4th Wall Event

[cyclicalitymods]

With all the excitement going on with the penguin races, the spirits came to a conclusion that the citizens and the people they brought to this city just weren't doing their best job to take care of the problem that they were sensing. Maybe they didn't bring the right people, or maybe they just needed more protection. Things seemed far too quiet and it just didn't sit well with them. So, some of the stronger spirits who preferred to watch instead of interact with humans decided to combine their powers together to summon more people from all over the worlds.






Welcome to the Fourth Wall Event of Cyclicality.

The spirits are bringing in all sorts of people for three weeks to try and gain more help and more alliances to help protect Republic City from anything that may wish to harm it. Any characters can come into the game with their powers to try and help out Republic City or just make things even more chaotic for the citizens. Your characters can come in as their original self, or you can AU them into the setting as well.

At the end of the event the new characters that were pulled into Republic City will be sent back to their own homes, unless you wish to app the character you brought in. You will be able to app them and let them keep their memories of the event. That goes for the characters already in the game as well. However, any canon powers will be lost as usual upon apping unless they're a canon bender or apped as AU. An overflow post will be posted around this time next week depending on if there are a lot of people tagging/commenting, so hop to it, everyone!

Some rules to follow:

1. If you’re a player in the game and interested in participating in the event, use the [4th wall] tag. This will let everyone know if you want to participate. You can also tag posts here.

2. If you’re not in the game, you can post a starter post here or tag into someone else’s post who has the [4th wall tag].

3. As always, remember to be friendly! And, if you have any questions, feel free to shoot us a PM.

Comments

[theideaguy]

Bend the water from a lake, yes.
Bend the entire lake all at one time? Yeeeeeeah, no.

But... yeah, I mean, other than being dumped into the water and having a nice long bath, I feel great!

[Certainly there's some sarcasm there, though he at least doesn't sound that bad off.

[Though when Lloyd blow dries him, Sokka practically reacts defensively, trying to hold off the air hitting him as if by sheer force. It doesn't work of course, and the water is more or less blown away. A moment latter, his hair poofs out in a flamboyant fashion.]

[redcladidealist]

Ooh. I get it now. So you're saying the lake's too... big...

[He trails off, staring wide-eyed at the effect his wind had on Sokka's hair. Then he bites his lip. Trying not to laugh. He quickly covers his mouth with his hand.

Not gonna laugh. Not gonna laugh.

Sorry, Sokka, he's fighting a losing battle here.]

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[theideaguy]

[Sokka just looks up slightly, as if knowing exactly what's happened. And, almost in a cartoon-like fashion, he pulls another headband from a pocket and attempts to tie his hair back while taming the wild beast that is his hair. The former part is successful; the latter part... is not really.]

It's not funny!

[But there's a sudden pause as thought strikes him.]

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[theideaguy]

YOU CAN AIRBEND!?!?

[redcladidealist]

Sorry! I just-!

[Okay, there's no justification he can give, because it is pretty funny to him, and if he keeps going, he's just going to laugh again.

Change of subject it is!]

Yeah! Pretty cool, huh? I'm still trying to figure a lot of it out, but just think! Someday I could make tornadoes with my hands! All I'd have to do is go whoosh!

[He swirls his hands in his best idea for how tornado bending would go - though all he gets for his effort is a tiny dust devil that kicks up.]

[theideaguy]

But—

I mean—

But—

There's only one airbender left in the world! And he's the Avatar!

[What's going on here?!]

[redcladidealist]

Huh? What are you talking about? There's way more than one airbender in the world! I mean, maybe there's not a lot- [He... wouldn't exactly know.] -but there's me and Opal and Jinora and Aang, and the ones on the island, too!

[theideaguy]

[These are random names, names that don't really mean anything to Sokka. But still... it does get him to thinking a little bit...

[Until he gets to Aang.]

Wait, you know Aang?

But...

[The other names...

[And then it clicks.]

What year is this?

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[redcladidealist]

Yeah, I met him here. Me an' Jin used a washtub to row to the island and that's when I ran into him.

[He'll just... leave out the part where he thought Aang was Jinora. Kind of wasn't his most shining moment.]

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[redcladidealist]

Uh... the year? [He opens his mouth, then closes it.] Um... I don't... know? [He's never thought to ask anyone.] Don't you know what year it is?

[theideaguy]

... a washtub. You rowed to the island... using a washtub. [Really? Really, Lloyd?] Why? Were they out of unicycles at the dock or something?

[Yeah, he doesn't even know what to think of that.]

Well, I mean, that's kind of important, wouldn't you think? Knowing what today is? I mean, it should be the year 102. Two years after the Hundred Year War. At least that's what I remember. And there should be only one airbender. But you're telling me suddenly that there's an entire flock of them!

[Because flock is the proper collective noun for airbenders.]

So I'm guessing, just maybe, that the other thing might be different too!

[redcladidealist]

You can use unicycles to sail?

[Nope, not sarcastic. Just incredibly gullible willing to take someone at their word.]

Uh... [He pauses here, looking awkward and embarrassed, rubbing the back of his neck. It's never fun having to admit you don't know something that everyone should.] Maybe? I guess I wouldn't really know. I'm sort of new here, and I'm pretty bad at history anyway.

