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Who: Everyone who was once in Cerealia, plus some guest stars
When: OOC: 10/01 - 10/12 ; IC: 3/15 - 3/21
Where: The wide, vast jungles of Tellus. Cerealia is nowhere to be found
What: A special reward frees everyone from the clutches of Cerealia; too bad nobody's competent around here.
Rating/Warning: PG-13: Some scary images, some violence. Please let the mods know if the rating goes up or the log needs to be locked!

//event020.EXE

It is a quiet day in mostly reconstructed Cerealia. The robots are busily running into walls that were not there before, the Cybuddy bees are buzzing...and CERES has still not said a word. Attempting to contact them still gets the User Offline error. Strange...

But who cares if CERES is offline? After all, they are the cruel and tyrannical captors. A Cerealia without them must be better than a Cerealia with them. So there's nothing to worry about on this fine, peaceful day. Or, at least, that's what it seems like, when suddenly there's a voice in everyone's head. A chosen few may recognize the voice, for they will have heard it before, but to the vast majority, it is brand new.

Looks like someone has been saved, and a reward granted... and no, you don't have a single choice in the matter.

Your heroism will be remembered, lost and stolen souls.

You have saved me, and so now, I shall save you.

All of you.

//SCENARIOS.EXE

PHASE I

[ day one ] It happens so quickly. One moment you’re in the colony, going about your daily life, and the next, you’re… floating. A moment later, every player character from the colony is transported with a wisp of fresh air to...somewhere very very different. The distance is far, but it is covered in what must have only been a scant moment, and it’s clear somehow, especially to air characters, that it was Caeli’s doing that brought everyone there.

There, naturally, being right in the middle of the jungle.

Everyone is then unceremoniously dropped. You may land on a tree, or in a patch of poison mushrooms (no really, look out for the colorful plant life, it’s probably poisonous) or in the river. There are some strange insects of all sorts and types, some of which have some uncomfortable side effects if you’re bitten, such as swelling or the uncomfortable urge to go hug the nearest person, and there are strange flowers everywhere, some of which glow only in the dark of night or the shade of trees. It is dreadfully humid, however, and a little hard to breathe--unless you’re of the air disposition.

Either way, you’ve certainly landed somewhere fantastical, so take some time to get used to your surroundings. It shouldn’t take too long to find everyone else, hopefully.

PHASE II

[ day two ] Of course, this far into the jungle, and making this much noise, it was only inevitable before some company was attracted.

Some are clearly dangerous, some are peaceful as can be and some are somewhere in between; approach at your own risk.

Either way, these monsters are all drawn to larger groups of people and a lot of noise, so it may be best to keep quiet...though the ones that keep their distance may be even more concerning.

Everyone is certainly being stalked at one point or another in the jungle -- and at night, there are eyes watching from the darker parts of the trees.

PHASE III

[ day three ] But perhaps if you follow some of those monsters deeper into the woods, you will stumble across an old, run down village of sorts. It looks as though time and the jungle has overtaken it. Exploring it will reveal plenty of homes that were clearly lived in however, by families and by people of all sorts.

There are empty rooms, covered in dust, and a central village fire, long gone out.

Small knick-knacks and various objects can be found… if you want to steal from the dead, you know. It’s a little rude. It appears they led a simple, peaceful life, however; most notably, there is no technology to be found.

And if The Bridge catches you doing it, she will look incredibly sad and ask you to put everything back in its proper place before she goes back to looking very irritated at Caeli. You may overhear words about how this “isn’t the right place” and Caeli’s unrepentant, “It is only a few hundred miles”. Looks like something went a little wrong in the transportation process.

Time to camp out for the night, perhaps. And your CereVices don’t get any reception out here, so no surfing the internet for you. If you try to connect to the internet, for some reason the device starts playing a song. Was that programmed…?

PHASE IV

[ day four ] By the fourth day, it’s pretty clear that you’re going to be stuck here for a bit. Pestering Caeli or Maris gets nothing, while the Bridge still can’t be approached for pretty good reasons. So… you’ll just have to make the best of it while they figure out their next approach.

Time to figure out how to camp with few supplies and even fewer nice places to sleep. Maybe try to make a fire (though it’s incredibly difficult, considering how muggy it is here) or try to find some bugs to eat (ew gross).

Of course, you can try hunting, but the prey doesn’t look too friendly, so be careful not to become the prey yourself. The same goes for fishing, it seems.

Some of the trees are poisonous, some of the grasses will cause unfortunate rashes, and some vines will lash out to grab at people (especially colorful ones); basically, this is an entirely untamed alien jungle, so it may not be the fun camping trip you'd like.

Time to work together to survive out here, at least for a little longer.

It’s your time to shine. This is Person Versus Wild.

PHASE V

[ day six ] On day six, the jungle goes utterly silent.

The monsters and animals disappear. The extra friends poof away hastily and suddenly. Maris and the Bridge fall silent (though Caeli admittedly continues floating there as ever). If anyone approaches them to ask, they'll just say that "she is coming".

