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[OPEN] GET SMILING OR GET STRANGLED
Who: You, Rapunzel and whoever else dares to show up to this ambiguous, inaccurately timed spectacle.
When: Backdated to IC 6/28
Where: The Entertainment District
What: An after-the-fact birthday party! Allegedly.
Warning/Rating: C for Creepy AF.
WELCOME TO THE HAPPINESS AND PEACE OF MIND COMMITTEE’S FIRST ANNUAL BIRTHDAY BASH!
Your attendance is very much appreciated.
A. ORIENTATION
[ It’s party time.
For those who saw Rapunzel’s broadcast, it should come as no surprise that she’s decided to throw her own belated birthday party. A party that, for all intents and purposes, is really for Cerealia: this is her way of thanking the city and its people for acknowledging her at all. Apparently she's hosting this party in one of the busiest parts of the entertainment district.
Also she invited robots. And aliens. And natives. And… you.
There are no lanterns, it’s true. But what there is is… distasteful nazi cosplay?
No, no. Relax! It’s just a uniform. Sure it’s strange to have Rapunzel of all people wearing it. And sure it’s strange that she isn’t really doing very much other than standing absolutely stock still and grinning, but at least she’s doing it in front of a lengthy pop-up bar. Everyone in the immediate vicinity seems to be quite drunk already, which is weird because the native tending it is only just breaking into the bottles. Placebo? Atmosphere? Perhaps they're only pretending.
If you’re not a drinker that’s fine, because out of nowhere Private Rapunzel approaches you with a black goblet of what appears to be wine.
And she’s not leaving until you at least pretend to take your medicine. ]
B. TESTING
[ After you’ve had your fill of liquid courage, Rapunzel leaves with a cryptic smile and disappears into the crowd. Presumably because she’s the birthday girl and wants to mingle with people other than you.
Only then she’s back, having changed into a green dress that perfectly matches the green uniform. This time her smile is less rigid, more tentative, and without asking permission she attaches herself to your arm. Her grip, you'll notice, is uncommonly tight. The strength of her nails might even draw a little blood. ]
H - Hey you. Ready for your test of courage?
[ Is the terror in her smile because of the challenge? Or something worse? ]
C. SUDDEN DEATH
[ Farther back and deeper in, towards the walls protecting the colony from Tellus (what do you mean that isn’t that what CERES is doing?!), there is a humble store with a humble man and a humble gaming console.
He, like Rapunzel and her goblet of ceremonial wine, holds out a controller and offers a toothless grin.
The game itself is simple: play as a hamster and escape the wheel. It’s boring. Agonizingly so. After a few minutes, should you decide to quit, you’ll find the old man blocking the entrance to the store and shaking his head. The message is clear: escape the wheel or stay. Indefinitely.
If you fight, he will not move. If you scream, he will refuse to move. If you protest, he will shut off all the lights.
And if you still have the balls to argue after that, congratulations: Private Rapunzel is back. And this time she’s armed to the teeth.
The question is, whose side is she on? ]
D. CONGRATULATIONS
[ And now? Your reward for coming, a reward earned all the more if you decided to partake in any of those options without knowing what would happen! The main area between buildings has been turned into a fully lit stage rigged for pyrotechnics and dramatic lighting. Hanging behind it all is the mural from Rapunzel’s network video, though it isn’t her face that appears on the screen above the crowd. It’s yours! What a twist.
Then the music starts and the lights go down and both Rapunzels - green dress and green beret - appear at the centre of the stage, one of them smiling predatorily, the other smiling placidly.
What happens next depends on whether your character has a theme song of either canonical origin or your choosing. If so, that’s the song that plays next. You’ll also be encouraged (read: forced) to join Robopunzel and Realpunzel on stage by an army of Robopunzel’s robot friends.
If not, you get that song I linked at the beginning.
Better sing along or that army of robots will do something much more unpleasant to you.
Good luck determining which Rapunzel is the real one when both of them are so terribly good at spreading happiness, by the way. ]
When: Backdated to IC 6/28
Where: The Entertainment District
What: An after-the-fact birthday party! Allegedly.
Warning/Rating: C for Creepy AF.
WELCOME TO THE HAPPINESS AND PEACE OF MIND COMMITTEE’S FIRST ANNUAL BIRTHDAY BASH!
Your attendance is very much appreciated.
A. ORIENTATION
[ It’s party time.
For those who saw Rapunzel’s broadcast, it should come as no surprise that she’s decided to throw her own belated birthday party. A party that, for all intents and purposes, is really for Cerealia: this is her way of thanking the city and its people for acknowledging her at all. Apparently she's hosting this party in one of the busiest parts of the entertainment district.
Also she invited robots. And aliens. And natives. And… you.
There are no lanterns, it’s true. But what there is is… distasteful nazi cosplay?
