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[reparator]

Who: CERES & you
When: ooc: 03/22-03/25; ic: 12/09-12/10
Where: Cerealia's Entertainment District
What: Intro log
Rating/Warning: PG-13 | possibly nsfw (please let us know if you need this rating changed, or you are welcome to continue any naughty shenanigans in a private log)

//event011.EXE The Gifts that Keeps on Giving ((You)) Nightmares It's been a whole month without any new arrivals. Who knows why? If you ask CERES, they won't bother with any in-depth explanations. They will simply claim that none of the code out there has been responding to their recovery methods, so they had to rework a lot of their technology. However, after several weeks of grueling work, they have finally experienced success! A fresh new batch of faces is coming in, and to celebrate their arrival and the real upcoming holidays, CEO Julius Vincere has arranged for a Christmas-themed carnival for all to enjoy. Those who arrive will wake up in Cerealia and be given a long, boring explanation and powerpoint as per usual before being ushered onto a bus (there is no escape. The robots will force you onto the bus one way or another). You will be unwillingly carted to the theme park where you will be immediately assaulted by a giant array of lights followed by several rides that you can enjoy. After you disembark from the bus, one of the snowman robots will be waiting to give you tickets to the rides and show you around as part of the Grand Opening. The amusement park will remain open for the rest of the month of December so anyone can visit as they please. The first couple tickets will also be on the house for new arrivals, but the rest will have to be bought with credits, so choose wisely! (Or try and sneak into the rides -- then face the wrath of the snowman robots and their snowman firearms :D) "☃ WELCOME NEW ARRIVALS ❅ YOU HAVE ARRIVED AT THE SANTASTICAL FOREST OF CHRISTMAS WONDERS ❅ PLEASE ENJOY ALL THE RIDES CEO JULIUS VINCERE HAS HAND-PICKED FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT ❅ WE WISH TO BRING YOU MERRY FEELINGS FOR THE HOLIDAY ❅ COME GIVE SNOWTRON 5000 A HUG ❅ WHAT? YOU DON'T WANT ONE ❅ BUT I WAS PROGRAMMED TO CONVEY HUGGING AS LOVE THROUGH AFFECTION ❅ PLEASE DON'T RUN ❅ COME BAAAAACK, VISITOR ❅"

//SCENARIOS.EXE PHASE I [ xxxx ] Do you like ferris wheels? This is an enchanting one where you get to ride around in a giant snowflake at a very limited speed. The wheel will turn excruciatingly slow before stopping abruptly, leaving you trapped at the very top. We hope you're not afraid of heights because you're going to be in there for a while! The windows on the snowflake will rapidly darken leaving you and your fellow riders trapped in the darkness. At that moment, you will feel something warm breathing down your neck and along the back of your ear. As you reach over, you'll feel like the chair underneath you is made of snakeskin, and a hissing sound will intensify as the "chair" squirms and as the breathing gets louder and hotter. Scrabble at the doors, fight your way out! Will you escape or not? Probably not, but the experience will last only a good five minutes before the lights come back on and before the ferris wheel starts moving again. The chair will appear as normal, and there will be no one else inside except any fellow riders who came with you. PHASE II [ xxxx ] If the ferris wheel didn't "do it" for you, then perhaps a fun house will? If you're a fan, that is! This Christmas-themed funhouse features a wonderful walk through a snowy forest convered in singing reindeer. The more you walk through, the more you will notice things like within the distorted mirrors, there will briefly appear strange specters. You will also hear a bunch of howling in the background, and while you may think that you're safe since they're trapped behind a mirror, you are very wrong. The lights will go out once more, and you will hear the mirrors shatter all around and feel yourself being grabbed and hurled to the ground. Whatever is coming for you is something you can't see, but it's advancing fast with impressive strength to hurl you back once more. You will feel pain erupt through your body before an engineer will appear to get the lights back on. Once they're back on, the reindeer will be happily singing, and all the mirrors will appear as they were before -unbroken. PHASE III [ xxxx ] After those interesting adventures, another option would be to simply visit the rocking santacoaster, a large, sprawling roller coaster that reaches 150 mph. You will be strapped into a sled and be shot through the tracks where you can scream and cry all you want except once you reach the tunnel, everything will come to a sudden stop (whiplash pending). You and the other riders will be in there for a few minutes, surrounded by a dozen santas as they start to fly out from the tunnel walls, carrying swords and swooping down to take a swipe at you. You better duck or be prepared to be cut up by their blades. The rollercoaster will abruptly resume, and when you reach the end, you might notice some bleeding, a little bit of hair missing, or some clothes shred up. If you ask the snowman robots about it, they will just shrug and claim they don't know what you're talking about. Please go enjoy a snowcone on the house! PHASE IV [ xxxx ] The Christmas whirl will be your last stop for the evening! This is a ride that goes round and round and round while tilting. Everyone will be strapped into it while standing up and forced to hold on as it spins, and somewhere in the midst of the spinning, the ride will suddenly malfunction. Yes, big surprise there! But it won't stop spinning. It will just be a rockier ride, and you will seemingly enter a new space where you will be among the stars and seeing planets all around you. Your own home planet will be amongst them before it breaks open like an egg and out crawls a friendly visitor. If you get bit by it, you will spend the rest of the day and night experiencing an array of possible symptoms, including: a voracious appetite, a fear of light, the urge to 'mate' with anyone who smells especially good, heightened senses, the ability to climb on all kinds of surfaces, irritability and crankiness... (( you don't have to experience them all. you can pick and choose which one you like. )) BONUS [ whyo'clock ] What's that jingling you hear in the background? Why, it's Santa Clause! Coming here all the way from the North Pole. The park will stop, and all the snowman robots will gather in the square, ushering along as many people as possible. Santa-Bot X-3 will be seated on his chair to welcome all visitors to sit on his metaphorical lap and tell him what they want for Christmas. He will then give them a nicely wrapped present and tell them that it's exactly what they asked for, but they can't open it until they get home. For those who can't wait and choose to open it quickly, they will get some nice treats from Mundus Caelestis. But beware! Those who do take this gift home will experience a weird after-effect as the lovely red and white toy will come to life on its own and hop out of the box that evening to try and violently electrocute the owner. The other one is completely harmless. [ 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 what's going on right here and feel free to consult the FAQ if needed. Please leave any lingering questions in the OOC post, and we'll answer them as soon as we can. OVERFLOW IS HERE!!!

