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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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Asgore, huh? [He weighs the name against others he's heard.]

Yeah, I guess that'll do. [It's not going to stop him from coming up with at least three other nicknames for the king. It's just the way Impmon rolls.]

Why, yes. It is my name. I would think it...would do?

[He is not entirely sure what Impmon means by "that will do" but - presumably this means they are bonding? That, he thinks, is excellent!]

[He's getting along quite nicely with Asgore. It's a bit unusual for the Digimon. Most people tend to find him annoying after a bit. He reaches over and ruffles the king's hair in a playful manner.]

You could always change it if ya didn't like it. Digimon usually got names that describe 'em a little bit better than the weird ones humans give themselves. 'Course, when we digivolve, we get bigger 'n stronger, so we always need new names.

[Oh goodness, and now there is hair-ruffling being performed here. Asgore blinks very rapidly as he attempts to process this. It is a very dramatic shift for him, you must understand. He has not had his hair ruffled since he was a tiny thing.]

Oh, no! That would be far too confusing for the rest of the monsters.

[Stick around Impmon and things will only get weirder for the king. He's an odd little thing at the best of times.]

Suit yourself. Hey, can you do me a solid and head over to where the pies are? I haven't tried any of 'em yet an' I'm starting to get a little bit on the peckish side again.

[He could go over himself, but there's always the chance someone will step on him before he gets there.]

Certainly!

[He is well-accustomed to carrying smaller monsters on his shoulders. A...smaller monster, that is. A smaller monster and a smaller human.

It is a memory streaked with a bittersweet longing, but he sets it carefully aside. He would be well pleased to help what is turning out to be a friend of some kind.

He leans forward when he reaches the table, trying to ignore the painful twisting in his gut when he sees them arrayed there, pies so like the ones that Tori liked to make. None of them, at least, have the familiar smell of butterscotch-cinnamon. He is not sure how he would have taken it.]

Have you a preference for human food?

I just got a preference for food, period. Digivolution takes a lot of energy an' data to do. Any fuel in the tank can help it out.

[Impmon regards the pies, selecting one that appears to be cherry. Hopping down for a moment, he cuts himself a slice that's as doubly wide as the ones other people seem to be taking. Then he resumes his position on Asgore's shoulder.

He takes a bite and is pleasantly surprised to discover it tastes like a cheeseburger. He's actually mindful of the amount of crumbs he's spilling, brushing them gently off Asgore's fur when they fall.]

[At least he is polite about it. Asgore, for his part, samples nothing. Pies are an unfortunately somewhat emotionally painful thing for him to bear witness to, even now. He cannot help but feel foolish about it, but there is no helping how he reacts, is there?]

Ah. I suppose that would make sense. Monster food immediately converts to energy upon consumption. It is made of magic, so it never spoils.

[Impmon continues gnawing at his cherry cheeseburger, happily oblivious to any emotional discomfort Asgore might he going through. He's about as empathetic as a brick.]

Cool! Sounds like you got your food situation sorted out right smart. So you got magic where you're from? Can you actually do magic?

Oh, yes. All monsters are made of it.

[To demonstrate, he opens a huge paw. A large ball of flame forms there, warm and orange, hovering a few inches above the center of his palm.]

It is perfectly safe, if you would like to touch it. My kind of monster can temper our flames, to make them more safe for young monsters.

[Impmon's eyes grow big and round in childlike wonder. He holds a hesitant paw over the flames before he sticks his hand in, bracing himself in case it hurts. When it doesn't, he waves it back and through a few times.] Wow! I can do that too!

[He lifts up one finger and a small flame appears at the tip.] Except mine hurt. [He tosses it so it lands on the ground, away from anyone. It bursts with a small fizzle, leaving a little singed crater neatly behind.]

[Asgore smiles, then lets the flame dissipate harmlessly into a wisp of gray smoke. He watches his new friend hurl a lick of flame onto the ground with a dark smear of char, curiously.]

Is this...common with your species, then?

Every Digimon has different abilities, but all Impmons can do the same things. Get it?

[He just sort of expects people to be able to read his mind and know exactly what he's saying at this point.]

...ah.

[No, he does not get it exactly, but he is doing his best and therefore no one can judge him. ~~This is a statistical error. Everyone should judge him, all the time.~~]

Perhaps it is not so different for us. Boss Monsters are the only ones besides a select few that use fire magic.

Good!

[He's cheerfully oblivious to how Asgore might not understand him. Everyone should just automatically understand him. That's how it works.]

What's a Boss Monster? Is that like a Mega level Digimon?

Er...I am not sure.

[Having next to no metric for what a "Mega level" anything is (is that something Asriel may have called one of his childhood drawings?), Asgore finds himself rather out of his depth.]

It is a certain species of monster, rarer than most. Our SOULs have the ability to persist for...longer than others might. I am a Boss Monster, for instance.

Hah! It is like Mega level. Digimon got a buncha forms: Rookie, Champion, Ultimate, an' Mega. I'm Rookie right now, but I'm one of the only ones that can go right to Mega if I really want to.

[He sounds very proud of that fact. Sure, at first he'd made a horrible deal to get that type of power, offering to kill his friends in exchange for it. But later on he'd found the ability within himself to help them, so it had been worth it in the end.]

And if you...eat enough, you will be able to achieve this?

[See, he has been paying attention! Consumption of food for energy is not precisely a very complicated science, but he is doing his best to be polite.]

Um, sorta. I kinda never figured out how to do it properly.

[The first time he'd achieved Mega status had been unnatural and with the help of a Digimon Sovereign. After that, he'd only digivolved whenever he was trying to help or protect someone. He still hadn't quite figured that was the key to being able to achieve his Beelzemon form again. He covers his ignorance in bluster.]

But I will! Just wait an' see! I'll be the best Mega Digimon out there!

I am sure you will.

[He says it with all the patience and genuine sincerity of a parent who has been told, many times, that his child has transformed into something called a "God of Hyperdeath" with no visible changes. Pardon him if he sounds somewhat patronizing - he is still, at heat, a father, first and foremost.]

I used to want to be the most powerful too, but I found out there was better things than just power.

[He goes uncommonly quiet and solemn at the thought. The price to learn it had been the life of a Digimon that could never be brought back. Jeri would be without her partner forever because of him. He had to deal with that the rest of his life.]

That is...very wise.

[Asgore sounds almost surprised to hear such a thing come from a small creature, one seemingly easily riled into action. But he has long since learned not to judge a monster by its size or appearance. Even a...digital one.]

There are indeed, many things greater than power. Family, for example.

I tried to learn from my mistakes. Don't always work out that way an' sometimes I fall flat on my face, but I think it's important to change.

[Even his Tamers had changed from being little bratty kids to being kinder to him and treating Impmon like he was a real person, not a toy to play with. If they could learn, so could he.]

You got that right. Family, friends, bein' loyal, helping to save people, stuff like that. It's important.

That is...the best we can do. To grow and change through our mistakes, and not allow them to define us.

[His mistakes have too long shaped his life, his every action and his lack of action. He has made errors. He has taken the lives of innocents. His LOVE has...increased. But that does not mean he cannot still feel remorse for what he has done.]

After all, it is not simply the sun that allows flowers to grow. It is also the rain.

I like that saying. You're smarter than you look, Goat Foot!

[Despite his loud, abrasive nature and insulting words, Impmon was actually enjoying himself. It was good to be making friends, even in a strange new place.]

Event Log: Fourth Wall, Part One

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