EVENT LOG: FOURTH WALL!

[asgardmods]

Who: EVERYONE literally anyone and everyone ever
What: the mingle log for the Ain't Nobody Got Time F'That event!
When: Days 464-466 ( June 15-20 )
Where: anywhere in the city!
Rating: PG-13. Anything higher than that should be taken to a private log, please!

June 15-16 / Day 464:

Not long after sunrise on Day 464, the air in the city will become briefly charged with magic. It will feel something like static electricity, hanging noticeably before dissipating suddenly a half-minute later. This will mark the beginning of the Visitor's Event! Starting then, characters old and new will begin to tumble into the city. They may appear anywhere there is room for them: in the middle of the street, on top of the Ferris Wheel in Hel's creepy amusement park, in the Comfort House, or ten feet in the air above the lake! Visitors may appear at any point during the duration of the event.

The city's natives will begin to usher them to the courtyard of the palace at the center of the city, where Freyr and the Welcoming Committee will have set up stations. This is where they will be given a bracelet to allow them to communicate with the network and reside safely in the city, provided with food and drink, and given camping supplies - basic tents and sleeping bags - if they choose to stay in the courtyard.

June 17-18 / Day 465:

A minute after midnight, all characters in the city - including the freshly arrived Visitors - may notice something a little odd: a soft, warm glow through their shirts, right at the center of their chests. The light will fade, but it isn't quite finished yet. Starting then, threads of light with that same gold glow will lead from their wrists, beginning as intangible bracelets of light and leading them with anyone they have a "connection" with; what exactly that "connection" is is up to you! It could be romantic interest, or simply belonging to the same world, or sharing a favourite colour. Anything is viable, and they can have "connections" with as many or as few people as you'd like. The closer they get to the person they are bound to, the more brilliant the light. Physical touch will stop the light, and will also bring a sense of something like completion, contentment. When characters close their eyes, the glow of the strings is a soft, gentle one, akin to a nightlight.

The lights are not permanent, and seem to flicker to life and back off again arbitrarily. Your character may have one connection at noon that splinters to fifteen later that afternoon, and then none at all that night. Not all connections will always be "on," and you are welcome to play with this at your discretion! Please note: They will only ever be formed as a result of feelings your character already has - they will not create new ones.

That night, in the Castle Courtyard, Freyr will build an enormous, contained bonfire beneath the Great Oak Tree Merlin planted during an earlier celebration. Things may be rationed, but modest snacks and drinks will still be provided. He will encourage storytelling, games and riddles, and a general welcoming, since who knows how long these new Visitors will be here for, right? Mellow gold lights in the same shade as the ties between the Travelers and Visitors, among other things, will decorate the area to give it a sense of warmth and peace.

June 19-20 / Day 466

Day 466 brings a gentle rain onto the city. Awnings and canopies will be set up in the castle courtyard for shelter, and the Welcoming Committee will continue to operate the bracelet and supply stations for any latecoming Visitors. That evening, a god will make a post to the network, giving notice that the Visitors will soon be sent home, so that people should say their goodbyes. After the given time, they will flicker and then disappear. The strings of light between people will begin to fade at this time as well, a gentle tapering off for a few hours until they are gone for good.

[ OOC NOTES: This is the mingle log for our second Fourth Wall Event! All rules and guidelines can be found on the information post; please do feel free to ask if you're unsure about anything. We'll make an overflow log if the need arises. Please put [OPEN/CLOSED] along with the date and location in the title of your comment. Let us know if you have any questions, and have fun! ]

Comments

Simon Tam | Firefly | All days | Open

[pompous_today]

[Well, this wasn't what Simon had expected at all.

One moment, he was on Serenity, holding Kaylee tight against his body while their visitor slumbered nearby, and the next, he was inside a vast library. He stood in shock for a moment, wondering if this wasn't some sort of odd dream, or some sort of weird hallucination or trap- had the Alliance caught up with them? Did he simply not remember being taken? Was this merely an illusion to keep his mind distracted while God knew what happened to his physical body?

As he began to wander, however, he was fairly sure that this was real. It felt, sounded, smelled too real to be an illusion. However, before he could look around for very long, he was ushered toward the exit, and before he knew it, he found himself in a courtyard, given camping gear, told what had happened to him.

If that wasn't bizarre enough, the next day, people all around him had been glowing, glowing inside their bodies and being led everywhere he went as he explored this new place, continuing even as he came back to his campsite to partake in the offered celebration. He himself had felt the tug a few times, but had tried to ignore it as best he could.

