Event Log: Fourth Wall, Part One

[hadrielmods]

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!

Comments

[devilsavocado]

[ Matt laughs, mostly he just can't believe someone could be this nice. (But he could hear it if Connor was lying too, thanks supersenses.) Then again Matt sucks at accepting help, but he is supposed to be a normal blind guy here. It could help his cover? ]

You'd really do that for me? We just met.

[iustitiae]

It's not like it's a big deal to lend out my couch for a little while. Plus there really seems to be like...a lot of you? Not that I've been here very long but this just seems different that last time.

[yes i know that was a lot of info but wait theres more]

You guys didn't get phones or anything, right?

[devilsavocado]

I guess they did put out a welcome party, as opposed to... dragons. Maybe the gods had better planning this time around.

[ That sentence feels so weird to say but far be it for Matt to be incredulous when all signs point to the contrary. ]

Phones? No, I... [ He checks his pockets. How had he not checked for his phone yet? ] I must've lost mine from home. They give you phones?

[iustitiae]

Yeah, so we could use the network. It's got like...livejournal circa 2009 but with audio/video and pong on it.

[devilsavocado]

Pong?

[ Trapped in a weird cave with gods but there's pong. Amazing. ]

That sounds useful. [ How much do you wanna bet Foggy used Livejournal. Like, I don't even doubt it. ] Did I miss when they handed those out, or what?

[iustitiae]

[foggy wrote long posts about his troubled childhood]

Maybe the gods are just weird. In any case, not having access to the network is kind of a disadvantage so you're welcome to stay with me until things get sorted out.

[devilsavocado]

Yeah, I'm sure they work "in mysterious ways."

[ "gods" more like trash am I right there is only one God, Connor. ]

Thanks, Connor. I'd appreciate that.

[iustitiae]

[ok matt keep it in your pants]

Yeah, it's no problem. People helped me out with the dragon thing when I was new. It makes sense to help new people now.

[devilsavocado]

[ Matt smiles. If people are like this here, maybe it won't be so bad. But then who will he punch? ]

Still, thanks.

[iustitiae]

I'll show you where it is later. Wouldn't want you to miss out on this popping party.

[sarcasm, definitely sarcasm.]

[devilsavocado]

Right. Wouldn't wanna miss out on more weird food adventures.

[ Matt would do anything to avoid another one of these "food adventures" ]

[iustitiae]

Hey, I don't know. Maybe you want to mingle with the people. Get different opinions.

[devilsavocado]

I dunno. Is there anyone here who actually enjoys this place?

[iustitiae]

I wouldn't be surprised. People are into some weird stuff sometimes. I'm pretty sure the majority opinion is no, though.

[devilsavocado]

I'm guessing you've seen some shit, huh.

[ Sounds like only fun is waiting for him. Joy. ]

And we're sure there's no way out?

[iustitiae]

[more than you have matt]

Apparently people sometimes leave but it's through the Door and we can't control that.

[devilsavocado]

[ can't resist a blind joke ok ]

So it's pretty much, "stay here and wait and see," huh?

[ He sighs. ]

I think I need a drink.

[iustitiae]

Pretty much, yeah. But Delight has a bar and we can get free alcohol there.

[devilsavocado]

Ah. Finally some good news.

[ Hell yeah let's drink our problems away, that is healthy! ]

[iustitiae]

[#winning]

Great. I'll lead the way.

[devilsavocado]

[ EDGAR WRIGHT DRINKING MONTAGE. ]

Sounds good to me.

[ Matt folds out his cane, he is so ready. Lead the way, Connor. ]

[iustitiae]

[theres an awkward pause while he considers before:]

Do you want my arm or something?

[devilsavocado]

[ Aw, Connor. That's nice of you. Matt smiles. He doesn't really need it, but having people ask is way better than just assuming and grabbing his hand. ]

Sure.

[ There you go, Matt extends his hand. Truth is, it'll be easier to listen to the rest of the party if he doesn't have to worry about where he's going. ]

[iustitiae]

[well matt didnt get offended so mission accomplished. He gives matt his arm and now theyre ooff to delight's bar now they just have to make awkward conversation until they get drinks]

Where'd you go to law school?

[devilsavocado]

[ Hey, small talk is cool. Matt didn't get through college without being able to master the art of small talk. ]

Oh, I went to Columbia. I've been a New Yorker my whole life.