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♥ October (Lasohm) Fourth Wall Log
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:
For characters/accounts currently in-game:
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.
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.
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okay, yep, this is Inigo. Or it's a really great fake-slash-parasite-slash-a manifestation of his dreams, but in the end, does Tidus actually care more than he does the fact he isn't alone?
Well, actually- ] Can you never let go a different body part?! I can't talk to you if you're back there! I can't even walk!
[ Rather, he's absolutely NOT going to walk around who-knows-where with Inigo on his back. Because that's dumb, and no, he doesn't want to. The phone stays out of reach on the floor pitifully, mainly because Tidus doesn't want to bend down and have Inigo toppling him over in the fact. Knowing how everything goes when they get together. ]
C'mon! We gotta be serious.
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[ Which is hard to believe when he's still clinging to Tidus's back like a baby monkey may cling to its mother.. But look, this is just an honest, serious expression of his happiness! Of how glad he feels to see the other! That's valid!
.. okay, maybe the parasite part wasn't serious, but the rest of it was! Maybe he's trying to compromise a bit, since his hold on Tidus at least grows a tad less tight.
But he still isn't getting off that back. ]
Besides, what if you're suddenly gone if I let go for a moment? I can't risk that! [ He shakes his head, pressing his cheek to Tidus's back. ] No way!
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No. He's got better respect for Inigo than that, so let's not go down this being some bizarre mind game. Focus on what really matters, like- ]
Where am I going to go? [ Trying to reason with the unreasonable (what happened to that respect...). ] You can just stand next to me!
[ please Inigo this is stupid, they can't stay like this all day. ]
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Wherever everyone else has gone! [ He hasn't been able to find even a single familiar person, after all. Not even faces he'd recognize from the train, despite never having spoken to them. And maybe he's still a little raw, a little emotional, enough to outright admit rather than hide the hurt: ] I-- I thought I was all alone!
[ But even Inigo is willing to compromise.
So after a moment of hesitation - Tidus really better not disappear while he moves! - he does finally slowly get off the other's back. But it's done in an awkward, clumsy way, since he seems determined to not fully let go of Tidus the whole way.
By the time his feet are properly on the ground, he's clinging to the other's arm instead. Just having it fully locked into a hold with both of his own arms. ]
Seriously. [ That he does seem to mean it seriously can be seen in his eyes now Tidus can properly see those. There's a hint of desperation in them. ] You can't.. You can't leave me too, okay? Please?
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So he's glad once Inigo eases off, peeling himself away. But Tidus isn't completely cold to Inigo's anxieties, doesn't shake him off his arm. Even warns- "Let me pick this up" - as he crouches for the device without taking the held arm with him. ]
I'm not going anywhere. [ He reassures firmly, standing back straight. ] Like I wanna be alone either - what's even happening? I thought this was some weird dream. That void storm's meant to be happenin' for a few days or week.
[ ...but saying that- ]
Are we sure it isn't?
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[ Because this feels weird. Different. There's just too many differences compared to how things usually go when they're dropped off somewhere by the train. And it's not just like they'd forget, right? ]
It doesn't feel like a dream.. [ And it even seems different from those odd dreams the void had caused him to have once upon a time. ] But--..
[ He starts, letting his voice trail off. Inigo shoots Tidus a concerned look, lightly biting his lower lip in visible worry. Like he either can't or doesn't want to hide it right now. ]
Have you tried calling Gibbs?
[ As in calling him forth from his chest and all, but look, this is a much less awkward way to put it. ]
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[ Tidus puts a hand to his chest, and it's odd, how used to Gibbs he'd become. An empty space where they occupied, whatever that was. Quiet. No brief warmth or show of support, a missing presence. ]
You?
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Nothing either. [ Which seems to trouble him as well. It really does feel off, wrong, like something is missing. Even moreso than when he was first already unable to reach Naga on the train, since he wasn't emotionally connected to the dragon. But with Jumblie.. ]
If we're really no longer on the train.. then do you think they're still back there? Would they be alright without us?
