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C E R E A L I A ★ M O D S。 ([personal profile] reparator) wrote in [community profile] estoria2014-12-17 09:10 am

« 007 ⇢ event007.exe »

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
[ xx:xx ] 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
[ xx:xx ] 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
[ xx:xx ] 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
[ xx:xx ] 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
[ why:o'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!


allthreefourths: (Default)

i.

[personal profile] allthreefourths 2014-12-19 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
[ ... senpai, this is the feel of toothless, a dragon, sniffing at your hand. hiccup's pretty familiar with the werewolves and what they... do, at this point, but tackling someone and forcing them to be One With The Wolves is not one of those things. so, of course, he'd motioned toothless over.

because. well. she looked like she needed help. no, actually, judging by the sound of "heeelppp meee" she very much needs it. of course, he's not so strong on his own, so with a look at toothless: ]


A little help, buddy? [ and a positioning behind hiccup from the dragon department, they'll now together work on yanking mary out of her pit of wolves. hiccup holding onto her hand, toothless holding onto hiccup. he calls out: ] Hey! Uh, in there. I'm Hiccup, and we're going to get you out now. Ready?

[ and before she can even respond, toothless will pull, and a result hiccup will too. be free, young medusa, be free! ]
immobileyes: (Ke$ha had it right)

[personal profile] immobileyes 2014-12-19 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
[ did she just feel scales-- no, there's a hand now, and Mary instinctively grips it, split seconds before she pops free from the wolf pile.

... And into Hiccup.

Oops. ]


Aah--!
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[personal profile] allthreefourths 2014-12-19 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ oops indeed. from hiccup: ]

Aagh!

[ and from toothless, a dragon-equivalent "AHH" as hiccup falls backward right into him. tiny girl, meet tiny boy, as they both fall back into a pile on toothless's side.

a small wince, and then: ]


Oh gods. I-- admittedly expected that to go better than it did.
immobileyes: (Too much socializing too much--)

[personal profile] immobileyes 2014-12-19 01:13 am (UTC)(link)
... O-ow...

[ said the queen, very succinctly, and not at all in a garbled and dizzy fashion. ]
allthreefourths: (when i meet the in-laws)

[personal profile] allthreefourths 2014-12-19 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ oh no. did she somehow end up worse for wear? they probably should've been more gentle when pulling her from the puppy pile.

toothless grunts, still mildly annoyed by the resultant... everything, while hiccup looks down at their rescued but not really rescued victim. ]


From one pile to another, huh? [ sheepishly. ] Sorry. Uh, about that. Are you okay?
immobileyes: (Tis but a flesh wound)

1/2

[personal profile] immobileyes 2014-12-19 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
I-I'm... okay, I think-- [ and she sits up, rubbing her head. ]
immobileyes: (HWWAAAGHJDKSHJFLG)

[personal profile] immobileyes 2014-12-19 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ AND FREEZES BECAUSE THAT SURE LOOKS LIKE A DRAGON???? ]
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[personal profile] allthreefourths 2014-12-19 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
A thought that's stopped in the middle, apparently.

[ he's honestly wondering what's got her so shocked, until he looks behind him and remembers. right. right, people, dragon, shocking thing.

a small groan, and toothless picks himself up, forcing hiccup to straighten. ]


... And that would be why. [ standing up now, though not without a bit of a wobble. once steadied (with a little help from toothless), he offers a hand to mary. ] Don't worry, he's friendly.
immobileyes: (It's okay it's okay it's okay)

[personal profile] immobileyes 2014-12-19 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
[ ... She's pretty slow to take his hand, eyes warily resting on Toothless. ]

He's not going to burn down towns?
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[personal profile] allthreefourths 2014-12-19 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
[ but when she does, he's there to help her... slowly get up. squeak goes the metal leg. huff goes the dragon. ]

Absolutely no town burning, people eating, home destroying. [ counting on his free hand's fingers as he lists off each horrible thing that toothless does not do. ] He's more like the... clothes ruining with saliva, eating all your fish, ruining what you just cleaned up kind of dragon.

[ another huff from toothless. ]

What? Like you don't.
immobileyes: (There's the man who touched me)

[personal profile] immobileyes 2014-12-19 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
[ ... Huh. That doesn't sound anything like the dragons she's read about, the ones brave knights and boys with great destinies defeated. If anything... ]

He sounds more like a cat...
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[personal profile] allthreefourths 2014-12-19 06:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ ... telling it how it is.

the look toothless gives hiccup is one in the "you better not agree" category. ]


Now, I wouldn't go that far. [ a pause. ] Maybe a bit-- Ow!

