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C E R E A L I A ★ M O D S。 ([personal profile] reparator) wrote in [community profile] estoria2015-09-30 05:55 pm

« 020 ⇢ EVENT020.EXE »

Who: Everyone who was once in Cerealia, plus some guest stars
When: OOC: 10/01 - 10/12 ; IC: 3/15 - 3/21
Where: The wide, vast jungles of Tellus. Cerealia is nowhere to be found
What: A special reward frees everyone from the clutches of Cerealia; too bad nobody's competent around here.
Rating/Warning: PG-13: Some scary images, some violence. Please let the mods know if the rating goes up or the log needs to be locked!



//event020.EXE



It is a quiet day in mostly reconstructed Cerealia. The robots are busily running into walls that were not there before, the Cybuddy bees are buzzing...and CERES has still not said a word. Attempting to contact them still gets the User Offline error. Strange...

But who cares if CERES is offline? After all, they are the cruel and tyrannical captors. A Cerealia without them must be better than a Cerealia with them. So there's nothing to worry about on this fine, peaceful day. Or, at least, that's what it seems like, when suddenly there's a voice in everyone's head. A chosen few may recognize the voice, for they will have heard it before, but to the vast majority, it is brand new.

Looks like someone has been saved, and a reward granted... and no, you don't have a single choice in the matter.


Your heroism will be remembered, lost and stolen souls.

You have saved me, and so now, I shall save you.

All of you.

//SCENARIOS.EXE


PHASE I

[ day one ] It happens so quickly. One moment you’re in the colony, going about your daily life, and the next, you’re… floating. A moment later, every player character from the colony is transported with a wisp of fresh air to...somewhere very very different. The distance is far, but it is covered in what must have only been a scant moment, and it’s clear somehow, especially to air characters, that it was Caeli’s doing that brought everyone there.

There, naturally, being right in the middle of the jungle.

Everyone is then unceremoniously dropped. You may land on a tree, or in a patch of poison mushrooms (no really, look out for the colorful plant life, it’s probably poisonous) or in the river. There are some strange insects of all sorts and types, some of which have some uncomfortable side effects if you’re bitten, such as swelling or the uncomfortable urge to go hug the nearest person, and there are strange flowers everywhere, some of which glow only in the dark of night or the shade of trees. It is dreadfully humid, however, and a little hard to breathe--unless you’re of the air disposition.

Either way, you’ve certainly landed somewhere fantastical, so take some time to get used to your surroundings. It shouldn’t take too long to find everyone else, hopefully.

PHASE II

[ day two ] Of course, this far into the jungle, and making this much noise, it was only inevitable before some company was attracted.

Some are clearly dangerous, some are peaceful as can be and some are somewhere in between; approach at your own risk.

Either way, these monsters are all drawn to larger groups of people and a lot of noise, so it may be best to keep quiet...though the ones that keep their distance may be even more concerning.

Everyone is certainly being stalked at one point or another in the jungle -- and at night, there are eyes watching from the darker parts of the trees.

PHASE III

[ day three ] But perhaps if you follow some of those monsters deeper into the woods, you will stumble across an old, run down village of sorts. It looks as though time and the jungle has overtaken it. Exploring it will reveal plenty of homes that were clearly lived in however, by families and by people of all sorts.

There are empty rooms, covered in dust, and a central village fire, long gone out.

Small knick-knacks and various objects can be found… if you want to steal from the dead, you know. It’s a little rude. It appears they led a simple, peaceful life, however; most notably, there is no technology to be found.

And if The Bridge catches you doing it, she will look incredibly sad and ask you to put everything back in its proper place before she goes back to looking very irritated at Caeli. You may overhear words about how this “isn’t the right place” and Caeli’s unrepentant, “It is only a few hundred miles”. Looks like something went a little wrong in the transportation process.

Time to camp out for the night, perhaps. And your CereVices don’t get any reception out here, so no surfing the internet for you. If you try to connect to the internet, for some reason the device starts playing a song. Was that programmed…?

PHASE IV

[ day four ] By the fourth day, it’s pretty clear that you’re going to be stuck here for a bit. Pestering Caeli or Maris gets nothing, while the Bridge still can’t be approached for pretty good reasons. So… you’ll just have to make the best of it while they figure out their next approach.

