hadriel_logs | Event Log: Fourth Wall, Part One

Who: Everyone in the city + Fourth Wall visitors!
What: Part one of the fourth wall event, hosted by Fear, Confusion, and Delight!
Where: All around the city
When: October 24th-November 1st
Warnings: Visitors from other worlds!

If you're not from around here, you may be wondering what's going on. You've woken up out of the blue in the colosseum, or near a temple, or in one of the numerous other locations in the city. You're somewhere underground and it's dark, cold, and maybe a little unnerving.

Luckily, shortly after your arrival, the road below your feet begins to light up in a gentle, warm glow. The light points you in a set direction and, if you choose to travel that way, will lead you toward the center of the city, where there is a large gathering of others who are lost here like you, people who might know their way around a bit more, and even some of the gods who rule this place.

There are lights strung up on poles throughout the large clearing, casting a comforting glow onto the tables beneath them. The tables are abundant with lots of food that looks simply delicious- though, none of it tastes quite like it should. The tarts taste like green beans, the mashed potatoes like cheesecake, and the chocolate seems oddly reminiscent of steak. In addition, there are decorations artfully placed around the meeting point. If you see them moving, don't worry- that's probably just your imagination.

Also distributed along the tables are shot glasses, filled with a sludgy, yellow substance. If you're brave enough to consume them, they taste strongly of mint and will give you a much needed energy boost, circumventing the need to eat or sleep for a full 24 hours! After that, however, everything hits you all at once, so use them wisely. Some of you may remember these shots from our How Delightful event earlier this year!

In addition to all of the above, there are also party poppers strewn around the area. Each popper can jet out some strange objects- glitter bombs, seashells, plastic dinosaurs, maybe a live lizard or two- so be careful! Feel free to use your discretion on these, but remember to keep it small!
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Of course, you can always not travel that way. The rest of the city has plenty of places to explore- maybe you'd like to stumble in our Silent Hill zone, have a quick look around the alien orchard, or check out any of the god temples that can inspire their chosen emotion. Be careful not to get lost in the tunnels leading away from the cave- none of them can actually move you above ground, but you may run into a few monsters on the way.

For those of you who have been with us awhile, please bear with the gods while they try to adjust around these new folks! Join in on the festivities if you like, or try to orient as many of the others as you can. Start a community outreach program, start a fight club, introduce your parents to your weird cave girlfriend- nobody's judging!

Well. Some of us might be.
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Enjoy the fourth wall event at Hadriel! Once you're settled in feel free to explore the rest of the city! Find a house, find a new monster, or simply scavenge for supplies.

Fourth wall characters do not enter with phones so they cannot reach the network- however, if you'd like to handwave that they somehow got ahold of Mello's Newcomer guide to avoid the 'where am I/what is this' sort of questions, then feel free!

Good luck, and enjoy your stay in Hadriel!

► This log covers October 24th-November 1st.
► Feel free to make your own logs as well! Fourth wall characters will not have posting access, so grab an in-game friend if you wanted to do anything separate from the main log.
► Fourth wall characters will be in the city for at least one week, though they can stay for longer. The party will go on throughout the entire week, thanks to Delight's boundless energy!
► Please put your character's name and open/closed in the subject line of your starters!

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[Chara could be even more awful and add a 'like father like son' thing here but they can't. Do...much of anything, actually. Their face hurts though and shortly Chara realizes they're crying.

Too much. Too much of the runs where Asgore either died or killed himself. Now isn't that wonderful. The only bad word Chara really knows is 'damn' and they doubt it'll be enough to express how they are feeling right now. It hurts. It hurts so much.

But they allow him to touch them, if he manages to work up the courage.]

I'm here. I'm alive here.

[His paws brush faintly against their hair, cupping around their cheek, and - and they do not flinch away. He remembers how they had been regarding touching and being touched, in those early days. The first few weeks, months, those had been fraught with silly errors, errors that caused them to jump or cringe or react poorly.

