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fracturarpg2020-04-10 02:46 pm
fracturamods) wrote in fracturarpg2020-04-10 02:46 pm
Entry tags:
- ! intro,
- ! mingle,
- - the space,
- ash carbide,
- baren kumou,
- beauregard lionett,
- chuuya nakahara,
- elizabeth darling,
- futaba sakura,
- grimnir,
- hajime ichinose,
- hua cheng,
- hunter,
- iris amicitia,
- iris lana armelia,
- itaru chigasaki,
- izumi sena,
- jiang cheng,
- lan wangji,
- leo tsukinaga,
- liu qingge,
- okuni kumou,
- ookurikara,
- royce melborn,
- sasuke uchiha,
- senri nito,
- shen qingqiu,
- shigure,
- shinobu kocho,
- takaomi shishimaru,
- tsukasa suou,
- utsutsu miya,
- wei wuxian,
- wen ning,
- xie lian
[mingle] the space (april).
interim mingle
( WELCOME BACK, TRAVELERS. )
There's nothing but the clatter of train tracks, and the odd feeling of almost floating.
When you wake, it's hard to tell exactly what it is that you're missing - only that you are. There are pieces that aren't quite right, even if you're not sure where those pieces would normally be. Pieces of what, exactly....? Well, if you had to put a word to it, it would be - yourself, probably. Or did you get something back recently? In addition, characters will find that they've been allowed to bring back souvenirs from this most recent trip - trinkets, nothing violent, but items that can fit in your character's pockets, whether that be sentimental or otherwise.
The place you've found yourself in is strange, certainly. It's probably worth exploring a bit. For those who have been here a while, they might notice some expansions. Though it just as easily seems that the only form of welcome or explanation that you have, comes from nothing more than a slab of marble.
It might've changed since the last time you saw it. Today it reads:
You might have changed since the last time you saw yourself too - perhaps with a new emblem on your clothes, or a portrait on your skin. In addition to that, it seems like Home Base is on the fritz again…?
It seems that suddenly and at random, characters will be able to suddenly see visions of memories that aren't their own flash before their eyes. Pieces of your lives or where you were before this will suddenly slam into other's heads, as clearly as if they experienced the event and the feelings themselves. You might have an inkling of where your memory went and what it was - but you'll need to talk it out with that person in order to recollect it in all its strength back to yourself. Don't you want to keep those precious parts of yourself? It's best if you don't fall more to pieces while you're here. (Memories that have been lost in fragments cannot be sent to others - that's more fun for the future!)
There's no need to fret that much though. You've already gone through the ordeal once, and you might be able to see results from it. Or maybe you'll get a glimpse of where you're going next. Even so, it's best that you don't get too comfortable, because there is still the unshakeable feeling:
There's still much more ahead of you.
When you wake, it's hard to tell exactly what it is that you're missing - only that you are. There are pieces that aren't quite right, even if you're not sure where those pieces would normally be. Pieces of what, exactly....? Well, if you had to put a word to it, it would be - yourself, probably. Or did you get something back recently? In addition, characters will find that they've been allowed to bring back souvenirs from this most recent trip - trinkets, nothing violent, but items that can fit in your character's pockets, whether that be sentimental or otherwise.
The place you've found yourself in is strange, certainly. It's probably worth exploring a bit. For those who have been here a while, they might notice some expansions. Though it just as easily seems that the only form of welcome or explanation that you have, comes from nothing more than a slab of marble.
It might've changed since the last time you saw it. Today it reads:
(*´ω｀)o That wasn't so bad, was it?
Hey, you know how that old song goes?
Do you believe in magic? (☆▽☆) Do ya?
Hope you found what you were looking for!
You might have changed since the last time you saw yourself too - perhaps with a new emblem on your clothes, or a portrait on your skin. In addition to that, it seems like Home Base is on the fritz again…?
