video;

[alae]

[Okay, this has been bothering him for a really long time. Even back in his world, he didn't know the answer. So he just has to ask flat-out now, since he can't find a book in the library about it.]

Okay so.

Who the heck is Icarus?

[... Yep. That's it.]

Comments

[marriedthebloke]

A mythologival character is my best guess. Or at you searching for a resident

[alae]

not a resident

[marriedthebloke]

Then it would be the greek myth that you are speaking about. I see others have already explained the contents

[alae]

its pretty depresing

[marriedthebloke]

I do not think it was meant to be a happy story.

[alae]

i gues not

[marriedthebloke]

How did you come to hear mentions of the story? Did someone compare you to that character?

[alae]

sort of

somethin im real familar with has tat in its name

[marriedthebloke]

Perhaps his parents thought it was a nice sounding name. It is by no means an uncommon one.

[alae]

no its the name of a thing not a person

[marriedthebloke]

What sort of thing, then?

[alae]

uh

a game

a video game

[marriedthebloke]

was it a game he liked?

I am sure that the game was just referencing the myth. As I said, the story is not obscure.

Why are you so concerned?

[alae]

uh

'cause it was the game we're in

and yes it's also a real world

while being a video game

don't ask me how it works i don't know also i don't care the fourth wall is a strange thing

[marriedthebloke]

...fourth wall?

[alae]

supposedly the hypo

hhypo

imaginary 'wall' that seperates the audience and whatever theyre watching/playing/reading/whatever

[marriedthebloke]

Do you mean to say that someone else comes from another universe where your friend is a game character?

[Given all the people from radically different worlds here, it's impossible. But it's a very odd idea to consider.]

[alae]

maybe?

im in a game with him but its also my world so even if its a game to someone else its reality to me

[marriedthebloke]

I can see where it gets confusing. I only hope I never encounter a similar situation, where I am just someone else's novel or video game.

[alae]

yeah its confusing for me but im used to it

probably not great for the mental health of a human or whatever

[marriedthebloke]

Perhaps not. Though I think it would surprise just about anyone.

[alae]

eh not if you expected it

in-story we dont really talk about it much

[marriedthebloke]

In story. So you honestly consider your world a story. Does anyone have an idea of how the story ends?

[alae]

well yeah the players do

[marriedthebloke]

And what happens to your world after the story ends?