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Natalia Luzu Kimlasca-Lanvaldear ([personal profile] poised) wrote in [community profile] estoria2015-04-24 11:55 am

« intro ⇢ winterball.exe »

Who: everyone, literally everyone
When: ooc: 04/25-04/26; ic: 12/26
Where: the Gardens
What: intro log + winter ball!
Rating/Warning: PG-13 | possibly nsfw (please let me know if you need this rating changed, or you are welcome to continue any naughty shenanigans in a private log)

//winterball.EXE

Pimp My Party -- Royalty Style


A few weeks prior to December 26th, an invitation went out to all whom already reside in Cerealia. In delicate, curling script, it read: You are cordially invited by Natalia L.K. Lanvaldear to a Winter Ball to be held on the Eve of December 26th in the Gardens. Dress in your best attire and enjoy a magical evening of dance and fine cuisine. What do you mean we should fuss about worlds being destroyed? Get into the holiday spirit, you scrooge!

And in regards to the new-comers: whether you have been wandering Cerealia over the course of the past few days and managed to receive one of the later waves of invitations or have simply suddenly appeared in the gardens with nothing but the (hopefully…. appropriate….) clothes on your back, welcome. The gardens have been transformed through the work of slave labor condoned by royalty incredibly talented volunteers. A buffet line possibly a mile long, a sprawling dance floor with temporary wood placement to cover the grass, a lovely orchestra with scheduled interruptions of magic shows on the stage, and the entire thing lit gently with lights stretch the span of the main area of the garden. Not too far off, there are ponds and pathways that take you elsewhere into the foliage, but why would you go that way? The party’s right here!
"Good evening, everyone!! Whether you are new to Tellus or old, I hope to find you in good spirits.

Mind you, I do not intend to ignore the blunders of CERES nor the grave situation that new-comers have found themselves faced with. However I assure you that at this time, surrounded by these people, you are in good company. Please, dine and be merry - I believe some worlds celebrated a holiday yesterday! Get to know one another so we may strengthen our ties and stand firm against whatever this world may throw against us!

Also try the salmon, it's absolutely divine. . . . How do I turn this off...? Should I just walk away?"

//SCENARIOS.EXE
PHASE I
[ xx:xx ] Like any respectable ball, your entrance is announced as you walk right into the party! What do you mean you wanted to slip in unnoticed? That simply won’t do. Natalia managed to rope in someone – is that a Tellus native? – to do the honor of acknowledging your character as they make their debut to the ball. This guy is under strict orders to not miss a single soul. If your character doesn’t give him a name and title ahead of time, then he’ll just make something up. Think along the lines of Broseidon McSnootyname, Duke of Erectile Dysfunction-- What do you mean that’s not your name?
PHASE II
[ xx:xx ] Absolutely no expense was spared when it came to making sure that the food here was the best that money could buy (or threats could extort). Guests can select from a menagerie of main dishes from all sorts of cultures, adorable desserts that look like woodland creatures alongside towering cakes, and even those fruity drinks with the little umbrellas on them. Pig out, you animals – but there’s also a wide selection of fine wine if your tastes and curiosities wander off in that direction…. What even is the drinking age in Tellus? Remember, folks, drink (ir)responsibly.
PHASE III
[ xx:xx ] Well, it is a ball. If you’re interested in proper, classical styles of dance, there’s certainly an orchestra that’s dominating most of the night. One of their songs may or may not sound familiar. Spin around in your flurry of skirts and do the fairy tale thing if that’s what you came here for. Romance, or whatever. Waltz your heart out and don’t forget to point your toes!

… that said, there’s also a separate sound system not too far, prepared in case the orchestra might want a break. It’s also not being watched too closely. Maybe put on something to liven up the dance floor? Or did someone ruin your fantasy by putting on something unbearably inappropriate?
PHASE IV
[ xx:xx ] The gardens really are beautiful. Spread throughout the area and more toward the outskirts of the party, there are plenty of beautiful fountains with glittering, crystal clear water. In fact, it’s so clear that you can spot the occasional alien life form flitting through it amidst the lily pads and gently sweeping foliage. It’s so graceful, what beauty! Look at how it rises to the water and gently opens its mouth into a yawn and—tries to chomp anything within range right off with razor sharp teeth what the fuck, whatthefuck.

