♥ April (Lasai) Fourth Wall Log

[hugtopiamods]

April (Lasai) Fourth Wall Log

❥ PROMPT: Fourth Dimension

The usual peculiarities of Havenwell have in recent months tended towards the particularly odd; between the contrived coincidences and shifting stars of the prior month, one might begin to wonder if something was a little off about spacetime itself. But so far, it hasn't resulted in anything world-shattering, so maybe it's all reasonably harmless.

Until the rifts start opening. Small breaks in reality that glow around the edges, and though on average they seem about the size of a person, they're impossible to pass through…from this side. Because while they only tend to open briefly, they do so long enough to deposit someone from another place and time entirely before swiftly closing again. Perhaps someone from your own world, from someone else's, from somewhere unknown, maybe even yourself from another time entirely.

That's right, tell your friends because it's fourth wall time, Havenwell.

Timeline-wise, this shift will occur ONLY during the weekend of April 30th to May 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.

On this post, we've created a Toplevel thread (see below) for visiting players, 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.

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!
  
• Our World Status page gives extra information about the going-ons of the current month.
  
• Feel free to use any of the prompts from the current event page!

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.
  

Comments

Fourth Wall Tracking

[hugtopiamods]

Post here with a link to your toplevel comment!

[tempusfinis]

one (1) disaster's toplevel !!

[luciing]

Somnus' toplevel link!! bloop

[crystalmom]

Endwalker Spoilers bound to happen

[ancestor]

one walking disaster of an Azem

[faythoverfear]

Tidus toplevel right here~

[trueherois]

I forgot this earlier: FFXIV spoiler NPC, be aware of endwalker spoilers

Re: Fourth Wall Tracking

[sharktrash]

Héctor's Assassin Friend makes a cameo

[yoshinocherry]

Yuki Yuna, she is a hero

[heartquiver]

Mind games intensify

Machina Kunagiri | Final Fantasy: Type 0 | 4th wall OTA

[tempusfinis]

Arrival

A: [ Stepping into another world is not easy, and that fact remains true for one young man in particular. Started and surrounded by metallic strangers and statues honoring some dragon deity, it takes a few calm and stern words from a local to prevent him from storming out of the building in a frenzy.  Only after he's given the explanation for his appearance does he stand and stride right out into the daylight, ignoring all other protests. One can hear him immediately calling out: ] --Rem?!

Rem. Rem...! [ Encounter this black-haired youth rushing from the temple, to the streets, to the botanical gardens, to the town center, shouting someone's name. While not entirely panicked-- his brow is set far too low, thoughts running too streamlined, too focused for that (it's always what's next, what's next, what can he accomplish right here, right now)-- he appears irritable and frustrated. He may even knock into you as he rounds a corner while running to the next location to scout.

Find him as he attempts to find someone named "Rem", or-- ]

B: [ ...Find him resting from his endeavors within the shadow of a building, arms crossed over his chest, frown clearly set on his face. (But don't you dare call him sulking.)  Should you approach him, he'll greet you in a clipped, restrained tone, not doing much to correct the severity of his glare. ] What?

Konpeito

[ Sometime later, when his frustration has simmered down, he'll be more approachable. ] Is this.... candy? [ His hand, palm upwards, happens to catch some of the confections. Larger than snowflakes but almost just as light, the candy's color decorates his hand, threatening to leave sticky, sweet sugar behind if he doesn't discard them.

He carries himself in a manner that those knowledgeable might be able to identify as militaristic. Yet the way in which he handles the sweets-- as if holding something incredibly rare and precious-- speaks to another gentler, almost innocent, nature within. ] Is the weather like this usual here?

Speed Dating

[ So. The world wants two people to engage in touch. If that means returning to his world sooner, he sees no harm. Whether you take his offer hand or not, the "dating" will commence.

The not... dating... will commence. The get-to-know you dating, more like. That doesn't make this any less novel and awkward for someone who has been on approximately zero dates in his entire lifetime. There's not exactly the time for it, when one has known only war. ]

...Uh. [ Machina selects a question off the top of the deck of conversation starters, beginning to read the text: ] What are some things you.... [ His brow furrows together, and as he peers at the card, his expression changes: first disbelief, then annoyance. ] ...want to accomplish before you die?

[ Machina releases a short breath through his nose, leaning back in his seat. ] That's not a depressing conversation-starter at all, is it?