[ He doesn't know how higgledies work! Where is Roland where you need him? Is he maybe still back there with them..? ]
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They won't be alone! There's Roland, if he isn't around here, or anyone else on board. It's not looking like the whole train is here with us. [ And he looks about them to check, but it's mostly those weird...machina human-shaped things, dressed in nothing but sashes. A reminder that gets him baffled at what he's seeing. ]
This place is weird, right...? [ Not that Inigo of all people is going to find this normal, but- ] Even Zanarkand didn't have human-machine things all over the place... who'd need them?
... ... unless this is just how the citizens look around here.
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[ Mostly because of the odd people here though. Inigo doesn't like it. He doesn't know if it's just because he's entirely unused to anyone looking like that, but.. just the sight of them sends shivers down his spine.
It's a good thing he's got a real flesh-and-blood human to cling to instead. ]
Though I'm a little glad that I'm not the only one who thinks it's odd. [ Since that was a real possibility. Inigo knows that Tidus is much more used to these 'modern' things than him.. ] .. you also heard about the, uh.. the touching thing, right?
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[ Well, amongst other things... but 'physical contact will help this world thrive' after that whole embarrassing miscommunication between him and Inigo? And now they're even both here. ]
Plus, gods being behind it? Sounds like my idea of the deep. [ Look at this frown! ] I mean, what's touching got to do with helping? [ A glance at their linked arms. ] I'm not feeling anythin' weird. Do you?
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But Inigo snaps out of it when he realises he's being addressed. A blush slowly crawls upon his face, not by the fact that he was caught off guard while being distracted as much as he feels his answer is slightly embarrassing. ]
Well, I feel.. kind of happy? [ OFFERING IT SO AWKWARDLY. But he's being honest! ] But I don't think that's any effect this place is having, I think it's just natural. I always feel like that whenever we touch.
[ .. Although. He realises something. It makes Inigo frown, leaning his face a little closer to Tidus's so he can whisper: ] Does that mean there are gods watching us right now?
[ Making sure they're touching? Mandatory touch police? ]
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........are they being watched? He's certainly thinking about that more than what Inigo confessed (because that makes sense--hugging makes him happy, why else would he do it?), and... ]
I... [ uh ] I dunno. It's gotta be hard to watch all of us. [ ... ] Right?
They should just know we're doing it if that's the reason they need us to. Ugh, gods are confusing- [ he dismisses, feeling himself getting too confused!! ] I don't like them. They do whatever they want to, doesn't matter what we think.
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[ .. then again, if they are, maybe they don't require actually having to watch to make sure people are hugging..
Inigo feels like thinking too hard about that may start to either break his brain or make him feel very awkward about hugging. And he definitely does not want the latter to occur. ]
But-- [ He starts. It's a weak protest. Usually he would be a little more insistent on this, considering how much he believes in it, but there's no way he can do that with Tidus. He doesn't want to rub him the wrong way. ] Not all gods are bad. Naga is really good. Maybe.. Maybe the ones here are like that too!
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Sure - sure, you're right. [ He concedes. ] And we had gods on the train too. They weren't bad. [ At least, Persephone didn't seem bad.
But that's no reason to lump all gods as bad, is it? So Tidus brightens up. ]
I hope you're right! [ And, if they actually stop and think about it- ] Asking us to hug or touch isn't a big ask.
[ Except, there has been another possibility in Tidus's mind. ]
What if this is somewhere the train's been before? I guess... that makes more sense, right? This doesn't really feel like a dream or...fake. But there's got to be some connection with the train involved.
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This feels like a good middle road though. Being positive, but cautious about the gods here. They can work with that, right?
Although the other part.. ]
.. Should we look around? [ It's not like they're going to learn much by standing around here, after all. And - never fear - Inigo can totally still cling to his arm even when they walk. It's perfect. ] Maybe we can find some sign of it. Or ask a.. um. A normal person. If we come across one.
[ Please don't make him talk to these weird beings. Orisa is so much more normal than any of these. ]
It should be fine as long as we stick together, right?
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(A particular someone, actually, but let's not talk about it. Right?? ...right) ]
Okay, [ he sighs, focusing on the now. On them, looking at Inigo with a nod. ] We'll see who or what's here. And if there's any gods around here - we'll go over and say hi to them!