He does not...he does not wish to hurt them. But he is so...

He has missed them.

Already, he can feel the way his eyes grow hot and misty.]

Chara. I am so...we should have tried, we should have tried so much harder to bring you back. To protect you both. I am so - I am so sorry, child.

[Those days when they had flinched at seemingly nothing if you didn't know. The nights when Chara woke up trying not to scream and Toriel found them in the living room because they couldn't stay in the bedroom. Things that took months to work out and still lingered on bad days.

Chara looks up to the face that they once privately called 'dad'. They fail to not cry harder.]

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry for what I did!

[Because that'll help.]

You did not mean to, child. You could not have known...buttercups...it is an easy mistake, is it not?

[He tries to smile, the corners of his mouth trembling painfully. It is watery. He just wants to hold them close, wants to embrace them and tell them there is nothing more to fear. He is here, and they, bizarrely, are sorry. They are sorry. They should not - ]

It is I who should apologize to you. In my anger, I...I declared war. I should not have been so rash, I should not have let such things happen.

[In all of their runs Asgore never learns? Never learned who exactly was responsible for his son's death? What would his expression be if they said it right now and then? What would it be like if they--

But no, look at them! Don't be attention seeking Chara, it's very rude. So they don't.]

I-I can't...blame you. I would be...very angry too.

[You've always been very angry Chara.]

[To his knowledge, the only sin his child ever committed was being too zealous, too devoted to certain end goals. To making a perfect pie, and doing so imperfectly in such a way that it was almost fatal. To despising humanity, for reasons utterly unclear to him or to...to Toriel.

He utters a small, hiccupy sob as he bows his head.]

Oh, Chara. Dear, dear - Chara. I could never be angry at you. You made a mistake. I have made... [The words are hard to work out of his throat.] I have made so many. This is the way life is.

[They want to say that they can't make mistakes but swallow it down into that ugly mess they call a SOUL. No need to ruin this with that mess! No need to dump that on Asgore when he just got here.

...was he going to stay? Chara shoves that thought away and just...buried themselves into him and they smell nothing but gardening and tea.]

It...it isn't fair. What happened wasn't fair.

[20/20 hindsight is horrible, isn't it?]

Of course it was not. I am so, so sorry we could not protect you.

[He holds them close, as close as he can, and lets them hold him as tightly as they wish. He can hardly - the fact that they are here is - he can hardly accept it, hardly make himself believe it. His shoulders shake with soft, suppressed sobs.]

But we...here...we could be a family. Could we...could we not?

None of you...

[None of you could have saved me. Because it never would go away. One day it would have happened. One cut too deep or Chara could have just disappeared in the Underground and never come back. Or they just did what they did and nothing beyond that happened. Maybe that was for the best.]

But...we could. Please stay?

[Chara can't let go of this one.]

Of course. Of course I will stay. If you are - if you are here, I would never want to be anywhere else.

[The poor king has no idea. No idea at all, what will transpire once his time here is up. He simply thinks that he can stay forever, and he never wishes to leave them again.

For the moment, all he can do is...is be here. Be present, be gentle, be kind. Be there for them as he must not have been when they were - back then, before.]

[Chara will hate themselves even more after this, once Asgore's time is up and they wake up and he's gone. Asking this of him and then when it happens Chara will pray that he can't remember back home.

But for now, Chara will stay where they are. They can have this minute, can't they?]

Thank you...thank you so much Mr. Dreemurr. I-I...thank you so much.

["I love you so much."]

Mr. Dad Guy.

[He tries to say it with amusement, but he chokes on the words. Chokes on his tears, on the treacherous lump in his throat. Mr. Dreemurr, that chasm of formality, it is almost too much for him to bear.]

I still have...that sweater. It is among my most treasured possessions. I have never - I never would allow myself to forget you. You were, you are, you always have been - our future.

Event Log: Fourth Wall, Part One

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