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

[weaseled]

Name: milky
Contact: shitpost
Invite: hmm

Considerations: I’ll be bringing Yael from LKYT, a game you shouldn’t look up while at work. Don't say I didn't warn you. He’s a surly dude who’s surprisingly kind deep down. Deep, deep down.............

AU planning: Yael is stationed at a military base in California and currently has way too much time on his hands after breaking a leg. He’s more of a sports guy, but the nature of his injury means he can’t go out and touch grass like he used to. When he received an invitation to participate in Fragment’s beta, he figured he might as well play a game to kill the time. He’s bad at video games, don’t bully him.

Questions: are we having fun yet

Anything else?

[dissimulative]

He’s bad at video games, don’t bully him.

he's gonna bully him

[weaseled]

wow!! i hope by bully you mean take a yaoi man by the hand and guide him through baby's first dungeon

[dissimulative]

we can have two bad solo classes in a dungeon together

[energypoints]

i'm gonna bully him

[weaseled]

no i think you should be nice to him, he's done nothing wrong

[energypoints]

he's in the american military

[tinged]

BULLIES MILKIES and bullies yael's milkies ig

[weaseled]

NOT HIS MILKIES??? actually i have a discord sticker i need to show you

[conjecturecycle]

We are all going to bully him now bc you said not to

[weaseled]

jfc you're right, at least bully him gently

[conjecturecycle]

My only regret is that I don't have someone on hand to kiss Yael on his beautiful mouth.

[secondthoughts]

im gonna bully him and you

[weaseled]

WHAT HAVE I EVER DONE TO YOU (don't answer)

[secondthoughts]

hold on let me just get out my tome of milky crimes against unkie

[agoddeal]

absolutely going to bully him, love this man

[weaseled]

look, he's just trying to be an old man on the internet, why must everyone bully him

[tot]

i will confess whenever i first read "yael" in chat i read it as yuel........like. from gbf....

looks away.

[weaseled]

if only he were as cute and scantily-clad as yuel

[tot]

what's stopping you from making that his avatar in the game world, milky?

[sluice]

you should add this one specifically



what an inchresting bg....... anyways, i for one welcome your bottom with open arms

[weaseled]

STOP THIS SLANDER

[rind]

YOU KNOW I'M RIGHT

[regressive]

waits for monday to roll in to look up LKYT while i'm at work—

i lied, i looked it up now bc i can't wait and why "LKYT yael funny" gives me yael finally being in the mood to deepen his relationship with the mc...

ANYWAY can't wait to see him around 👀 bullying might also be on the table

[weaseled]

LKNDLKDNLKDND HELP? I SAID DON'T GOOGLE??? i hope you survived the deluge of dicks, mad..........

please! wiggles my fingies for cr!! go ahead and bully him, it's not like he doesn't deserve it