Wildcard

[ Hit me up with anything! ]

Konpeito

[the4united]

What?

[For a moment Devon is completely startled by the question. He glances up for a moment as if realizing for the first time that it's raining candy.]

Oh. Yeah, the weather is really strange here. Even supposedly normal rain doesn't always feel like rain.

Somnus Lucis Caelum | Final Fantasy XV | OTA

[luciing]

Arrival

[ After awakening within Rawna's temple and given the basic welcome and introduction, one off-worlder leaves to explore the city proper. Disorienting as it is to awaken in another realm, the man appears to carry himself without any issue, stopping only occasionally to adjust the clasp of his cloak at his shoulder. As lively as the city may be, as lovely as the spring showers softly douse the stalls and shops, his expression remains severe and set.

He has been to this world once before, albeit briefly. Time has passed since then-- here in this realm, that much is certain, but also in Eos. There is so little left to do; yet, so much....

His head lifts as he hears locals pass by, the three of them all chattering happily, excitedly. One of them mentions that they are beginning to remember. While not knowing the exact meaning of that, one thing is clear: ]

This place has changed.

[ For the better, at that. It seems far more alive than before. ]

Speed not!dating

[ Somehow he's been roped into this, and somehow you (lucky you!) are now sitting opposite him at this speed not-date. A deck of conversation-starter cards lies on the table between the two of you. Perhaps, RNG one of them? ]

...What does it say?

After speed-dating, but you're stuck holding hands with this loser

[ The title says all, you are now stuck with your hand in his, and the locals are shooing you and him away from the site. They recommend that the two of you stroll to the botanical gardens-- it's quite romantic, you see-- or for a platonic option, they suggest merely browsing the various shops around town.

Wherever you go, one thing remains constant: your hand and his are now stuck. Pull one way, and he might just go opposite. ]

Wildcard

[ Have an idea? Hit me up here!! ]

arrival

[scourgingstars]

...It certainly has, hasn't it?

[Ardyn sidled up right next to his brother, a small smile playing across his face. Wearing the usual loosely-fitting comfortable clothes in shades of off-white, he folded his arms behind his back and tilted his head slightly.]

It's grown a great deal in so short a time.

Venat | FFXIV | 4th Wall OTA (Endwalker spoilers)

[crystalmom]

ARRIVAL;

[Venat had already been given the rundown of this place and had since been preoccupied with something else entirely. Namely, she seems to be looking for someone. Please excuse this fairly tall lady as she approaches you. She has at least been shrunk down a little to better fit the setting. Whether or not that was her own doing or Havenwell's who knows? That wasn't important right now.]

Ah yes, might I steal a moment of your time? Mayhap you can help me find someone for me? I'm looking for my familiar. Have you seen him around?

[Displaying what can be considered a crudely drawn image of what looks to be a giant, glowing dog. She was no artist, but something was better than nothing.]

I was hoping that I would be able to find my dear friend.

STAR CANDY;

[The stars twinkling down have certainly caught her attention. How could one resist trying such delectable-looking treats? Not Venat with her intense curiosity about all new things. One of the stars that she has decided to try had a wonderful strawberry taste that left her feeling particularly cuddly. Anyone is free game here and honestly... That's what the natives here wanted, yes? So don't mind her as she just takes a seat next to you and wraps her arms around yours to use your shoulder as a head rest.]

A beautiful day out, is it not?

[Or maybe you caught her after she's taste-tested the blue raspberry star for science? A very different kind of feeling compared to how she was earlier in the day. Maybe she shouldn't have the lime one right after the other one... Though Venat has not actively sought out someone to confide in, it's clear to anyone who comes across her sitting somewhere in the plaza that there were some heavy matters on her mind. Feel free to ask what's wrong, though how much she gives out or not will depend on how deep in thought she was.]

SPEED (NOT!)DATING;

[Dating had never particularly crossed her mind. Not when there was so much that she had to do. Work had usually kept her busy and even in her "retirement", she'd never really stood still for too long. The many long centuries gave way to becoming something of a workaholic. One could say she was married to her work, as humans were wont to use.

But now she had time on her hand and instead of lingering on some very precarious thoughts, this seemed like a good enough distraction as any. Waiting patiently at a table as she looked at some of the cards generously left there, she hadn't bothered to dress more appropriately, wearing the robe she arrived in. If this would please their kind hosts, then why not give it a try. It would probably help if she took it more seriously though. Oh well.]

