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Who: CERES & you
When: ooc: 03/22-03/25; ic: 12/09-12/10
Where: Cerealia's Entertainment District
What: OVERFLOW OF THE 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)

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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 ❅"

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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.

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//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. If this post goes into overflow, we will make a new one to deal with the ever-hated captcha! Worry not!

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[ Excuse his delayed reaction, Cliff because he's trying to process all these information as logical as possible. Theory of dimensional jumps or what people would normally refer to as teleportation isn't impossible. But where Tieria comes from, such technology hasn't exist yet and neither has any studies been any closer to discovering any working mechanism to facilitate the theory. ]

Such technology exist...? It's not impossible after all...

This power you spoke of, is it scientific or of supernatural power?

Well...that depends on the point of view, doesn't it?

[Cliff chuckled a little, wondering how he was supposed to explain all this now.]

It's a combination of things, 'cause what we call a kind of science where I come from is seen as 'magic' by other people. Sure, there are folks who can make fireballs out of thin air, but that takes years of coordinated study and some very careful use of of their Symbols to do that. That all's a bit beyond me, though.

The teleporters are a clever combination of both Symbols and technology. My people didn't have anything resembling that until we made our way into the more populated parts of the galaxy. It's pretty cool, I think.

[ That certainly sounds like magic or some really advanced quantum technology, none of which he could be absolutely sure about. All this talk on top of their bizarre situation is giving him a headache already and he's nowhere near informed about anything. He knows by protocol that he should remain calm and patience until he could figure something out but honestly, he feels the need to scream at someone for subjecting him and everyone else who were taken here to this mess. ]

Thank you for telling me this... but I'm a little overwhelmed right now. Can I speak to you about this again another time? [ Hope you like explaining things, Cliff. ]

[Cliff nodded, entirely understanding both the young man's continued interest and his need to back off for the moment.]

That's fine--- we can trade notes sometime after we both get settled. I haven't met too many people who've been in space around here, so we might be a minority in that regard.

...I've got a lot to think on, too. [Because a part of him still didn't want to believe all of this, wanted to find the person in charge and give them a solid punch to the face...but, striking without knowing the enemy was never a sound strategic decision.]

[ Did he ever told him about himself? ] ... [ No, he didn't. ]

I didn't say anything about having been in space. [ Is he that easy to figure out? Still, he's going to be careful and do some damage control. No one needs to know anything about him until he's sure it's harmless. ]

You're also not freaking out about the basic tech of this place, and the way you carry yourself is way too composed for anyone who isn't familiar with higher grade tech. It was a hunch, honestly.

[He grinned, glad that he had hit it on the point.]

Can't guess how far you've gotten in your world, but lots of folks here haven't even heard of indoor plumbing before getting here.

[Either that, or their plainly kids from the late 20th, early 21st Century, judging by the sorts of comparisons lots of the teenagers here make.]

... Fine. [ He's just going to give Cliff a look while he chastise himself for being so transparent. ]

24th Century, if that makes sense to you. We have technology similar to the ones being provided here but our world doesn't use robotic assistance this excessively.

[ He leaves out everything related to Celestial Being's secret out of his explanation. No one needs to know those. ]

It'll take time for them to be acclimated to here then.

[Cliff scratched his chin, trying to remember what was the history of a civilization that he had spent his adult life railing against.]

...I'm not sure how far our timelines are gonna run true, 'cause Earthlings did screw their planet up something good by warring too much with nuclear weapons some time before they founded the Federation, but I take it you haven't left your system yet?

[He shrugged. The cat was already out of the bag now-- there was no point in hiding it.]

I'm not from the Earth, if you haven't guessed yet. My people have only been at this for about a century now, and I wasn't a History major in college.

I don't care where you're from unless if you're The Flamine. [ He's not bothered by Cliff being an alien because technically, they all are, as long as they come from a different planet. ]

Not the same Earth I'm from then. Nuclear is an obsolete technology that we no longer use. Our planet is fine last I checked.

[ He sighs, mentally tired of everything that takes place today. ]

I'm leaving. [ He's going to find an apartment unit they are apparently provided with before the rest of the people leaves. This way, he'll have more choice before they're all taken by others. If Cliff wants to leave with him, he wouldn't mind. ]

I'll go with-- this place is tiring.

[All he wanted was a hot shower and a chance to think over everything. He knew that he would have ample time to figure things out, but he didn't want to be left in the dark for too long.

It was also refreshing to find someone who didn't badger him with questions at the first mention of him not being from the Earth. He was tired of explaining things that didn't matter to this world.]

[ He adjusts the drawstring bag on his shoulder and turns toward the exit of the amusement park. ]

Let's go then. [ He'll just refrain from picking a place out until Cliff has or find an excuse to leave the man's company one way or another. They might have gotten along well enough but they're not friends and Tieria simply wouldn't trust anyone so easily. For now, he'll like to keep wherever he ends up staying a secret because he has a Gundam to hide. ]

[Cliff wouldn't bother Tieria for too long. Mostly, the other man's words provided an excuse for him to leave as well. Once he figured out his lodgings, he would go on his way, but not before offering a few further words:]

If you ever need a hand with something, just let me know. Okay?

[ Tieria nods in return, thankful to have made his acquaintance. ]

Likewise.

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