lostcarnival | ⇨ THE MATRIX

Who: EVERYONE!
When: S1:D22 - S1:D??
Where: Visiting the Matrix.
What: The carnival arrives at its next location, as outlined here. This is a general mingling log for convenience purposes, but players are welcome to make as many other logs for this purpose as desired.
Warnings: Could be a lot of things.

THE MATRIX↴

"What IS the Matrix? The Matrix is a system, Neo. That system is our enemy. But when you're inside, you look around, what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters. The very minds of the people we are trying to save. But until we do, these people are still a part of that system and that makes them our enemy. You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it."

► INSIDE: On the inside, it all seems so normal. Beyond what you know of the reality you've stepped in, every bit of this place feels just as real as it did back in the carnival. If you were to forget where you'd just come from, would you know any different? The simulation of Chicago is identical to how it would have been in the early days of the new millenia, to anyone who comes from a similar Earth. Humans bustle around you, oblivious to the world outside of the Matrix that they were born into. One bright side to it all is that this hyper realism means the coffee tastes just as good as it does in real life. Anything you could do in real Chicago you can do here - and perhaps even more.

► WHITE ROOM: But before that, you were here. The White Room is a loading program, intended to port objects and people into the Matrix. You arrive as a reconstruction of your true physical form, but common sense suggests that for some of you, entering the mundane world looking like yourself isn't the best idea. It's in this empty world that you will be able to load in whatever physical objects you are, and change the way you present your own body to the system. Changes can be little, or big, but whatever you do, the body has to be able to function according to Earth's physical laws. Don't forget, if you die here, you die in the carnival too.

► DEJA VU: It doesn't matter what you're doing, but at some point you'll notice it - something around you has repeated itself, like a line on a skipping record. Maybe it's the same person bumping into you twice in a row, or the same cab driver yelling at you to get out of the way. It's like reality has rewound and repeated itself, and after the fact you have no proof of it happening beyond the memory of what you saw. You don't know what it means, but something about it is chilling. It may be a good time to find a buddy.

► THE ONE: It won't necessarily come naturally, but in a moment of need you may find yourself bending the world of the Matrix through sheer belief and force of need. How you bend it will always stay without the rules of the universe, at least for now, but when it comes to enhancing your own physical characteristics, just about anything is possible. It will not be easily reproducible, not now, but it could be your first view into the window of what's possible.

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She laughs a little. "You still seem like you've picked it up pretty quickly."

With a resigned (but not unhappy) sigh, she picks up her bag next to her and pulls out a couple of things she's kept hidden - two ice skates, good as new, which (as becomes obvious when she puts them on and laces them up) perfectly fit her small feet.

Tamaki's face lights up as soon as the skates appear, and he grins as he waits for Chiaki to come out on the ice.

"Come on, Chia-chan! It's fun!"

He hovers by the gate onto the ice, ready to help her if she needs it.

Carefully, carefully, she lowers herself down onto the ice, legs wobbling as she gets her balance.

"Ooooookay. It's just like Tony Hawk, right?"

Tony Hawk doesn't ice skate, but... similar idea, anyway.

"Tony Hawk?"

He doesn't know who that is, but he keeps close as she wobbles around.

"Okay. It's like walking. See?"

He skates forward so she can watch.

It... is definitely a bit more complicated than walking. But she wobbles forward anyway, sliding one leg forward and then the other, not really picking her feet up.

"He skateboards... in games." Also in real life. She wobbles dangerously.

"Oh. I think I heard of him. Maybe."

When she starts to wobble, he reaches out and takes her hand, as long as she doesn't pull away.

"It's okay. If you're scared, that makes it harder."

She doesn't, and takes a deep breath to calm herself.

"Okay."

Then takes another step forward, a bit more confident this time-- and slips, possibly taking him down with her. "W-woah!!"

"Wha-!"

He slips with her and lands on his butt. It smarts, but he doesn't seem too worried about it, turning instead to Chiaki instantly.

"Chia-chan, you okay!?"

"Oof!!" She lands beside him, on her butt, but it doesn't hurt as much as it could. She winces and laughs a little to diffuse the tension.

"Yeah...! I think I just need more practice. Sorry, Tamaki!..."

Tamaki laughs with her, getting up to his feet and holding his hands out to pull her up.

"It's okay. You'll get it."

He'll stay and help her until she's got it down.

⇨ THE MATRIX

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