It would appear that's not all, though. Whether you're ready to fight the creature or run screaming, you feel something slowly slide and curl around your arm or your ankle. Look on in horror as you turn your head and realize that it seems that the nearby tree has grown rather fond of you very quickly, to the extent that it will reach out and lovingly wrap its hentai tentacles around you.... Brings a whole 'nother meaning to 'tree hugger', doesn't it?
BONUS
[ why:o'clock ] Are you lost? Did you try to catch your breath away from the party and start to wander off despite all the cautioning not to? Or maybe you were trying to leave and took a wrong turn? Either way, you seem to have only found yourself deeper in the gardens now. Try not to breathe too deeply or… at all. If you can’t manage that though, it appears that you’ve stumbled upon the hallucinogenic plants of the garden. You start to see things that aren’t there – though whether you suddenly find yourself in a den of cougars lions or think that the person standing next to you is the biggest, cuddliest pile of adorable puppies in the world depends on the person. Hope you have a good trip, bruh.
[ Remember to apply proper warnings on threads with trigger-y or inappropriate material and do let me know (through FAQ comment or PM preferably!) if your thread careens off into maiming or canoodling so I can lock the log. ]

//RUN.EXE
Welcome to CEREALIA's latest intro post! This one is player-run and all the basics have been laid out for you here. Absolutely feel free to come up with your own prompts, I just attempted to set the scenery! For your convenience, I whole-heartedly welcome questions and inquiries being directed to my attention here and I'll answer them to the best of my ability! Have a ball! Enjoy!! OVERFLOW IS HERE Move over at your captcha-free leisure!


perfectstrike: (unseen)

OTA!

[personal profile] perfectstrike 2015-04-25 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
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[Peko's name and title is announced correctly as the Super High School Level Swordswoman, and perhaps to no one's surprise, within the same minute as (but not together with!) one Fuyuhiko Kuzuryuu. But maybe more surprising is that if anyone is paying attention, she seems to break off from Kuzuryuu almost immediately in favor of going to stand with her friend-date Rock Lee. In the spirit of trying new things to see what she likes, she's actually dressed up for the ball, though the sleeveless gown doesn't... exactly hide the multitude of pale scars that crisscross her upper chest and back. The more observant might be able to tell that the scars on her chest and back actually seem to mirror each other, as if she'd been stabbed through...

She can be found anywhere in the party proper through the evening; she won't be venturing (willingly!) outside the set boundaries, because while her shoes are practically flat as always, there's no need to drag the dress through the grass unless she's aware of someone important to her being threatened.]


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[Those who'd been at Athena's sleepover with Peko might remember the swordswoman being rather insistent that no underage drinking occur. In the same vein, she seems to have taken up a position near the table, though more than a cursory glance would reveal that instead of trying to block anyone (unless they very obviously seem underage), she actually seems to be glancing toward them herself. It wouldn't hurt to just try one, right...?

Probably just best to just stick to water and the other snacks.]


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[Alright, dancing--! This is what she's practiced for!! Though she doesn't seem all that ready to just approach anyone on her own yet, instead favoring to hang out near the sidelines and watch everyone else. She really does look wistful, though. Why isn't she out there herself...?]

[ooc: art by our lovely Gundam/Mabel player [personal profile] kinam!!]
Edited 2015-04-25 04:01 (UTC)
hamham: and yelling "YOU USED TO BE A DINOSAUR!!!" (Apparently I was pointing at birds)

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[personal profile] hamham 2015-04-25 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
[Hello Peko aren't you looking lovely this evening. Not that Gundam is paying much attention to that, so sorry there isn't a compliment to accompany his approach. Instead, he was standing off watching you watch the drinks and decided to say hi.]

What, pray tell, is tempting you so to keep your gaze in such a way?

[In his...own unique Gundam-y way.]
perfectstrike: (that's--!!)

[personal profile] perfectstrike 2015-04-25 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
Ah-- nothing!