It seems that suddenly and at random, characters will be able to suddenly see visions of memories that aren't their own flash before their eyes. Pieces of your lives or where you were before this will suddenly slam into other's heads, as clearly as if they experienced the event and the feelings themselves. You might have an inkling of where your memory went and what it was - but you'll need to talk it out with that person in order to recollect it in all its strength back to yourself. Don't you want to keep those precious parts of yourself? It's best if you don't fall more to pieces while you're here. (Memories that have been lost in fragments cannot be sent to others - that's more fun for the future!)
There's no need to fret that much though. You've already gone through the ordeal once, and you might be able to see results from it. Or maybe you'll get a glimpse of where you're going next. Even so, it's best that you don't get too comfortable, because there is still the unshakeable feeling:
There's still much more ahead of you.
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Also apparently Wei Wuxian knows who to keep an eye out for thanks to Lulu Dingbe's very devoted flowery description of Shen Qingqiu earlier, but he'll get to that eventually. IT'S FINE. More important things first! Like fries!! He points to them.]
Travel between countries or between worlds? [There are different kinds of Ancient Fantasy China, as he's found, so either could be totally plausible...] Anyway - you made it just in time, in that case! We didn't have this food court until just now.
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[ IS HE FINALLY AMONG HIS PEOPLE? CAN HE TALK ABOUT THIS STUFF OUT LOUD? IT'S BEEN KILLING HIM SLOWLY WITH ONLY AIRPLANE BRO AS HIS ONLY REFUGE WHEN HE WANTS TO THROW HIM OFF THE CLIFF 99% OF THE TIME. ]
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Wei Wuxian nods, though! Some people sure are keen on keeping their secrets, but as far as he - and the majority of others, from what he can tell - is concerned... Well. It's not like there's any point in keeping some things hush when they're in such a unique situation.]
Normal enough! Most people came here straight from their own worlds, I think, but others have been to one or two worlds before arriving in this one. Maybe some are keeping quiet about having been to more, but there isn't much of a point.
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It's best to compare stories. [ because he's a nosy bitch ] There's much to learn from each of our experiences. Perhaps that would answer what we are meant to accomplish here?
[ besides fixing whatever happened to them. which he's still not sure why now of all times but oh well...! ]
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You know - very possible! It's hard to tell just how benevolent or malicious whatever's behind the stone slab is, but it doesn't seem to be out for blood and misery with no end gain. I wouldn't be surprised if we were meant to fulfill more than one purpose while here and that one could certainly make sense.
[Like damn he's going to take his shared knowledge back to Ancient Fantasy China and invent plumbing.]
We seem to be learning a lot not only from each other, but from the places we end up in, too. And we tend to leave those worlds changed to some degree, for better or for worse...
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So it's meant as a way to better ourselves to prepare? [ what kind of strange event side quest does that? don't you have to opt into these types of things?! don't level up his character without even asking..! ] Hmph.
[ had he had his fan it sure would be fanning angrily by now. but he doesn't so all he can really do is stew in anger and stare off into the distance which is how wwx gets a whole ass chapter as memory. congrats! ]
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[WELCOME TO THE NEW SYSTEM FRIEND it's probably just as bad as the old one. Now with even more headachey sidequests!]
Might be, anyway. You know, if you—
[The rest of that sentence will remain a mystery forever because while he's angrily staring off into The Void, Wei Wuxian gets this FANCY NEW MEMORY. It takes him a few seconds of silence until he's pulled back out of it, left blinking into his surroundings with some sense of confusion between the lingering threads of borrowed emotion. Give him a second there, it's disorienting every damn time this happens--]
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You.....?
[ did your system just activate?? ]
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Anyway, he shakes his head as if to clear the lingering memories away and then waves a hand. Not this shit again...]
I believe I just ended up with one of your memories there. I think it was yours, anyway?
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anyways, the real question is how did one of his memories wander over to wwx ]
How is that-? [ he makes a face, cutting himself off ] One of mine?
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Mm, one of yours! This seems to be a new problem - it only just started when we got back from Algos. Ah - I'll have to tell you about it before you can remember it, I think. That's the way it was the last couple of times I ran into this, anyway. Let's see...
