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

[deadsinger]

Oh, I see. [A mischievous spirit. How fun.] And what sort of trouble would that be?

[dealwiththedeva]

[A wicked little grin crosses Impmon's face. Oh, that was the wrong question to ask him.]

You any good at dancin'?

[A little fireball lights up on the end of his gloved fingertip. He tosses it at the man's feet, not close enough to hit him, just close enough to make him jump.]

[deadsinger]

[Despite his comments about his age, Alexio darts back quickly enough, one hand going to his axe. But then he stops and laughs, delighted.]

Oh, you are a delightful thing!

[He extends a hand and huffs a breath into it. Flames dance along his fingers, playful.]

Clearly the gods love you very much.

[dealwiththedeva]

[If there's one way to get on Impmon's good side, it's to praise him and generally make him feel important. He puffs up with pride at being acknowledged. When Alexio makes his own flames appear, he looks quite impressed.]

Oooo! I've never seen a human being able to do that before.

[deadsinger]

[Alexio waves his fingers at Impmon and the flames shimmer away.]

No? It is not so strange where I am from. Though only the favored children of Cyrana may claim her blessing.

[dealwiththedeva]

Humans usually can't do much. [It's not a dig at Alexio, just a general observation Impmon has made.] Just help power up their Digimon if they're lucky.

[He cocks his head to the side.] Where's Cyrana?

[deadsinger]

Cyrana is the goddess of thieves and bastards. [Alexio smiles.] She grants favor to those who have no one else. And she resides wherever she wishes to.

[dealwiththedeva]

Never heard of any gods before. Digimon don't have 'em. [Even the Sovereigns, big and powerful as they could be, were still only Digimon in the end. It was a bit beyond his comprehension. Consider it a byproduct of being created out of data instead being born flesh and blood.]

[deadsinger]

I see. [A place without gods. How intriguing. Alexio offers Impmon another shot.] But you exist with humans, yes?

[dealwiththedeva]

Sorta. See there's the Digital World-- [He opens up one hand.] --An' then there's the human's world. [He opens up his other hand and holds the two of them wide apart.] Sometimes, if we're lucky, there's portals that allow Digimon to go from our world to the one with humans in it. [He laces his gloved fingers together to demonstrate.]

[deadsinger]

Ah, I see. Much like how the gods occasionally shift between their realm and the human world - or pull unfortunate humans into the place in between. The shadowy area that is neither death nor life.] Do you make these portals?

[dealwiththedeva]

Nah. They just sorta appear. I never got the specifics on how they worked. Or at least they did. I dunno if there's ever going to be any again. [The thought of never seeing his Tamers or his human friends again made his ears droop. It would be a lonely existence, even with the other Digimon he'd come to know around him.]

[deadsinger]

So they have stopped. [And then sometime afterwards, Impmon found himself in this place. Curious.] How did you find them when they appeared? Surely your world is quite large.

[dealwiththedeva]

Luck of the draw. You just look for a bunch of light and squares happening in the sky. I've always been really lucky. You should see how many times I've come this close to bein' deleted. [He holds his thumb and forefinger an inch apart.]

[deadsinger]

[Alexio hums, sounding impressed. Of course Impmon would live in a dangerous world. Even gods and monsters face dangers beyond themselves. Once it had only been humans who suffered, but the odds had long since been swayed.] Then you must be very clever, yes?

[dealwiththedeva]

You bet I am! [He preens and puffs himself up with pride. Impmon has an ego like you wouldn't believe, though it's fragile as a soap bubble most of the time. Still, there is some warrant to his words behind all the bluster. He's a tough little mon and no mistake.] I'm smarter than most Digimon. It's why I can digivolve without any help from my Tamers!

[deadsinger]

Very impressive, I am sure. [Alexio has absolutely no idea what that means.] With your power, can you sense anything about this place? My goddess is...quiet.

[That doesn't bode well, really.]

[dealwiththedeva]

Nah. My powers are for battling other Digimon and D-Reapers, not sensin' stuff. I got no time for that mumbo jumbo. [He just discounted that strange psychic bond he had with Renamon where they sometimes knew where the other one was at.]