♥ 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.

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[firstbump]

Ardbert was rolling in the emotions of moment to moment, word for word, feeling them so keenly as if they were his own. Seto's presence has divorced him of the worst of it and given his mind a solid footing.

Then Hemera kisses Hades.

"Ah." Ardbert feels his emotions mostly divorce from the moment, color rising to his cheeks. "I... believe they shall figure it out on their own after all."

Mostly divorce, because he can feel part of his soul, a piece of a piece of Hemera's, wishing that were him. Gods. It's the way they're kissing, the way Emet cares so desperately for his people. The tiredness that Ardbert in some small part understands. And so much more....

[unnecessaryflourishes]

He doesn't pull away. He doesn't want to pull away, and doesn't think he could even if he did. Not when he's rarely seen her like this, all passion and desperation, and to know that - this once, in this place - it is for him. For however much time they should have, and by the time she pulls away to ask her question he is very nearly breathless from the sheer desperation and desire of it all.

There's the briefest of pauses, just long enough for a single intake of breath-- and then with a snap of his fingers they are gone, leaving Ardbert to stand alone in the middle of the street.

[firstbump]

Then, all at once, Ardbert and Seto are alone. Both are momentarily confused before Ardbert laughs for a moment. He scratches Seto under his chin, clearing his throat.

"Ah. They're going to get... reaquainted with each other. They'll be fine. Let's go finish our errand, eh?" Ardbert is glad for it, not only for them but because he really needs to breathe after that whole.. thing.

Seto flicks his ear tufts and snorts, nuzzling Ardbert's reddening cheeks as they start walking again. "Oh, shush."