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Who: CERES & you
When: IC: 10/19 | OOC: 12/16
Where: ViViD
What: Intro Log
Rating/Warning: PG-13

//event007.EXE

The Haunting II: Haunt Harder

ViViD has opened up a new world that new arrivals will be pulled into while frequent players will be invited to check out. This particular setting is the new beta world that CERES is constructing in time for the Hallow's Eve celebrations and festivals. It's a world inhabited by the undead and several ghouls and monsters of typical horror lore. Inside, one will encounter werewolves, lichens, vampires, succubi, incubi, specters, mummies, and so on. They will be on the prowl and eager to attack, but players need only concern themselves with getting through and getting out.

At first, players will awaken outside of a large manor supposedly owned by a wealthy noble who is rumored to be practicing strange alchemic experiments within. Many know him simply as The Count.

New arrivals and those logging into ViViD will first find themselves being greeted by their guide at the start screen:

"F̳̰̘̝̭͚̙̝̺̅̀͋̊̑͐̎͜͝͝͝Ü͎͉̗̬͍̫̤̳̳̓̉͌͛͒́̔̎͝ͅÇ̢͎̳̰̫̝̝̮̣̈̓̽̂͒̌̾͊̊̓K̯̺͎̬̟̠̳̤̙̥̍͊͒̐͌̏̍̂̚̚!̧̛̹̲͎͕̥͓̥̻̟̿͐̔̑̈͗̕͘͠-ɯǝɥʇ ʇɐǝq oʇ ʍoɥ sı ǝɹǝɥ

¡ǝuo lɐuıɟ ǝɥʇ ʇǝǝɯ noʎ ǝɹoɟǝq sʇsoɥƃ ɹnoɟ ǝlʇʇɐq oʇ pǝǝu llıʍ noʎ

ʎɐpoʇ suoıʇɔnɹʇsuı ɹnoʎ ƃuıʌıƃ ǝq llıʍ ı

ɹouɐɯ ɐıɔoɹʇɐ oʇ ǝɯoɔlǝʍ

slɐʌıɹɹɐ ʍǝu ollǝɥ"

//SCENARIOS.EXE

PHASE I

[ xxxx ] Yes, those are all the directions you get. Welcome, indeed, to Atrocia Manor. On the outside, you'll notice a faint howling in the distance. You better start running. That howling is only going to get louder as the werewolves start approaching. They roam in packs and will approach you from all sides, leveling a menacing stare at you before-!!!

-licking your hand. They'll all suddenly surround your character and start licking and lavishing attention on you as their tails wag from side to side happily. They may even roll over and show you their bellies for belly rubs. Please give them a treat and lots of love.

PHASE II

[ xxxx ] Once you survive that grueling challenge, it's on to the next part. This is where things start to heat up. The inner atrium of the mansion is dark, only lit by faint torches. In the center are three of the four ghosts that were spoken of, slowly moving in circles around a shrouded figure. Before you can glimpse at the figure, it disappears and the ghosts turn to you and start approaching from every side. They block you in, leaving you in the center and slowly looming around you.

Their howls are prolonged and deep, piercing your ears, and they seem to want to lead you into a room. You can choose to run from their frightful faces or you can follow them. They will seat you down at the dinner table then slowly pull forth a power point presentation. This is your love and/or sex life. Yes, you have a sad one. How dare you? The ghosts will guilt you for this, and somewhere in the midst of their lecture, you notice a faint figure moving along the windows. It's only for a flicker of a second that it appears, but the impression it leaves on you remains.

PHASE III

[ xxxx ] Feeling tired already? Well, don't stop and rest now! The challenges will only get worse. As you escape the three ghosts, you will ascend the stairs to the second level. Awaiting you is a vicious vampire …panda. Does it want your blood? Nope. It wants to talk to you about how to properly file your tax forms for a successful tax return. It will then lecture you on the EVILS of tax evasion. Be prepared for a scary ride with this one. It's not letting you out of the room until you listen to everything it has to say. For those who attempt to escape, it will… do absolutely nothing. It will sit there and watch you run.

PHASE IV

[ xxxx ] You escape the horrors of both the first floor and the second floor only to arrive at the basement. The mysterious fourth ghost awaits with its back turned to you. It's covered in a shroud, and you are sure it's going to talk about diversifying your stock profile next. Oh, how wrong you are.

Because this one legitimately wants you dead, and it will wear the face of your worst enemy or your least favorite person while swiping down a scythe to reap away your life quickly. It won't be easy to kill, but once you whittle down its life halfway, it will finally reveal its true form. That's when the entire dungeon will start to glitch, and the ghost will cradle you between its hands before warning you:

sn ǝɹǝʌǝɹ sn ɹɐǝɟ sn ǝɹǝʌǝɹ sn ɹɐǝɟ
sn ǝɹǝʌǝɹ sn ɹɐǝɟ sn ǝɹǝʌǝɹ sn ɹɐǝɟ
sn ǝɹǝʌǝɹ sn ɹɐǝɟ sn ǝɹǝʌǝɹ sn ɹɐǝɟ
sn ǝɹǝʌǝɹ sn ɹɐǝɟ sn ǝɹǝʌǝɹ sn ɹɐǝɟ
sn ǝɹǝʌǝɹ sn ɹɐǝɟ sn ǝɹǝʌǝɹ sn ɹɐǝɟ
sn ǝɹǝʌǝɹ sn ɹɐǝɟ sn ǝɹǝʌǝɹ sn ɹɐǝɟ

It will then fade away, and congratulations! You won! Sort of...