Time to figure out how to camp with few supplies and even fewer nice places to sleep. Maybe try to make a fire (though it’s incredibly difficult, considering how muggy it is here) or try to find some bugs to eat (ew gross).

Of course, you can try hunting, but the prey doesn’t look too friendly, so be careful not to become the prey yourself. The same goes for fishing, it seems.

Some of the trees are poisonous, some of the grasses will cause unfortunate rashes, and some vines will lash out to grab at people (especially colorful ones); basically, this is an entirely untamed alien jungle, so it may not be the fun camping trip you'd like.

Time to work together to survive out here, at least for a little longer.

It’s your time to shine. This is Person Versus Wild.

PHASE V

[ day six ] On day six, the jungle goes utterly silent.

The monsters and animals disappear. The extra friends poof away hastily and suddenly. Maris and the Bridge fall silent (though Caeli admittedly continues floating there as ever). If anyone approaches them to ask, they'll just say that "she is coming".

And soon, she does appear. She moves slowly, lacking in feet; they are roots, as though that of a tree. Nonetheless, she has no troubles with moving forward, slow bit by bit. She does not speak, not at first, and behind her, trotting lightly through the woods, there is another. Both feel strongly of spiritual energy, just like Maris and Caeli. And eventually, after observing the people gathered, they can be spoken to.

BONUS

[ day ??? ] After spending some time in the jungle, emotions might be running a bit amuck. And those emotions might bring some unexpected...friends. Yes, let's go with friends.

Because if a character is typically grumpy, gloomy, stoic, lineface, or anything along those lines, they may find themselves followed by a bright, happy bird. That bird feeds off of those emotions, and will just cheerfully follow around any lineface character for as long as possible. Or until they smile. The birds are otherwise harmless, chirping happily every now and then and following them around like a friendly shadow.

Happy, cheerful, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, energetic characters, on the other hand, will soon find themselves followed by... a different friend. Or maybe a handful of them. It depends on how cheerful they are. Either way, these creatures feed off of happiness and fun, but they will also chew on hair or an ear if they're allowed to get that close, making horrifying, chittering noises as they follow anyone who is in a good mood.


[ Remember to apply proper warnings on threads with sensitive 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 October event! Please visit the OOC information here, and should you have any questions, feel free to ask them here! You can also check the FAQ for more general inquiries. This event will last for the month of October, or IC 3/15 to 3/30. This log will last from 10/01 to 10/12 or IC 3/15 to 3/21. Should this event log hit Captcha, there is an all-purpose overflow here.

Please treat this like a jungle mingle log, and feel free to make your own logs in estoria in the jungle as well! You'll be here for a little while, so go crazy and get some exploring in. Feel free to contact the mods if you have any questions on what can be found in the jungle in any given area.

Thank you!

covenantal: (223.)

no worries at all! sorry for my own late response

[personal profile] covenantal 2015-10-09 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ And no one is.

Wow. He is going to feel so bad. Just. Just terrible. But for now, into the dirt they go. He's still conscious, just only kinda, so he manages to keep most of his weight off of her and even mumbles a sorry, though he does so with a seemingly good amount of trouble and both without moving very much... ]
souredsweet: breadcrusts (i am only human)

[personal profile] souredsweet 2015-10-09 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
A little concerning, then, that CERES managed to contain her.

[Being caught in the crossfire of two powerful enemies isn't exactly new to Kaoru, but usually he's the one who willingly steps there. Being foisted in out of nowhere is something pretty disagreeable...]

In a way, I imagine it might be better. People who keep secrets don't usually keep them for reasons that are beneficial to others, and CERES has more than its fair share. ...Granted, our hosts haven't been much more forthcoming.

[All of these options are awful and Kaoru wants a redo roll, honestly.]
covenantal: (o23.)

[personal profile] covenantal 2015-10-09 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
Well, it's all we've got. So we may as well try to adapt to it, right?

[ You can't bring him down, man. You can't throw off this groove. ]
covenantal: (207.)

[personal profile] covenantal 2015-10-09 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
Ah -- thanks.

[ Apparently he doesn't mind the shoving, so, yeah, he understands. ]

It's the bugs. Would you believe this isn't the first time this has happened to me?
Edited 2015-10-09 05:10 (UTC)
covenantal: (o33.)