WILDCARD;

[OOC: Feel free to start any other prompts if none of these work. Venat is a walking spoiler for FFXIV and more specifically Endwalker, so please let me know if you'd rather me not spoil anything. I will label if there are any spoilers in the subject. I have no intentions of apping her in but would love to get the chance to voicetest her more.]

wildcard

[astralera]

[ While Era would be hard-pressed not to notice her arrival, Argos notices much, much more quickly, and Era can do little but hold on for dear life as her canine companion rushes toward his creator with all the eagerness of a dog who hasn't seen his mistress in some twelve thousand years.

He lands with little care for Era, leaving her to tumble to the ground as he rushes to Venat's side. It's just as well that she needs to pick herself back up, as it gives her some time to try and steel herself—not that it helps any, as Era finds herself frozen in place the moment she sees her beloved mother, suddenly overwhelmed by emotions. ]

M— Venat?

[ She can't be sure this is the same woman who claimed her as a daughter, and even if she is, Era has never shared that she saw her as her mother in return. It wouldn't do to refer to her as such. ]

venat }{ ffxiv | ota | SPOILER WARNING

[trueherois]

(( ooc: SPOILER WARNING: she is a walking spoiler for endwalker and general world lore, unfortunately. i'm skipping arrival things, but if you want to do that, feel free to wildcard me! things to note: she's wearing white robes with a silver mask hanging on the front, her hair is grey/white, and her eyes are a bright, vibrant blue/teal, the same style of vibrancy as hades and hythlodaeus. feel free to take note of any of those! ))


speed not!dating

[ having learned the basics of this place from some poor soul at some point, venat finds herself being guided to a table. alone, at first, it would seem. she glances at the first card on her pile, turning it over and tilting her head slightly. do you have any pets? what are their names? her mind instantly wanders to her familiar, argos, and her heart squeezes painfully. she can only hope that he remains on either etheirys or the moon, there to aid in whatever way he can. shaking herself inwardly, she glances at another card. this sort of "game" is not one she is familiar with, but she can play along. why not learn more about the people and this place itself while she's here? as soon as someone else is settled across from her, she offers a warm smile, full of mom energy. ]

Well then, it looks as though we should be taking the time to get to know each other. My name is Venat and I am a new arrival. May I ask your name?

weather fun

[ venat's arrival had been during a period of sunshine, the few clouds around giving way to a sparkling of rainbows, enough to give her pause. the smell of rain on the wind lingers, following her as she wanders and learns of this world. fortunately or unfortunately, only a short time passes before she finds herself in the midst of a patch of ran. sunny rain, even, and the memory of many such occurrences on etheirys crawls its way into her mind. her smile turns bittersweet, the knowledge the she has given up the opportunity to see such things for herself, passing on the reins of history to her champion. being able to once again experience it here is... breathtaking.

unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately as well, a few moments later the weather decides to snap her right out of those thoughts, dumping a barrel of rainwater right on her spot.

and her spot alone.

she sputters for a few moments, laughing as she tilts her head upwards. ]

Thank you for this gift. One is never too old to experience something new. [ who is she speaking to? who knows. but if someone responds, she'll answer in kind. though she should... probably... get out of the rain at some point. ]

wildcard

[ feel free to wildcard her! i'm open to just about anything, including doing her arrival, so feel free to give me a poke if you'd like something in particular. ]

wildcard

[astralera]

[ It's Argos that reaches Venat first (to the surprise of no one), but Era is not far behind her canine companion, having hopped onto her Chocobo the moment she sensed the newest arrival. She does make sure to give her mother and her dog some privacy for a reunion she knows Argos could only dream of after so many millennia, taking her time in dismounting from Peki and crossing the remaining distance on foot.

Era can feel her eyes water at the sight of the woman who meant so much to her, whole and hale and as vibrant as ever. She falters in her steps, uncertain if this is her mother, quietly waiting (hoping) for any sign of recognition. She should say something—call out her name, or a greeting, anything—but her tongue is uncooperative, leaving her to fidget nervously with her wedding ring as she continues to stare. ]

Jecht | Final Fantasy X

[fathersday]

Blitzball, but not

[ Having arrived without any items means that he's here under the absolute abyssmal of circumstances: that is, he is without a blitzball.  But upon acuqiring one from one of the shops (after bartering for it, of course, with a little IOU of "Yeah, yeah, I'll hold someone's hand for a few minutes t'pay ya back!" and promptly bolting), Jecht is now doing what he enjoys best in his leisure.

