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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Whispered words and worries, wound and woven into the wind, too loud to see, too bright to hear. It hurts too much.

[He tries.]

They live, mostly. That's all they can do.

[He's still a good kid, that's the important part!]

It's better than giving up.

Some of them did already.

Well that's no good.

No. It's dark but not dead, down but not done.

What else have you noticed about this place?

[Others of his advisors might dismiss what Cole said as more nonsense, but Athras learned rather quickly that if there was one thing that Cole was good at, it was seeing a place for what it was. Seeing the realities of people even if he rarely shared his knowledge in a straightforward manner. There was insight there even if it took some thought on his part.]

It's... confusing, chaos uncontrolled, even if they try to make it theirs. Dark deep and deadened, symphonies of Hope or Rage or Delight or Sorrow. Too close, too clouded too cluttered. It hurts sometimes, just to hurt. The people are only pieces and playthings.

So those in charge aren't natives of this place either then?

Or at least it's not their original domain?

[Something important to note if that were the case.]

I don't know. Its Doors are designed for stealing. Maybe they aren't.

Something to keep in mind as a possibility, that much is certain.

Maybe they're stuck too?

We've seen what desperation drives people to, unfortunately. It wouldn't surprise me if that were the case.

Maybe. They still shouldn't hurt.

You're not wrong, Cole. [But that doesn't always stop people, as much as he often wished it would. It would make things so much easier if everyone were as kind as Cole. But unfortunately that wasn't the case, was it?]

The song is sung, stinging and sibilant. One of them is Hope but there isn't any.

Just because it's one's name doesn't mean they're going to live up to it.

Why?

It's like names with humans, or elves or Qunari. My name means 'to speak with humility', but I can't exactly claim to live up to that, now can I? [Said with a wry smile.]

Did they pick them?

Well I know in my case I didn't. Parents hoping for particular traits for their children might worry more. A sort of 'luck charm'. As for the so-called gods here, I cannot say. We'd probably have to ask them.

Their names are demons but they say they're gods. If you asked I don't think they would answer.

If they even did, I wouldn't trust their words for truth.

No. They like to play too much.

And something tells me they cheat at their game.

They like to win. Even if they have to break the toys to do it.

/YES ALL IS RIGHT WITH THE WORLD

nohallaback - 2016-11-01 19:14 (UTC) - Expand

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Event Log: Fourth Wall, Part One

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/FUZZY SNUGGLES

/YES ALL IS RIGHT WITH THE WORLD

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