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OTA

[hatsoff]

on the bus;

[This... was a lot to take in. And how could it not be? While he couldn't argue that between the powerpoint and everything they were being told, it was all reasonable, and yet.. it was completely insane. Aliens? Other worlds? It sounded like something right out of Fred's comic books.

But he listens, he takes it in all, especially the de ja vu of it. Seriously, did Fred make him read a comic with this plot once?

Either way, this was a mess. He didn't want to believe his world was gone. He was just there. What about his family? Hiro and Aunt Cass-- and his friends? Were they alright?

He's pretty lost in thought during the whole process of getting loaded onto the bus, but if you catch his eye and look just as lost and concerned as he does, he might just speak up.]

So. Aliens, huh?

snacks;

[Since he found Hiro, Tadashi's barely been separate for him. Not that he minds. He was extremely glad to know his brother was safe and sound, Baymax too. And Hiro's excitement about the carnival itself is keeping him preoccupied and his mind off things he's...since learned.

But with all the apparently weird things happening around the carnival, Baymax is getting some good use, and while Hiro was handling that, Tadashi went to grab some snacks for them to pig out on. What good was a carnival if you didn't eat everything horrible for you that you possibly could? You might find him in line, eyeing all the goodies, or you might find him struggling to carry more junk than any two people should attempt to eat on their own.]

phase i;

[There's only so long one can keep up a front. Tadashi does well for the most part. He's having fun with Hiro, but while Hiro goes to ride the roller coaster again (Tadashi really didn't want to go through that one more time), he decides to go for a quiet ride on the ferris wheel. What better place to really mull over all this mess he's suddenly finding himself in? If you happen to end up in the same car as him, you'll find him with his hat off, and his face in his hands as he attempts to process... well, everything.]

getting on the bus;

[millionth]

[hiro should be paying more attention to the crowd around him, but — for one thing, he's short enough that he mostly just sees a lot of backs and shoulders, and for another it's a lot to take in. the end of the world? it's a wild enough story as it is, but since hiro's been doing the superhero thing it sounds even more nuts. okay, sure, there's a lot more to the world — and the universe — than just san fransokyo, but you'd think he would've heard something about it, maybe? run into any aliens if they really exist? the world can't just be gone, along with everyone else in it...can it?]

Hiro, your heart rate is: elevated.

[hiro mutters a "yeah, yeah," waving absently at baymax, but it's the next thing baymax says that makes him stop in his tracks:]

Tadashi is here.

sobs all over you

[hatsoff]

[Tadashi's honestly not paying as much attention as he normally would be. End of the world stuff is pretty preoccupying, though.