Find him practicing with throwing, hitting, or kicking a medium-sized ball against a wall, showing off a few foot tricks and maneuvers to locals, or betting against someone that he can totally make that shot. At one point, the blitzball will just happy to fly by you, coming to an abrupt stop against a street sign. ]

Hey! Throw it back over here, why dontcha?

Speed Dating/Friend Dating

[ This is Jecht.

Jecht is sitting across from you, casual and amused. His grin, lazy and crooked, paints him as the epitome of cavalier. He is also shirtless, lucky (or unlucky) you.

That is indeed an exaggerated eyebrow waggle. Clearly, he is taking this most seriously. ] So. Come here often?

Wildcard

[ Have an idea? Hit up this top level here! ]

Blitzball

[the4united]

[Devon showed no sign that a ball had just come flying inches from his head. At least no open sign. He'd come pretty close to throwing up a shield or blasting the darn thing out of the air though. He sighed softly and leaned on his staff in careful consideration. Hey, he almost got beamed in the head. Might as well be a bit annoying in response.]

Shall I aim for a similar area?

[As in whip it right back toward your head.]

Azem (Hemera) | Final Fantasy XIV | OTA

[ancestor]

(( Azem is from the moment of her death. She tends to shapechange her height, so it may vary from person to person but by default she will be around 5'5", and will be dressed something like this, with a mask at her hip.

Blanket spoiler warning for up to patch 6.05 just in case. ))



UNFAMILIAR SKIES

[ The night sky is entirely different on this star than Etheirys, and not merely due to the constellations. Azem can't help but star up at the large, bright orb in the sky with no small amount of fascination. ]

What is that? [ Her eyes shine with a light that doesn't come from the celestial body she's asking you about. ] It's lovely.

STAR CANDY

[ Azem did not break the record of most number of times censured by sitting around idly by and never indulging in her curiosity, so when the dawn arrives and stars fall to the earth she can't help but try one... ]

(( blue raspberry = random college days secret or Convocation gossip
pineapple = arm wrestling (she'll shapechange her arm to try and cheat don't think she's above that)
lime = unresolved feelings about Emet-Selch ))

SPEED DATING

Their enthusiasm is quite adorable, isn't it?

[ Don't mind her turning her gaze back to the half stack of cards she has in her hand, flipping through each one with a bemused look on her face. ]

WILDCARD

(( feel free to hit me up with whatever! her arrival is reserved for a certain pair of bffs, but everything else is on the table ))

for Hades & Hythlodaeus

[ancestor]

Azem had only managed a transformation once before in her life, back when Archaeotania was turning Amaurot's sister city to so much rubble. She had never imagined a situation where she might be put into such a situation that she had no other option but to succeed (there had been the nightmares, of course—), drawing the aether up around her, shaping it to what was needed...

And yet it hadn't been enough to protect them. She was struck first, using her body to shield the others from the blow, but still—

She takes a shuddering breath, transformed throat making the sound foreign to her senses. Everything is agony, but nothing so much as her very soul, just barely holding itself together.

(she knew this day would come. her dreams never lied—)

Despite stepping down from her seat, her people still called her Azem. Still considered her their protector, their hero. It wasn't something she ever wished to be, but it was what they needed and so that is what she became. They needed hope, so she brought them hope, right until the very end...

Right until she failed them all.

What would become of them?

(she had some idea. death and despair, sadness and suffering. but through it all the greatest of joys and the brightest of hopes—)

Tidus | Final Fantasy X | OTA

[faythoverfear]

He Arrives
[It's not the first time Tidus has landed somewhere weird and unfamiliar. Once he's been filled in on the broader details, he sets out to see what there is to see. He gawks at the rainbow clouds in the sky. He tries not to gawk at the robot citizens roaming around. He does wave happily to anyone who happens to look his way, be they robots or fleshy people like him, sometimes with a jaunty:]

Hiya!

Speed Definitely-Not-Dating
[They said this was a great place to meet other people, make friends. He's all for that. But the flowers and candles seem...a bit much. He looks to the robot that ushered him here, to tell them they must have made a mistake, but they are already long gone.

Welp. That's fine. He smiles across the table and snatches up one of the conversation cards.]

