⬣//SPREAD, CONTAMINATE, ERADICATE

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>>Famine // >>Death // >>War // >>Conquest

⬣//AN ILL OMEN

You've had a chance to adapt to your new circumstances and make peace with what your life has become… hopefully. If you haven't, don't expect life to get any easier.

A few things have changed in recent days. Healing no longer works as effectively as it did in the past. If you're in the habit of behaving recklessly, don't expect one of Fragment's few healers to pick up the slack. Broken bones will now remain broken no matter how many healing spells are cast on your shattered limbs. Damage to organs can't be repaired with the wave of a wand.

What's more, HP and SP restoring items have gotten harder and harder to come by. Potions are no longer available for purchase at generic NPC shops and gatherable items needed for crafting have become fewer and fewer in number, limiting your item making options. If you've gotten into the bad habit of injuring yourself heedless of the consequences, it's time to rethink your lifestyle. Playtime is over.

⬣//PAY IT NO MIND

Think of the three core memories that have formed and shaped the person you are today. Some will think back fondly on family and friends while others have been jaded by the ill treatment they've received from important figures in their lives. In any case, it's of little concern to you now. One of those three precious memories has vacated your mind, taking with it a vital piece of you that you can no longer get back.

You may choose one of the three key memories listed on your application to be taken away from your character. Choices are limited to the memories supplied in your application and additional memories submitted for the previous memshare event or not eligible for convenient plot-induced memory loss. Choose wisely, because you aren't getting it back.

⬣//GHOSTS AND GOBLINS

And Sky Fish, and Disco Knives, and Evil Armors…

Has anyone noticed the monsters around town lately? Which town, you may ask? The answer is all of them.

Monsters have invaded Root Towns in large waves, attacking anything and everything in sight. Any lovingly crafted signs or other furnishings you've erected around town are easily torn to shreds and destroyed by the monsters who have come to roost in your once safe Root Towns. On the plus side, PvE and PvP has now been enabled in all Root Towns, which is excellent news for those who wish to combat the monster invasion and those who can't seem to help hurting themselves and others.

These monsters range in level from 50 to 75, and while many of them can be defeated with a bit of ingenuity and teamwork, some of them boast impenetrable shields that no regular attacks or spells can break through. They are also immune to status/potion/armor effects.

When in doubt, turn to your fellow players for support. There may be some among you who know how to deal with these impossibly strong monsters, but there's no guarantee that they'll want to help you.

⬣//WHISPERS ON THE WIND

A lilting, boyish voice sings to you in your sleep. His voice sounds familiar to you, tickling your heart like a call from an old friend, but this is no friend of yours.

"You had every chance to abandon this world and return to your own. What stopped you? Was it ego? Hubris? In any case, it's too late for regrets now.

They say the world is what you make of it. Doesn't the same hold true for reality?"

The voice will periodically visit you and your sleep, but the moral of his message never changes: you did this to yourself. You were trapped here because you chose to look the other way. If anyone is to blame for the current situation, it's you and you alone, but there is a̸̬̲͔̘͈͚̠̫̘̬̗̖̋͑̉̓̿͛̈́̋͐̃̾̈̕̕ͅń̵̩̱̠̫̖̬̲̻͉̝̈́̀̀̚͜͜o̴͍͎̣͔̤̝̲͍̺̿̒t̴̨͚͓͍̜̮̥͊͑̿̈́̉̂̐͜͠͝h̷̨̨̦͕͖̙̞͙̗̗͎̬͛̂̾̋̅͜͜͝ȩ̸͎̭̙̜̯͎̯̳̮̘̲͒ȑ̸̡̧̢͓̠̦͙͇͍͎̭͑̈́̓̿̓̅̑̅̌͑̈́̕͝͝ ̴̧̼͕̟̬̰̞̮̗͔͈̬̙͍̈́̀w̵̗̖̩̘͇͖̲̩̫̣̗̙̲̌͜a̷̛͎͋͑̃͛̆̈̋̑̋͠y̴̡̬͕͈̗̫̯̟̯͊͐̌̀̐͑͘͝͝.

