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//EVENT025.EXE

Who: Everyone who chooses to go to the fun, new alien carnival (and those who don't, but end up there anyway)
When: OOC: 1/26 - 1/30 ; IC: 5/13 - 5/15
Where: Entertainment District, Temporary Traveling Circus of Tjghsldiwk
What: The circus is in town! Temporarily. Everything is fine.
Rating/Warning: PG-13 for violence and some scary situations; please let the mods know if the rating needs to go up or the log needs to be locked!




//event025.EXE



Bright lights! An abundance of color! A cacophony of laughter and delighted (?) shrieks! Welcome, everyone, to the carnival! Enough of those nonsense protein shakes and that hoity-toity recycling; it's time to let loose, have some fun, and live a little! No judgment will be allowed today, not when everyone’s dressed up in ridiculous costumes and eating those unnecessarily huge turkey legs (it... is turkey, right?). For you see, CERES has invited the Traveling Circus of Tjghsldiwk (they hail from a different planet, but here's a hint: the h is silent) to bring some joy to the colonists. This is a safe place to let your inner wild child out, really. Definitely safe. Promise.

Yet for those who are a little less easily convinced to follow the sounds of laughter and amusement (bless your sensible hearts), they will find themselves grabbed and forcibly dragged by a pair of friendly souls in matching costumes. Everyone should be able to enjoy the festivities, don’t you think? Can’t have them missing out on all this jolly good, innocent fun!

The Public Announcement System crackles with... well, a fit of coughing first. But then a gravelly voice speaks! It seems the ringmaster has an announcement for you all. What joyous news can he bring?

Listen... I know that we’re supposed to keep these idiots entertained for at least another day or two but the machinery’s starting to complain. I think I heard the gates of the petting zoo groan – they’re on their last legs.

... Wait, this isn’t the direct line

Oh.

Ohohoho!! Have a great time, everyone! Everything is perfectly fine!

//SCENARIOS.EXE


PHASE I

[ 11:00 ] Come one, come all!! There’s quite a large amount of people here, isn’t there? You’ll find yourself tugged this way and that – up until you get dragged right into a changing booth. The helpful attendant meets you with a worryingly large grin – how is her face not breaking? – before pushing you right through the curtain. Then you’ll be given your choice of one of these lovely garments to change into. Look, one of them has to match your skintone, right? Don’t be picky about it! You also have... 90 seconds to figure out how to wear it before you’re tossed out into the middle of the crowd again. Have a good festival!

If you’re not willing to put on the outfits though, that’s fine. Instead, they’ll top you off with a cape and crown, shoving you out onto a... stage? Your adoring public cheers for you, yells your name, and throws confetti in your honor! Then a jester appears again, announcing your grand title:

The Ugliest in All of Cerealia.

Don't worry, that's just your introduction to the carnival; enjoy the rest of your time here! (They may or may not have given you back your clothing.)



PHASE II

[ 16:00 ] Do you hear that? Cymbals crashing together, trumpets blaring off-tune, the march of absurdly tired feet – a parade is coming! Best move off to the side before an acrobat quite literally tumbles into you. If you are an unfortunate casualty, they’ll actually just start to fall asleep on you because they’re tired… so very, very tired.

Yet the parade continues to march on without them and you can let yourself be distracted by the impressive jumping around and festive partygoers (who seem to be joining in the parade as they please, in various states of undress). But be wary. Distraction will only make you easier prey for the very hungry caterpillar that’s coming up the street next. Run if you can, but it has so very many legs and it’s coming after you.

For those unable to make it away from the caterpillar, they will find themselves gulped right into its gross, drooling mouth – and about five minutes later, they’ll be released out again onto the streets covered in a pink slime. It looks like you won't be able to free yourself from the stuff, so hopefully you can find a friend to get some help! Or one of the strangers around you? Unfortunately, when a kind soul finally comes by to pull you out of the slime, they’ll find that the outside of the gunk is not only immensely sticky but also slippery. If they're not careful, you'll both end up stuck to the gunk together.

