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[reparator]

Who: CERES & you
When: OOC: 12/20-12/31; IC: 10/21-10/27
Where: Cerealia & Vidia's Secret
What: Event log
Rating/Warning: PG-13 | Horror Ahoy!

//event008.EXE You Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance You were always warned about the little things that go bump in the night, but you didn't believe them, did you? After all, ghosts don't exist, and things aren't really out to get you in the dark. As the month draws nearer to its final days, however, you're going to want to double check that belief of yours. On the eve of the 20th, continuing on, you'll feel the signs. It'll begin with a flicker, something barely noticeable. Conveniently, that day, the cinemas will start showing some creepy movies (maybe you'll have seen similar ones back home, or have you?) and you can access Ceres' TV stations- amazing show and movie line-up on their devices or TV screen. All seems to be normal, really... except for the weather that seems somewhat chilly and dismal throughout, with chances of storms every now and then. 'tis the season to be spooky, after all. It's just the weather being weird... Until you get the feeling that something is in your house... and you sure as heck didn't invite it in. How will you know? Well, you might hear it, whispering in your ear, or maybe see it as just appearing as part of that movie, or on a Holo-screen you're walking by, and disappearing as quickly as you hear or see it... "You'd better not shout, you'd better not cry, you'd better not pout NoT TeLliNg YoU whY Gonna taste you, spit you out, smell you soon YoU STINKy LOuT. Hope you like the company. We've been dying to meet you."

//SCENARIOS.EXE PHASE I [ xxxx ] Your first day will go normally enough, even if some things at work or school will behave a little oddly. Nothing too major, but enough to give you a sense of unease through the day. The real fun begins when the evening is in full swing, because things will feel even worse than before. Objects will disappear and reappear in the wrong places, your HoloGM at home or the workplace will decide to suddenly flicker into strange shapes and frightening objects before turning to normal, and who threw that lamp?? If you were planning on spending an evening of peace, well. We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but... on the positive side, there's a fun stream of spooky shows to watch?! Just ignore the possibility of someone joining you... or not. Ignoring a guest isn't nice, you know. Will you run into the arms of a lover or friend, or run and hide? The choice is yours. PHASE II [ xxxx ] You're going to really not like what comes next, deep into the hours past 3 a.m. Hope you're not a cranky sleeper, because you may want to be up for this. Your Cerevice will blink a strange message that will merely read "W A R N I N G" and flicker to normal before you feel that your privacy has been completely compromised. Or at least haunted. Because the next thing you know? Ghosts. Lots of them. And they're not going to wait before giving you chase and letting your senses take the hit. Of course, you might just get lucky and not be visited by any of the ghosts at all- but then again, things will just continue to make you jumpy and spook you out throughout the time the others suffer. Hope you weren't counting on a lot of sleep. And as for those of you who will eventually become victims of your unfriendly visitors, well... hope your friends are around to help. Your CereVice certainly will. PHASE III [ xxxx ] What a rotten week. If you haven't been visited by your ghosts of eternal damage, you're going to have a nasty week at work with things going wrong and everything just points at you. If you have been hit by a ghost, you're going to be suffering the after-effects throughout. The good news is, your CereVices will do their best to compensate for what you did lose. You can voice activate them or touch activate them, or have them give you textual directions. Your healer friends however, can come in very handy and attempt to fix you up- and may even succeed! Though some effects may be stronger than the rest. Even ViViD will have some intriguing new stages that may put your recent condition into focus and have you work through them to gain a better boost. Just don't be surprised if it isn't entirely effective, but hey, remember when we said having friends is a good thing? Hope you've been making some, because they might just be the only chance you have against suffering this alone. PHASE IV [ xxxx ] As the week draws to a close, the effects of the hauntings will start to wear off, and surprise and joy, things will seem normal again. People won't be experiencing any irritations and jumpy situations at home anymore, and all will be well. Then night will fall and they'll come again. For those of you who were lucky enough to escape, the only trouble you'll have is the screams of horror and the frightening situations your friends are in (did we mention you had to make friends?)- you may have to get out of bed to help, hunt around- and probably put your life on the line. Because those that did get affected, will be dragged into a place of horror and fright, of shivers and quivers- Vidia's Secret: Premium Lingerie to suit all tastes. A beast of horrifying proportions awaits there, ready to tear your friends from limb to limb, so we do hope the captives are prepared to fight, or die trying. PURGATORY [ whyo'clock ] You died while fighting against the final boss. Sucks, but it happens. That's why you're here, after all. There isn't much, but make yourselves at home. The surroundings will look pleasant enough, little recovery huts with some cute digital medics of all types waiting in there to help you out. After about 12 hours in Ceres time, the characters will step out of ViViD and be given gift bags with "You Tried" stars on them, each containing a sexy set of lingerie (and animal onesies for anyone below 16) and pampering materials like bath bombs, chocolates, candles and shampoos to take the trauma off the last few days. For those that survived, they'll be getting the same, as well as "Well Done!" stars on their bags (and an extra massage coupon)- and all parties will recieve a little note contained within reading: "We're sorry, have some gifts. You can blame one of your own for being too curious, though. Remember to read the instructions next time, and don't go on witch hunts!" For those exploring Purgatory, just relax and enjoy the view. Also, your characters might have woken up wearing the lingerie or onesies during their "recovery treatment"... we're sorry they're the only clothes they'll get until they leave. :( [ 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 event post. For your convenience, we have compiled a post detailing what's going on right here and feel free to consult the FAQ if needed. Please leave any lingering questions in the OOC post, and we'll answer them as soon as we can.