Another h̶̦̘̤̘͐͑̿̂̏̎͋͝o̴̧͖͚̖̜͓͂̏́͒̑̈́͝͝p̶̡͙̏̉̿̎̀̑́̈̆͌̉e̷̡̡̦̣̯̘̺͍̟̰͍̤͛̀́̚͝͠. Will you heed that voice and call to it?

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Comments

[userunfriendly]

[ Michel just ruffles Sinclair's hair rather than answering properly. Who else would the resemblance be to? ]

Food? He's like a stray dog. [ (Affectionate...?) ]

[insinning]

[THIS IS RUDE. He wants an answer???]

Ahaha...ha...I think he'd be really annoyed if he heard you say that.

[userunfriendly]

[ No, pointlessly lording something over a younger sibling is the older brother prerogative... he's very certain of that. ]

He shouldn't be. He likes dogs. Isn't he always in the park with them?

[ Becoming one with the pack. Michel's just being logical. ]

[insinning]

I like dogs but I don't think I like being likened to one...

[Exceptions for certain someones aside]

[userunfriendly]

[ Michel practically senses that unspoken exception, alright. ]

Hm. He told me it was difficult to get angry at me when I'm logical.

[ Hien definitely meant that to include this slandering. ]

[insinning]

You do have that personality and way of speaking.

[There is no logic in likening someone to a stray dog though and having them be okay with it?]

[userunfriendly]

Strange. I don't think it's usually difficult for someone to get angry at me simply because I'm logical.

[ If Hien is bribed by food into doing tricks, it's perfectly logical?? Possibly even a charm point?? ]

[insinning]

It's less that and more...you are very blunt.

[Just putting it out there]

[userunfriendly]

...That makes it sound as though I have no tact.

[ Is that what you mean, Sinclair? Is that how it is? ]

[insinning]

...Michel, the Sexton hates us.

[Sinclair especially now, but Michel didn't help!!]

[userunfriendly]

If he hates us over something so trivial, then he was only looking for a justification.

[ Seriously, they had a five minute conversation. It's not like Michel even drew a weapon on him! ]

[insinning]

[Staring]

...why did you equip your armor again?

[userunfriendly]

I thought it would make him leave. Peacefully.

[ Unrepentant! Does Sinclair really think he can chastise his elder?

...Well, Michel had done plenty of that as a child. That isn't the point. ]

[insinning]

No matter how you look at it, it was definitely a signal that you wanted to attack him.

[Little brothers can stare their elders down too. NBD]

[userunfriendly]

[ That... might actually be getting Michel to stop and think. ]

...That... hadn't occurred to me. I thought the armor effect would be enough.

[ Oops????? ]

[insinning]

... so you really weren't trying to start a fight?

[ Even Sinclair had been so sure]

[userunfriendly]

[ IT REALLY HADN'T OCCURRED TO HIM... ]

What's so unusual about someone changing around their equipment in a game? If anything, he looked like he wanted to attack us. Of course I would change to my better armor...

[insinning]

...no, it was definitely strange. I'm pretty sure he wasn't actually angry until that point.

[ big brother ]

[userunfriendly]

[ fidgeting... fidgeting... ]

...I may have miscalculated.

[ Sinclair please he's undersocialized as hell ]

[insinning]

[as long as Michel Learns]

Just a little.

[userunfriendly]

[ He's trying!! ]

...Do you think I ought to apologize to him?

[ Sexton still started it, but. ]

[insinning]

...maybe. Bring flowers for the graves. Tell him you want to pay your respects even if you don't know who passed here.

[ Sinclair would do it again if death weren't a genuine possibility for him]

[userunfriendly]

I was not insincere about that the first time.

[ But. He's not completely unaware that that doesn't often come across to people. ]

[insinning]

Flowers help.

[ He knows. But other people don't.]

[userunfriendly]

They're more difficult to gather now... but the cathedral has lilies. I'll consider it.

[ Proper flowers for this. And moreover, he likes them. ]