♥ 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

[flatteries]

Hey! Don't call it old-fashioned while I'm here!

[ What does that make him, bro? A fossil? Inigo was just getting used to train levels of technology, and now there's suddenly these.. these weird, handheld things! And their screens are just displaying way too much for him to be able to keep up with.

He's still holding Tidus's hand though, even as he whines and complains. Typical. And he's obediently moving along as they start heading in the direction of the nearest temple. ]

Would it really have been asking for too much to be dropped in an understandable world for once?

[ Something without all these weird newfangled things that he can only seem to half-adapt to. And without these weird robot people. ]

[adregem]

[ And that reaction from Inigo is precisely why splitting up would have been an absolutely terrible idea, though knowing Inigo, he would have felt terrible if Roland voiced it out even if it was out of concern. Anyway. For now, Roland stifles a smile as he follows along, obedient too, the directions dependent on their navigator while he does what he's prone to during scopes of alien worlds: investigating the surroundings. The robots they pass by, the people standing out even moreso compared to their colder counterparts. ]

South, huh? That's...Ohma's temple. [ Curious choice, but one he's read already from the library, but can't quite recall what realm or what power they hold over the citizens in Havenwell. ] Don't worry, Inigo. We'll figure this out one step at a time. Technology isn't scary when you realize people are still running things from behind the scenes. [ Most of the time. ] If we run into any stickler priests, then send them my way. Nothing they can throw at me that I can't handle.

[ Which is quite true. Put your Designated Adult to good use, teens. If they do get into that kind of situation, Roland trusts Tidus and Inigo will do everything else to gather information while he busies the guard. ] Are we close?

[blitzcheer]

[ He wasn't calling you old, bro!! Wow!! Defensive much!!

He can only understand Inigo's criticism from an Inigo perspective too. Sure, it was no modern day Spira, nor anything like Irivar, but it was pretty basic-looking, wasn't it? But Tidus was liking how close together the buildings were. Again, nothing like Zanarkand - but there was a certain charm to it. ]

Are you 'are we there yet'ting me, Roland? [ He doesn't sound like he minds it; actually, he's amused, taking the chance to say it even if he's the only one who gets the joke! ] We're about, uh... sheesh, hold on. Inigo, hold my arm? I need both hands for this. Phone, how long 'til the temple.

[ ...it doesn't respond. :( ]

[flatteries]

It's not scary! [ He sounds more huffy now. Even though it's Roland saying it, and Inigo doesn't get huffy with him too often, he can't help it in this case. The last thing he wants to happen is for either of them to get the idea that Inigo is scared of this weird device. ]

I just hate feeling like this. As if I'm behind on everything.

[ If Tidus and Roland had no idea what these things were either, it'd be fine. They could figure it out together. But right now - just like on the train, though perhaps even moreso since he hasn't had the time to adjust to this place for longer before meeting the two of them like he had on the train - he feels like a fish out of water, while they're at least partially in the water already.

But despite his obvious sulking, visible even on his face, Inigo obediently gives Tidus the space to be able to move both of his hands, instead hooking his arm through the other's. ]

For example, I have no idea why Tidus is trying to talk to that thing right now. It doesn't even have ears.

[adregem]

He's talking to it because most devices similar to it have a function that recognizes voice. They activate and do the order, depending on what you say. [ Roland supplements the answer easily, explained well without the bells and whistles. The last thing he wants to do is make Inigo feel bad for not knowing, so he switches it up to just provide the answers when he can. And while Tidus is waiting for the phone to answer him, which honestly, Roland doesn't even know if it has such a function in the first place, he looks around and spots signs.

Roland squints and tries to read them. Thankfully, they're in a language he can understand. ]

Are we there yet, indeed. I think Ohma's temple is down this alley. Does it correspond right on the map? [ He tilts his head to the side, hoping the teens can read the same sign and he's not just crazy for it. Alien words with alien tech and magic that translates - he's heard it all before. ]