No, no. Relax! It’s just a uniform. Sure it’s strange to have Rapunzel of all people wearing it. And sure it’s strange that she isn’t really doing very much other than standing absolutely stock still and grinning, but at least she’s doing it in front of a lengthy pop-up bar. Everyone in the immediate vicinity seems to be quite drunk already, which is weird because the native tending it is only just breaking into the bottles. Placebo? Atmosphere? Perhaps they're only pretending.
If you’re not a drinker that’s fine, because out of nowhere Private Rapunzel approaches you with a black goblet of what appears to be wine.
And she’s not leaving until you at least pretend to take your medicine. ]
B. TESTING
[ After you’ve had your fill of liquid courage, Rapunzel leaves with a cryptic smile and disappears into the crowd. Presumably because she’s the birthday girl and wants to mingle with people other than you.
Only then she’s back, having changed into a green dress that perfectly matches the green uniform. This time her smile is less rigid, more tentative, and without asking permission she attaches herself to your arm. Her grip, you'll notice, is uncommonly tight. The strength of her nails might even draw a little blood. ]
H - Hey you. Ready for your test of courage?
[ Is the terror in her smile because of the challenge? Or something worse? ]
C. SUDDEN DEATH
[ Farther back and deeper in, towards the walls protecting the colony from Tellus (what do you mean that isn’t that what CERES is doing?!), there is a humble store with a humble man and a humble gaming console.
He, like Rapunzel and her goblet of ceremonial wine, holds out a controller and offers a toothless grin.
The game itself is simple: play as a hamster and escape the wheel. It’s boring. Agonizingly so. After a few minutes, should you decide to quit, you’ll find the old man blocking the entrance to the store and shaking his head. The message is clear: escape the wheel or stay. Indefinitely.
If you fight, he will not move. If you scream, he will refuse to move. If you protest, he will shut off all the lights.
And if you still have the balls to argue after that, congratulations: Private Rapunzel is back. And this time she’s armed to the teeth.
The question is, whose side is she on? ]
D. CONGRATULATIONS
[ And now? Your reward for coming, a reward earned all the more if you decided to partake in any of those options without knowing what would happen! The main area between buildings has been turned into a fully lit stage rigged for pyrotechnics and dramatic lighting. Hanging behind it all is the mural from Rapunzel’s network video, though it isn’t her face that appears on the screen above the crowd. It’s yours! What a twist.
Then the music starts and the lights go down and both Rapunzels - green dress and green beret - appear at the centre of the stage, one of them smiling predatorily, the other smiling placidly.
What happens next depends on whether your character has a theme song of either canonical origin or your choosing. If so, that’s the song that plays next. You’ll also be encouraged (read: forced) to join Robopunzel and Realpunzel on stage by an army of Robopunzel’s robot friends.
If not, you get that song I linked at the beginning.
Better sing along or that army of robots will do something much more unpleasant to you.
Good luck determining which Rapunzel is the real one when both of them are so terribly good at spreading happiness, by the way. ]
A.... sweats
I'm going to start worrying if this is where I keep finding you. [ Though when she holds out the goblet he takes it hesitantly, sniffing it. ] ...Wine?
[ Well, considering in his time it's usually just ale in a tavern, he's still getting used to all the different types they can get here. It's got to be better than the shots they did that time though... r...ight... ]
1/2 LMFAO WHAT A HOT OUTFIT
[ Her laughter should ease his mind, high and clear and making it clear that she herself hasn't had anything to drink yet despite the revelry. However, her hand only raises the container higher until the lip of it is pushing against Merlin's face. Then she giggles. ]
Hey. Merlin. Do you know? The secret of alcohol? I know it. I know why people love to drink sooooo much. Why my mother likes to drink and won't let me. I didn't understand before but now I do. You should have some.
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Alcohol is the only magic potion in the universe that makes people feel good enough to tell the truth about themselves. It makes people want it. People don't usually want to be honest, do they, Merlin? People are cowards.
But - they need to tell the truth, Merlin. I will not allow liars in this colony. [ What. ]
...A-At this party, I mean. [ Oh okay cool. ]
[1/2] shush i have a folder full of clothes LET ME USE THEM!!!!!!!!
--but then he almost spits it back out when she pushes closer and starts whispering about liars apparently? He coughs once, twice and tips his head away as he tries to stop himself from choking.
The big question is whether it's her words or the wine itself that's doing this. ]
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It isn't anything to do with magic. It just turns people into idiots. What brought this on?
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It won't be the first time he's seen such a look on these features, but it'll be the first time she says anything like ] That was not a theory, Merlin the Magician. It was a metaphor describing a fact. Do you or do you not tell the truth when you drink alcohol?
[ And to show she's heard his question and has simply, apparently, chosen not to answer, Rapunzel lifts green eyes to his, holds the gaze, and then, mechanically and diabolically, winks. ]
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I'm always honest. [ Well that's a lie in itself, but... drinking this isn't going to change that either? ]