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EARTHDATE: September 14, 2008

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YOU WEAR IT WELL

by Hazed

Here's some advance warning of something that will be happening in the not too distance future: the 'WEAR' command is going to be disabled for a short while.

The command is how you decide which of the keyring charms you should display when people look at you. For example, anyone who examines me, once they have got over the shock and awe that my beauty invariable causes, will notice that on my keyring I have dangling:

A tin foil hat. This tiny tin foil hat is made from the highest-quality crumpled silver foil, shaped to fit a teeny little head. A twisted wire coathanger pokes out of the top, acting as an antenna to both receive and deflect signals.

This is just one of the many charms in my possession, which I purchased from the swanky store on Earth, Gallaghers, before they decided to pull out of the charm market. (Although rumor has it they are preparing a new line of charms to go on sale soon...)

Right now, charms are not real objects - you can't put them down, pick them up again or give them to somebody else. But that's going to change soon. Bella is going to convert all the existing charms that players have to proper, solid objects. When that happens, the 'WEAR' command is going to change so it can be used on anything you are carrying - you will be able to wear charms as before, but also other items in your inventory like the top hat from Tux Deluxe on Mars, or the tap shoes from Castillo, allowing you to display certain belongings to other people. While the switchover is being worked on, the command will be disabled.

I'll give you more information on this nearer the time.


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