BONUS

[ whyo'clock ] Congratulations on surviving Atrocia Manor! Here's your complimentary coupon for 35% off on your next Vidia's Secret purchase. Wasn't that a fun ride? But wait. There's more! The final final boss awaits you outside in the courtyard. It's the most gruesome of them all. The worst ghost you can encounter because it's one that has known great suffering and is out for vengeance.

It will follow you around and try to eat you basically. One floating dot at the time until it can reach you.

[ Remember to apply proper warnings on threads with trigger-y or inappropriate material and do let a mod know if your thread careens off into maiming or canoodling so we can lock the log. ]

//RUN.EXE

Welcome to CEREALIA's latest intro post. For your convenience, we have compiled a post detailing everyone's usual arrival experience (which is not entirely applicable this round for reasons stated above^) and a FAQ that should explain everything in more detail. Please read them thoroughly before playing. Thank you!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[ Sorry but Kagemitsu has his own problems. Like being crushed by wolves who are happily piling on top of him. If only he was a bit taller...! He managed to extract himself for a moment, but then he saw someone dressed similarly to someone else he got to know recently and well... because he stopped in his surprise, he got run over by wolves once more.

Because... ]

A Kumou?

[ If Poko had been with him then maybe he could have gotten some help from the tanuki but as it stands, all he can do is try to push the slobbering things off of him, with little success. ]

[There's no way an arm warmer is more important than the fate of a human being. Soramaru pauses in his chase to gape at the scene since... it looks like some unfortunate soul is being devoured alive (lovingly??) under a pile of fur.

He wastes little time, hurrying over to the mess and holding out a hand.]

Here, I'll pull you out!

[Except now some of the werewolves turn their focus on Soramaru and he's suddenly got a bunch of balls of fur clinging to his legs.]

[ You'll eventually get back that arm warmer, Soramaru. For now, your drowning-in-dog-drool ancestor is eternally grateful for you trying to save him.

Kagemitsu pushes aside a wolf as much as he's able, and he almost falls face forward to the ground when some shift their attention to the boy. He manages to reach the offered hand, though. Even if the wolves might prove to become an even bigger problem, he's not sure. ]

Thank you...!

[He grabs on to the hand tightly and pulls with everything he's got, werewolves be damned. As soon as he yanks the stranger free from the pile, Soramaru quickly slides off his remaining arm warmer and chucks it as far as he can away from him.

The werewolves are really into that and go racing off in pursuit of the warmer.

Farewell, all that he knew...]

Are you okay? We should get out of here before they come back...!

[ Oh, that's a sacrifice. He makes a mental note to compensate the boy for that. He really appreciates that, though, this kid seems nice.

He nods, brushing hair out of his face. His ponytail had come loose during this episode. ]

Yes. And we probably should. [ They will probably catch up though, unfortunately. Kagemitsu guesses that they might be supposed to head for the building but wonders if it's wise... ] Can I ask, are you a Kumou? [ Because he really has to know the answer to that question. ]

[At the question, he looks startled. Could this be someone from Shiga? But weren't they all supposed to be dead?]

Ah, yes... I'm Kumou Soramaru. [He frowns, taking a good, long look at the man before him. No, he definitely wasn't familiar, but there was something about his appearance... Those eyes, especially.

Another Kumou...? But that couldn't be possible. It was just him and his brothers.] Sorry, but who are you?

[ The "supposed to be dead" part is really weird to him because how can he have descendants if he's dead before having any offspring, but he can go along with it well enough. It's like a reassurance that everything will be alright in the end, some way or the other. ]

So you're Tenka's brother! [ Then he knows around how many years apart he is to this boy. ] I'm Kumou Kagemitsu, first head of the Kumou family.

[I hope you're ready for a long stretch of silence as Soramaru just stares at the man before him like he's lost his mind. When he finally replies, his tone is careful, like he's not sure how to approach this sudden claim.]

I... don't understand?

[It's like he short-circuited.]

[ Tenka and Kagemitsu were pretty dumbfounded when they figured it out, too, so really, it's nothing that confusing. Or surprising.

All in all, Kagemitsu takes it calmly. ]

I'm you ancestor, and you're my descendant.

[Okay, let's... humor this for a moment.]

... I'm sorry for my rudeness, but shouldn't you have passed a long while ago?

[ Not believing this as easily as Tenka did? ]

No, it's fine. It seems it's possible for people to be brought from different points in time.

[Not a chance.]

Oh, yes. [His brother and master had explained a bit of it.] I suppose that makes sense... to some degree. [If he doesn't think about it too hard, that is.] It's... nice to meet you.

[He's still in a bit of daze from the confusion, BUT IT'LL PASS.]

[ Once you've accepted that time shenanigans are a Thing, it's easier to accept meeting people you logically should never be able to meet. ]

It gets easier to think about after a while. [ Kagemitsu had been so happy that he had accepted it pretty much right away but. Not everyone would.

He practically beams at Soramaru. ] Nice to meet you too! I'm really happy to get to meet you!

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