♥ October (Lasohm) Fourth Wall Log

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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

a i am sorry

[superstring]

Is that name in direct correlation with your general intelligence or is it simply a coincidence?

[Ignoring the fact that she knows nothing about this world or what he's talking about really.]

such unprompted bullying!! gosh

[zacrifice]

[r u d e]

don't look at me, I didn't name them!

:( I'm sorry!!

[superstring]

I'm not looking at you.

[Oh wait is this some sort of expression regular people use? Her social skills are the equivalent of a rock. Sorry Zack.]

Regardless of who named them -- Why are they called that?

he should be used to it

[zacrifice]

I forget most of the details but the town they grow in called them dumbapples because they grow at random instead of during a season, I think.

[superstring]

Odd reason for an insulting name.

[zacrifice]

I thought so too! but if that's what the town wanted, who am I to judge, it's their apples

or it's THEM apples lol

[country wit hard at work.]

[superstring]

[lol??? what does that mean??? Galaxia does not know text speak in the slightest.]

Others welcome judgement by merely existing. Also if they do not want to be judged they should not give things stupid names.

[zacrifice]

sorry, I don't wanna look down on the dead.

[Which is grim, but unfortunately true; dumbapples are the living legacy of Banora, like it or not.]

[superstring]

The dead are unable to care if you judge them or not. But is this spoken because you personally care or ..?

[zacrifice]

About what, the dead? I care enough not to insult 'em. Even if they don't care or never hear about it, it's for me, not them.

[Some people believe that the dead can still watch and listen from the Lifestream, but he's never really gotten into the philosophy of that, so it's not worth mentioning. It's enough that he can make the choice for himself.]

[superstring]

So you're the noble type then.

[zacrifice]

not even close! I'm just a country fella. folks from small towns gotta stick together, and that means standing up for one another. even if you're dead!

[superstring]

[She totally doesn't understand that at all. Humans are weird.]

Does that mean you're also dead?

[zacrifice]

????

where does that logic come from? I meant them, not me

[superstring]

You said you have to stand up for one another even if you're dead. Given how this place seems to be you being dead is not impossible.

[zacrifice]

I guess it's not impossible.

but until I get it confirmed, I'd rather believe I'm not! I don't feel dead at least.