[He's just gonna yoink one of this fool's fries to munch on while he recounts his own dang memory, thanks pal.]
I - so, you? - was in a forest of some sort, watching three people get into a bit of a fight over jade pendants. One was being bullied - there was a girl, and you kept wondering whose side she was on since she didn't seem able to read the atmosphere well? Kept accidentally provoking the lad with a bone to pick. Ringing a bell so far?
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Hm..
[ good thing he's too focused on remembering to smack hands for fry crimes. ]
My apprentices when they were children. [ The memory itself of the event remains vaguely blurry but at least he has the novel plot for context! ] A scene I had stumbled onto quite accidentally.
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I see... One did seem quite envious of the young lady's affections. Didn't seem to like that she was standing up for the boy with a jade pendant. You noted it was something important, from his mother?
[Also a bunch of other weird fuckin things WHY ARE THERE SO MANY PEOPLE FROM WEIRD CIRCUMSTANCES HERE.]
Seems like you had an advance notice as to why that would be such an important item.
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…. Mm, his only remaining memento.
[ he’s sweating now, looking more shifty than a fellow ancient should ]
The circumstances are………. difficult to explain.
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I've run into a good number of difficult to explain circumstances lately!
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That's certainly true. [ what if he just absently picks up a fry and starts waving that in lieu of a fan ]
I.... was a fan of a certain book series once. After certain events, I found myself in the beginning story playing as the main villain.
[ it sounds absolutely nonsensical saying it out loud. even in all the transmigrator and isekai novels he's read, characters talking about their situations never is easy. after all, how do you prove this crazy shit?? you sound like you've taken one too many hits to the head most of the time!
at least he already thinks wwx is also a fellow transmigrator and they have the added bonus of currently being stuck in a place that makes it more believable. ]
My task was to repair the novel from the shitty ending it had received to a much better one.
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The addition of moving from a real world to a fictional one is a bit much - a little hard to wrap his mind around. All the same, it's not like he gets the sense that he's saying this just to lie or cover something up or pull a weirdass prank. SO HE HUMS... And also steals another fry. Now they can both wave their fries like fans.]
A unique case, indeed! I've heard of people traveling from world to world or time to time, but this is the first I've heard of someone being transported into a tale they've read. [...] Though I suppose they do say that books contain worlds all their own. In that way, it's not so different from leaving one reality and going to the next, hm?
[IT IS STILL PRETTY DIFFERENT but easier to consider in this form, at least...]
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It's a popular theme to read about but to have it actually happen... It's been quite a strange ordeal. [ A REALLY SHITTY ONE IF HE WERE TO BE QUITE HONEST. THE AMOUNT OF HOOPS HE'S JUMPED THROUGH TO AVOID THE HUMAN STICK BAD END ]
But I'm glad to see others familiar with the concept here. It does make it easier to speak of.
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To be honest, I'd never heard of it until arriving here! Funny that it'd be a popular topic to read about that was then spoken into existence, hah. [Except for the part where this poor fool just Suffers Constantly.]
It seemed like a complex-- point system? Is that what it was? The point amounts that I saw in that memory were entirely arbitrary, anyway. Why lose so much for a single leaf or gain so much for one necklace?
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I've never been able to figure out that shitty system. It doesn't explain a thing and adds new updates when you don't expect it. [ grumbles about it and slaps wwx's hand away from the nearest fry for himself. AT LEAST SHARE IF YOU'RE GONNA EAT ALL HIS FOOD, GOSH ]
Honestly, I'm rather glad it's been silent while here.
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He pouts when his hand is smacked away, though. JUST ASK AND HE'LL SHARE!! For now, he'll at least be nice and not reach for more handfuls of fries.]
Haha, it does sound like quite a unique headache, that. If it's something that only applies to your world, that's probably why you haven't heard it here, too.
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I certainly hope that's the case. I don't want to think about if it suddenly thinks a new place is a perfect time to add in new difficulties.
[ angrily munches! ]
However, with all of it tied into the plot of the novel, I doubt that it'll make an appearance here. [ he hopes. ]