THIS SHINDIG LOOKS LIKE THE BOMB DIGGITY.

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⬣//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

[energypoints]

Name: wavendew
Contact: revelries
Invite: pompompurin wiggling gif

Considerations: Owen (mhyk, the backup and default option), Hisoka Mikage (a3!), Ryuunosuke Tsunashi (Idolish7), Kokomi Sangomiya (Genshin Impact), Ayato Kamisato (Genshin Impact), but I have been rotating AUs for so many characters for months so who knows.
AU planning: I’ll just break down each consideration and what I’ve had so for for each of them individually, I will not apologize for tl;dr.

•Owen Christie, an early 20-something who makes his money being mean to people who like that sort of thing and with owenlyfans other perhaps scandalous ways, even if he’d rather just sing or deal with animals. He doesn’t talk much about his real life online, though, and in the game he’s just a Shadow Warlock with a penchant for PKing and being obnoxious on the forums. He also may have murdered a person as a youth but who knows!

•Hisoka Mikage, another mysterious 20-something but a few years older than Owen. Doesn’t talk much about his past due to amnesia from a traumatic event, but he’s slowly remembering bits and pieces. In Fragment he’s just your average speedy DPS, but his usual party of three had a falling out so he’s just sort of drifting. He’s not actively antagonistic, but he will do anything for the right money like some sort of assassin or spy or something. Also easy to befriend if you have marshmallows.

•Ryuu is just on this list to have someone nice on the list. He’s warm and friendly and will help any new or struggling players he comes across! In real life he might still just be an idol, I think that would be funny. Maybe this beta test can also be marketing!!! He is also the least likely option on account of icons not being a thing I have but!! He is still here.

•Kokomi is another nice option, but I’m letting Genshin slots go to the other players first!! She’s a Harvest Cleric who knows the strategy for everything in the game and how to efficiently minmax and damage, but she picked her class because she’d prefer to support others. I’m not as sure what to do with her real life self - probably from a religious family and was raised very strictly to keep up family traditions, but there’s a lot of wiggle room.

•Same thing with Kokomi irt Genshin spaces, but!! He is a competent businessman (politician?? how will I translate the Yashiro Commission, who knows) and works too much, so taking part in the beta isn’t his priority. That doesn’t mean he’s not a competent player who’s way too capable of soloing things no matter whatever class he picks, and he has a hidden competitive streak. Also he’s just my babygirl so I need to consider him.

•I’m not set on anyone, so slaps a blank space here for funsies.

Questions: i have already asked too many

Anything else?

[weaseled]

i'm so ready for owenlyfans

how much does he charge for a foot pic

[energypoints]

yael gets a special price




two thousand dollars

[weaseled]

🥺

does he accept vbux.............

[fluorite]

peers at all of your options

[energypoints]

[fluorite]

[dissimulative]

is your last option ayato

[energypoints]

yes but i forgot to put his name there b/c i wrote the ic on my phone WEEPS..... DON'T LOOK AT ME HAKI...

[dissimulative]

looks respectfully

i want a pk battle with owen and oria/my npc

[gluttoning]

if you bring ayato am i contractually obligated to bring thoma if no one else does

[tinged]

subscribes to owenlyfans as soupie and hani

[energypoints]

excellent you will not regret it at all

[conjecturecycle]

I only know Owen so I can't help bc that's who I vote for obv

[energypoints]

what are you, an owen simp

subscribe to his owenlyfans

[tot]

LAV WHERE IS MY TIMELINE WHERE OWEN AND UTA SING??

[energypoints]

THIS COULD BE THE ONE!!! MAYBE!!

[agoddeal]

the absolute chaotic intersect of my five choices and your four

PUTS ALL OF THEM IN MY POCKET Kotoko and Owen could run the absolute worst joint business venture

[energypoints]

they'll get along like a house on fire, probably but these choices all together....... hell

[secondthoughts]

please inject owen and his owenlyfans right into my veins

[energypoints]

hector will get a special discount if he asks nicely

[everlastingsearch]

holds owen again

[sicklysweet]

kyaaaaaa

[aphonik]

biting him biting him

[regressive]

+1 for owenlyfans, pls inflict owen on us again lav

pls ignore the bitchface icon, he was born with that face and can't do anything about it