So, uuh, what is your favorite color?

[fathersday]

[ Sin's ass... He just got done with the previous speed-not!dating contestant (a robot local, as it were), and who does he find at the next station but his own son.

....

It makes him realize that he doesn't even know his own son's favorite color. Is that something a father should know, anyway? Probably. Or probably not. Jecht doesn't know, he's never really been a good father, anyway. ]

How 'bout this question: what t'hell are you doing here?

Squalo // KHR! // Hell CR AU // Héctor's Assassin Friend // cw: language

[sharktrash]

--1. Scavenger Hunt

[ It had already felt much like a fever dream just waking up in this place. He spends a few minutes contemplating how to overthrow humanity's new robot overlords, but in the end it seems to not be the case. Finally, he's been given some quick rundown, handed his stuff and ushered out of the temple. ]

[ You may find him later, a couple streets away from the actual scavenger hunt spot, trying to navigate on the tablet. It will be fun, they said. It will help you learn more about the city, they said. Well, exploring the lay of land was always a good idea, but he's lacking on the fun part so far (perhaps because he's stubbornly refused to find a teammate of any sort). ]

[ The man is tall, with long white hair and dark clothes, but maybe the most out of place feature seem to be a pair of small, slick silver horns and a tail with a shark-like fin at the end, right now whipping back and forth with annoyance. Some sort of a demon? He's accompanied by a snow-white, enraged looking possum that is apparently the appropriate animal companion chosen to him by this place. ]

[ Maybe you're approaching just in time for him to swear and throw the tablet into the ground hard enough that it bounces up. ]

This is bullshit!!


--2. Star Candy

[ Sometime later, when he's probably either ragequit or spite-succeeded in the scavenger hunt, he's mapping the city in an old-fashioned way, simply walking the streets and taking notes of anything that seems useful or unusual. He just happens to be passing over some more populated area -- a park, a square, a market -- when it starts hailing. ]

[ Okay, not quite. ]

[ He catches a few candies in his hand and stares at them, both dumbfounded and annoyed, then briskly walks up to the nearest person with the determination befitting a murder and shoves the offending confectionary under their nose. ]

Voi! Seriously? Candy falling from the sky? What the fuck is wrong with this place? And y'all are, what, totally fine with it?!

[ It could be drugs. It could be poison! It could be some fucked up faction's attempt at controlling the masses! ]

[ He whips around when he sees some other citizen nearby toss a few candies into their mouth; he flings the ones he's holding at the back of their head so hard and with such deadly accuracy that they spit it right out. ]

ARE YOU FUCKING INSANE?!!

[ It's actually also insane how nobody else seems to have as much of a problem with it as he does, but he'll leave that for later. ]


--3. Wildcard

[ If you want to experience the worst speed date of your life or whatever else, I'm down! o/ ]

2! lmao this is gonna be great

[nyakama]

[WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT TO A POOR INNOCENT CAT, SQUALO. Getting beaned by the candy actually knocks Hummy forward and she tumbles head over heels onto the ground. She's dead. You killed her.


No just kidding she's not dead but she does look back at him with little tears starting to form in her eyes as she coughs and sputters.]

Nyawawa! Why did you do that, nya??

Yuna Yuki | Yuki Yuna is a Hero | OTA

[yoshinocherry]

I
[Good morning! It's time to wake up in a totally unexpected place - a totally unexpected world, even! One rift opens up out by Ainea's temple to deposit one very confused young girl before swiftly disappearing.]

Uh...! [She quickly looks from left to right, trying to figure out what in the world may have just happened, before taking stock of herself. She's dressed in her school uniform, and after careful, experimental touches to her cheeks, her shoulders, her legs... it seems like she's all in one piece. That! Is good! However, her phone appears to be missing, which is very troubling, actually, and leads her into a hunt around the temple grounds to search for it. Surely it just landed around here somewhere, right...?]

Oh, excuse me! [It'll be easier to search with another set of eyes, though! As soon as someone else is near enough for Yuna to call out to, she'll wave them down with her most cheerful, chipper smile.] Can you help me out for a little bit?


II
[Strange candies falling from the sky is pretty weird, even in a place that's populated largely by robots! But also, you know, they do look awfully tasty, and if Yuna can manage to catch one or two or four before they hit the ground... it's not like they're dirty, or anything. This... this should be fine to eat, especially since nobody seems to be terribly concerned about it the first time she encounters this strange phenomenon. Being able to taste them, too, is its own treat.