[ and, smack. dragon tail, meet hiccup's shoulder. mary, meet a dragon shaking his head. ]
immobileyes: (I swear I didn't call you fat!)

[personal profile] immobileyes 2014-12-19 06:33 am (UTC)(link)
I-I'm sorry!

[ oh no, she made him mad-- ] You look just like a dragon, though!
allthreefourths: (now sound 'em make noise)

[personal profile] allthreefourths 2014-12-19 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
It's okay, he's just-- like that. It probably doesn't help that that's the first time he's been compared to a cat.

[ hiccup's rubbing his shoulder. at least toothless has taken to moving away from hiccup and expanding his wings a little, as if to show mary that yes, indeed, he does look just like a dragon.

at least she's honest. and nice, so far. ]


And yeah, he knows. He might only do it to protect himself, but he still breathes fire. [ dragons! ]
immobileyes: (The Little Medusa?)

[personal profile] immobileyes 2014-12-19 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Is he yours? [ now that Hiccup's sounding calm and the dragon doesn't look like it's going to eat her, she's a little curious. She's never heard of someone owning one. ]
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[personal profile] allthreefourths 2014-12-20 06:19 am (UTC)(link)
It's a little more than that, but... in a way, kind of.

[ how wonderfully vague. but he owns toothless, toothless owns him. he's not really sure how to word that, exactly. ]

Long story.
immobileyes: (Some day we'll find it)

[personal profile] immobileyes 2014-12-20 03:01 pm (UTC)(link)
I have time.

[ She likes stories. ]
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[personal profile] allthreefourths 2014-12-20 06:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[ with a hint of surprise: ] ... I think that's the first time someone's actually willingly decided to listen when the words "long story" pop up.

[ he's exaggerating. kind of. he's pretty sure it might actually be the first time.

toothless takes this opportunity to move on closer to mary, head low to the ground, his small exhales of air audible. ]


Well, before I make you regret your choice, introductions. That's [ a hand towards the dragon who is attempting to get more familiar with small medusas ] Toothless, I'm... Hiccup.

[ he gestures towards her now ]

And you are?
immobileyes: (It's okay it's okay it's okay)

[personal profile] immobileyes 2014-12-21 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ ... What weird names, but she's a little too distracted by the dragon moving closer to remark on it. ]

M-Mary. [ oh god what does she do. ]
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[personal profile] allthreefourths 2014-12-23 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
M-Mary it is.

[ hiccup's just teasing. toothless… is just watching. well, now sniffing.

good thing his owner can recognize Dragon Nervousness, because he's offering some helpful words: ]


Relax, he won't hurt you. [ and, just to demonstrate, he moves to place a hand right above toothless's nose. ] Try this.
immobileyes: (There's the man who touched me)

[personal profile] immobileyes 2014-12-23 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ ... There is a long, uncertain stare at Hiccup, as though Mary is suspicious that he's just goading her into getting her hand bitten off. But okay, no, she'll slowly inch a hand out, until it matches Hiccup's. ]
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[personal profile] allthreefourths 2014-12-27 01:03 am (UTC)(link)
There we go! Not too bad, right?

[ and, when she does that, he'll remove his. toothless leans into her hand a tad, shutting both eyes. ]

Step one. That's to show that he can trust you. Though... I guess it's more like you can trust him, in this case. [ a small smile.

now, hiccup positions his hand underneath toothless' chin, making a scratching motion but not quite touching any scales. ]


Step two. Give him a scratch right here.
immobileyes: (Secretly terrifying)

[personal profile] immobileyes 2014-12-27 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ HOW IS THIS NOT LIKE A CAT--

But Mary holds her tongue this time, hesitating only so slightly as she moves her free hand underneath the dragon's chin. The feel of scales beneath her fingertips brings up... something nostalgic, almost like a very old memory, but she pushes the thought aside and scratches tentatively. ]


Like this?
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[personal profile] allthreefourths 2014-12-27 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ and for that, mary gets a low dragon-like purr (totally not a cat), as hiccup gives her a look that basically says "Like that".

obviously, he's a giant dragon nerd. ]


Are you sure you haven't done this before?
immobileyes: (Jeremiah was a bullfrog!)

[personal profile] immobileyes 2014-12-27 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
I-I haven't! [ honestly, she looks stunned. ] He's purring!!

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