. To...hate the person I've yet to become. I would hold no resentment towards you if you demanded I leave your presence immediately.

[That said very little about what Ardyn knew, but at the same time confirmed he knew enough.]

But I don't wish you or anyone harm. I am yet Ardyn Lucis Caelum, brother to the Founder King--not the monster you know. Whatever that truth is or is not worth to you, I would offer it all the same.

[blindedbyloyalty]

[ Hate. That is such a strong word to use here. He doesn't know how he feels about this situation. ]

I need time. [ is all he offers. ] I do hope you understand the position I'm in.

[scourgingstars]

I--yes, of course. If you should decide you wish to speak to me, then...Noctis knows where to find me. If you've questions or anything else...I'll not lie to you and I will tell you all that I can as honestly and clearly as I am capable.

Now that they're done talking about you, Ardyn

[blindedbyloyalty]

I'll have Noct contact you. [ It's the least he can offer. ]

[scourgingstars]

Understood. I’ll not be hard to get in touch with.