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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!


[personal profile] preserver 2014-12-23 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
[The hair ruffle is met with low grumbling and he half-heartedly swats the hand away with his own. Gosh, Tenka, you can't just say he's grown and then treat him like a kid right after!!]

I'll hold you to that, [he says quietly. His grin falters, then slips into a slight frown. As touching as this reunion is, it's still missing someone important.]

... And Chuutarou? He's not with you, is he?

[Discomfort curls at the pit of his stomach, but he wills it from growing any further. Tenka was here and Soramaru had apparently arrived not too long after. There was no way his younger brother was gone. Not in the way this place had told him.]
sunshrouded: (☀ but i regret nothing)

[personal profile] sunshrouded 2014-12-23 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[In the month that he'd been in this place, Tenka would've thought that maybe he could've gotten over the fact that he hasn't seen his littlest brother in far too long. Yet the reminder that he's not here from Soramaru is still something that makes his chest hurt for a moment. Ahah....]

He's not here. {He shakes his head slowly, admitting that.] But that's alright, it gets kinda dangerous. He'd be way too excited about having new adventures.

[So Tenka just musters up a smile for his younger brother. One that he tries very, very hard to mean.]

He'll show up eventually though. It's like how he's always late for dinner. But he'll come around eventually. I don't doubt it at all.

[personal profile] preserver 2014-12-27 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
[Ah, that was just like his brother to try and reassure him.]

Yeah, you're right. [He manages a smile of his own, strained as it may be at the corners. Being away from his little brother even for just a little while was enough to leave him feeling uneasy.

But he had to believe they'd see Chuutarou again. After all, despite an execution, a serial killer, and a cursed demon snake, they had somehow found their way back together in the end.

Something else catches his attention, though. He's learned firsthand that things can get dangerous, but to what extent? And how frequently??]


It sounds like you really know about this place... How long have you been here?
sunshrouded: (☀ wow wtf my beer tab is 80 dollars)

[personal profile] sunshrouded 2014-12-27 06:58 am (UTC)(link)
[Tenka just nods in response to that.

Of course he doesn't mention how much he misses Chuutarou now, especially now that two out of the three brothers have gathered. Did his brothers feel something similar when he'd been executed? This feeling of an empty space in their family that may or may not be filled-

And yet he has to be certain that Chuutarou will come back to them one day.

So instead he moves on to a different topic, thinking on it for a moment before he shrugs.]


About a month. Sousei and I arrived at the same time and we've been living together ever since. Nishiki-chan showed up a few weeks later and then we took her in too.

[ . . . . ]

And since you're coming to live with us too, don't get any funny ideas!!

[TEENAGE BOY]

[personal profile] preserver 2014-12-28 07:14 am (UTC)(link)
[A month... Well, he's quickly learning that nothing makes sense anymore so what's the big deal with his brother and master being in this place for a month without Soramaru noticing?? Haha... ha... Someone stop this ride, he wants to get off.

But okay, he's cool with living with his brother (easier to keep an eye on this way) and his master and it's not like he wasn't living with Nishiki before!!!

Wait a second. What does that mean.]


What funny ideas...?

[No, really, he's got no idea.]
sunshrouded: (☀ my signature was forged??)

[personal profile] sunshrouded 2014-12-29 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ . . . . .

Tenka takes a moment then to blink slowly, looking down at his little brother with a blank expression.

He was a teenager once and he doesn't remember being this oblivious. After all, he had girlfriends growing up, even though they didn't exactly last long....]


I can't tell if I did a good job raising you or not....

[personal profile] preserver 2014-12-30 07:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Excuse u he's a pure soul what other sixteen-year-old boy obsesses over SURPASSING HIS ANIKI!!!! huh?

Yeah, that's right, no one because they're probably leading average, healthy lives.]


... Once you're done saying strange things, we should leave this place.
sunshrouded: (☀ did i hear you correctly)

[personal profile] sunshrouded 2014-12-30 07:17 am (UTC)(link)
[Leading an average, healthy life is far too mainstream.

Except admittedly yes, Tenka would rather get back home than talk any more about Soramaru's teenage urges so he nods and fishes out the device he got from this place, pulling up the map on it.]


You got one of these, right? If you tap the buttons like this [he'll repeat it, just for his little brother] it'll tell you where the exit it.

Basically, this place is kind of like a dream - it's not the real world. [ . . . . . and then he pauses, tilting his head.] Does that make sense?

[personal profile] preserver 2014-12-30 08:09 am (UTC)(link)
[He pays close attention as his brother instructs him, his expression neutral without much of a hint as to what he's really thinking.]

No, it doesn't, [he replies. Soramaru pulls out his own device and turns it over in his hands before doing as Tenka had shown him. Sure enough, it brings up the exit. Another weird thing that he can't understand or even begin to wrap his mind around.] ... But it's not like I expect much of anything to make sense here. Not yet, anyway.

[Being pulled out his world, there being different worlds in the first place, time shenanigans, dreams but not dreams, and weird future technology... Yeah. It was a lot to take in on the first day.]
sunshrouded: (☀ pay up suckas!!)

[personal profile] sunshrouded 2014-12-30 08:24 am (UTC)(link)
There's a lot - but if you have questions, you can ask me or Sousei.

[Then he pockets the device easily before he moves to go toward the direction of the exit. At the very least, he's rather confident in being able to explain away the initial confusion. This place has gotten dangerous and worrisome on occasions, but he's also confident in his own abilities to keep his little brother safe.

Though as they're walking, he seems to think on it, laugh a bit, and add-]


But you should definitely ask Sousei first. Give him more work to do for once!!

[personal profile] preserver 2015-01-09 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
["For once" PLEASE. Here's a look of doubt especially for you, Tenka. Don't treasure it too much, there's plenty more where that came from.]

Ah, no. Between the two of you, I can guess who's been doing most of the work.

[The answer is Sousei. That's the correct answer.

Soramaru follows after his brother, all the while keeping an eye out since you never know!!! He's really looking forward to that exit, though.]
sunshrouded: (☀ wow wtf my beer tab is 80 dollars)

[personal profile] sunshrouded 2015-01-10 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
That's rude! Just because he watches over you for a week or two, suddenly you think he does all the work?! I work just as hard as that brat!

[Tenka........

Well at least he's all the more eager to get to the exit then, getting riled up enough that the extra energy is going into walking faster.]