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[reparator]

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!

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//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!

Comments

ota!!

[shikisha]

Phase I+II

Ugh, I hate this stupid place!! It's so muggy, and my feet are always wet! Who the hell even wanted to be saved if this was the alternative?!

[ No that isn't the screeching of some undiscovered bird deep in the jungle, it's none other than Nonon Jakuzure, spoiled rich girl unhappy with these new changes in scenery. She prefers to be clean, surrounded by luxury and candy and stuffed animals. Not sweaty and dirty, and surrounded by gross bugs that have her this close to burning this entire forest down into ashes so they can pave it over and build a parking lot.

She's dressed in her Goku Uniform, a blue marching band dress, with a short skirt and bare legs that she really wishes she had pants with. Even her usual white high heels boots aren't doing so well here. So first thing first is going to be finding a new, more locale appropriate outfit.

...And just forget about the silent beast that's been stalking the loud and obnoxious delicious looking candy haired girl for the past hour... ]

Phase III

Che, it's not my fault we're here! What the hell do they need a pair of shoes for, they're dead!!

[ Nonon is now yelling at someone, instead of no one at all. Which happens to be The Bridge, who is oh so upset about someone stealing from the dead. As if Nonon cares!!

Look. This is just not her day. Or her week. Or her month actually. First being water logged, and just as things were starting to get better she's wet again, and in probably in one of her top 5 most hated biomes. Do you know how frizzy her hair gets after a couple of days in the sticky wilderness without so much as a bottle of hairspray or mousse to keep it under control? And she's pretty sure she never asked for this Bridge lady for help!!

And things only seem to go from bad to worse when she actually tries to use her phone to find her friends, only to get some obnoxious song from a movie she never cared about.

Basically Nonon hates everything and is in the worst mood, so obviously that means she looks like she should be bothered. ]

Or Wildcard!

[ Whatever you want if it's not listed here, just throw something at me! ]

phase ii

[dishonorstudent]

[ Ryuko had found Nonon shortly after locating Athena and dropping her off with a safe group. That girl was insistent on building a tree house, but Ryuko was far more interested in getting everyone the hell out of here. There's only so many times she can transform and fight before it takes a toll on her, plus there was still Sukuyo to find. ]

Would ya quit complaining? This ain't exactly ideal for me either.

[shikisha]

[ Nonon's own uniform has been taking a toll on it, with all the transforming she does. Where Ryuko's draws strength from herself, Nonon's wears away instead. Just like before when they had been kicked out of Honnouji, they used their Uniforms again and again until they faded away and had to don the Nudist Beach uniforms instead.

Like hell was Nonon going to wear that out here though in the jungle. She's already chafing enough as it is. ]

If you let me on your shoulders then I'll stop complaining.

[dishonorstudent]

[ Ryuko just sighs and stops for Nonon, she was actually going to offer that anyway, believe it or not. She owes a lot to Nonon, and they've gotten comfortable with relying on each other... but more than that, carrying her is just easier than listening to her complain! ]

Piggyback. Thirty minutes.

[shikisha]

[ Seeing Ryuko stopping in front of her is a surprise, though maybe not as surprising as hearing she's actually going to go along with that. Sure Gama lets her ride on his shoulders, but he's built like a tank, so it's not a problem. But the fact that Ryuko is actually offering makes her feel.... good, that their relationship apparently is still going well. ]

You're serious? ...Thanks. [ And now she's feeling sheepish because someone is doing something nice for her and she doesn't know how to take it. Just give her three minutes until she's back to acting like a spoiled princess. ]

Phase I/II

[niceguypose]

[Rock Lee was trying to survey his surroundings from a nearby tree when he saw Nonon! ...And he managed to see the beast that was stalking her. It looked like it would try to act at any moment, so Lee saw no time to waste.

Quickly, he leaped down from the branch to urgently land in front of Nonon.]

Nonon-san!! Watch out!

[shikisha]

[ So here's the thing. Maybe jumping out of nowhere and yelling, "watch out" isn't a good idea. Because the only thing that happens is Nonon's reflexes getting the better of her, swinging her long pink conductor's baton like a bat directly at Lee's side without even thinking about it, as if he were the danger here. ]

[niceguypose]

[In retrospect? Maybe it definitely wasn't! Rock Lee was looking ahead of her at the monster and thinking how great it would be to return the favor by saving Nonon, so he didn't think to counter an attack on his own self. He takes the hit to the side with a groan of betrayed pain.]

