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//EVENT023.EXE

Who: Everyone + the ghosts of Christmas past the ghosts who aren't the ghosts of Christmas past
When: OOC: 12/16 to 12/23 ; IC: 4/22 to 4/26
Where: All around Cerealia
What: We have some new friends visiting.
Rating/Warning: PG-13 for violent and dangerous situations; please let the mods know if the rating needs to go up or the log needs to be locked!




//event023.EXE



The metaphorical sun is shining today -- until it isn't. All of a sudden, there's a creeping sensation up your spine, and the sense that something bad is coming. The day seems a little darker. And those closer to the source who are in their homes in the residential district will understand that sensation better than anyone.

The pure of heart throughout the city who have been feeling under the weather lately will suddenly feel a terrible sense of all-encompassing dread overcome them. A loud metal groan will echo throughout the city as once again, the city undergoes surprise renovations. But today it is not what has been keeping the residents in – but rather some surprise visitors who have wanted out.

And there's a message on the wind, one that might be heard for anyone who listens hard enough...


Murderers.

Murderers.

Murderersmurderersmurderers.

//SCENARIOS.EXE


PHASE I

[ 9:00 ] The peace of the morning in the Residential District shatters just as the wall caves through. It’s a small segment of wall -- no more than five feet across at most. And yet the crash and groan of the metal being stretched is ominously accompanied by the distinct piercing screech of metal and another sound. A raucous noise, a combination of ungodly wailing and sharp, victorious laughter spills forth from the hole left in the wall as a myriad of ghosts and spirits erupt from the newly created exit. Characters with any type of spiritual sense will find themselves nearly overwhelmed by the amount of negative ghostly energy that suddenly floods Cerealia and characters with no sense of preservation will find any attempt to enter the hole blocked by the fiercest of ghosts, met with deadly force if they try to pass, as the ghosts won’t hesitate to do things such as reach straight into your body to try to stop your heart.

These ghosts are out for blood, and they don’t seem to stop no matter how you try to talk to them -- they just hiss out, over and over again, “Murderersmurderersmurderers.

From there, the ghosts move on. Their true target, after all, is CERES… but to them, there’s no difference between the character players and CERES. They’ll go for whoever gets in their way, phasing through walls and becoming tangible long enough to reach for characters before fading away again. Characters with special abilities will find themselves in a similar state. Their abilities may increase and decrease in power sporadically, or be completely gone. They may attempt to cast a spell only to find that the wrong spell is cast instead, or an attempt at healing may end up a more dangerous spell. Be careful with your own magical skills!

Those with items or powers specifically intended to ward off spirits will still fulfill their intended purposes when used – unless malicious spiritual energy gets to them first.

PHASE II

[ 14:00 ] It seems the ghosts have more tricks up their sleeves. It seems that a not-so-friendly ghost has decided to play a game with you. It doesn't matter where you are, or what you're doing, because a moment later a voice calls out -- Hey. Can you see me? -- and once you turn your head, you’ll come face to face with a surprise.

Who is it in this world (or your world, or any world) that you have managed to disappoint the most? A family member? A friend? Yourself? They face you now, eyes full of sadness, and they say, “I need you to do something for me.” Without another word, they’ll turn away and begin to walk. Your vision grows foggy, focused solely on the need to do whatever this person wants – they need you, after all. Your legs move to follow them, unless you manage to somehow resist.

But you apparently don’t seem to notice that you’re the only one who can see this person – or that they’re leading you stray toward that monorail track with the sound of the train coming closer, or that busy intersection, or right off the sky bridge.

PHASE III

[ 6:00 ] Other ghosts don’t feel like borrowing faces in order to inflict damage. No, they’ll inflict their damage on a far more personal level. They manifest suddenly and without warning – then all it takes is a simple touch. A ghostly hand reaches out to you and it feels like the cold wraps around your heart, and your vision skews, and then... they leave just as suddenly as they came.

Those who have been around for awhile may very well recognize the ghosts, at that.

