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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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Jaune Arc | RWBY (ota)

[beaconed]

(phase iii)
[ When the sled came to a sudden stop in the tunnel, Jaune was propelled out it and now finds himself surrounded by childhood heroes trying to kill him. Not only that, there are people still trapped in the sled as more Santas try and swoop down. He realizes that he must desperately get over there, not just to rescue everyone, but that sled is his only ride back! ]

Hang in there! [ Before Jaune can reach the sled, he's forced to block an incoming attack with his shield, and counters by slashing against his enemy, only to notice that his attackers have... a metallic interior? ]

Oh, you've got to be kidding me! [ More robots. He's gonna have to swing harder against these things. ]


(bonus)
[ Nah, Jaune opens his present as soon as he's done with Santa-Bot. ]

Aw, what's the big idea? This isn't what I wanted! [ He holds up the second item like it's some kind of weapon. How puzzling. ] This piece isn't even as long as my sword, why would I use this?

[ He also inspects the other item in his hand, looking less offended. The "kiss" part has his attention more than anything else for now. Otherwise, he's pretty oblivious to the rubber that comes with it, or anything else it may imply. ] ...I'll keep you.

bonus

[masakados]

[Jaune you sweet summer child.

Naoki's just kind of watching him inspecting the items in his hands with a look on his face that's sort of a mix. There's amusement in there, along with other things like enough sympathy to spur him into talking.]

...I think if you're gonna keep that, you should put it somewhere where no-one else will see.

[Helpfully.]

[beaconed]

Really? I heard mistletoes are supposed to be hung up high. How would two people know that they're compelled to kiss otherwise?

[masakados]

[He's going to have to explain this... All right, Naoki, no big deal, you've fought demons and pseudo-god things.]

This isn't the same kind of mistletoe you're thinking of...

[beaconed]

What do you mean? It says it right here on the packaging--

[ He looks down at the item in his hand one more time, though this time he's noticing a few more details about it.



Yeah, he literally froze mid-sentence. ]

bonus

[dereban]

Why does everyone seem to think that that's a weapon?

[ She seriously wants to yell at something for making people uninformed about that sort of thing, but at the same time she kind of doesn't want to tell any more people what it is.. How annoying... ]

[beaconed]

Well, what else could it be? It even has a slight groove here where you're supposed to hold it, just for a better grip.

Don't worry, I know my stuff, I'm kind of an expert at weapons. [ He isn't. ]

[dereban]

That's because it's a vibrator in the shape of a candy cane. [ She's rolling her eyes at him with indifference, folding her arms over her chest with a heavy sigh. ]

There should be a button or switch to turn it on.

phase iii.

[deontology]

[Well...

Sousei managed to not be propelled out of his seat, but somehow, it wouldn't feel quite right to leave that kid to flail around with his sword and try to...kill all of these robots...

...Hm.

Sousei does finally push himself out of that seat, striding towards Juane with calm, simple strides--and any santa bots that try to get in his way are slammed away with a sword he hasn't even bothered to unsheathe.]

Sheathe your sword--blunt damage is more affective in ridding yourself of them.

[Besides which...it really just can't be good for the sword to try to cut through metal.]

[beaconed]

[ He pushes back another Santa with his shield, then looks back the stranger that's approaching him.

Damn it, this guy is way cool. ]

Y-Yeah, I can't exactly do that, man! I'll lose my shield otherwise and in case you haven't noticed, I really, really need it!

[ Because his shield turns into a sheath when not in use. Because what is practical. ]

[deontology]

[That's...that's painfully impractical, boy, you need to invest in a proper sheath for your sword... but before he can even process that (why would you lose your sword if you needed to sheathe your sword), Sousei is left stepping forward a few more pages, bringing him inside the killer santa ring to join Jaune properly.

Why.]

...Fine. Then focus on using your shield to cause blunt damage when you can.

[It's blunt force that tends to knock them down and out, Sousei has noticed in his time here, even if he's painfully unfamiliar with robots otherwise; for now, though, he glances over at his new companion.]

We are not going to fight all of these. Concentrate your efforts on returning to the car.

[Sorry about the orders, it's the only way he knows how to speak in battle scenarios.

But Sousei will even start them off, stepping forward to slam his sheathed sword right at the join that connects Santa head to Santa body. The screws and bolts can't withstand that sort of precise pressure, and then a Santa head is popping off to fly...elsewhere. Hopefully not to where it'll hurt someone.]