Strawberry doesn't do a whole lot to her, in truth, but she is a tiny bit bolder about approaching strangers and seeing what they're up to. Pineapple candies will take her wandering more enthusiastically around the city, which ends with her discovering the arena.] Hey! [Anyone else here? Have one energetic girl coming over!] I don't have any of my powers or anything here, [Did she maybe also grab one of those blue raspberry sweets, too? Hm!] But do you wanna spar for a little bit?


III
[Having the opportunity to get to meet people on a more one-on-one basis is nice! But the whole ambience of this affair is kind of. Hm. Yuna's a self-assured, confident girl, but even in the face of reassurances that it isn't supposed to be ~romantic~, the candles and flowers sure do give the opposite impression, and it leaves her feeling a little out of her element. Jeez! Gosh!!

She still lets herself be led to a table, however, a hint of a blush dusting her cheeks as she greets her designated conversation partner.]

Hello, [she says, and since they're seated, perhaps a handshake is in order for a greeting? Here, she'll hold hers out for the other party to take,] it's nice to meet you!


Wild
[Got something else in mind? Hit me with whatever you like and I will roll with it!]

III

[chords_of_steel]

[Apollo had absolutely zero interest in being pulled in here to start with, but when they seat a young girl across from him - about Trucy's age if he's not mistaken - in this decidedly romantic setting, Apollo is particularly Displeased.]

Ugh... Sorry you got stuck with me, miss.

[Being polite is the best course of action here, poor kid getting paired off with an adult in this situation, ick.]

It's, um, nice to meet you too. Though I promise it's not in a creepy way.

[He gives her a small grin as he takes her offered hand to shake it.]

I'm Apollo. Apollo Justice.

Kaguya Shinomiya | Kaguya-sama: Love is War | OTA

[heartquiver]

I
[What a bizarre, unexpected dream Kaguya has found herself in! A dream, of course, because there's no possible way she's really found herself suddenly and inexplicably trapped in a world of robots, asked to go get close and cuddly with people she doesn't even know. What an awful dream! A nightmare, even!

But there's something kind of freeing about being able to pick up on that fact so quickly. Ah, yes! If this is a dream/nightmare, then there's nothing to worry about. She may as well walk around the city and see what sorts of strange things may have been conjured up in her sleeping mind.]

Interesting... [The fountain in the center of town, particularly, catches her attention first. She looks over them, cradling her cheek pensively in one hand.] I wonder how I came up with this.

[Truly strange!]


II
[Has she figured out the reality of her situation by now? Possibly? But perhaps not? Regardless, the implied intimacy of the speed-dating set up is not mitigated much by that deliberate '(not!)' that the robots are so very insistent on including, and her behavior will be basically the same either way.

Which is to say, Kaguya will play along, despite her own inexperience in settings such as these. Honestly, being shuffled into such a ridiculous situation, the sort of thing she'd never be caught dead doing under normal circumstances... Still, she wears a carefully crafted smile for her chosen partner, friendly but just impersonal enough to give the impression that she would prefer to not be here. Don't worry, though! She won't back down from this challenge!

Her hands will, however, remain folded in her lap. You'll have to do more than just sit across her to get her to agree to such casual, shameless contact.]

Kaguya Shinomiya, [A perfectly polite introduction, spoken as she slightly bows her head,] a pleasure.


Wild
[Got something else in mind? Hit me with whatever you like and I will roll with it!]

I

[wakemelater]

[The town center is a nice place to hang out, when it's not too crowded. The fountain is calming. Nico comes here often. And he usually just ignores any one else who comes by, so he doesn't pay much attention to the girl when she arrives. When she speaks, he looks over at her.

She's probably just talking to herself, but he replies anyway.]

What do you mean?

eurydice | hadestown (it's curtains crau)

[howtheworldwas]

arrival

[ Eurydice awakens on a stone slab, which isn't ideal, given that this isn't where she fell asleep. But it's not as bad as it could be -- she has slept on worse. ]

Hm. [ Says Eurydice, in the monotone of someone who has been mildly inconvenienced.

A strange computer-person hands Eurydice a glowing screen. A big iPhone, maybe? Peregrine and Farrah have both explained the concept to Eurydice, but the differences between all these screens are still a little confusing to her. She takes it, however, mostly because she doesn't want to be rude.