But the damage has already been done. Depending on a character’s assigned sense, they will feel one of the following changes:

Sight: Hopefully you aren’t in the habit of bending the truth. Dead men tell no tales, they say. But what happens to a living person unable to tell lies? Any attempt at telling any lie or falsehood will cause the character to feel as though their throat has closed off, and they can do nothing more than choke.

Smell: The cold passes, but in some way that it never really leaves. And then everything seems perfectly normal. Nothing has changed, right? You're fine -- except that in a short period of time with how crazy things are, it becomes apparent that you're unable to feel pain. The damage to your body is the same as ever, but dangerously, you can't feel a thing.

Taste: It would appear as though the ghosts have a sense of humor. From those who rest in eternal slumber, try a few days of being unable to sleep. Everything seems fine at first... but slowly but surely, that lack of sleep will start to take its toll.

Hearing: Most others would feel relief once the ghosts left, finally a moment of peace. But you? You don’t feel anything – nothing kind, anyway. Rather, you have been left unable to feel joy. Everything seems either bleak or as though it simply has no emotional impact at all.

Touch: How many deaths have been caused in the name of heroics? Apparently in an attempt to keep future casualties down (or perhaps for their own laughter), the ghosts have left you unable to be brave. Suddenly, a situation you'd face fearlessly is one that has sent you running, panic sharp in your chest.

These effects will last throughout the event, if a character is caught by them.

PHASE IV

[ 10:00 ] While chaos erupts throughout the city, some of the more misguided ghosts (but still bloodthirsty, so very bloodthirsty) just happened to run into the wrong part of town and don’t know how to give a proper scaring. One ghost seems to think that it was a great idea to possess a masseusebot from the Spa. You’re grabbed suddenly! You fight for your life but can’t seem to get yourself out of its metal grip! With expert precision that only a robot can mange, it finds your pressure points – and releases all that tension from this Incredibly Bad Day. The ghost inside the robot is confused, distressed -- why is this human suddenly so relaxed? It only wants to murder. But the only illegal thing happening here is how good this massage makes you feel.

Maybe later you’ll walk down the street and get stopped by the ghost that possessed a balloon dispenser. Perhaps a ghost has possessed the friendly McCERES mascot, and is now handing out coupons with murderous intent. And of course, there are always the hug bots...

Look, they tried really hard, okay.

Of course... they might end up possessing technology a little closer to home as well, at which point it's not so funny.

BONUS

[ xx:xx ] Hopefully you have friends who have ghost-fighting skills. Or ghost-taming skills. Or ghost-bellydancing skills, who knows, we won't judge them if you don't. But what of those poor people who come from worlds where the supernatural is some weird television show?

Worry not, poor souls, for CERES is here to provide! Some time after the ruckus begins, characters will find what looks to be a hand-held vacuum cleaner situated innocuously in their rooms (only one per person, you greedy gus). The logo on the side will helpfully inform you that this is of CERES make, because the paper pamphlet beside your new device? Well, it's more like a picture book. Observe Stick-Man Sully as he uses his vacuum cleaner to capture ghosts! Learn from his stellar example! Do not stick the hose in your mouth or attempt to give the vacuum CPR, there's a big X over that picture. Also of the one where Stick-Man Sully sets his captive ghosts free once more, we don't want that, do we?

Your new ghost vacuum should prove effective against any ghastly ghoul that shoots your way, but beware! Should you capture a ghost and not turn in your vacuum to CERES for weekly ghost disposal, your ghost will serenade you in the wee hours of the morning with its song of choice. If you capture a whole horde of ghosts, well, congratulations. You have a boy band living in your vacuum.