Bonus. FOR GREAT DORKATUDE!

[ruby_roses]

[Ruby had spotted Jaune in the crowd and was making her way over to greet her dorkfriend but couldn't help but wonder just what kind of weapon he was holding.]

It's blunt too. Wouldn't even pass as a dagger... Looks like it does something though... maybe you should try turning it on?

[Yeah, sorry Jaune, trying to decipher just what kind of practical purpose a "weapon" like this serves is overriding her excitement to see you. You'll get a hug later, don't worry.]

[beaconed]

Don't be ridiculous, what could it possib-- Ruby?!?!

[ He's overcome with a mix of happiness and confusion; he didn't expect to see her here at all. ]

Ruby! It's me! Jaune! Lady killer!

[ruby_roses]

[And Ruby just giggles a bit.]

Yes, I recognize you Jaune. [Have a shoulder punch.] Kind of hard to forget.

You survive the amusement park without getting too injured?

bonus

[unevoke]

[Jaune no.....

After the debacle of free chocolates, spa coupons, and battle panties, Shinji's stayed far far away from any free presents dished out by the kind(??) citizens of Cerealia, and though he's not particularly inclined to intermingle with the new batch of arrivals, he does feel compelled to dish out some common sense.]

Wouldn't keep it if I were you. Things here try and kill people all the time.

[Death by...condom?? Sure, worse things have happened.]

[beaconed]

Hey, when it comes to love, it's always do or die!



Wait, what, what do you mean about things trying to kill us all the time?

[unevoke]

[Jaune, what kind of attitude is that? He won't comment on that though, the killing people bit a little (lot) more important.]

A couple weeks ago, shit started flying around tryin' to kill people. Mops, tree branches, lamps. Lasted a few days, but it was annoying as hell.

[Especially since he was clobbered a few times.]

phase iii GOING AGAINST THE GRAIN

[rollin]

[ Like hell Yata was going to let Jaune fight alone. Let him in on some of the action! Unfortunately, he's in the same predicament—the abrupt stop threw him out of the sled and into the fray. Fortunately, he's one less civilian Jaune needs to worry about.

After Jaune cuts one Santa down, Yata quickly rushes to his side. ]

Hey! Need a hand?

[beaconed]

[ His sword clashes with a Santa's weapon. ]

Huh? Oh, no, it's okay. [ clash! ] I figured I'd just take it easy, [ clash! ] enjoy the whole holiday atmosphere, [ clash! ] maybe rethink my life choices. [ thrust! ]

--OF COURSE I NEED A HAND HERE, C'MON MAN!!

[rollin]

[ Yeah, that was a stupid question. ]

Comin' right up!

[ On cue, a red aura surges forth from Yata's body, dancing around like violent flames, and he charges at the nearest incoming Santa with superhuman speed and no hesitation. In two blows, it's down. The victory seems to be short-lived when another Santa sneaks up behind him, but his reflexes are faster than his senses. The robot joins its comrade when Yata breaks its torso, then another gets dragged into the mess when he kicks yet another snowman's head off.

He returns to Jaune right after. ]

How many left?

bonus because...i'm a terrible person

[bellpendant]

What did you get?

[It's probably rude to ask a stranger about their gifts out of the blue. But Rhyme doesn't intend to open hers until she gets home, just like they were instructed. Still, she's curious. So when she hears the boy's exclamation she walks over, missing the first item but looking curiously at his hand for the second one.]

terribly great

[beaconed]

Not what I wanted, that's for sure...

[ He's already had some assistance with figuring out what these items are by now. How can he make it sound less confronting to the girl, though? More importantly, he doesn't want to give her the wrong impression! ]

Hmm. Do you.. know what a mistletoe is?

[bellpendant]

Of course! [Rhyme beams.] It's a plant people hung during Christmas, and a couple caught underneath it needs to kiss. It's a Christmas tradition. So you got one?

[Rhyme picks at his gift again, and think she can see something green. What an odd gift to get.]

What did you want instead?

bonus

[futurefree]

I'd throw both of those away, if I were you.

[Also, that's really not supposed to be a weapon. But Blake will wait until the right moment to break the news to him. This is Jaune she's dealing with, after all.]

[beaconed]

[ doing the awkward follow me here thing. ]