Comments

[prosecutory]

[Edgeworth promptly whips out his trusty organizer (wow, it hasn't run out of pages yet?) and a pen, and quickly begins writing down Yata's statements. The crane machine, then he put his credits in, and...

Uh, isn't that arm supposed to move? Then again, Yata did not mention taking hold of the controls...]

Before you even touched the controls, is that correct?

[rollin]

[ Edgeworth, why do you have that with you at all times... Yata's too shaken to make a comment, but he's definitely thinking it. ]

Yeah! So it picks up this cat thing, right? Actually, I dunno what it is. It's like a cat, but it's shaped like sushi and the ears look kinda weird...

[ Yata. ]

[prosecutory]

[For investigation, of course. Look, he has to get all the details.

...except maybe that one about the sushi cat. Edgeworth brushes that one aside and quickly asks:]

What happened next?

1/2

[rollin]

I checked the pile so I could put 'em all back in the machine, right? But when I crouched down, [ He whimpers. ] Sushi Cat hissed at me...

[rollin]

It's a doll that's not supposed to move, so it's weird, okay!? Sushi Cat is loved by all ages and meows when you pat its head! It doesn't hiss!

[prosecutory]

["Loved by all ages"? I beg to differ.]

Did any of the other items...do anything strange?

[rollin]

Nah, but I was so shocked I threw it at this game, you know? One of those dance games. It musta turned on, since it started playing a song by itself. I went to check it out and turn it off, but... The girl on the screen...

[prosecutory]

What of the girl on the screen?

[Yata probably threw Sushi Cat at the "on" switch accidentally. Still, the rest of what he's saying...]

[rollin]

She was flickering and—and sometimes, sometimes she'd have b-

B-b... Bl... Blood... all over...

[prosecutory]

[...he's a prosecutor, therefore he is used to seeing BLOOD ALL OVER!!!

Edgeworth's expression doesn't change; he doesn't flinch. Seeing blood and smelling it is all part of his job description.]

I assume this isn't a feature of the game.

[rollin]

[ He's used to seeing blood too, but come on. If there was going to be some messed up imagery in a video game, it should say so on the label. ]

Nah, it's one of those happy anime games, you know? Project... Idol... something. Anyway, it was fucked up, alright! Fuck... I think the game hung since the girl got stuck in the middle of a song. She sounded like she was screaming. It shook me up, man.

