♥ 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

[waitatick]

He took a moment to simply look at her. She did not appear to be attempting to reassure him out of anything other than genuine care, but he'd been led astray by such tactics before...well. Nothing for it.

"I thank you for the consideration, but I have learned that I am seldom better served by allowing myself to ruminate on circumstances. I am happy to join you, should you be comfortable with the idea."

[shroudedsecrets]

Her ears flicker slightly at that, but she nods. She had already all but made the offer for him to look upon them; if he was willing there was no reason not to follow through.

"Then... we can make our way in that direction from here. I am less aware of how long it may take to arrive there by walking, but I can think of no better opportunity to learn. The... scenic route, or so they call it. This city is not too large of a place, overall."

[waitatick]

"You make regular use of other modes of transport, then?"

It made sense - this world, for what appeared to be a dependence on gods, did seem rather advanced technologically.

"I am happy to walk - familiarizing myself with the surroundings would be a benefit, if you would not mind pointing out places of interest and importance as we go."

[shroudedsecrets]

"It is more that my reliance upon... certain abilities for travel can sometimes have an effect on... my having an accurate perception of time."

She does not know why it feels uncomfortable to reveal even this, but nonetheless she continues to move the conversation along, indicating that he may join her so she can lead them properly out of the temple.

"We could easily pass through a few other districts on our way there, so you can get a better sense of the city. What would you consider a priority interest?"

[waitatick]

"Abilities bestow by this place, or inherent to you?"

It wasn't unkind; he was simply curious as to how that might work. But he did sense her reluctance and did not pry further, though he very much wanted to ask about the effect on her perception of time.

"Any place deemed important by those here, both native and those who have arrived as we did. Should there be any cultural areas I would be interested in those as well, but for purely selfish reasons."

[shroudedsecrets]

"It is... inherent. I am able to teleport myself to various locations. Others here also are able to do so, granted by different means."

Perhaps he can understand the reason it gives her pause to explain; as Haggar she would not have had any reason to utilize such abilities in front of him, as there wasn't a need. Here it was more practical, though she tried not to make so much of a habit of it. It was no secret, only the discomfort that he might equate any ability at all that she might possess to that identity.

"Importance varies, of course. Most of their culture tends to be cultivated the most within these temples, found at the cardinal points. There are research towers, though we have limited access to their floors, but they have museums, zoos and gardens dedicated to preserving the past, though they seem to not have anything in regard to what they may have looked like previously."

Which was perhaps the most unusual thing about the society; their commitment to their robotic forms and no implications of what they may have been like before.

"There were older records discovered in the great archives building, though access to that has been sealed away from us for about a deca-phoeb. We have kept details of our discoveries, at least."