You both better get out of that stuff quick because once someone joins you, the slime starts to move. Quick and gooey, it'll pull you and the hapless soul with you down the street at a much too quick pace. Hopefully you won't slide into too many people as you skid your way through the streets of the Entertainment District like some sort of demented Katamari Ball. This is why you should never trust giant bugs!



PHASE III

[ xx:xx ] In a smaller booth, toward the outskirts of the carnival, some may find a familiar face manning a quiet little shack on her own. Although those who have been in the colony long enough may have first encountered her as an 8-bit version of herself, Aria the fortune-teller is now back and more than willing to drag unsuspecting people into her hands again. Once you step into her stall, she takes one long look at you before sliding over a fortune cookie and a mask. What do you mean you didn’t ask for a mask? That's too bad, because it's yours now. She won't say anything more than that, giving nothing more than a quiet dismissal with a hand and an enigmatic smile to match.

When you step back outside, you’ll find that you just can’t get rid of the mask. If you toss it into a trash bin, it’ll be right back in your pocket. Throw it at a friend? It’ll be in your hand in the next second. Throw it away enough times and it’ll suddenly plant itself on your face -- which leads to all the alien carnival goers in the nearby vicinity suddenly going still with fear before moving to get as far away from you as quickly as possible. Well... you seem to be able to take it off for now if you still want to enjoy the carnival. It just won't go away, and every time you try to throw it away, it'll attach itself to your face. Might as well just keep it.

But... still, it's strange how none of the aliens running the carnival will look you in the eye now, isn't it?



PHASE IV

[ 12:00 ] For those who aren’t interested in dealing with the abundance of people, there’s also an assortment of critters gathered around for the petting zoo! They all seem to follow a general theme… kind of. That might be floppy ears and a tail if you... squint. The alien staff is right there and quick to ask you not to worry, they're perfectly harmless -- they don't eat humans! It would be bad for their diet, so feel free to pet them, if you can gather enough courage to do so.

Unfortunately, it seems as though this part of the circus was not put together very well; the rickety fences and cages don't really seem to do much against these giant...creatures. Towards the end of the circus' time here, it looks like those cages will start breaking down more and more, too.

The animals rattle the makeshift fences of the petting zoo, until finally, the fences just... collapse. Oops. The ground shakes as the animals stomp and immediately move to break out of their little ring. Well, would you look at that? You’ve apparently found yourself in the middle of a little stampede -- and those warnings about these animals not eating humans doesn't seem to hold much weight when now they're looking at you -- and they look pretty hungry.



BONUS

[ why: o'clock ] Left and right, there are voices shouting for your attention. "Hey pretty young miss!" or "Excuse me, you stud!" or "Look at this, jackass!" – that said, aliens think that you all manage to look the same, so who knows if they’re yelling at you in particular – and they’re all daring you to come and try your hand at their carnival game.

It’s run of the mill stuff: shooting games, tests of strength, and knocking down a couple of milk bottles. You might actually be doing well! Or... you might be embarrassing yourself in front of whatever cute person you’re trying to impress! But regardless, in the last allotted ten seconds of your game, no matter what, you’ll find your point score plummeting right into the negatives. Did you get a bullseye? What do you know, that’s now worth -1000 points! You missed? -5000 points.

The stall assistant seems to be having a grand old time, laughing at your pain and when the clock finally runs out, they'll give you a large grin. "Look at that score! Well, you know what that means, don’t you? Now, we win you!" With that, metallic tentacles suddenly sprout from the booth itself, looking to capture you and whoever you’re with. Welcome to the carnival, now you're one of the prizes. And it seems you'll be here for quite some time. That is, of course, unless someone can win you back from these really horribly rigged games.

Looks like you'd better get comfortable hanging motionless from a display, like an oversized stuffed animal. You'll be here for a while.




