♥ 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.

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temple

[legendaryguardian]

[Auron is not the praying type. He hasn't been for a long time, and it's doubtful he ever will be again. It's more a kind of morbid curiosity that compels him to investigate the temples, and who should he find at Ohma's but none other than Jecht?

He gives a low chuckle to announce his arrival, and with his customary dryness:]

Why not pray for a shoopuff? You could keep it as a pet, and milk it whenever you pleased.

[...Although speaking of pets, one of the temple's sacred blue felines is very insistently following him and winding its way around Auron's feet. For now, he's ignoring it.]

Re: temple

[fathersday]

[ Looking from behind, Auron will see this: the sharp rise of Jecht's shoulders at his greeting, and then their slow fall as he lifts a hand to scratch at the back of his head. With his back to the ex-monk (and old friend), he continues to look up at the altar as if contemplating the suggestion.  Auron will hear an exhale, as if he's finally concluded something at last, or perhaps finally mustered the resolve to address someone he hasn't seen in a while. ]

...Y'think so?

[ Auron. It's Auron. After all this time, too.

He turns a quarter of the way, cocking his head up to look over his shoulder at the man. There he is, same as ever, in that same red robe and with those same lame shades. Jecht grins. ]

 Hah, why stop wishin' at one shoopuf, then.  

[ If he's going to have shoopuf milk to settle his appetite, he's going to need a damn ranch of them. ]

[legendaryguardian]

If anyone's persistent enough to try herding them, it's you.

[And if anyone has mastered the art of the backhanded compliment, it's Auron. He's tilting his head, looking at Jecht closely, like he can't quite believe what he's seeing.]

I suppose I should ask the obvious question, but I suspect you won't have an answer any more than I do. [That is-- why are you here?]

[fathersday]

[ A corner of his mouth lifts for a cavalier half-grin, as if finding something about Auron's words both nostalgic and amusing. ]

Seems almost like a dream, doesn't it?

[ That is to say, his guess as to why they're here is as good as his. The robots said something about needing touch to help their barrier or gods or something. ] We gotta save the world. 'Cept there ain't no need to fight.

[ ...As if that's going to make him hold hands. ] Think this might be tougher than fighting Sin.

[legendaryguardian]

I'm inclined to agree. I'm afraid this isn't my forte... Perhaps they made a mistake in who they selected.

[He's half-joking, half-serious. Why would anyone select him to be here? There are plenty of people out there comfortable with physical contact, and then-- well, there's Auron.]

Or the gods have a sense of humour, perhaps.

[fathersday]

[ Jecht raises a hand to scratch at the back of his head, sending the other man a cocked grin. The defiant part of him doesn't wish to be told what to do by some gods towards which he has no fealty. The other part of him knows that Auron isn't the touchy-feely type, and while Jecht is the same, that same defiant part wants to constrict him in an embrace just for shits and giggles.

Thus, a dilemma: does he annoy Auron but consequently end up respecting the edict of the gods, or does he refrain?

....  ]

Y'know. [ He takes a couple steps forward towards the other man, lowering his hand from the back of his head. ] That's somethin' they have on you. [ Humor, that is. ] I was prayin' for a shoopuf, but maybe you should ask 'em for some jokes to carry in your back pocket.