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]

[The beast roars as it stumbles. Its organs look rotten inside the exposed rib-cage. It ought to be impossible but somehow isn't.

No matter. It needs to die.

Alexio doesn't make it fancy and just brings the axe down on its head.]

[devilsavocado]

[ Sweet, hopefully that does it? Matt jumps off and away as the creature falls and whatever guts it has spew out from the nice, axe-shaped wound that decorates its face. The monsters writhes and coughs up more bile as it dies, its rancid organs seemingly filled with the stuff. Gross.

Matt has to take a step back and cover his face to block the smell. It's awful and it's starting to overwhelm his senses a bit. He's been on a New York City subway train and this is still the worst thing he's ever smelled. ]

Can you maybe... burn it? [ Matt coughs. Having enhanced senses is awful. And now that they've gone and killed the thing, he's seriously regretting his life right now. ] Anything to stop this smell.

[deadsinger]

[Alexio yanks his axe free with a grimace, covering his mouth. It's not the worst thing he's encountered - nothing compared to the pits hidden under the Honored King's tomb - but by the gods, it comes close.] Not without fuel.

[Alas, the blessings of Cyrana have their limits. Alexio kneels, examining the creature's head. The flesh is wholly unsuitable for scalping. What a terrible shame.]

Bah! There is no honor in this.

[Nothing worth keeping, at any rate.]

Are you injured?

[devilsavocado]

Great.

[ Matt will just have to really concentrate to avoid passing out. Cool. Matt pulls his sunglasses out of his pocket and places them back on his face. He didn't break too much of a sweat for a blind guy who just pulled off some sweet ninja moves. ]

I'm fine. [ "Self-defense," he said. Yep. ] What was that thing you did? While you were singing?

[deadsinger]

[Alexio swings his axe back to rest it against his shoulder, watching Matt curiously. A blind man who does not move like a blind man. And not one who took power from one of the gods, else he would have recognized a blessing for what it was. How strange. How very strange.]

I asked for a blessing from Cyrana. She was pleased with my devotion and agreed. You felt it, no? It made you faster. Stronger.

[Alexio laughs just a little.]

But you are something else, I think. My son is a great man, clever and strong, but he cannot move like you. But you are blind. So how is this done?

[devilsavocado]

I suppose so.

[ Matt certainly felt his so-called blessing. He's not going to ask how that works, gods are way out of his purview since his God gives him mostly Catholic guilt and inspiration. ]

Ah, I, uh... [ He hadn't meant to show off his powers at all, but it was either that or risk Alexio getting hurt. Sometimes being a hero sucks. Matt casts his gaze down, scratching the back of his neck to hide his flush. Hey, at least Alexio didn't accuse him of not being blind. ]

I guess you could say it's a blessing and a curse.

[ He very clearly does not want to go into detail... ]