[personal profile] covenantal 2015-10-09 05:11 am (UTC)(link)
A friend of yours? [ That has him kind of curious, watching the other boy. ] How so?
adornmental: (contentment)

[personal profile] adornmental 2015-10-09 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Ah, the gods have blessed him today, since he looked up in time to catch the tail end of that fleeting smile. WHAT A RARITY... He definitely feels like he's managed to do this well now. That's like a seal of approval or something, right??]

Thanks for helping. I've seriously been trying like, all day to get something to stand still, y'know?
niceguypose: (tears of joy)

[personal profile] niceguypose 2015-10-09 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
I... I'm flying!! [Tears stream down his cheeks constantly as he swims through the air.]

I cannot believe it! Thank you so much, Hercules-san, sir!! This boon... I feel so young and alive!!
babermetrics: (I was the fucking idiot bird.)

[personal profile] babermetrics 2015-10-09 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
[He groans in embarrassment that he is 100% not responsible for, rubbing the heel of his hand over his face.]

I gotta get a new place before you start makin' me put on uniforms and shave my head and take my piercings out and all that crap . . . this is givin' me serious flashbacks! Seriously embarrassing flashbacks!
ukakus: ( official art: manga ) (056)

[personal profile] ukakus 2015-10-09 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
[An earthquake and fire-wielding natives... That's new information to her, and she'll be making a mental note of it. It really makes her wonder what kind of history this planet had before CERES decided to grace it with their presence.]

In the best scenario... CERES must have forcibly driven them away from their homes. [But even that sounds too optimistic. She won't say the worst case scenario, though. It seems pretty obvious.] It would explain why so many belongings were left behind.

[Almost like the daily lives of the people who lived here were abruptly interrupted. She wonders if someone more observant than her would be able to notice anything peculiar.]

If the natives wielded fire, they could be related to the ones who brought us out here. I remember the two idiots who caused the flood used water and air.
babermetrics: (stop getting rude and start getting nude)

[personal profile] babermetrics 2015-10-09 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
[He rolls his eyes. Screw your superficial arguments, you are totally being a dick for no reason! Like you always do!]

Are you stupid or something? It's obviously different! I wasn't prepared, that's all! And I know you, you ain't even gonna help! You're probably gonna make some weird comment about how I'm not doin' it right, or worse, and then want a cut anyway!

["Or worse" meaning some comment about, you know, stuff. He wouldn't put it past Togami to be an asshole about that too.

Maybe it'd even be a relief. It's not like anyone else is an asshole about it.]
covenantal: (o92.)

[personal profile] covenantal 2015-10-09 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
City Boy...?

[ That wins a pause, and he kind of huffs a laugh. ]

Guess I kind of deserve that one, huh. I may not be any good at foraging for food, but I can look out for myself in a fight. If you ever need any kind of help, let me repay the favor, alright?
immobileyes: (I don't wanna be where the people are)

[personal profile] immobileyes 2015-10-09 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
[ Of course it's looking for her. And Mary is too busy gripping the tree trunk for dear life once again as several of its unfortunate fellows crash to the ground. It doesn't even occur to her to try freezing this one in place-- but also because she doesn't want it to get close enough to make eye contact with.

She's not a very impressive medusa.

But if it draws one of them away from Yamato, long enough for him to deal with it... she doesn't really like seeing living things hurt, and she's yet to reach the conclusion that these are the other thing's parents, but give her some time.

If the monster doesn't find her and knock her out of the tree first. ]
flaredo: (Annie are you okay--)

[personal profile] flaredo 2015-10-09 05:27 am (UTC)(link)
No idea, far as I know. She seems pretty important to those people who showed up wanting her back, though...
ukakus: ( official art: manga ) (056)

[personal profile] ukakus 2015-10-09 05:27 am (UTC)(link)
What? It's not because of something like that.

[Though, she doesn't doubt there are some angry spirits waiting to curse all of them or something. She's seen enough crap in her time here that she's come to expect literally everything. Knowing their luck, that's probably the next Horrible ThingTM that's going to happen.]

It's just... [How does she say this.......... Bluntly, probably.] It's disrespectful to the dead.
flaredo: (Pooossibly bad idea)

[personal profile] flaredo 2015-10-09 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah... let's not pick a fight just yet. Maybe they're peaceful giant things.

[ Time for some stealth retreating. ]
moribound: (24)

[personal profile] moribound 2015-10-09 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
He's the kind of guy who mixes things up all the time, so you don't have to take him seriously. [A nervous smile, why does Ket make everything so awkward, why. Minato will just try and divert from that by testing the bed, sitting down on it gently and feeling the grass with his hands while being careful not to disturb it too much.]