N-onon-san! [And maybe now, while they're both distracted, is when the monster will choose to strike??]

[shikisha]

[ It's not the first time Nonon has had trouble with a bout of friendly fire. She might have blown up her entire school at one point with missiles. So... clearly this is all Rock Lee's fault and not Nonon's. Which means there's very little guilt in her when she realizes what she's done. ]

What the hell are you doing?!

[ Yep, he's clearly the one to be blamed here, and fault must be assigned, as that giant lizard/cat thing that's been stalking her suddenly pounces from a bush!!! ]

iii

[topscores]

[Nice was pretty much minding his own business when he heard the yelling. Or well, not really minding his own business, because he's going to stick his nose into Nonon's...

It's for no other reason than just the fact that he thought it was annoying.]

You're kinda loud, aren't you? You know yelling at those guys is like yelling at a wall, right?

[shikisha]

You know that it's pretty obnoxious to come over and call someone loud when it's none of your business, right?

[ So... Nonon is super petty. And doesn't take well to being insulted by anyone. She manages not to lash out with violence or anything, but she's definitely not happy with being talked down to, so she throws it right back in his face. ]

[topscores]

[He shrugs. He's plenty used to getting called obnoxious.]

I'm plenty obnoxious. [As long as he's...self aware...???] Also it's definitely my business when I can hear your screeching all the way from where I was.

[I'm sorry, Nonon.]

sorry for the wait!

[shikisha]

[ So is she, but she's just terrible at accepting that description. ]

Who the hell was screeching?! You better watch your next sentence carefully or you might end up regretting it.

phase iii;

[psycholawgy]

[ oh boy... athena doesn't look like she agrees with what nonon's done, either. ]

What if they haunt you?

[shikisha]

[ Nonon doesn't stop rooting around through the stuff though, she's clearly on the mission to find something useful, talking over her shoulder at Athena. ]

You're smart enough to know ghosts don't really exist.

[psycholawgy]

They do exist, [ a beat. ] That's why we have spirit mediums at home.

I mean, I didn't believe it at first, but apparently, my boss is half-psychic.

III

[faithfulflame]

[Oh ugh, THAT song...

Rei pulls a face as she approaches, though she has a granola bar in one hand.]

Nonon-san, you might want to just turn that off. It'll only attract the wildlife.

[shikisha]

I never put it on in the first place! It just started playing!

[ Nonon isn't even all that great at technology. She uses it well enough, but when it fails her she is quick to blame it all on the device instead of herself. Though with CERES stuff, it's actually not always her own fault.

For now she's just squeezing the phone, as if that will help. ]

[faithfulflame]

Try the power button, Nonon-san.

[Does she have to show you where that is? Seriously...that song is getting annoying and she will...]

phase iii!

[cordated]

They could be cursed!

[ this is like the cardinal rule when it comes to embezzling from the dead. after being forced to marathon an entire season of ghost hunters, makoto considers himself well-versed in the type of ghosts that go after people who commit larceny on their favorite pair of shoes. ]

We don't even have salt to help combat any ghosts that come our way. You should just do what she says and put them back, Nonon-chan.

[shikisha]

...Seriously, you too Worrywart?

[ Nonon can only do what she does best in this situation. Roll her eyes so hard that they nearly make an audible noise. ]

There's no such thing as ghosts, you should be smart enough to know that.

[cordated]

[ watch them pop right out of her head and scare the living daylights out of makoto. ]

Huh?! But ghosts are real! You shouldn't be saying that out loud, they might hear you!

[ this is some orwellian kind of indoctrination ... how did he even survive halloween intact ... ]

iii

[fittedgloves]

[ Kyouko hears the song playing on Nonon's CereVice from one of the houses, and comes out only to be not at all surprised by who it is. ]

...Jakuzure-san. Are you alright?

[shikisha]

[ Wow, rude, it could have been ANYONE!! And yet Nonon seems a little enthused actually to see Kyouko, because she's already thrusting the misbehaving phone into her hands. ]

Make it work, will you? I'm getting sick of this stupid song!

[fittedgloves]

(continued over here!)