[Nothing. She's not looking at anything, classmate!! She almost certainly was not contemplating trying something with alcohol in it when Kuzuryuu's not around to see--!!!]

What are you doing here?

[That's rude! But she more means 'why are you talking me to at the table' than 'why are you at the dance.' It doesn't sound like it, but that's what she means, honest.]
hamham: End of story. (Never go drinking with anime club.)

[personal profile] hamham 2015-04-25 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
[He raises a brow, watching her for a moment.]

Hinata asked me to come.

[That is what he is doing at the dance. Is it a bad thing that he's here? Here he thought he and Peko were kind of getting along jeez...]

If it were truly nothing, however, surely it would not have been so interesting.
perfectstrike: (hey listen)

[personal profile] perfectstrike 2015-04-25 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
I see.

[Well, he took it the way she said it, and not how she meant it, though she can't really fault him for that. He's still pursuing the conversation, though... nngh.]

If I tell you, you must not inform the young master.

[And she beckons him a little closer.]
hamham: from my search history I'd have a dolphin, a wolf costume, a unicorn costume, a sword and a bullet proof vest. (I realized that if I bought everything)

[personal profile] hamham 2015-04-25 06:28 am (UTC)(link)
[You are...sadly talking to someone who takes things literally very often. Sorry Peko...but at least he doesn't seem like horribly offended? Actually he seems even a little caught off guard and interested at a proposal such as that.]

Hm? Kuzuryuu?

[Though...this seems like kind of a dangerous promise to keep. If it's something that needs to be kept from someone like him...he does wander closer in the end, curiosity getting the better of him.]
perfectstrike: (blush | protest)

[personal profile] perfectstrike 2015-04-25 06:33 am (UTC)(link)
[WHO ELSE WOULD THE YOUNG MASTER BE, GUNDAM.... But she just nods, beckoning him closer still. No one can hear...]

How old do you think we are, actually?

[What.]

Do you think we are more than twenty years old?

[Ah. Legal drinking age... She's aware that Gundam isn't a "survivor," but surely Hinata gave him the same information that he gave her?]
hamham: and yelling "YOU USED TO BE A DINOSAUR!!!" (Apparently I was pointing at birds)

[personal profile] hamham 2015-04-25 06:49 am (UTC)(link)
[How...what? Hold on...he has to give this a little thought.

Though his reply doesn't really answer her question. You can't answer questions with questions, right?]


What would it matter if we are?
perfectstrike: (you... |本当に信じてるの?)

[personal profile] perfectstrike 2015-04-26 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
It... matters...

[Strained Peko voice... It just matters, okay??

The ones with the little umbrellas look so cute, though, and surely not everyone has the same kind of tolerance that Kuzuryuu has... it would be fine to just get one to try right?]


Are you having anything?

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particularity: (m ✣ take a drive)

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[personal profile] particularity 2015-04-25 01:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hinata spies one (1) wistful friend but honestly if he tries to approach in a grand way he's going to make a dork of himself...

Wait. That's just the same as usual, though.

... Why not. So, approaching in his partially ahoge-tamed, done up outfit, he lightly waves a hand in greeting before offering it.]
Hey, Pekoyama. Got time for a dance?
Edited 2015-04-25 13:50 (UTC)
perfectstrike: (indifferent)

[personal profile] perfectstrike 2015-04-26 06:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[This dork is her second-favorite dork, though, so she just huffs a bit of an amused laugh through her nose when he offers his hand. It just seems silly coming from her classmate, after all, instead of from the bunny butler she'd been training with.]

Yes... if you would like.

[And for a moment, she doesn't look incredibly awkward. Go Peko go. It doesn't last, though, because once she takes his hand, it's a reminder that she's very close to someone and is supposed to be paying attention to the person she's with instead of to her surroundings. Hrk. So she stiffens back up again, though she doesn't let go of his hand or try to retreat, at least. Gotta be brave--!]

I did not think you knew how to dance.
particularity: (m ✣ i'll release you)

[personal profile] particularity 2015-04-27 12:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[That's because it is silly!! And he knows it, but he's more than willing to be silly for the sake of having fun (and besides, he got to hear her laugh!). Hinata's lightly tugging her hand as he heads towards the dance floor, glancing back at her and smiling sheepishly.]

