⇨ THE MATRIX

[ringleaders]

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.

Comments

[atouts]

I see. Well, let us hope you won't need to kick anyone regardless. Human legs certainly won't be up to your usual standard.

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

[Zecora idly lifts one leg to flex it at the knee a little, considering that premise.]

They are not lacking in power.
They will do in a dark hour.

[atouts]

[ For the very briefest of moments, he considers offering a pointer on one of the better places to kick a human, but...

Well. Hopefully she really won't need to worry. ]

As you say. [ He'll instead just agree, nodding his head slightly. ] I think you should be able to fit in reasonably now.

[ As reasonably as is possible for Zecora's human form, anyway. ]

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

[The arch of the foot, right? Step on it, right? That's his idea, right?]

[...because she's already aware of that other cheap shot idea, which has a certain amount of parallel in zebrakind and equines in general, whereas the foot one does not.]

If your casual inspection
Says I will escape detection
Then I won't be so rude
As to offer no gratitude. [Smiling and bowing her head a little is much less pronounced in this form, though.]

[atouts]

[ To take cheap shots is the best advice, though, no matter the species. ]

Ah. [ Well, he doesn't feel he's really helped that much, but he'll at least incline his head a little in return. ] You are quite welcome. I do hope your visit goes well.

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

As with you and all the rest --
I wish you all the very best!

[Offering a smile and a little wave of her hand, Zecora transitions from the white room to the fake-real world, that much more confident in her human guise.]