When the computer person tells Eurydice they need help powering their city through hugs she thinks: no, thanks. She needs to get out of here, actually.

How to leave isn't immediately obvious, so she'll flag down anyone who she thinks looks like they know what they're doing. ]

Hey. Do you know anything about leaving this place?

star candies

[ Food falls from the sky here? Actual food?

Eurydice isn't in the same precarious position, food-wise, that she used to be, but old habits die hard. She bags up the falling candies for safekeeping, and after giving them a thorough inspection, decides to try a few.

Unfortunately, her inspection wasn't thorough enough. After eating a blue raspberry candy, she idly announces: ] I was in a place kinda like this, once, where we couldn't leave or anything. There were a bunch of murders. It was kind of bad, honestly.

[ Yikes, oversharing much??

Or, you might find her trying one of the strawberry candies. Eurydice has relaxed maybe four days out of her twenty-five years, and she's honestly kind of enjoying it, despite herself. ]

Maybe this place isn't so bad after all, you know? Have you tried one of these? [ Eurydice offers a pink candy to anyone who passes her by. ] They're not bad. Always good to have something on hand.

arrival

[themuseabandonsyou]

[ This is maybe the third or fourth most excited and relived Orpheus has been to see Eurydice in his entire life, which is saying something for a man whose baseline reaction to seeing his wife is "golden retriever reuniting with their owner for the first time in over a year". Waking up on a stone slab in a mysterious new place is bad enough on its own, but the fear that they'd managed to get separated again was very real. ]

Eurydice! [ he calls out, delighted, hurrying over to her side. His expression falls a little as he thinks over her question, though. ] No, I haven't figured that out yet. I tried calling Eszmet, because I thought this might be something to do with its projects? But I didn't get an answer. You don't think this is, um...

[ He trails off, not especially wanting to speak another Gershwin High into being. The robots didn't say anything about murder, but... ]

Orpheus | Hadestown (It's Curtains CRAU)

[themuseabandonsyou]

I. Arrival

[ To say that Orpheus seems a little out of sorts when he stumbles out of the building is a bit of an understatement. It's not every day you learn about a new pantheon and also that they're dying in the exact same breath. (Or. Lack of breath, on the robots' part.) It's not that Orpheus is a stranger to the concept of gods passing away - the echoes of Lord Pan's sudden and unexpected death are still shaking the world in his time - but the idea that such a thing could happen on such a wide scale is new, and disturbing, and he doesn't like it.

It's almost enough to overshadow the whole 'waking up somewhere you don't recognize unexpectedly for the second time when the first time didn't go so good' thing. Almost. Pale and stricken-looking, he makes it about as far as the nearest bench before collapsing on it, looking up at the sky and very obviously having some kind of crisis. ]

II. Weather Wildcard

[ After taking a little bit to calm down from that particular existential nightmare, Orpheus spends some time wandering and eventually finds himself in a sunny park, notable largely for the fact that it's penned in on all sides by a torrential downpour. Strange! But he guesses it makes about as much sense as anything else going on. Settling down on the grass, he pulls his lyre guitar lyre from his back and does what he does best, singing; ]

Give me the song and I'll sing it like I mean it
Give me the words and I'll say them like I mean it
'Cause you've got my heart in a headlock
You've stopped the blood and made my head soft
And god knows
You've got me sewn

[ Catch him in the middle of the song and you'll find him surrounded by all the various wildlife of the city taking refuge from the storm, sitting docilely around him as they listen, birds in the trees and stray cats lounging in the grass. Even the branches of the nearby bushes and trees seem to lean closer to listen to him. ]

Weather

[wakemelater]

[Nico doesn't visit the park often. He tries to avoid any grassy, tree-filled areas if he can help it. While there's certainly more plant-life in the city now than when he first arrived, there was no telling when that might end, and he'd hate to be a source of distress for a delicate ecosystem.

However. There is a downpour going on, and he'd rather not be stuck in it. More than that, though, is the music. He follows the sound to a man sitting in the grass. And...animals, listening.

He hovers nearby and waits for the song to end before speaking up.]

Is it magic?

Ryder Morris | Original Character | is it even a real toplevel with hooks

[honestgirl]

[Or is it just rambling in the place of Real prompts so that I can get this out there after thinking about it all month? Questions we ask despite obviously knowing the answers. Words said for the sake of words.