Well... I only know a bare bit about how to dance.

[... But he wants to anyway!!]
luckybreaks: I love them but they're weirdoes. (YEP ► those are my classmates.)

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[personal profile] luckybreaks 2015-04-26 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
[ Naegi was...pretty much going for water. Though he did reach over for an alcoholic drink...!!! Only to take the little umbrella from it and put it in his drink. No funny business here.

...Although that was a little dumb. Either way, he might have finally noticed intense Yakuza staring, even if it was at the drinks rather than him. ]


...Do you like the umbrellas, Pekoyama-san...?

[ Hazarding a super dumb guess... ]
perfectstrike: (blush | protest)

[personal profile] perfectstrike 2015-04-26 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[overflow here!]
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invisibleair: (77)

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[personal profile] invisibleair 2015-04-26 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
[ Rin had told Saber to go and dance with other people, and despite Saber's insistence she stay with her Master, she was given an order to, and she is very bad at disobeying things like that. At least when it comes to Rin. Which is why when she sees Peko she moves easily through the crowd to greet her. ]

Hello, Peko. How are you enjoying the ball?

[ She can see the way she looks at the dancing, and Saber only smiles a little at her. ]

Would you care to dance?
perfectstrike: (shock)

[personal profile] perfectstrike 2015-04-26 06:23 pm (UTC)(link)
I am, yes.

[Peko just gives Saber a bit of a nod at first, brushing one hand along the edge of her skirt. It's still disconcerting to wear something that long, after all! But she does seem remarkably at-ease for a large social gathering, thanks to it being much more spread-out than the sleepover had been.

Though she does blink a bit at being asked to dance by Saber. While the other woman is in a nice tux, it's still rather strange to be asked by a woman.]


Ah... you want to dance with me?

[??????]
invisibleair: (96)

[personal profile] invisibleair 2015-04-26 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Of course neither of them have seen each other dressed as they are before, and Saber can't help but notice that the dress really does fit the other girl well. She's not quite good at complimenting people though, so she shies away from that for the moment.

Though she does find herself a little surprised to hear Peko's question in response to her own. It's still... strange for Saber to be seen as a woman by other people, given her life as a man, hiding her femininity for so long. She even married a woman, the idea of sharing a dance with a woman at a party seems only more natural than dancing with a man. So she thinks that Peko's hesitation is something else... ]


Should I ask whoever you came with if you would be allowed to dance, instead? [ ...Eep, chivalry has some strange quirks to it, that might seem outdated. ]
gao: (✽ a simple fact is stated)

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[personal profile] gao 2015-04-26 11:02 am (UTC)(link)
[ curiouser and curiouser! shishiou decides to grab a drink himself and being 1000+ he's totally not underaged and ready for anything. passing peko, he picks one with a cute umbrella but then realizes that she appears rather interested in the drink he has in hand! does she want one? she's been standing there for a while too, from the looks of it. ]

Hey, do you want this one? [ clearly the proper thing to do is offer it to her with a smile. what are you gonna do now, peko? ]
perfectstrike: (that's--!!)

[personal profile] perfectstrike 2015-04-26 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Um--!

[WELL. That sure is a fruity umbrella drink being offered to her. WHAT TO DO. Clearly she must at least look like she's of age to this person, and, well, she kind of is. Kind of. That's her conundrum, really...

But he is holding it out to her, so she'll take it a little hesitantly. Doesn't drink from it just yet, though!]


T-thank you, um...

[Who you.]
gao: pixiv id #48555505 (✽ smile like the sun is here to stay)

[personal profile] gao 2015-04-26 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Shishiou.

[ and he'll be leaning over to grab another one for himself. to be perfectly honest, however, he didn't really consider the age requirement. there are age requirements? ]

If you want something you should just grab it! That's what a party's for, right?
feytality: (hay gaiz wuts going on in this thread)

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[personal profile] feytality 2015-04-27 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[Maya has no such reservations. Does she even know how to dance?]

[That doesn't seem to be stopping her]


Peko, Peko! Let's dance!