♥ 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

[dontcallmebro]

[Looks like Aerith is sticky as well. JUST WHEN HIS LIFE COULD NOT GET ANY MORE AWKWARD.

There's a loud groan coming from Cloud. God, now more people are going to come and get even more wrong ideas. And it's going to be even more difficult to get up. Unless....

This is going to look embarrassing but it might be the only way.] Hey, Tifa. Take my other arm and see if you can unstick the rest of yourself. It might work. [Since at least one body part has to be stuck until the whole thing wears off. It'll still attract some weird looks but at least the three of them will be able to walk.]

[florista]

Okay. Not good, but...if you're right, we can work with this.

[ No it's not! But she has to stay calm. She backs up as much as she can, gently shifting to the side and pulling on Cloud. ]

And...if you can get into position Tifa, we'll stand on three. Okay?

[peeressofpullups]

[ Ok. Ok. She can roll with this. Without a comment she takes Cloud's other arm and moves into a position to where they can stand up. ]

Ready whenever you guys are.

[dontcallmebro]

[Well, here goes nothing. He's so done that he'll try whatever at this point.] Right. On my count.. One....two....three! [And he will try to pull himself up, hopefully taking Tifa with him.]

[florista]

Let's go!

[ Aerith's timing is a little off, and she wobbles, but Cloud is strong enough to get her to where she needs to be. She laughs a little as she rocks into Cloud's side. ]

There. That's a little better, right? Should we go see if anyone can help us?

[peeressofpullups]

[ Her timing is a little off too, but she manages to get herself up and to stop wobbling a bit. ]

Who can help us out here?

[ oh, right ]

We'll have to walk carefully guys.

[dontcallmebro]

[And his timing is awkward too but....at least the three of them are all on their feet now and can actually move.

Well, considering his own experience the first time he got here...] I don't think it's possible. Haven't found anyone who's managed to get rid of this stuff.

[And because it's bad enough that he was on the ground with Tifa and he's not sure what people are going to say if they spot him with two women on his arms.] It wears off after a few hours though. How about we go to my place until then?

[florista]

Now that's something I didn't expect to hear today!

[ After that, she smiles gently at passersby as they walk. Totally normal behavior.]

...it's so strange, this city. I've never been anywhere that felt so lifeless.