[ 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 DECEMBER 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 from 12/16 to 12/23, or IC 4/22 to 4/26. Should this event log hit Captcha, there is an all-purpose overflow here. Thank you!

geophile: (pic#8845427)

[personal profile] geophile 2015-12-16 07:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ so she's a doctor, huh... welp, he'll have to change the title he calls her by, in that case. but while they wait for the water, he'll take a seat at the kitchen table and take a breather as he begins to think about what happened.

even during the primal reversion crisis he didn't find himself panicking like that. it wasn't normal behaviour for him in the slightest, which meant that it had to do with whatever that... thing did when it touched him. the very recollection of it makes his fist clench tight with nerves, along with the thought of facing it and the other spirits flooding the colony. but he had done it days ago with no problem, so what could be stopping him now?

if otome is watching him, she'll notice that he's oddly silent and looking a little pale again. ]
Edited 2015-12-16 07:24 (UTC)
mombastic: (Well that sure looks... demonic)

[personal profile] mombastic 2015-12-16 07:25 am (UTC)(link)
[ Of course she's watching him. Panic attacks aren't a once-a-day sort of thing... even thinking about what triggered one can easily lead into another one, and when he starts turning pale, she steps forward and seats herself close enough to reach for one of his hands again. ]

If you're not ready to think about it, there's no pressure.
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[personal profile] geophile 2015-12-16 07:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ he almost jumps when she touches him, and that's when he knows something is very, very wrong. being timid is not in his nature - he's not reckless, but he's never had problems with facing danger head-on. he's never felt more vulnerable - like a deerling caught in headlights. ]

But I can't ignore it.

[ he refuses to ignore it, even if it puts him into a cold sweat. he needs to have some sort of autonomy. ]

That wasn't a normal attack. Something... happened.
mombastic: (... Or maybe it IS lupus)

[personal profile] mombastic 2015-12-16 07:41 am (UTC)(link)
... [ As much as she hates to ask it of him... ]

Can you... describe what it did to you? What about it made it different from the other spirits? Take as much time as you need, or if you'd rather not, we can try to work out a theory anyway.
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[personal profile] geophile 2015-12-16 07:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ he nods, taking a moment to utilize the breathing trick that she taught him. it staves off another head-first fall into panic, but only calms him enough to speak properly. ]

It looked different than the ones outside. It wasn't affected by any of Cradily's attacks - it went straight for me, and disappeared right after it touched me.

[ he shuts his eyes tight for a moment, in an attempt to stave off the headache he can feel forming at his temples. ]

I felt cold, fell to the ground... and that's when you came.
mombastic: (Oy vay)

[personal profile] mombastic 2015-12-16 03:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Otome's grip on his hand tightens, and she takes a silent, deep breath herself. Different-looking ghosts... ]

If it disappeared after touching you, that must have been its goal. Which means it was probably aiming to make you unable to fight.

[ What a jerk. ]
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[personal profile] geophile 2015-12-16 05:40 pm (UTC)(link)
It certainly achieved that. Just the idea of facing them again... I feel some sort of impending terror.

[ sure he was scared before, but he could trump that in the name of the greater good. but right now his body is throwing that to the side, no matter what his mind wants.

he takes some solace in her grip, letting out another breath in a sigh as he thinks back to what happened a few days earlier. if they were going to figure this out, otome needed to know everything. ]


Another one almost got me killed a few days ago. Whatever these spirits want, they aren't afraid to take lives to get it.
mombastic: (Where are you looking?)

[personal profile] mombastic 2015-12-16 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
They were chanting something, weren't they? About murderers?

... I certainly haven't killed anyone here-- [ SEPTENTRIONES DO NOT COUNT, THEY STARTED IT ] so it might just be that these are spirits with deeply-rooted grudges. And they don't particularly care who they seek out that vengeance from.
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[personal profile] geophile 2015-12-16 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
They were.

[ his eyes narrow in thoughtful focus. ]

Neither have I, unless the odd monster in ViViD counts. If those things really are spirits, I wouldn't be surprised if there's something about this place's past that our captors are withholding from us.

[ this was a colony, wasn't it? so under what means was it established? ]
mombastic: (Well that sure looks... demonic)

[personal profile] mombastic 2015-12-16 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Which isn't all that surprising, but that means taking it up with our hosts. Unless I can somehow manage to get one of the ghosts to talk to me...

[ Otome, no. Bad idea. ]
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[personal profile] geophile 2015-12-16 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[ that makes his expression harden, steel blue eyes meeting her yellow. it's clear that he's serious. ]

Don't. That's an easy way to get yourself killed.
mombastic: (For the children)

[personal profile] mombastic 2015-12-16 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Steven...

