I would like to add a new IRM entry to Melton's page, based on my interpretation of them in my fic, CONVOLUTUS.
The gist of the interpretation is that they are the parent of Jess and Sebastian, and reappeared in the main Blaseball timeline after the Magic's shadows were alted. The original tree-person Melton was not sent away from this dimension, but was instead freed from the obligation of having to play Blaseball. They are an older person who time travels using a custom motorcycle.
Hi! I love that you liked our funky payphone dryad enough to include them in your fanfiction and IRM!
However, since we as a team haven't been able to have a lore jam to update our starter IRM with additional lore, the way your IRM is structured right now makes it look like it's meant to be a semi-official continuation of it after the alternate.
It might be best if you rephrase a bit to make it more ambiguous, referencing the alternation event without specifically talking about the dryad interpretation.
I'll be sure to give your fic a look, since it looks like you've put a lot of time and effort into it.
Thanks for the consideration!
Hi--thank you so much for reaching out! I'm glad to change the way that section is written, I originally added it to make sure that it didn't come off like I was excluding the more established interp or sending that interp off to another dimension. I know my take on Melton is a little nonstandard and I'm glad to work something up to make it fit better. I intentionally tried to make the whole thing kind of ambiguous, though the interp is specifically a post-alt interp, but I don't want to step on any other interpretations.
Would this wording be better for the introduction? I took mention of the other interpretation out.
"In the chaos that ensued after the Yellowstone Magic’s shadows roster dealt with a particularly nasty infestation of invasive Path Bugs, the sudden appearance of an entity connected to Shadows player Melton Telephone was equally unexpected.
The person who was sighted on Parkpark trail cameras clambering out of the Morning Glory Pool, soaked in sizzling water was not immediately recognized by Parkpark staff. When approached, it was noted that they were wearing some sort of reinforced armor suit that allowed them to survive such high temperatures as are common in the Morning Glory Pool, along with a helmet hiding their face which displayed various lights and shapes, including those which resembled a glowing circle of rotary buttons"
Thanks for the prompt reply! That looks great to me.
Really appreciate all the thought you put into this too - connecting the article it to the SIRs is a great angle.
I also enjoyed your fic. I'm not too up on my telephone lore, but I like the motorcycle a lot.