But it doesn't take much to pull him from his thoughts. This time, it was a voice-- a voice he knew very well, and was not excepting to hear.]

-- Baymax....? [He more or less said it to himself, wondering it he was just hearing things as he started to look around. It was as he turned, looking on to the line behind him, that he spotted the all too familiar robot several steps behind him....and next to him, his little brother. Needless to say, he couldn't be more relieved.]

snacks

[psycholawgy]

[ Sure, she could just ask her best friend to buy some snacks for the both of them, but if she continuously asked Simon Blackquill for favours each time she needs one, then she'd run out! So she took it upon herself to buy some nachos, and cotton candy. And some soda. They're a good combination, okay?

But when a certain someone ends up buying the last stock of sugar—or rather—cotton candy they have... someone gets upset. ]

Hey, what's the big idea?!

[hatsoff]

[Tadashi didn't mean to buy the last of the cotton candy. Honestly, if he had known it was the last, he wouldn't have bought as much as he did.

So when he's suddenly being yelled at, he's taken aback, mostly because he has yet to know why.]

Um...can I help you? [just casually gonna shift some of the stuff around his arms while he tries to figure out why there's yelling??]

snacks

[niceguypose]

[A bushy-browed young man is also overlooking the snacks, trying to do so with an appraising eye.]

Hmmm...! There is quite the selection!

[hatsoff]

[Tadashi can't help but chuckle as he nods in agreement.]

You said it. This is going to be a hard choice.

[...Unless he gets a little bit of everything. That could totally work, right?]

phase i

[shivered]

[Elsa doesn't know anything about ferris wheels or anything of the like. And she's pretty sure it's a bad idea getting on one, but here she is anyway. She's sitting straight, hands folded in her hands, trying to convince herself that this is just fine.

Though looking over at the other person in this odd little car, her uncertainty over what she's getting herself into melts away in favor of concern.]

Excuse me? [She leans just a little.] Are you all right?

[He's just arrived, right? It's overwhelming. She knows that.]

[hatsoff]

[Tadashi had kind of hoped he'd get the car to himself, but he really didn't notice anyone else had entered, not until Elsa spoke up.

He dropped his hands from his face, and after clearing his throat, ran a hand through his hair and replaced his hat on his head.]

Yeah. Yeah, I'm-- fine.

[Probably not as convincing as he was going for, but at this point, he's only really concerned about keeping it together for Hiro, and he's already put a lot of energy into that for today.]

on the bus;

[pixelacious]

[ AndrAIa's never seen this many sprites before - but given the nature of that powerpoint, they...might not all be sprites. It's a weird thought, and one she's been giving some consideration when Tadashi makes that comment. It takes a moment to refocus on what he said, and then she smiles - the worry disappears from her face, though it's definitely still there. ]

Apparently. It all sounds like the set-up to a Game, to me. But without any win conditions listed - or not immediately doable ones?

[hatsoff]

[Seeing he made someone smile helps. This is a lot for all of them, not just him, after all. And while he may not actually grasp the actual meaning of what she says, he's played enough video games over the years to catch on to the point.]

A game. You know, that's the one thing I didn't think of. I was leaning more towards something right out of a comic book. Or a horror movie, even.

phase i;

[ukakus]

[She's trying to enjoy herself today. Really. Carnivals aren't really her thing, but it's not like she has anything better to do, so here she is. It helps that she's pretty curious about what the city looks like from this high up, too... And you can bet she'll never admit to that.

But it's a little hard to enjoy herself when the dude next to her looks as bummed out as they come. She's kind of annoyed to find that she can't ignore it like she totally wants to.]

...Hey. [Tentatively...] What's wrong?

[hatsoff]

[Tadashi wasn't trying to bother anyone, honest. When they got higher up, he even tried to enjoy the sights. It was a nice looking city, but the futuristic tone of it reminded him of home, and his thought pattern only spiraled from there.

He didn't realize the girl was talking to him at first. Once his mind finally caught up and processed this, he turned to her, blinking in surprise.]

Nothing. Well, everything, to be honest, but I-- don't want to talk about it right now.

[Even if he did talk about it, he didn't know how he felt. He was still trying to process it all. Learning his world and everything he loved had been destroyed was enough bad news. But he died too, and how he felt about his loved ones right now was what he did to them.]

le bus;

[brbwalking]

[ Judith doesn't look particularly lost or concerned, not when her default expression tends to be tranquil or unreadable. But right now, she's contemplative, and maybe she lifts an eyebrow when the totally human-looking guy speaks to the lady with the feathery plumes emerging near the base of her skull and the pointy ears and it's about aliens...

