Fourth wall mingle post

[wrnpcs]

[For the regular denizens of Balamb Garden, it's an ordinary day...until more off-worlders start showing up, for only a few hours at a time. Unsure what to make of these more temporary visitors, the Garden faculty is holding off on registering them as cadets or offering them jobs.

[Maybe someone you know might turn up?]

Mod note, to reiterate:

4th wall characters can only be seen at certain hours of the day. They may appear for two hours a day, or four... or seen only in the early morning... the time doesn't matter to us, but they're not permanently here. They may return to Garden again through the rest of the month, but they're not around 24/7.

Like apped characters, 4th wall characters can't be ridiculously-sized. Transformers, Gundams, and similar concepts/characters will become human-sized (and in the case of mechas, not allowed altogether.)

Players (like you and me) are not allowed to visit Garden. We're breaking the 4th wall, not destroying it altogether!

Apart from this post, 4th wall characters are free to reply to open posts in witchesreign or open logs in concoursec. Apped players have the option of closing their posts to in-game characters only.

All BBS posts are locked to in-game characters only. 4th wall characters do not have access to any sort of logged in posts unless they hijack someone else's log-in---and in those cases, we need to know this beforehand.

For those unfamiliar with the setting, here is more info on Balamb Garden's facilities and layout. Additionally, some of the NPCs around and some player characters may be wearing Balamb Garden's cadet or SeeD uniform.

If you have any more questions, feel free to ask on the OOC post or through the mod channels (wrmods or witchesreign).

Comments

That sounds like a good idea.

[papa_beard]

[He keeps a hand at Marco's side to make sure he stays up there.]

I heard! In fact, I met her, too. She's a pretty damn great girl.

:3 WELL It happened once before so pfft know what I'm doing now /baps bf

[fierybluebird]

Aw really? YEAH! She's great. She joined the crew and everything. And she's one hell of a fighter. Scared the hell out of me when we first met.

I've got another little brother too. He's a pink chameleon who complains a lot. But he's pretty cool for someone into justice.

Ah you have to do the wedding while you're here!! [Totally scatter-brained now that his Dad's here, yup.]

lol Guess that's a good thing?

[papa_beard]

Saw that, too. She's got a nice tattoo. A fighter, eh? What can she do?

A pink chameleon? Damn, Marco, you're slow today. I already met him, too.

GURARARA! Nothing's gonna stop me from going to that wedding.

Kind of!

[fierybluebird]

What can't she do? She can like disappear and reappear and she uses a chainsaw and works for death. But I stole her so she's mine now. [Infallible logic.]

EH? REALLY? Well did you find Ace yet? He JUST showed up!

Hah... [Leans on Daddy.] I mean I want you to officiate it. So long as Headmaster Cid's okay with it. Unless you want to give the bride away.

[papa_beard]

Then you'd better keep your treasure safe. [Smiiiiirks. He teases.]

... Ace is here? Really? Where is he? [OMG DADDY WANTS TO SEE HIM.]

I'll do anything for you, Marco. I'd be glad to officiate it.

[fierybluebird]

I will!

Around! Probably asleep in food somewhere. I'll make sure to hunt him down for you.

Hah... THANKS POPS!! [Hugs his head again.]

[papa_beard]

To hell with that, we're going to look for him!

[Hugs back!

... with a hand.] Like I said, anything for you, kid.

[fierybluebird]

Hee... [Beams!]

Okay Pops! Let's check the cafeteria first! And you can try out the hot dogs. Supposedly they're famous. Most people prefer to try to kill their own T-Rexaur and eat that instead though.

[papa_beard]

... what kinda food they got here?

[fierybluebird]

A little bit of everything. Otherwise I'll help you sneak out and we can sneak stuff from a pub.

[papa_beard]

Pub. Damn, I need some sake or rum or something.

[fierybluebird]

Okay! Let me find Grell and Ace first. I might need their help for this one!

[Because damn Pops you drink a lot. But Marco's not gonna say so, he's just so happy Pops is there.]

[papa_beard]

We've got one hell of a party coming, eh?

[He laughs. That big, hearty one everyone loves.]

[fierybluebird]

A big one! I'll even see if anyone else wants in on this, eh?

[papa_beard]

Invite this whole damn place, I've missed having parties.

[fierybluebird]

Will do Pops! [Whitebeard gets another hug because DADDY! And then he really does invite everyone.]

[papa_beard]

[Sorry, kiddo, he's going to take you off his shoulder and hold you now to give you a proper Whitebeard hug.]

[fierybluebird]

[Hugs and buries his wibbles manly tears in Whitebeard's chest.]

Thank you Papa. [Mumbled, but he's grinning again. Even just being able to smell Whitebeard alive means something precious to him.]

[papa_beard]

[...what, no, don't cry, Marco! Daddy will, too!

Aw fuck it, so he's crying a little, sue him.] Like I said. Anything for you.

[fierybluebird]

[Nooooo don't cry Daddy! Marco will make it better with bandaids! And booze.]

Mm-hm! [Nods and hides his eyes in a sleeve and snuggles Whitebeard's leg again, briefly hiding in the jacket.] S-same.

[papa_beard]

[Mostly booze, though. And he does not care what you say, he will cuddle you, dammit.]

You've got enough to do, Marco. You don't have to do a damn thing for me.

[fierybluebird]

[Huggles and fights back his own tears.]

But I want to. Don't worry okay, the crew's in good hands.

[papa_beard]

[You do that okay, daddy will cryyyyyy.]

Never doubted you for a second.

[fierybluebird]

Thanks. [Just gonna cling now Bwaaah ;;]

Pops... Fishman Island... I can't-- [Bites his bottom lip.] If I try to hold it, it'll be more endangered, and Shanks isn't really responsible enough for it and I can't let it go to Kaido...

[He has ideas, but he doesn't trust himself as much as he trusts Whitebeard, but he also doesn't want to worry Whitebeard. TRICKY.]

[papa_beard]

[Oh no. No no no, Marco, he doesn't want this to happen to you... he holds him close, soothingly rubbing his back. He's well-aware Marco is an adult and doesn't need this, but goddammit, he's going to try and do whatever he can to comfort his son.]

I'm sorry, Marco... don't try to risk keeping it. It can got to Big Mam. Sure, she'll make them pay an arm and fin in candy, but it'll be safe. The priority of all of you should be staying alive. Don't take unnecessary risks.