And you're right, we've both learned something from each other and that's great.
babermetrics: (cheap and cheerful)

[personal profile] babermetrics 2015-10-09 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
You need a grill to grill, right? But I guess a grill's mostly made of fire . . . heh, I can't cook, don't ask me! I can stick things in the microwave or toaster, that's about it! Maaaan, what I wouldn't give for that stuff out here!

[He takes the fish. A little gingerly, but he tries to tell himself, come on man, you touch sushi all the time. This is no different! It's probably even better because it's fresher! Deal with it.

He deals with it, taking the fish slices into his hands. Seriously, the hands are probably way dirtier than the raw fish. He's coming to terms with that too out here.]


And I'm Kuwata Leon! That's probably Leon for you . . . I can tell you ain't from Japan. I dunno why you're callin' me strange, you're the one who threw a fish in my face! Ha ha!

[A fish he is now beginning to consume. Down the hatch!]
covenantal: (107.)

[personal profile] covenantal 2015-10-09 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
Using what, exactly...? Neither of us ended up here with our weapons.

[ Is he still thinking about it? He's still thinking about it. They've hugged before, though that was under slightly different circumstances. Yosuke had needed it at the time, and hadn't returned the gesture. Not to mention called him a dumbass. Granted, between then and now they've gone through so much more together, somehow, but even so...

... maybe he should just stop thinking about it. ]
covenantal: (oo2.)

[personal profile] covenantal 2015-10-09 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
That hasn't happened to you at all? I must have terrible luck with bugs. [ Said a bit sheepishly once the handshake's done and he can sheepishly rub the back of his neck. ]
covenantal: (o63.)

[personal profile] covenantal 2015-10-09 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ Yu stills until Link seems a little less worried about the gesturing; he hadn't realized how that would come off till he did it. Sorry, Link.

But he's relieved when the other boy picks up on what he means, and it shows on his face as he nods vehemently. He'll then shrug again, just as defeated as before. ]
covenantal: (222.)

[personal profile] covenantal 2015-10-09 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
So if he possibly faked his death, then it wasn't tied to CERES buying up the planet?

[ Trying to tie things together, here. ]

Or maybe he faked his death precisely because he wanted to escape any problems associated with it.
covenantal: (215.)

[personal profile] covenantal 2015-10-09 05:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ Lucky you got Yu and not Yosuke. There'd be a lot more squawking and "Get off!" if the latter of the two were involved. Yu's pretty chill about all this manhandling, though.

He's still waking up by degrees, strung out and sleepy but less on the verge of passing out than he was a few minutes ago. ]


About ... [ The answer takes longer for him to find than he'd like, his head dipping just once as his mind muddies briefly. ] Ten days? Really just got here. Then we end up in a jungle... after a bunch of video games... I keep hearing things aren't always this weird. Not sure if I believe it, though.

[ He's not usually this chatty. ]
covenantal: (137.)

[personal profile] covenantal 2015-10-09 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
Did I mention the small town?

[ He's outright grinning, now. ]

Maybe there is. I wouldn't have expected to hear a story like mine anywhere else. Of course, it sounds like the details are different, but I'd expect at least that much.
ukakus: ( official art: manga ) (037)

[personal profile] ukakus 2015-10-09 06:12 am (UTC)(link)
Do they? I've met idiots who think themselves too noble to possess the instinct.

[She doesn't really sound all too critical about that. More along the lines of incredibly exasperated by it because she wishes it were as simple as he makes it sound. Certain people are just a little too fond of ignoring that "universal language", in order to stick their necks out for others.

It gives her way too many unnecessary headaches, honestly.]
moribound: (56)

[personal profile] moribound 2015-10-09 06:22 am (UTC)(link)
Right. [Fighting Shadows had been a dangerous affair, but alien creatures were a different matter and Minato's honestly curious about this gentle-looking giant. Or maybe he's just a little light-headed from the humidity and stuffiness of the air- whichever it is he's stepping out of the cover and towards the beast, stopping a distance away from it so that he can make a run for it if it gets mad.]

...It's huge. [Then he turns around to Kaz and motions for him to come out too- the only problem is that said beast suddenly grunts and it's not clear whether it's about to be aggressive or not.]