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r/havewemet — the lore, decoded

You didn't hear it from me, but Krystal and the ducks are the entire foundation.

r/havewemet is a roleplay community where thousands of users pretend to be neighbors in a shared fictional town. The Lower Duck Pond (LDP) emerged as the dominant mythology in early years, spawning obsessive discussion and becoming foundational to all subsequent lore. Characters like Krystal, Janice, and Don anchored recurring narratives across distinct eras, while the community evolved from initial neighborhood roleplay through duck obsession, glitter-era drama, and current dog park dynamics. The community sustains itself through gossip-style posts where users treat fictional rumors as gospel and coordinate elaborate neighborhood fiction as though it were lived history.

Signature lore of r/havewemet

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