So I ran outta there, into the air hockey table and here I am.

[prosecutory]

[Edgeworth can't argue with that. Now, he's not sure what to make of "happy anime games" called "Project...Idol...something" but judging from what Yata remembers about it, blood-spattered girls are probably not a feature.]

I recall you mentioning that you broke the air hockey table. [An expression of disapproval. If you're going to run away from a blood-spattered girl in a video game instead of telling yourself that's not real and acting like a man, at least don't cause collateral damage.]

[rollin]

It was an accident.

[ Immediately, as if he's used to saying this a thousand times over. ]

The girl went after me, s-so I tried to fight her...

[ And knowing Yata, he didn't just cause a small malfunction. ]

[prosecutory]

How can she chase you, if she is only within the game?

[a.k.a. HOW DID SHE GET OUT AND MAKE YOU BREAK THE AIR HOCKEY TABLE?]

[rollin]

[ Look, he has a theory. ]

You won't believe me, but... I think it's a ghost.

[prosecutory]

[DOT DOT DOT.

A ghost. Really? Really?]

A ghost? [Skepticism is dripping from his voice. His eyebrows arch.]

[rollin]

SHUT UP! [ He stomps his feet and shakes his fist. ] I know what I saw! If you were there, you woulda thought so, too!

[prosecutory]

No, I would have thought that was a new and very unusual special effect. [He is unfazed by Yata stomping his feet and shaking his fist.] Now tell me, how did she leave the game to chase you? Did you witness how that happened? [Edgeworth isn't satisfied with just an OMG IT'S A GHOST explanation, clearly.]

[rollin]

[ LEAVE HIM ALONE, EDGEWORTH. ]

N...no.

[ The best witness, clearly. Edgeworth might want to investigate the game itself.

Just then, the holographic mascots flicker. You know, the ones that look like Vocaloids on display. Yata whimpers. ]

Hey, can we do this another time? I kinda wanna go home. [ HE'S A WUSS. ]

[prosecutory]

[Yes, if he wants a job done properly, he'll have to do it himself, especially when Yata whimpers. The flickering catches Edgeworth by surprise, but he doesn't whimper. Wow. Grown men don't whimper, so Yata earns a stern Look.]

Surely a mere power malfunction isn't enough to frighten you.

[rollin]

[ The stern look does nothing for him because he's still scared of ghosts more than Edgeworth. ]

I dunno, man. It wasn't like that this morning...

[ Then, eerie electropop music starts playing. It seems to be coming from the flashing rhythm game in the distance. ]

[prosecutory]

Not all power fluctuations last for an entire da -

[His sentence is cut off when the creepy music starts playing, and he is genuinely surprised by this development. Still, he continues to hang on to logical explanations as he turns toward the direction of the music.]

Strange. Did someone switch that on?

[rollin]

I didn't turn it off, but...

[ It was clearly not on a while ago for some reason. A girl flashes on the screen—one similar to the same holographic displays nearby. Speaking of the displays, t seems like there's a few of them lining the path to the rhythm game showing the same girl. ]

[prosecutory]

[Edgeworth steps closer to the rhythm game, all signs of being initially shaken gone. He looks at the displays lining the path, and doesn't bother to check if Yata's following him.]

Well, this girl is neither screaming nor bloodstained.

[AT LEAST, FOR NOW.]

[rollin]

[ Yata's staying RIGHT HERE, thank you very much! After his last encounter with the ghost, he doesn't want another repeat of it, so he calls out to Edgeworth from his spot. ]

Are you crazy? Get outta there!

[ The screen shows a close-up of the girl's face smiling sweetly at the viewer. All is fine and well until she starts crying... blood? The smile seems less genuine and more unhinged now that there are streams of red running down her face. The same thing is happening to all the girls in the displays. Yata can't watch; he looks away. ]