And soon, she does appear. She moves slowly, lacking in feet; they are roots, as though that of a tree. Nonetheless, she has no troubles with moving forward, slow bit by bit. She does not speak, not at first, and behind her, trotting lightly through the woods, there is another. Both feel strongly of spiritual energy, just like Maris and Caeli. And eventually, after observing the people gathered, they can be spoken to.

BONUS

[ day ??? ] After spending some time in the jungle, emotions might be running a bit amuck. And those emotions might bring some unexpected...friends. Yes, let's go with friends.

Because if a character is typically grumpy, gloomy, stoic, lineface, or anything along those lines, they may find themselves followed by a bright, happy bird. That bird feeds off of those emotions, and will just cheerfully follow around any lineface character for as long as possible. Or until they smile. The birds are otherwise harmless, chirping happily every now and then and following them around like a friendly shadow.

Happy, cheerful, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, energetic characters, on the other hand, will soon find themselves followed by... a different friend. Or maybe a handful of them. It depends on how cheerful they are. Either way, these creatures feed off of happiness and fun, but they will also chew on hair or an ear if they're allowed to get that close, making horrifying, chittering noises as they follow anyone who is in a good mood.

[ Remember to apply proper warnings on threads with sensitive 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 October event! Please visit the OOC information here, and should you have any questions, feel free to ask them here! You can also check the FAQ for more general inquiries. This event will last for the month of October, or IC 3/15 to 3/30. This log will last from 10/01 to 10/12 or IC 3/15 to 3/21. Should this event log hit Captcha, there is an all-purpose overflow here.

Please treat this like a jungle mingle log, and feel free to make your own logs in estoria in the jungle as well! You'll be here for a little while, so go crazy and get some exploring in. Feel free to contact the mods if you have any questions on what can be found in the jungle in any given area.

Thank you!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Phase I

[...Well. This is different.

Namazuo lands in the river, which may or may not be a good thing. It was decidedly less painful than landing in a tree would've been, and he's in his lighter clothes, lacking armor that would've weighed him down. On the other hand, he's now tinged with green and soaking wet. With this humidity, it doesn't look like he'll be getting dry anytime soon.

It doesn't take him long to get over the initial shock, and, well. No sense in getting upset about this turn of events, right? Everything will work out somehow, so he might as well get moving.]

Hello? Master? Tsurumaru-san? Kasen-kun? [He'll be calling out as he wanders around, for his comrades or his new friends or... anyone at all, really. He'll be easy to find if you're close by.

But it's also important to get a sense of your surroundings, to learn how to adapt in case you need to fight or flee. That's totally the reason he crouches down amongst the flowers, touching them with gentle fingers (but not plucking). It's also the reason he's following one of the jeweled beetles around in circles as it crawls along a tree. Totally practical reasons. Yes.] Where are you going...?

Phase II

[He may be a sword, but it's not in Namazuo's nature to go around attacking things unprovoked. So he'll stay a respectful distance away from the notably dangerous beasts, keeping a watchful eye on those that seem particularly unfriendly. He is not, however, averse to fighting them if need be; should he happen across anyone who needs help, he'll most certainly step in.

Hopefully by this time he's not still wandering alone! And Namazuo is the curious, friendly type. So when he and his companion happen across what can only be an earth dragon resting on a massive tree root, he stops, contemplating.]

Do you think it's docile?

Phase IV

[It was only a matter of time, really.

He's tried to be cautious! ...Mostly! And he's actually pretty good at it, surprisingly enough. But there's only so much poking around one can do before nature takes notice, apparently, and--

--well, long story short, there's now a little wakizashi tangled up in some vines.]

This is very uncomfortable.

[Gosh, vines, you couldn't have made a hammock or something?]

Bonus

[Namazuo isn't exactly a bundle of sparkly joy at all times, but he's definitely one of the more cheerful swords of the bunch. ...That is, usually. But anyone would be in a bad mood with what is essentially a winged walking stick bug following them around and making that noise.

He'd tried to be nice, really. He'd even let the little thing ride on his shoulder until it bit him! But there's only so much of that horrendous sound he can take, and his friendly mood is rapidly tanking.

So when another of those critters decides to pop up and join its friend, anyone around Namazuo will be treated to the rare sight of him losing his temper.]

No, not another one! Go, get out of here! Stop following me! [How do these creatures feel about being chopped into pieces? LET'S FIND OUT.]

That's one way of putting it.

[ The chipper voice is the person not tangled up in vines (maybe because she'd punched them when they'd tried to grab her hair), and Yang studies this poor soul now, before she reaches up to one of the vines and gives it a yank. ]

Did you offer them dinner or something? It looks like they think they've found a great catch.

[DON'T JUDGE HIM YANG... he's young and naive. Sort of.]

I didn't! I just wanted to take a look, but I guess I got a little too close. They move much more quickly than I'd thought!

[At least he seems to be in a good mood??]

Yeah, I've noticed they're kind of bratty like that... [ Time to start yanking on them in earnest. ]

open!

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