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C E R E A L I A ★ M O D S。 ([personal profile] reparator) wrote in [community profile] estoria2014-12-17 09:10 am

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Who: CERES & you
When: IC: 10/19 | OOC: 12/16
Where: ViViD
What: Intro Log
Rating/Warning: PG-13

//event007.EXE

The Haunting II: Haunt Harder


ViViD has opened up a new world that new arrivals will be pulled into while frequent players will be invited to check out. This particular setting is the new beta world that CERES is constructing in time for the Hallow's Eve celebrations and festivals. It's a world inhabited by the undead and several ghouls and monsters of typical horror lore. Inside, one will encounter werewolves, lichens, vampires, succubi, incubi, specters, mummies, and so on. They will be on the prowl and eager to attack, but players need only concern themselves with getting through and getting out.

At first, players will awaken outside of a large manor supposedly owned by a wealthy noble who is rumored to be practicing strange alchemic experiments within. Many know him simply as The Count.

New arrivals and those logging into ViViD will first find themselves being greeted by their guide at the start screen:
"F̳̰̘̝̭͚̙̝̺̅̀͋̊̑͐̎͜͝͝͝Ü͎͉̗̬͍̫̤̳̳̓̉͌͛͒́̔̎͝ͅÇ̢͎̳̰̫̝̝̮̣̈̓̽̂͒̌̾͊̊̓K̯̺͎̬̟̠̳̤̙̥̍͊͒̐͌̏̍̂̚̚!̧̛̹̲͎͕̥͓̥̻̟̿͐̔̑̈͗̕͘͠-ɯǝɥʇ ʇɐǝq oʇ ʍoɥ sı ǝɹǝɥ

¡ǝuo lɐuıɟ ǝɥʇ ʇǝǝɯ noʎ ǝɹoɟǝq sʇsoɥƃ ɹnoɟ ǝlʇʇɐq oʇ pǝǝu llıʍ noʎ

ʎɐpoʇ suoıʇɔnɹʇsuı ɹnoʎ ƃuıʌıƃ ǝq llıʍ ı

ɹouɐɯ ɐıɔoɹʇɐ oʇ ǝɯoɔlǝʍ

slɐʌıɹɹɐ ʍǝu ollǝɥ"

//SCENARIOS.EXE
PHASE I
[ xx:xx ] Yes, those are all the directions you get. Welcome, indeed, to Atrocia Manor. On the outside, you'll notice a faint howling in the distance. You better start running. That howling is only going to get louder as the werewolves start approaching. They roam in packs and will approach you from all sides, leveling a menacing stare at you before-!!!

-licking your hand. They'll all suddenly surround your character and start licking and lavishing attention on you as their tails wag from side to side happily. They may even roll over and show you their bellies for belly rubs. Please give them a treat and lots of love.
PHASE II
[ xx:xx ] Once you survive that grueling challenge, it's on to the next part. This is where things start to heat up. The inner atrium of the mansion is dark, only lit by faint torches. In the center are three of the four ghosts that were spoken of, slowly moving in circles around a shrouded figure. Before you can glimpse at the figure, it disappears and the ghosts turn to you and start approaching from every side. They block you in, leaving you in the center and slowly looming around you.

Their howls are prolonged and deep, piercing your ears, and they seem to want to lead you into a room. You can choose to run from their frightful faces or you can follow them. They will seat you down at the dinner table then slowly pull forth a power point presentation. This is your love and/or sex life. Yes, you have a sad one. How dare you? The ghosts will guilt you for this, and somewhere in the midst of their lecture, you notice a faint figure moving along the windows. It's only for a flicker of a second that it appears, but the impression it leaves on you remains.
PHASE III
[ xx:xx ] Feeling tired already? Well, don't stop and rest now! The challenges will only get worse. As you escape the three ghosts, you will ascend the stairs to the second level. Awaiting you is a vicious vampire …panda. Does it want your blood? Nope. It wants to talk to you about how to properly file your tax forms for a successful tax return. It will then lecture you on the EVILS of tax evasion. Be prepared for a scary ride with this one. It's not letting you out of the room until you listen to everything it has to say. For those who attempt to escape, it will… do absolutely nothing. It will sit there and watch you run.

PHASE IV
[ xx:xx ] You escape the horrors of both the first floor and the second floor only to arrive at the basement. The mysterious fourth ghost awaits with its back turned to you. It's covered in a shroud, and you are sure it's going to talk about diversifying your stock profile next. Oh, how wrong you are.