But, well, she can guess what he's referring to. ]

I would give them points for creativity, if very little else.

[hatsoff]

[To be fair, he's seen weirder looking people.

Okay, so they were in video games and movies, but still. Regardless of what she looked like, she was there too, stuck in the same situation of finding our her home was destroyed by other creatures - said aliens.]

I take it you're not buying it?

[Because that's what that sounds like to him. He still doesn't know what he thinks, but he's very curious to hear her thoughts now.]

snacks!

[harepiece]

[While he's at the counter, he'll be joined by THIS NERD who just... appears from the crowd like some phantom weirdo. Where did he come from nobody knows, but he's here to be helpful, since the first thing he does is point VERY SURELY toward a box of kitkats.]

You should try those!

[Just in case Tadashi was having some trouble deciding there...]

But if you like salt, the pretzels are really good, too. Everything but the hotdogs are good!

[hatsoff]

[SUDDEN CHILD APPEARED. But Tadashi laughs, amused by the whole situation, but especially the kid's help.]

Oh yeah? I'm honestly scared to ask, but what's wrong with the hotdogs?

[He likes hotdogs and was thinking about grabbing one. PLEASE TELL HIM IF HE'S GOING TO GET FOOD POISONING he's having a bad enough day already.]

Phase I

[littlestbaskerville]

[In the car, she might looks like a kid that's never been on a Ferris wheel before. Quick answer to that, she is that kid. Lily's never seen something so big and neat before. So it's a no brainier than she would try it. In the car with Tadashi she doesn't notice his worry until she looks at him.]

...You okay, mister?

[hatsoff]

[When he notices the young girl on the car, he tries to mask some his of worry. Trying, being the key word of course. He had put so much effort into hiding it from Hiro that he was almost too exhausted to anymore. Still, he tries, offering the girl a weak smile in return.]

Yeah. Yeah, I am. [He's not, not at all. But who would be, learning they died from their own actions?]

phase i;

[springful]

[She'd gone on the ferris wheel on a whim, really. Sakura's not particularly interested in them, but she figures it might be nice to see the scenery. Something quiet, for once.

Very quiet even, seeing as how the other person here is completely silent and looking pretty bummed out.]

... Excuse me, [she starts hesitantly, unsure if she should interrupt him] but are you alright?

[hatsoff]

[He probably needs to be interrupted. He's still struggling with processing everything, but he doesn't need to linger on it all too long, either.

Tadashi glances up at the girl when she speaks up, offering a half-smile, in an attempt to be okay. He's not, not in the slightest, but he's trying to get there, for Hiro.]

Not exactly, but I will be. Eventually. [okay so maybe not for a while, to be honest, but he's pretty sure if learning you died was an actual thing anywhere but here, that would be the norm for it.]

on the bus! honk honk

[eggcream]

[Souda.. well, he was actually pointedly trying to hide himself the best he could from someone who was sitting waaaaaaay in the back of the bus, and upon checking to see if that guy had noticed him, that's when he caught Tadashi's eye (who just happened to choose the seat behind him), and he freezes for a split second as if his cover's been caught before sinking back in his seat.]

Shh!! Keep it down, you're gonna blow my cover!

[hatsoff]

[That was definitely not the reaction he was expecting? Tadashi raises an eyebrow at the guy, before giving a brief glance around in an attempt to see why in fact he was hiding like he was.]

Sorry? [He lowered his voice this time, before he leaned onto the seat in front of him. He crossed his arms against the head, and rather than look down at the person hiding, he keeps his gaze forward, in an attempt to not "blow his cover." He may not know what's going on, but he can roll with it.]

Is someone looking for you?

i

[topscores]

[Nice is more or less draped all over the seat that he's on by himself on the ferris wheel, and he's completely relaxed for a while.

That is, until he finally takes notice of the guy sitting across with him with his face in his hands.]

This place getting to you, huh?

[He sounds kind of bored about it though, indicated he might not really care about Tadashi's answer that much.]

snacks!

[bellpendant]

Wow, you must have a lot of friends here! Do you need any help carrying those?

[She doesn't know him, not really. She doesn't even remember seeing him around before. But Rhyme assumes he's been here for a while, if he's carrying so much food to share. Well, unless he eats like her brother of course. But his slim figure tells her otherwise, just as his plain-looking clothes tell her that he's normal. Just like her. There are so many people here with strange clothing and features...not that Rhyme's the type to judge others by their appearance, of course. It's just refreshing to find someone who isn't carrying a sword or doesn't look like they can launch fireballs from the palms of their hands that's all.]