♥ 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

[fathersday]

[ Cue another lift of his brow, his shoulders raising. ]

Whaddaya mean?

[ Better question, Jecht ponders: Sephiroth knows how to properly worship gods how? ]

[silversoldier]

[ The way Sephiroth takes in the altar is very casual. ]

These so-called gods gain their energy from physical contact between their followers.

[ No, he really can't be reverent, even here.

And he will not be helping with that offering in any way. ]

[fathersday]

[ Just what he wants to hear...Only not, because he's heard the whole touch-saves-this-world spiel already! He had been hoping it wasn't true, but. Here they are.

He raises a hand to the back of his head, scratching it. ] Damn. Had been hopin' it was just a long running joke everyone was in on.

[silversoldier]

[ Interesting how this person is asking for a boon from a deity he doesn't want to believe in. ]

Oh, it's very real. Why else would any of us still be here?

[fathersday]

[ A dream. A sick joke. A tournament made by the gods. Jecht can think of a number of different reasons why they might be summoned to a different world besides touch.

But instead he says: ] Seems kinda too simple. May it just takes a while to kick in.... but you're basically sayin' I can get busy with someone to help the world.

[ Nice. ]

[silversoldier]

[ Sephiroth stares at one of the statues of Ohma for a moment before turning his gaze back to the other man. ]

I suppose, if you choose to follow their agenda for you that is.

[fathersday]

[ Jecht meets his gaze with amusement, sending him a cavalier grin. ]

‘Course I choose it. Kinda a win-win, ain’it?

[silversoldier]

[ Sephiroth remains aloof and expressionless. People like this are why they will never truly be able to cut off the so-called god's power source completely. ]

I value my own agency a little more than that.

[fathersday]

[ He cocks a brow, casting a dubious look. ]

Uh. I did say choose.

[silversoldier]

[ Sephiroth will never understand that particular choice: freely giving up one's agency to these beings. Not that he cares enough to elaborate. Instead, he drifts closer to the altar and runs an irreverent hand over it as if to see if anything will happen. ]

Hm.