Because this one legitimately wants you dead, and it will wear the face of your worst enemy or your least favorite person while swiping down a scythe to reap away your life quickly. It won't be easy to kill, but once you whittle down its life halfway, it will finally reveal its true form. That's when the entire dungeon will start to glitch, and the ghost will cradle you between its hands before warning you:

sn ǝɹǝʌǝɹ sn ɹɐǝɟ sn ǝɹǝʌǝɹ sn ɹɐǝɟ
sn ǝɹǝʌǝɹ sn ɹɐǝɟ sn ǝɹǝʌǝɹ sn ɹɐǝɟ
sn ǝɹǝʌǝɹ sn ɹɐǝɟ sn ǝɹǝʌǝɹ sn ɹɐǝɟ
sn ǝɹǝʌǝɹ sn ɹɐǝɟ sn ǝɹǝʌǝɹ sn ɹɐǝɟ
sn ǝɹǝʌǝɹ sn ɹɐǝɟ sn ǝɹǝʌǝɹ sn ɹɐǝɟ
sn ǝɹǝʌǝɹ sn ɹɐǝɟ sn ǝɹǝʌǝɹ sn ɹɐǝɟ


It will then fade away, and congratulations! You won! Sort of...
BONUS
[ why:o'clock ] Congratulations on surviving Atrocia Manor! Here's your complimentary coupon for 35% off on your next Vidia's Secret purchase. Wasn't that a fun ride? But wait. There's more! The final final boss awaits you outside in the courtyard. It's the most gruesome of them all. The worst ghost you can encounter because it's one that has known great suffering and is out for vengeance.

It will follow you around and try to eat you basically. One floating dot at the time until it can reach you.
[ 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 everyone's usual arrival experience (which is not entirely applicable this round for reasons stated above^) and a FAQ that should explain everything in more detail. Please read them thoroughly before playing. Thank you!


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[personal profile] pure_confidence 2014-12-20 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
[ Peggy whistles almost immediately, the note loud and shrill in the enclosed space and then claps her hands together as she kneels close to the ground. ]

Here boy! Come here. Let Peggy play with you since this young man isn't exactly willing, hm?

[ She smiled and that dog came wagging its tail and growling, daring her to play tug of war with the arm warmer. Soramaru may live to regret asking for Peggy's advice... ]

[personal profile] preserver 2014-12-21 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Soramaru involuntarily straightens out his posture at the loud whistle, eyebrows raised at the shrillness of it.

That seems to do the trick and he's suddenly watching the pair of them tug at that arm warmer like it's made of more durable material than it really is.]


Ah, maybe you should— [Yeah, no, that's definitely the sound of tearing fabric.]
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[personal profile] pure_confidence 2014-12-22 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[ oops? But Peggy immediately bops the poor beast on the head after the tear and wags a finger. ]

Now look what you've done! Our poor friend here isn't goign to want to play with you again if you keep tearing his things.

[ she glared until the poor beast relented, dropping his half of the torn arm warmer before hanging his head with utter repentance. Picking it up, she frowned and glanced it over before tossing it over to Soramaru. ]

My apologies; that wasn't quite as effective as I had hoped. But, I do have at least some good news for you. [ she smiled ] Once we're finished with ths game, you'll find that your clothing is perfectly intact and useable.

[ she ruffled the poor werewolf's head and winked. ]

Now, why don't you come over here and let our poor friend know that things are all right, hm?

[personal profile] preserver 2014-12-23 06:58 am (UTC)(link)
[He doesn't 100% understand what she means by finishing with the game but... he'll go with it because she's clearly got more knowledge about this sort of thing than he does.]

Oh, okay...

[He catches the warmer easily enough, inspecting it curiously. So it was going to fix itself...? Ack, and then he's kind of flailing just a tiny bit because he's obviously not good with these creatures at all!!]

That's really not necessary!
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[personal profile] pure_confidence 2014-12-27 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
[ her eyebrows immediately shoot up at his obvious flail and there's a teasing glint in her eye as she saunters towards her new found "friend." ]

And why shouldn't it be necessary? Do you have something against dogs? 

[ although she might allow him a small concession if he points out their werewolf nature, but honestly. One can't help the moon. ]

[personal profile] preserver 2014-12-28 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
[S-slight pause because what's going on right now, seriously.]

I... don't think these are ordinary dogs...

[He doesn't actually know what the frick they are but dogs?? Definitely not dogs. Maybe if a dog and a ball had a mutant reject child.]
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[personal profile] pure_confidence 2015-01-14 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
(( Thread moved to her thanks to Captcha. Also, so sorry for the lateness. New job + holiday madness just meant I got super behind. ))