[ 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 JANUARY 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 1/26 to 1/30, or IC 5/13 to 5/15. Should this event log hit Captcha, there is an all-purpose overflow here. Thank you!

tsuranuki: official art (【垂髪】俺の頬に)

SOUJI BE NICE (also i'm sorry for the late reply; I forgot to keep checking the threads)

[personal profile] tsuranuki 2016-01-29 02:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Souji. [ Saitou isn't keeping out of the number of times he's said that name in that certain tone of voice, but it's probably been over five times. ]

Don't force anyone to eat any of them. [ He'd have to be responsible for any possible deaths. Let's hope there's a doctor nearby. ]
tsuranuki: official art (【垂髪】俺の頬に)

[personal profile] tsuranuki 2016-01-29 02:23 pm (UTC)(link)
...is there something about omurice that I should know about? [ Still, he takes note in how Yuri hands the knife to him, and not Souji (but this is Souji, who once waved a knife at a cat that stole their fish...) ]

I don't think I could dislike something that much, unless it's oversalted. [ He cuts a small section off and offers it to Yuri first, because she got them the knife. ]
faithfulflame: (Rei Blinku)

[personal profile] faithfulflame 2016-01-29 02:28 pm (UTC)(link)
You don't think...Phoenix-san...
faithfulflame: Color by <user name=Messala> (Mars Frazzled)

[personal profile] faithfulflame 2016-01-29 02:31 pm (UTC)(link)
And the Anglerfish Elephant?

[It seems more focused on Mars, turning towards the scent of fire and woodsmoke...]

Geez it looks hungry.
playboyknight: (06)

[personal profile] playboyknight 2016-01-29 02:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[Angelo does look over Rapunzel, including her hair. Of course he's seen stranger things in his life, so a girl with extremely long hair doesn't make him bad an eyelash. Though he does wonder internally why she grew it out that.]

Oh? Well then, I'll teach you how to play a few card games. How does that sound?

[And he may take Rapunzel's money in the process.]
niceguypose: (tense)

Bonus

[personal profile] niceguypose 2016-01-29 02:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[Rock Lee hears the voice calling out and approaches the stall, looking up in shock as he recognizes the person restrained there.]

H... Hajime-san! Is that you?! [A beat.]

I - I will do anything to help you!!
corona: (‣ no matter the trouble you meet)

[personal profile] corona 2016-01-29 02:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Rewrite your options, rewrite your code.




Rewrite your code, rewrite your story. ]

Heh. CERES should use that to get people to come here. [ It's a descent tagline! ]

[ After a pause for consideration, Rapunzel raises an arm and wipes it across her face, clearing it at last of any sadness. Her weakness is gone, squared away behind the mask again, even though the actual mask has been swapped out for a simple smile.

Plus: for once, it isn't completely fake. ]


Acceptable.
tsuranuki: official (【垂髪】思い貫き)

[personal profile] tsuranuki 2016-01-29 02:43 pm (UTC)(link)
They insult and attack, but it isn't as if they can force us to disappear. [ They're still backed by the government...though that's also a messy situation in itself more recently. He grimaces a little. ]

Our country is in the middle of a struggle in power, so there is no easy place to be in. [ He doesn't disagree with Souji's words, either. It's very true; if people got in the way, they were cut down. ] And sometimes...the protecting is also skewed based on who you ask. [ Politics are complicated. ]
tsuranuki: manga (【垂髪】刀になるだけ)

[personal profile] tsuranuki 2016-01-29 02:48 pm (UTC)(link)
...I see. [ Just an apple, Souji? Really?

Saitou takes a bit of it, and immediately has to keep his lips from puckering. The apple itself wasn't bad, but the outside of it was sour. ]


Lime. [ He manages to say. Of course. He lucked out and got the least good-tasting apple. Why is it, that when he thinks about getting back, it doesn't go his way. He'd take the watermelon, or even toffee. ]
corona: (‣ how unspeakably dull of u)

[personal profile] corona 2016-01-29 02:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Ever suspicious, even after his initial offer and her initial buzz of excitement, Rapunzel peers critically at this strange man's face. ]

...You have white hair. What's the catch?
playboyknight: (12)

[personal profile] playboyknight 2016-01-29 02:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[Angelo quirks an eyebrow at Rapunzel before answering her. What is her logic, he doesn't get it.]

