THIS SHINDIG LOOKS LIKE THE BOMB DIGGITY.

[cccorp]

⬣//WELCOME TO "THE WORLD."

It’s the year 2000 and no aspect of life has been left untouched by the rapid advancement of technology. Wherever you are on Earth, you’ve lived a life where connection through digital spaces is the optimal way to stay involved with friends and family all around the world. Terminally online? That’s you and everyone you know.

In a world dominated by virtual reality and cutting edge digital experiences, people are always on the lookout for new ways to push their real lives further and further out of mind. One such opportunity comes in the latest offering from the notorious CyberConnect Corporation: Fragment, an MMORPG that promises full one-to-one synchronization of one’s consciousness with a vibrant and expansive fantasy world.

The privilege of participating in the testing of such cutting edge technology is one only a select group of randomly selected people from across the world will get to experience. You’re one of those lucky few... but is lucky really the right word? For better or worse, the experience promises to change you forever, and if you’re particularly blessed, you may even survive it.

The World is a short-run, panfandom alternate universe game inspired by the .Hack series. With elements of horror and mystery, The World is a plot-centric game wherein characters will participate in the beta test of Fragment, a mysterious MMORPG that transfers their consciousness from an increasingly dull reality into a flourishing fantasy world where nothing is quite as innocent as it first seems. Player choices play a critical role in shaping the plot and determining the final outcome of the game.

Questions? Check out our FAQ! Main navigation here.

⬣//WHAT IS THE WORLD? WHO CAN JOIN?

Welcome to The World! This is a short-term game set to run for a period of four months from July 29th to December 2nd. Welcome! This is a private game open to those on milky's (shitpost), Amb's (stellazzio), and Lavender's (revelries) plurk lists and those directly invited by the rest of the mod team.

If you aren't a friend of either head mod but are interested in checking out the game, feel free to request an invitation via the mod contact page. Friends and +1s are given first priority when processing and accepting applications, but if the concept interests you, don't hesitate to let us know!

⬣//DO I NEED TO BE CANON FAMILIAR?

Do you know what an MMO is? You do? Good. You know all you need to know to play in The World. While this is a game based off of the .Hack franchise, all one needs to know to join are the basics. Any canon-specific terminology and information will be introduced to you through events.

⬣//INTEREST CHECK & AU PLANNING

Help us gauge interest by filling out this handy little form and posting it below! This is also for you to crowdsource ideas for your character's AU and make tentative plans with your fellow nerds.

Name: Who are you?
Contact: Where can others reach you?
Invite: Who invited you? If you aren't on the mods' friends lists but would like to express interest in joining, let us know here!

Considerations: Who are you thinking of bringing?
AU planning: If you'd like to brainstorm ideas for your character's AU self, this is the place to do it! To help you along, take a look at our handy section on character building on the FAQ. You can discuss your ideas with others or talk about the plans you've already made.

Questions: Do you have any questions for us? Need help plotting or planning? Let us know! If your question is relevant to other players, we'll add it into the FAQ.

Anything else? You know what to do. Drop your best meme.

<b>Name:</b> <b>Contact:</b> <b>Invite:</b> <b>Considerations:</b> <b>AU planning:</b> <b>Questions:</b> <b>Anything else?</b>

Comments

[conjecturecycle]

Name: Caitie
Contact: agentmaine or centiskorched on discord
Invite: #teamlavendermilk

Considerations: My intention is Pete White from The Venture Brothers, but I'm not opposed to swerving if given the right motivation. However I think it would be funny.
AU planning: Honestly Pete is ALREADY a cringefail computer scientist/gamer so he doesn't even really need to be changed much to fit into this AU, but I was bouncing around the idea of Pete either actually working for CyberConnect (if that's allowed) or even funnier, did previously and was fired due to his extreme lack of work ethic. And is now here because he's maladjusted and weird about it.

But I'm open to whatever including if anyone wants to establish previous interactions!!! He's also a failed DJ and is from New Jersey!!! This man contains multitudes of cringefail to work with!!!

Questions: Why am I throwing a weird guy in his 40s onto this pile of hot anime teens? Specifically why am I threatening to do it a second time?

Anything else?
Pictured: Counterhacking at work

[energypoints]

i'm ready to bully the hell out of him and also you

[conjecturecycle]

WHY WOULD YOU BULLY HIM HE'S DONE NOTHING WRONG!?

[energypoints]

he's a white man in his 40s are you sure

[conjecturecycle]

You can't prove he's white, he's albino he could be anything.

[energypoints]

his last name is white

[conjecturecycle]

[weaseled]

i'm ready for your guy to be normal

YOUR QUESTION IS KILLING ME but also re: pete working for cc corp, YEAH, he could work as a forum moderator (very fancy, pays like shit)

[conjecturecycle]

That's the perfect job for Pete. Especially because I anticipate absolutely zero people actually respecting his authority because of who he is as a person.

And listen. In some ways he is normal.

[weaseled]

that's even better, i look forward to seeing so many instances of mod abuse from him

[conjecturecycle]

He can and will temp ban people for disagreeing with him. He will go mad with power. He genuinely is smart enough to have a better job than this he just can't be bothered to try.

[weaseled]

oh my god.................. he's literally perfect for this role, i'm losing my mind

[conjecturecycle]

modern au venture brothers pete would be either a discord or subreddit moderator I've decided.

[tinged]

I'M INTERESTED

[conjecturecycle]

You at Pete:

[fluorite]

oh my GOD i can't wait for him he sounds like a delight

and fai will bully him i'm so sorry

[conjecturecycle]

He is mean and lazy so if that's your idea of a delight you're correct.

Milky gave me permission to have him be a forum mod so get ready to get timed out for being mean to him!!!!!

[fluorite]

HONESTLY IT IS

please..... now that'll give fai reason to impersonate him on the forums

[conjecturecycle]

DON'T MAKE HIM IP BAN YOU FAI

[fluorite]

HE HAS A VPN HE CAN DODGE THE BAN

[secondthoughts]

oh my god he sounds pathetic i need him

but also... failed dj from nj :thinking: i have au hector as from nyc. i have this incredible image of him going to a club in the past and thinking "man the music here sucks" and leaving early. what if that was, now hear me out, when pete was djing,

[conjecturecycle]

HELP YES WE'RE ADDING THIS AS WELL. OR IT WAS LIKE. A COLLEGE PARTY OR MULTIPLE COLLEGE PARTIES.

in the venture bros Pete also ran a college radio station he called the white room.

[secondthoughts]

oh my god actually this is even better.

multiple college parties, definitely. i want it to have gotten to the point where hector just takes three steps into one and sees pete at the front and he's like "oh my RA is djing this party? yeah i'm leaving"

[conjecturecycle]

I want this to be what hector blurtd out when he finally remembers pete

Like OH YOU WERE THAT RA WHOSE DJING I HATED

[secondthoughts]

YES THIS IS HAPPENING NOW. I WANT THIS CAITIE

and unfortunately they end up friends anyway