The Protectors of the Canonical Worlds/Supplementary Works/The PCW Files/P1

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|Greetings. It appears as though you have interest in our organization. But interest simply isn't enough. There are a lot of things you need to know about the PCW, in order to make sure that you do your job... effectively.|
|So I've created this series so that new possible agents can know exactly what we do, how we do it, along with the mysterious nature of the worlds we travel to.|
|This is not to be confused with the chronicles of the cosmos themselves-There's no need to know where we came from, unless you happen to be applying for the Science Division, in which case you should probably look here. That link is also a nice place to look if you're simply curious as to how all of this got started, but it's not mandatory (unless, again, you happen to be applying for the Science Divison. Though it's not near complete yet.) Your appropriate employer will set the record straight on how to use your tools anyways.|
|Also, this guide is NOT A REPLACEMENT FOR ORIENTATION. You cannot skip orientation because "you've read the guide". There are some things you need to actually experience for yourself first. And besides, there's no replacement for practice!|
|This guide is divided into parts, each part getting a corresponding tab. The order of the tabs is the order of the parts. Remember this.|
|So, we'll start with what the PCW actually is. You might not believe this, but many people who wished to join the PCW didn't even know what the PCW was!|
|So, allow me to explain. The Protectors of the Canonical Worlds is an organization that exists in the void between the worlds. Such a place typically cannot be accessed at all, given the lack of rules governing said space, but fortunately, there happen to be people writing in such rules. We're not sure whether they are PCW agents, or something else entirely that just likes us, though. Only Management themselves know that. ..No, I mean the big Management. Not the middle-men. There's a difference between being a senior of one of the Action Departments and actually being a part of Management.|
|So, you might wonder how we even gain new recruits. One word-Teleportation. ...Seriously, it's not that hard. ..As long as you know the correct coordinates, which is quite the secret.|
|So what do we do? Well, we come in three different "branches"-Action, Infrastructure, and, well.. Management. We already have all the Infrastructure agents we need, and you're definitely not going to be in Management anytime soon, so this series will really only tell you something ACTION agents need to know.|
|So what is the goal of the PCW? It's to eliminate canonical distortions from the many worlds that exist, to restore things to how they should be.|
|...Okay, I probably need to tell you what that even means. So, we shall continue our discussion in the next part, where I explain to you all what canon is.|
|From:Agent Daniel|
|-|Canon=
--Natural Canon--
|As you may or may not know, the vast majority of the worlds were created.. They are fundamentally made up of information.. Rules that the world follows, descriptions of events that happened.. as created by an author in World Prime. As when an author writes, the information within their works together forms a cohesive world.|
|The official rules that a world follows, as defined by the medium, is what we call "canon". Canon defines the world. For instance, "canon" in Middle-Earth would be the rules and events established by The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, and some other works by J. R. Tolkien. Each of these books would be a "canonical source".|
|But as you know, the creators of canon are not the only people who can describe such a world. When other people make their own stories about that same world.. That's called fanfiction.|
|Fanfiction tends to add possibilities to the world, and when done well to fit with the rules described by canonical sources, it works with them to make a much better whole.|
|Unfortunately, that is not always the case.. If it were always the case, this organization would have no need to exist. Now that I've explained what canon is, it's now time for you to learn what a canonical distortion is.|
--Distorted Canon--
|If fanfiction that fits well with the rules works with the world to make a much better whole... then what happens when we get fanfiction that breaks the rules? Well, then the world is distorted, as it tries to fit the new fanfiction into its possibility space, causing distortions, as the rules of canon are not being followed. The world was designed to follow the canon worlds.. So when it is forced out of canon.. The plot holes start to distort the world in question.|
|There are four* types of distortion that can occur-Physical distortions, character distortions, space-time distortions, and grammatical distortions. If you want to do a good job as a PCW agent, you'll need to get used to all of them, and know how to handle them.|
|Especially the grammar distortions.|
*This number isn't absolute:Space and time could be separated in some worlds, and some distortions can fit multiple of these types.
|-|Distortions=
—-How do distortions work?—-
The word "distortion" may imply to you that the consequences of such distortions are unpredictable. However, they are in fact entirely predictable, given you know the words that make up the fanfiction. The simple rule is thus:Whatever happens in the story happens, and the distortions are simply the event happening even though it shouldn't, and the logical consequences that arise from such an event, or are necessary for such a thing to happen. Not only that, the events tend to happen absolutely literally. If one had an intuitive, complete understanding of the result of combining emergent informational relationship theory with information dynamics, they would be able to predict every distortion before it happens, given they read the entire fanfiction and have perfect recollection of the canon. Unfortunately, we lack this kind of perfect knolwedge and recollection, but we can at least learn how to handle distortions and have some idea of what you’ll be put through. Through orientation. Seriously, don't try to skip it!
—-Physical distortions—-
Physical distortions are the result of an object being described incorrectly, or a description that was supposed to be given was in fact not given. This can be a result of a lack of knolwedge of canon by the author of a fanfic, or the result of simple misspellings (see:Grammar distortions). 
(To be continued)</tabber>