Firstly, it's silver not white. Second, there's no catch. None at all. I also don't see how my hair color makes you think that.
particularity: (s ✣ but i might)

[personal profile] particularity 2016-01-29 03:06 pm (UTC)(link)
If it doesn't work, we'll have to run fast.

[But Hinata follows suit, going to the other side of the hose to grip it (while feeling vaguely as though he's part of some old-time anime or what have you).]
particularity: (s ✣ is we can't move closer)

[personal profile] particularity 2016-01-29 03:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"Drill face"...?
tsuranuki: manga (【垂髪】一瞬の)

[personal profile] tsuranuki 2016-01-29 03:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He comes up with a bunch of coins, and a few broken toys, but no hairpin. Either it rolled away somewhere, or someone else found it and kept it. ]

Any luck? [ Saitou straightens up. ] If it is nowhere to be found, I can buy a replacement.
corona: (‣ satisfaaaaction)

[personal profile] corona 2016-01-29 03:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She grins. ]

It doesn't. Those two statements were totally unrelated. I just wanted to know if you would correct me or not.

[ Because now she knows he's a guy who's particular about things and possibly very vain like Kashuu! ]

Anyway, I'll play. What's the game?
psycholawgy: (butts!!!)

[personal profile] psycholawgy 2016-01-29 03:17 pm (UTC)(link)
DON'T JINX IT!

[ the horror! ]
corona: (‣ what if i'm the kindest demon?)

[personal profile] corona 2016-01-29 03:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[ After a lengthy silence punctuated by some of the vendors in the background shouting about - slime? whatever. After that silence Rapunzel finally sniffs and reaches up to her face, pressing fingers into her eye sockets. ]

You must think I'm a child.
particularity: (m ✣ and never no cure from)

[personal profile] particularity 2016-01-29 03:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[It was a rough time, Steven. A bad time.]

Yeah. It took a lot of fighting to get to that point... and a lot of people suffered. [He shakes his head.] That's not exactly the troublesome things I was referring to. Er, I was in another world like this one before I came here.

...A lot of things happened there.
masakados: (who invented this!)

[personal profile] masakados 2016-01-29 03:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Like-- d'you mean when I call for them, where do they come from? Or just in general?

[Naoki is peering down, his knuckles pushed against his chin, scanning sharply for any familiar heads of blond hair (Yang, Quatre) or a red cape.]
faithfulflame: (Rei Guhhh)

[personal profile] faithfulflame 2016-01-29 03:20 pm (UTC)(link)
...Edgeworth-san...
tsuranuki: official art (【垂髪】俺たちの誠 胸に)

[personal profile] tsuranuki 2016-01-29 03:21 pm (UTC)(link)
How long has the system been in place? If it has been there for so many years, people will forget, and there will be those born never knowing any different.

[ To eradicate crimes and lessen rebellions, he can understand a want for that. It would mean less struggling, less differences in opinions. ]

You sound as if you have given much though to it. Where is your place that this system has deemed for you?
masakados: (because i'm always thinking)

[personal profile] masakados 2016-01-29 03:23 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't wanna talk about it.

[HOW DARE HIS BODY BETRAY HIM LIKE THAT]
particularity: (m ✣ is no match for your beauty)

[personal profile] particularity 2016-01-29 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
I mean-- in other worlds besides this one. Who do things like bring people to them.

[Hinata looks at him curiously, as if wondering if he hasn't heard about this from someone else before.] The last place I was in did kinda the same thing.
tsuranuki: doujin (【垂髪】そうではない)

[personal profile] tsuranuki 2016-01-29 03:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[ At least none of it got into his face. He shakes out his scarf and nods his head in thanks to her help.

As for the animals...Saitou looks around and sighs again. ]
I suppose it falls to us to do something about this. [ They're not even getting paid for this, but it's better than a stampede. ]
tsuranuki: manga (【垂髪】俺が変わる)

[personal profile] tsuranuki 2016-01-29 03:32 pm (UTC)(link)
I did not say you were bad company. [ He shakes his head. ] You are not required to apologise for that.

[ He stops briefly, watching her movements. ] Something is on your mind, isn't it?