It was going to be a long few days, he thought, until he was gone.]

464

[comeonthensexy]

[ Familiar face. Familiar face that belongs to a friend. At least, it's a friend from his perspective. But Simon looks very lost, perhaps too lost to actually have any memories left and ... That's okay. That happens. Rather a lot. Which is very annoying.

The Doctor tries not to let it get to him, at least. But the fact still stands that he's missed the man. And Simon is still Simon. So he comes over. ]

Hello. Holding up all right?

[pompous_today]

[Simon looks at the man who addresses him, mustering his face into a polite smile.]

I'm... very confused, to tell you the truth.

[comeonthensexy]

Well, you're probably not alone, if that's any consolation. And I might be able to help.

[ He puts his hands in his pockets. ]

What are you confused about, exactly? Everything?

[pompous_today]

[Simon gives a nervous laugh.]

I was trying to avoid saying "everything" and be more specific, but, well... yes. Everything. I was in a completely different place moments ago, and I have never been to this place before.

[comeonthensexy]

That's okay. It's like that for everyone. Or does that make it more worrying? It's just business as usual here so I can't really tell.

[ But anyway!

He shakes his head. ]

Don't worry. They'll put you back where you were and it'll be like you never left.

[pompous_today]

[Simon looked briefly confused, but his expression turned back to normal.]

Well, then, I suppose I will start with... who is "they"? What force brought me here?

[comeonthensexy]

The gods. They're not really gods, mind. Not in the sense that they're some sort of omnipresent being. Well, in a way they are, but they're not gods in the sense most people tend to think. It's just what they're called. The leaders of this city, in other words.

[pompous_today]

[Simon considers that. He's not sure who this man is, has no real reason to trust him- but his day had also been bizarre enough already. Might as well give him the benefit of the doubt for now.]

Gods... [He holds himself back from scoffing, not wanting to appear rude.] If that is true, then what purpose was I brought here for? I have people back home who are counting on me to be there.

[comeonthensexy]

To help. And don't worry. They won't notice you're gone. It's time travel.

[pompous_today]

Time travel. [Simon can't keep the skepticism out of his voice.]

[comeonthensexy]

Yeah. And there's no need for that. You just got transported across space with no memory of how that happened, but it sure did, because you're here right now. Is time travel really so out there?

[pompous_today]

Well... I suppose not, since you put it that way.

[comeonthensexy]

I thought so.

So don't worry. They won't notice you're gone. You'll be put back right where they took you. A lot of people who have been here a while can confirm.

[pompous_today]

I am glad to hear that. My sister would be terribly worried if I were to suddenly disappear...

Bonfire

[pushesgently]

[Altaïr recognizes the slightly lost expression typical to newcomers and the even more recent visitors, and he can't help but smile sympathetically. (Or maybe it's just that he can do little but smile while his son visits.) He nods at Simon and slows—his son is asleep on his shoulder, so he won't mind an extra few minutes before they return to Maria.]

Good evening to you.

[pompous_today]

[Simon smiles back at the man, then, noticing the sleeping child, replies as quietly as he can while still being heard.]

Good evening to you, as well. Are you and your little one short-term visitors here, too?

[pushesgently]

I'm not. It's been more than six months since I found myself here.

[He looks down at Darim, then back at Simon, a soft smile on his face.]

But my son is. Just a short visit with his mother and me, it seems.

[pompous_today]

[Simon lets out a breath. 6 months.]

People are trapped here for that long...?

[It's a sobering thought. However, he shakes it off for now.]

Temporary though it may be... I can't imagine it was easy being separated from him. Even for six months.

[pushesgently]

[He smiles down at Darim for a moment, gently stroking the little boy's hair.]

It was not. Having him here is more than one kind of blessing—I had never had the opportunity to meet him before these last few days.

And you? Have you any family here?

[pompous_today]

[Simon looks sympathetic.]

Well... at least you know he is healthy and well, hmm?

I do, yes- my sister is here, luckily enough.

[pushesgently]

Oh? Perhaps we're acquainted. Who is she?

[pompous_today]

Her name is River. River Tam, in case there are any others with the name River here. She's a teenage girl... [He pauses, thinking of how best to describe her.] She has a penchant for walking around barefoot, and she tends to speak in... rather roundabout ways.

[pushesgently]

Ah. Not someone I know, but I believe I've seen her a few times.

[The bare feet stick in his memory.]

[pompous_today]

[Simon smiled softly.]

She does tend to stand out, even when she does not mean to.