[ Because you can totally go over and chat with gods whenever you want, right. Do you trust Tidus around a god, bro. ]
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Which is why maybe they shouldn't find the gods first. In fact, Inigo is also looking for a particular someone. Maybe it's the same as the person Tidus is thinking of, maybe not-- but either way, he's definitely going to bring it up. Sorry, pal. ]
Let's see if Roland is here.
[ Can you blame Inigo for wanting to see him in particular? You know how attached he is, Tidus! ]
I mean, if we're both here.. [ Then surely he's here too, right? Tidus? Can you say no to Inigo's puppy eyes? Come on, come on, let's go find Roland, come ooooon! ]
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...but it makes sense. Of course Inigo will want to know, and it's not like Tidus doesn't want to know either. About other people, about Taiki and Saku. Tidus tugs Inigo's arms with the one of his he's holding, starts to walk just to get moving. ]
Sure, alright. Our roommates should be around here too if we're here. Xue Yang, S'reee, that other guy - [ whatever his name. ] You met any of them? How about you room? Who's with you?
[ Time to see if they can keep an eye open for them too! ]
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Not like Inigo would call out Tidus for something like that when he himself isn't exactly super close with any of his roommates.. ]
Well, at least one of your roommates should be very recognizable.. [ There's a lot more space here than back on the train, after all. S'reee would probably be in whale form, right? And there probably aren't too many whales just out and about here. ]
And, um.. in my room is Orisa, that Doctor guy, and.. I think the girl is called Elfnein? I wonder how Orisa would feel about this place.
[ Considering the weird robotic people everywhere here.
Though even she is much more normal than any of these, Inigo would say. Or maybe he's just used to her. ]
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Orisa? [ Oh- ] Is that the oversized machine? Uh- whatever they like to be called. [ Since...is that too cold? ] I've seen them around. But I guess it'd be like meeting distant cousins? They don't look the same.
[ So, who knows? Not Tidus. ]
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At least we should be be able to spot her easily here if she's around. She'd be head and shoulders above everyone else.
[ He pauses.
Something about that thought brings something else to mind, although Inigo is a little more hesitant to bring it up. It shows a bit in his tone. ]
.. if this place does end up being like the train in the way that it could randomly draw people to itself, [ - it sure would explain why they can't remember getting here! - ] do you think.. maybe there could be other people here we know?
You know, not from the train, but.. from back home.
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Yeah, but -- what chance is there of it doing that? [ He doesn't want to think about what he saw, the chance it's real, the chance that-- ] Out of a hundred... thousands of worlds!, there's people from ours around? Isn't that impossible? People would notice if their friends and family were just all gone!
[ Does he make any sense, does anything about this situation make sense? It's gotta be a dream. It's gotta be some weird...dream thing. ]
This can't just be a thing that happens all the time and nobody notices. [ Can it? ]
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[ Tidus has a slight moment of solace as Inigo seems to be thinking. Maybe he can even hope for the slightest moment that Inigo is going to move on to a different topic after the silence.
But that sure is some false hope. ]
Well, back on the train people from the same world ended up there together all the time, right? [ He says, as if both of them didn't literally have people from their world there with them.
But thinking of departures is hard, and he doesn't want to draw their attention to that. ]
And when I talked with Gerome about it, he said he hadn't even noticed me being gone. [ So that could be an explanation as to why no one back home is ever noticing all these people not being there.. ]
So.. would it really be that strange? Think about it, maybe I could meet more of your friends! [ He's being very, very careful to not mention the Y-name here. ] I'd love to if I could!
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Wouldn't it be better to meet them on the train? [ Out of any situation? It's still hard to believe they're just randomly on this world in the first place... and as nice as it is to be free from the same walls they're always greeted with whenever they're no on a mission, it's hard to be thrilled with how confusing this all is. ]
I mean... it makes sense to meet someone we know on there, right? The train picked us up, so it can always go back and grab somebody else. It already knows the way. [ He makes a face however--sorta has been, at varying levels of discomfort. ]
I wouldn't want them to show up anyway. I'd be happy if you got to meet them! But... everyone has their own lives. I don't want them being pulled away from that.
[ What good would there be? He trusts their skills, but they're more than just fighters, have more than that going on. ]
Anyway...! Is this does have something to do with the train, its past or...whatever, I don't want them to get caught up in whatever mess is coming.
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