[ Well, she knows a serious look when she sees it, and it's not as though she hasn't tried to convince the ghosts to stop their murderous rampage, so... ]</small. All right.
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[personal profile] geophile 2015-12-16 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Even if you manage to avoid physical harm, there's no telling what else those things can do. Being reckless won't do us any good.

[ he wouldn't wish the kind of fear he felt onto anyone. if he can't muster up the courage to fight anymore, the least he can do is stop people from catapulting themselves into danger. ]

We can act once we have more of an understanding of the situation.
mombastic: (I'm so unsure about everything right now)

[personal profile] mombastic 2015-12-16 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
I think it really might come to having to contact CERES themselves... even if they don't know how to solve this, they might have a better understanding of what these things are. That wall was put up for a reason.
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[personal profile] geophile 2015-12-16 10:17 pm (UTC)(link)
But do you think that they'll answer us properly? I'm not sure if we can rely on them for anything.

[ ever since dipper told him about the eye implants that each of them have, he's been super dubious about trusting anything to do with CERES. seems sketch, bruh. ]

Maybe there are others that have been here longer that have a better grasp on what's going on.
mombastic: (... Ara ara maaaa)

[personal profile] mombastic 2015-12-16 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll see if I can ask around, after-- whoops!

[ Hold on, she needs to go get that boiling water. ]
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[personal profile] geophile 2015-12-16 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ whoops! time to put that conversation on hold - he'll loosen the grip on her hand to let her attend to the water. as she does, he'll check his CEREvice to see if anyone has relayed messages about the recent goings on in the network. ]
mombastic: (Where are you looking?)

[personal profile] mombastic 2015-12-17 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ Hopefully so. Otome's temporarily commandeering the kitchen to find cups, settle teabags in, and pour the water-- and then she's back, bringing both cups with her and setting one in front of Steven. ]
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[personal profile] geophile 2015-12-17 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you.

[ he'll smile softly at her as he accepts his cup, taking a deep breath with his first sip. even that's enough to help his nerves, and he reminds himself to avoid tensing his shoulders. thaaaaaaaaat's the stuff. ]
mombastic: (Give me strength)

[personal profile] mombastic 2015-12-17 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
[ Otome settles back down with her own cup, taking a slow sip as she does a quick mental inventory. The sudden outpouring of negative... energy hadn't done much for her present state, that's for sure. The headache is a dull throb behind her eyes, but the tea helps ward off the chills.

This would happen right as she caught this mysterious sickness, she thinks ruefully, and sighs. ]


I probably shouldn't stay long...
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[personal profile] geophile 2015-12-17 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
[ he closes his CEREvice once she speaks up, slipping it back into his pocket after another sip of his tea. while it would be nice for her to stay, he nods understandingly. ]

You look a bit under the weather, if I may say so. I think it would do both of us well to get some rest for the day.
mombastic: (... Or maybe it IS lupus)

[personal profile] mombastic 2015-12-17 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
I'll rest when I can. But I also can't let ghosts like the one from before run free.

[ Is she going back into the fray, HELL YEEEAH. With carefully timed rest breaks. ]

Please let me know if you need anything, though.
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[personal profile] geophile 2015-12-17 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
I won't stop you. I know you're more than capable, but please... Don't do anything reckless.

[ she's stronger than he is at the moment, but a ghost like the one he encountered could get her in no time at all. staying aware was the most important thing. ]

Likewise. I'm not exactly in top form at the moment, but I'm not going to write myself off as an invalid.

[ he smiles a little. ]
mombastic: (Girl talk for days)

[personal profile] mombastic 2015-12-17 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
You'd make a pretty poor invalid. [ But she says it with a softer, teasing smile. ] But I'll also be careful. I'd rather not be scolded if I overdo it.
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[personal profile] geophile 2015-12-17 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
I don't doubt it. [ heh. ] Thank you, Doctor Yanagiya. For everything.

[ still being so polite with her name... he's still working on being casual, okay. ]

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