Welcome To Hobart

Whether you arrived intentionally or through spontaneous dimensional collapse, welcome.

Start at the beginning or jump in wherever the town lets you.

Step 1: Verify Residency

If you woke up anywhere between the River and Court Street, congratulations: you are now legally considered a resident. Proof of residence may include:

• A receipt from Punky’s Pizza
• An overdue notice from the Hobart Municipal Utilities Commission
• Physical possession of a raccoon (alive or taxidermied)

Step 2: Meet Your Civic Obligations

New residents must register with:

1. Office of Communications and Civic Broadcasting – for rumor clearance
2. Scheduling & Adjournment Review Committee – only required if meetings do not end
3. Public Enthusiasm Board – applications processed in triplicate only

Most forms are unavailable online. Please shout your name into the nearest storm drain at dusk.

Step 3: Learn the Local Customs

• All major holidays are observed twice: once, and then again, just to be sure
• Do not feed the Midnight Sanitation Crew
• PossumFest attendance is mandatory but enthusiasm is optional

Step 4: Explore the OuterNet

The Village maintains a collection of official and semi-official websites known collectively as the OuterNet. Each one is a real, functioning website built for a fictional institution. They don’t explain themselves.

You may safely browse (probably):

• Village of Hobart – Municipal government. Public notices, departmental memos, and documents that raise more questions than they answer.
• The Hobart Herald – The newspaper of record since 1893. Follow a story long enough and it leads somewhere else.
• PAL-TV – Public access television. Programming schedules, civic notices, and the occasional unexplained broadcast.
• The Shop – Merchandise from the Village and its institutions. Real products. Fictional origin.

There are others. You’ll find them.