4th Wall Event

[travelagency]

Who: Various
What: 4th Wall Event
When: M12 D3-D5 (on Mar 7 - 15)
Where: Around Blackway and Blackstaff
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Welcome, ladies, gentlemen, intersexed, androgynes, robots, energy beings, and life forms of all kinds. I am Jeffers, your servant, host, and resort AI.

Let me extend gratitude to you all on behalf of the entire community for agreeing to come and render service in the wake of our unfortunate incident with spontaneously frictionless surfaces. Your assistance in rebuilding is greatly valued.

Visitors, I encourage you to speak with the other Imports. Imports, I ask you to help our guests enjoy their stay.

Please consult with any terminal or one of my android drone avatars if you have any questions that cannot be answered by the residents. I most sincerely hope you find your time at Blackstaff a pleasant one.

• For those of you who enjoy “fun” [Jeffers says as if he’s not sure that any of this really qualifies as fun in his book], Mr. Jellicles’ Emporium requires extensive repair. There are broken windows and bottles hither and thither, and do be careful of the broken glass; we wouldn’t want any further injuries. Broken arcade games must be fixed. Furniture repaired, or, if it is beyond hope, taken away. And small, colourful plastic balls are scattered asunder and must be gathered up to be relocated into a “fun cage,” but worse and far more deadly are the skiballs and bowling balls. I must insist no one drop one of those on one’s own or another’s foot


• The local restaurants require new food to be brought in. Because of the quarantine, food shortage is somewhat of a danger, therefore any food will do, but I for one would especially appreciate champagne and truffles. In addition, new dishes must be unpacked, furniture repaired, and cooking areas cleaned. I expect the cooking areas to be able to pass the most rigorous of health inspections once the cleaning is finished. Not that we have a ministry of health and safety here, but it is the principle of the thing.


• With the clinic having been overwhelmed by recent events, they are currently understaffed to handle the full scope of injuries. Assistance treating the wounded and the ill would be a very great help. Do note that only persons with appropriate physician or nursing qualifications will be able to assist patients with direct care. It would not be at all appropriate to have, for example, vehicle mechanics performing surgery. Unless perhaps the patient is a sentient robot car. Then the clinic will make an exception. Many other tasks are available for other volunteers who desire clinic duties, however. In particular, wounded patients may require assistance retrieving personal items, sending messages, or returning home. Furthermore, as always, the clinic would be grateful to receive donations of medicines from your homeworld


• The loss of friction created an extensive mess around town and I so dislike messes. I would like it very much if knocked over displays were righted, broken glass cleared, and disabled vehicles removed from the streets. Let’s have a nice, tidy village, shall we? Furthermore, some residents misplaced pets during the hullaballoo and would very much like them found and returned. (Not to mention the havoc stray beasts are having on the songbird population.) Shelves in various shops must be restocked with new, unbroken merchandise, and many storefronts and signs are in need of general repair.

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And with Jeffers announcement to the population, the town was opened up to anyone willing to help. Some of the citizens who had tended towards suspicion towards imports for some time (an as-of-yet unidentified one took part in sabotage against the town) have changed their views and are now extremely welcoming, offering whatever they can to in return for the help they're getting from the visiting imports.

While the guests are here, they have free rein of the village, and even visiting the wilderness if they have a permit. First they must be instructed on how to defend themselves against the planet's hostile species. A guide is still recommended, but with the busy schedule one is not absolutely essential.

Comments

[athousandcurses]

Nodding, she took the bottle and the card, reading what it said. It made sense, even craftsmen in her day became famous for their work and had people seek out their creations.

But there is one thing that catches her attention in a more serious way. "Do you plan on visiting very many other worlds?"

[notthebattleship]

"In the near future. My husband is looking at other locations while I was sent here. There isn't as large of a population here, but more worlds are represented."

She stands silently, glancing over the other products. Now that Grainne seems satisfied with her pickings, Zhu Li isn't sure how to continue the sales pitch. At least she'll get the word out to lots of different people?

[athousandcurses]

"Then it is probably a good thing to warn you, some of the other planets and universes are not... very friendly." Grainne blinks at the other woman, then shook her head and started again. "I mean... some of them are deadly."

[notthebattleship]

"That's why he left with more security," Zhu Li replied with confidence. She reached behind her and pulled out a clipboard. "Are there any worlds we need to look out for in particular?"

[athousandcurses]

"If you come across any that are completely lifeless, as if some horrible catastrophe happened... it is better to turn right back around." Grainne had almost explained further on that, had almost said 'whose bodies look as if someone pulled their insides out' but she didn't want to scare Zhu Li too much. "No manner of curiosity is worth the risk of staying on those worlds.

[notthebattleship]

She doesn't react to that, apart from closing her eyes briefly as if it were a shrug. "There's no point in doing business on a dead planet. Varrick might find other uses for it eventually," she said matter-of-factly.

"I was told this world was dangerous, but so far, I haven't run into anyone or anything that tried to hurt me. We'll be fine."

[athousandcurses]

She would say more, she really would, but Grainne found the words stuck in her throat. How could she even explain the horror of what was out there if someone hadn't already experienced it?

"This world is mild compared to what is out there. Please keep safe when you are traveling."

[notthebattleship]

Zhu Li can tell that Grainne is still worried about her safety and decides that calming her down is necessary action.

"I've been through multiple life-threatening events. Most recently, I was nearly vaporized multiple times. And I lived out in the wilds for several weeks. I know how to watch out for danger."

[athousandcurses]

Mentally sighing, she gave up for the time being, and accepted Zhu Li's reassurance. Maybe nothing will happen. What are thousands in infinity, after all?

"All right. I wish you luck in your endeavors." And, as an added topic change... "I thank you for the gift. Is there anything I should be aware of when using the dyes?"

[notthebattleship]

Her eyebrows furrow as she goes through a mental list. "As long as you follow the directions, you should be fine. The dye should last indefinitely until your hair grows out."

She gives Grainne a polite bow. "I hope you find our product satisfactory."