Monthly Rundown: Third Anniversary Edition!

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You got the fragments, you've journeyed across the seas, and - oh hey, it's Hadriel's third anniversary. Happy 3rd birthday of Hadriel, everyone! We've got some interesting stuff in store for you this time, so get ready for a wild month.

As always, if you ever have any suggestions or feedback you'd like to offer us mods, remember you can always drop us a line here! Also, please remember to hit up the Current AC post if you have AC for the month! Characters accepted in September do not require AC proofs, but we do require a check-in on the post!

OCTOBER PART 1: WE'RE ALL MAD HERE

Starting on October 2nd, when the fragments are united with the Door, shit gets weird. Remember those effects the fragments had on the people who found them? It's all that and more, as the residents of Hadriel are beset with erratic mood swings, tricks in their perception, and other eerie Door effects. This will last all month long as Sorrow and the other gods work on getting the Door under control. You didn't really think you could go home that easily, did you?

These effects won't be sustained throughout the entire month (unless that's what you want for your character) - they will come and go. So you might have four perfectly normal days, and then fly into a sudden rage one evening that ends in rivers of tears or declarations of love. You might spend a few hours wandering in complete confusion, not even sure where or who you are, before abruptly recovering and experiencing no other effects for the whole month. Or you might have near-endless ups and downs, severe mood swings that leave you and all your loved ones reeling.

As for perception tricks - well, this month it won't be uncommon to think you see something out of the corner of your eye. Maybe it's following you? Wait, was that window always there? Wasn't this shirt blue? These will be small things, mostly, but enough to make the whole world seem just a little off-balance. Things aren't always where you thought they were, and they aren't always what you thought they were. Your senses cannot quite be trusted, at least not all the time. So have fun with that, because these Door effects won't end until October 31st.

However, in one way the Door is still working as normal. On October 10th, the Door will open and a new crop of Hadrielites will arrive. However, instead of monsters, the colosseum will be littered with Echo Flowers from the video game Undertale.

Echo Flowers are bioluminescent blue plants that have the ability to repeat the last sound they were exposed to, echoing it for a time before descending into static. These flowers might echo the words of the new arrivals upon waking - or they could say something more familiar, something you remember and that they should never have heard. Or maybe that's just the Door acting up again?

OCTOBER PART 2: GIFTS FROM THE DOOR

'The Door acts up' is pretty much the story of this month. In addition to the ongoing mental and emotional effects, it seems to be entirely out of control - and that means a lot of strange stuff coming in.

First, on October 5th, items will begin appearing all across Hadriel, including possibly in your house. Some of these might be familiar, while others could be unlike anything you've ever seen - but somebody else might recognize them. Because, of course, all of these are being brought from other worlds.

They will be small or medium-sized common items, nothing valuable, powerful, rare, or particularly useful. Some examples would be: a book you read as a child, a pair of cheap earrings, a bottle of Coca-cola, a change purse full of chocolate coins. They don't have to have emotional significance, and we are leaving it up to you to decide what you might find. However, if you are unsure about whether something is allowed, please ask us! They'll appear here and there across the city until October 8th. Unlike many of the other things appearing this month, they will remain after the event is over.

Then, not too long after the new folks arrive, on October 12th, something else will begin to appear. This time it's monsters. That's right, the Door may not have brought terrifying monsters in with the new people, but maybe that means it was just saving up energy to bring in even more. Let's hope you're ready to fight - or lock your doors and hide for a few days.

Much like the items, there will be all different kinds of monsters appearing all across the city. Once again we're leaving this up to you, as the Door will be pulling from all different sorts of worlds and plopping its newfound... pets...? down in the middle of Hadriel. Anything small enough to fit through the 8x4 Door can appear, and power levels can be all over the place, though of course if you want an especially powerful creature to appear please talk to us first. The only thing all these monsters will share is danger: there's no cute, cuddly pets coming through, only sharp-toothed creatures with a taste for people. On October 17th, the Door will suck all those monsters back through it, leaving none remaining in Hadriel.

We will not be making OOC posts for either of these events, so please feel free to use this post to plot and ask questions!

OCTOBER PART 3: OLD FRIENDS AND NEW

Finally, as the month begins to draw to a close, the Door will fluctuate one more time. This time, instead of items or monsters, it'll bring in people. Yes, that's right - it's time for a Fourth Wall event.

From October 22nd-30th, the city will fill with, well, whoever you (and anyone else) want to bring. They'll appear suddenly and disappear just as suddenly, but in the intervening time you'll have plenty of opportunities to meet new people and old friends, find a familiar face or two, and let all that emotion coursing through the city take over. Logistically, this will work like our previous Fourth Wall event, in that we'll post a log and let people play whoever they like on it, but visitors will not have access to the network.

We'll put up an OOC post about this event later in the month, so please keep an eye out for that, and get all your extra character journals ready!
TO RECAP...

► October 2nd-31st: Emotional and mental effects across the city
► October 5th-8th: Item Event
► October 10th: Intro log!
► October 12th-17th: Monster Event
► October 22nd-30th: Fourth Wall Event
► October 24th-31st: Activity Check
As a final note, our schedule for the month is viewable on the calendar!