It's a lot of words thought out like that that Ryder is thinking, coming up with a narrative to fit every little question popping up as she looks to and fro, wondering what the fuck she's supposed to do. She doesn't have her usual shield to hide behind -- a thick book filled with nothing but blank pages she could project this hurricane of thoughts onto while she stuck her nose in and blatantly ignored the people around her. Ah well. At least the majority of the people here aren't...normal. A good chunk of them are robots! Which is awesome. She thinks she could do better in a society of robots than she's done so far in the real world with boring, normal people. It's just...like one of her daydreams. A nice little fantasy cooked up by her overactive imagination, except for once she doesn't have to pine uselessly for it. She's really here.

Trust her. She'd pinched herself plenty to make sure, and even has a bruise or two starting to develop.]

Wonder who made the portals... No "chosen one" speech or a clear tutorial level, so it's nothing like that. Surprise, surprise. No one has to know something like that, though... Guess I gotta figure out --

[Ah. Talking to herself isn't going to get anything done. Unfortunately, if she's going to actually learn anything, she's going to need to...talk...to people...

...

...

...What if she just scowled at literally everyone, trapped in her thoughts, or surreptitiously tried to eavesdrop on conversations already going on around her? What if she was caught mumbling to herself, or poking at some unfamiliar robot shit with childish, unaware delight? What if literally anything but her having the confidence and will needed to confront a stranger on her own?

Yeah. That sounds good.]

Are we assuming he remembers her from last fourth wall yeah of course we are

[ghoulserrand]

[Maybe, the chatty tutorial person was always meant to show up after some poking around had been done. Or maybe, he's just a dude, seeing someone he recognizes and lighting up. At least, behind the gaiter anyway.]

Ryder...!

[He calls out and he coughs, and it doubles him a good minute. Does he learn from this lesson? Of course not.]

Ryder...! Hey...!

[He waves his hand and then rushes to her, darting around and past a couple of robots.]

Coco | Coco | Daybreak CRAU | OTA

[kept_his_letters]

A Late Arrival

The rift opens and closes depositing a girl onto a park bench with a faint 'oof'. She straightens and gazes upon the city before her.

"... Tío Oscar...? Tío Felipe...? Did you two do something...?"

Whoever she's speaking to, they don't answer.

"Mili?"

Still nothing. Her brow creases a moment, but then, with a slow steadying breath, she jumps to her feet. She'll just have to figure this out herself!


She does her very best not to stare at the robots. It's not that she doubts robots like this could exist it's just... she's never seen them! Let alone a whole city of them. Could it be some outlands thing? She hopes not. But then what else could it be?

Despite her worries, she moves with a skip in her step, twirling her skirt every so often for no other reason than that she can. Or can't help it.

[awooligan]

[The last, noisy dregs of his milkshake are gone -- that much is very clear even before he lifts the cup to inspect the bottom and sticks the other end of the straw in his mouth. Alas. He lowers it again with a sigh. When he does, a jolt runs through him that nearly makes him sick.

No. It's not her, it's just Farrah again. Except -- no, that's her. The long skirt and the playing with it, the way she moves... Holy shit. Cliff starts running after her, quickly catching up and -- he could easily overtake her, but as he reaches out, a fear grips him and makes him pause. What if she turns around, and...]

Coco? [He has to know. Even if it hurts. She's right there.] Do you -- [remember me?]

Héctor | Coco | Hell CRAU + Here | OTA

[unpocoloco]

I - Network

[The last time he showed up here, he only had one question. This time? This time he has a few.]

Hola. Here's hoping some of you remember me. [Ha. Ha.]
1. How long have I been gone?
2. Has anyone seen Nekane?
3. Is Cliff still here?

II - Not So New Arrival

The last time he was here, he'd actually started to clean up. Even cheer up. Right now, he's back in his old rags and looking exhausted. He feels exhausted. He can't remember if it's better or worse than before. There's too much relief and too much grief and he's simply worn out.

But at least he can keep moving. He's always been good at that. Through broken bones and literally dying, he's been good at that. He stops to lean against this thing or that from time to time, but otherwise pushes on.

He looks for familiar faces. He tries to smile, even if he doesn't succeed.

[awooligan]

[It's him! It's him!!]

wow
see how I rank
asshole

[Héctor's back, and he's gone be in trouble! Hey-la day-la, Héctor's back!]