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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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[ she considers him a moment, eyes narrowed, but posture unchanging. ]

I don't believe you for a second. No fight for freedom is ever in vain.

The beauty of the matter is that you don't have to believe me. That won't change the reality of what happens- or what will happen.

Visit Alderaan while you can, though, you may not get the chance to in the future.

[Of course she could go back and warn the Rebellion but no matter what, he believes that since history had played out already it didn't matter what he told her.]

[ her mainhand saber is in her hand and ignited before she even stops to think about it, bright white lighting up the space between them. she swings her arm out, stopping with her lightsaber under hux's chin, level with his neck. it's clear that that wasn't a threat to her - as far as she can tell, he has no idea who she is and she's fine with that - but to alderaan. and there are people she cares very dearly about on that planet. ]

What does that mean? About Alderaan?

I thought you said you didn't believe me.

[His smirk only grew as she pulled the lightsaber out. He didn't flinch, at least this lightsaber didn't look as if it was going to explode in his face.]

If you don't believe me, why are you threatening me?

I don't believe that you would know if the rebellion was for nothing. You have no idea how deeply the roots for that run. [ she feels like she doesn't even know some days, and she's in the thick of it. and this man? well, he doesn't seem like the sort of person who knows much. ]

But I might believe that you know an event.

Well, if your rebellion fights hard enough perhaps you'll be able to save Alderaan then.

I doubt it but I'm sure Tarkin enjoyed your valiant efforts nonetheless. [He's starting to get a better understanding of just why Tarkin had chosen Alderaan of all the planets to target. It wasn't just Leia Organa's home but this Jedi had reacted strongly to the mere mention of the planet being in danger.]

[ but that doesn't tell her anything, only pokes at her anger. she tries not to be consumed by it, but even then, she can't help but lean closer to him, her blade dangerously close to his neck. ]

That didn't answer my question. What happens to Alderaan?

[It took all his willpower not to step back but he doubted she would actually kill him. The Rebels liked to flaunt their noble ideals and pretend they were better than than the Empire. Before the Death Star's destruction, their serious war crimes had always been on a smaller scale, out of sight of the wider galactic population.

If she was going to kill him, he was confident it wouldn't be here out in the open.]

Did you have friends on Alderaan then? Such a pity, hopefully you'll have a chance to say good bye to them if we are able to return to our galaxy.

Or perhaps by the time you return it will be too late to save Alderaan.

Alderaan is a peaceful planet, full of good people. And they cooperate with the Empire! [ on the surface, at least. she works too closely with bail and his fleet to ever be in denial about their true affiliation. ]

What happens to Alderaan?

Oh, I agree Alderaan was peaceful and hardly a military threat. But you and I both know that the Empire has never had their full cooperation and support.

[He looked at her for a moment, looking rather pleased with himself.]

Alright- perhaps I should show you though you'll have to use your imagination.

[He moved away to grab a green piece of fruit from a nearby table and held it up for her to see.] So lets say this is Alderaan for the purposes of this demonstration. I heard it was beautiful there, the soul of the galaxy and all that. Have you ever been there?

[ when he moves away, ahsoka resists the urge to take it as a threat, rocking back on her heels and lowering her lightsaber, but keeping it ignited. she's too angry to let this go now as much as she knows that she should. anger isn't going to help her, not when she's here where there's nothing she can do for her friends and for the people who depend on her. ]

I have. It is beautiful there.

It was the home of Bail Organa and his lovely wife, Breha, correct?

[He wanted to see her reaction when she mentioned those names, to see if she might know of Leia. He squeezed the fruit a little in his hand, feeling the skin starting to give.]

A pity I was never able to visit, I've seen holos though. But there was something dark and ugly festering on Alderaan- [He suddenly squished the fruit hard in his hand with sudden violence, the sticky juice running down his glove and down his wrist as he clenched his fist, ever breaking eye contact with Ahsoka.]

So Grand Moff Tarkin did what had to be done and reduced Alderaan to nothing but rubble. [He held out his hand so she could see the smashed remains of the fruit in his palm.]

Because that is what you do with rotten fruit. You destroy it before the rot spreads.

[ he's already pissed her off enough to talk so casually of alderaan's downfall that she can keep any more anger at the reference to the organas off her face. even if she didn't know them as well as she did, even if bail hadn't been the one who roped her into the rebellion, they were beloved by their people. everyone knew the organas.

ahsoka finds herself baring teeth at the destroyed fruit, though, furious and upset and not at all sure how far to believe this man. ]

You'd think someone as rotten and vile as Tarkin himself, someone like you, would know what actual rot looked like. [ she steps to him again, her lightsaber angled at his side. ] Alderaan is a good place.

Alderaan was a haven for traitors. Bail Organa may have pretended to be a loyal citizen of the Empire but he and his people supported terrorist activities. They were punished for that.

[He didn't flinch when she brought the lightsaber close to his side, smirking at her.]

Go ahead, kill me. [He threw down the destroyed fruit at her feet, making sure it splattered a bit on her. ] Even if you're not a Jedi, you know it's not the Jedi way. I know you want to strike me down nonetheless.

I don't care what you think you know about the Jedi way. It doesn't matter.

[ she's not a jedi. she hasn't been a jedi in a long time. and she really does want to kill him, not for the sake of bloodlust but to satisfy that part of her that wants threats neutralized for the sake of the people she wants to protect, even all these mostly-strangers here in hadriel.

if death here was permanent, hux's head would already be detached from his body. but it isn't so- ] If I killed you, it would only create more work for a god to bring you back, using effort they could be putting into protecting these people. But believe me, as soon as I can convince them to leave you dead, I will not hesitate to cut you down. Until then, you can bet that I'll be watching you.

[ with that, she thumbs off her lightsaber, only to bring her other hand up between them, using the force to lift him with a gesture of her hand. a second gesture sends him flying hard into the stone wall a few metres behind him, hard enough that she can hope she broke something. wherever he lands is where she leaves him, returning her lightsaber to her hilt as she turns to head back into the party crowd. ]

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