[theideaguy]

[Okay, Sokka really... REALLY is going to hit his head at that. Because oh gosh, it's like the singing hippies all over again. They just... ugh, this is annoying him so much that his sarcasm is having no effect.]

No. We don't use unicycles to cross the water.

[Really, Lloyd? Really? But fine. Fine. He'll just have to do all of this the hard way.]

Well, I'll admit that I'm not a huge fan of history myself... but that's kind of what I need right now. So do you know where I can find someone that might be a little more knowledgeable about such things? Someone who has been around a little longer? And maybe likes history to boot?

[redcladidealist]

[Lloyd's brow furrows.]

Then I don't get it. What did unicycles have to do with anything?

[Yes, really, Sokka. Unfortunately, Lloyd has a harder time picking up on sarcasm when he doesn't really know the person speaking.]

Well, I could take you to Opal, or maybe Bolin. I bet one of them would know. I'm pretty sure they're both from this world.

[Whoops, and there went all his efforts not to say anything that might sound weird.]

[theideaguy]

Nothing. It was a joke.

[Someone help Sokka. Someone help him please.

[But that's only followed up by... Lloyd's indiscretion, and Sokka just sort of facefaults at it.]

Wait... are you saying you're not from this world?

[redcladidealist]

Oh! Sorry, I didn't get it.

[Unicycles are funny now??? O...kaaay...

His nonplussed expression immediately becomes a little sheepish when he realizes he just slipped up.]

Er...Maybe? [It's not a lie if he doesn't actually so no?] Would it be a big deal if I was?

[theideaguy]

[Of course he didn't get it. Oh well.]

No, it's not a big deal if you were. Well, other than that it is something that's never happened here before.

[Sait in the driest tone ever.

Though... hold on...]

But if you came from another world... how can you... airbend?

[redcladidealist]

If it makes you feel any better, I'm not the only one. There are a bunch of other people who got pulled here, too. From different worlds. I've only seen one other person from my world since I got here. They say it's the spirits that are doing it.

[He shrugs, not really sure if that's the case. He hasn't found anything proving things one way or another, so it's all just people's guesses right now.

He shakes his head at Sokka's other question.]

I have no idea. My, uh, other... bending? [He uses the term uncertainly, still not sure if it counts as the same thing.] Disappeared when I first got here. Then I started bending air. I don't get it either, but I figure it's still my bending, just... different.

[theideaguy]

[That makes him feel soooooooooo much better.]

It certainly wasn't me who brought people here; I've never even seen this city before, and I thought I'd been everywhere!

And so I'm sure the spirits are all having a really great laugh about freaking everyone here out with their mumbo-jumbo magic stuff. [Sokka just shrugs hopelessly and shakes his head.] Looks like we're stuck here together, wherever or whenever here is.

[redcladidealist]

[Lloyd smiles ruefully.]

Yeah, that's how I felt when I first got here, too. Er... are you even from this world? Maybe you're like me after all. [That would explain why he's never seen this place, right?] Oh, but wait, you knew what airbending was...

[He runs a hand through his hair, making a frustrated noise, then just sighs.]

Ugh, this is giving me a headache.

[theideaguy]

That's why I want to know when it is. I mean, you know Avatar Aang, but there aren't supposed to be other airbenders because he's the last one.

I mean, I'd say I slept through everything that's happened here but... even if that was the case, I should still be older!

[But he does look out into the street and up into the air.]

But somehow... I'm guessing I must have. I mean, I invented those things up there, [he says, pointing up to the airships above,] but I have no idea what those things are, [he says, pointing to the satomobiles on the streets.]

[redcladidealist]

You could ask Aang. I bet he'd know. Although... Actually, now that I think about it, I think he said something about being from the past. [He rubs the back of his neck.] It's supposed to be a secret, but I guess if you're from the past too, it wouldn't be a secret from you.

[That logic works somehow. He's pretty sure of it.

His eyes follow Sokka's finger, first to the airships, then to the satomobiles. His eyes widen at the other teen's comment about the first.]

Whoa, you invented those? You must be some kind of genius!

[theideaguy]

Well, it admittedly was a little bit of a joint effort, I must say, [Sokka says a little sheepishly.] But I did help someone fix the design, only to have the Fire Nation completely steal it off of me.

But... the... past...? That means... [Sokka suddenly grabs Lloyd's shoulders, and his eyes bug out.] that I'm suddenly trapped IN THE FUTURE!? [Sokka's voice rises to a near panic.] Why am I in the future? How did I even get here? Oh man, what if giant eagle vultures somehow became the dominant species since my time and now sweep by to eat people for breakfast?!?

[redcladidealist]

[Sokka freaking out is not the reaction Lloyd thought he'd be dealing with. Confusion, yeah (hey, he's confused, too!), disbelief, alarm, sure, but not panic and wild terror and-]

Giant eagle vultures?! Those exist?

[Okay, he's never seen one of those before, but he's got an imagination that works!]

How giant are we talking about?!

[theideaguy]

[Someone actually taking one of his moments of freaking out seriously is a new one for Sokka. And in some ways, he doesn't exactly know how to treat this situation. Because, hey, it is kind of a legitimate concern, if you ask him, but it's also not something he's ever gotten anything else to believe.

[Oh well, might as well double down!]

Giant! Giant like you'd never believe! Like the sizes of houses—no, BIGGER! Big enough that they could blot out the sun with their wings!