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C E R E A L I A ★ M O D S。 ([personal profile] reparator) wrote in [community profile] estoria2016-01-25 04:33 pm

//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.




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//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!

itcamefromthe1950s: (014)

[personal profile] itcamefromthe1950s 2016-02-05 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
[Freddie's head hangs in defeat. Belief is gone. He will have to resign himself to his new existence as a carnie prize.

The words "drastic measures" gets him to peek up though. He nods emphatically. YES. YOU ARE RIGHT.]
itcamefromthe1950s: (002)

[personal profile] itcamefromthe1950s 2016-02-05 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
Yep, exactly. Best interests? Then how come in like the six weeks I've been here, we've been in so much damn danger?! [He lets out a hefty, cleansing sigh, and then adjusts his glasses and his hair. A nervous habit.]

I think the only interests they have in mind are the ones most entertaining to themselves.
undaunts: (definitely not a harlequin cover)

[personal profile] undaunts 2016-02-05 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
[Scandalous.

But Ruby is going to take it this time, because she needs it. It looks a little silly on her, but it's better than it was before.]


Yeah, this is definitely better. Let's go, let's go, before anyone sees!
cutebutexpendable: (7 - maybe if we didn't all fuck up)

[personal profile] cutebutexpendable 2016-02-05 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, if you want non-humans who can better catch your drift, you should get in touch with the orcs from my world. Sure, they can break fully armored men over one knee, but they're real spiritual. I'M no qualified theologian.

[ Styx pauses, making a face as something belatedly occurs to him. ]

... okay, wait, as much as I love hearing about how you're gonna usher in an age of darkness to humanity at large- [ because outside of a few isolated individuals he's more or less befriended, it's no skin off HIS back ] - are you saying this place is stopping you from leaving?

[personal profile] zombiedude 2016-02-05 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
[Nico glances down at Cerberus then back up at the guy, lifting a hand in a calming gesture.] It's okay, he's with me. He won't hurt you.
prosecutory: (♘ next the walls were closed on me)

[personal profile] prosecutory 2016-02-05 05:52 am (UTC)(link)
Ngh - !

[He was not expecting THAT kind of reaction. Well, he was expecting the disbelief, not the outburst it created.]

Y-yes, I spent more than a year in that other world...

[personal profile] zombiedude 2016-02-05 07:00 am (UTC)(link)
[He rolls his eyes but he can deal with junior demigod, even if he considers himself a proper demigod already. Sometimes it's better to just let gods be gods and not argue with them.]

I know. Hercules is like that. [And Percy might have been, but he turned immortality down.

He's not expecting the earth to lift up and give them a ride, but once it happens, any surprise dissipates quickly. It makes sense with her being an earth goddess and all. He can control the earth somewhat, but he can't do what she's doing now. Traveling in style isn't bad, but he's guessing they're probably going to get some looks... Not much he can do about it besides jump off if he wanted to, though.
]

Are his daughters all demigods or something else...?

[personal profile] zombiedude 2016-02-05 07:02 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not sure but it probably wasn't anything good. Let's go somewhere else?

[personal profile] zombiedude 2016-02-05 07:04 am (UTC)(link)
No, he's from my home. Don't worry, he won't hurt you. [Unless you try and hurt him.]

Ready?

[personal profile] zombiedude 2016-02-05 07:08 am (UTC)(link)
Whoa! [Nico goes stumbling forward reluctantly due to the tug, face burning red in embarrassment now.] I, uhm, I really don't do so well in crowds... [Especially dancing crowds. He's already looking around for the nearest escape route.]

[personal profile] zombiedude 2016-02-05 07:14 am (UTC)(link)
If it keeps running around, there's a good chance it'll hurt someone... [He gives a light, wry smirk.] How do you feel about taking on something that big? It's probably easy to track. Just follow the destruction.

[personal profile] risingforce 2016-02-05 07:25 am (UTC)(link)
There's got to be some way to get it off. Maybe if it got frozen somehow... [But the question is, how to do that when it looks like he's going to have a hard time actually walking to anywhere that has anything remotely able to freeze it so it can be hardened and hopefully broken off. Unless Merlin has any thoughts.]

Any ideas?
psycholawgy: (someone said psychology AGAIN)

[personal profile] psycholawgy 2016-02-05 07:53 am (UTC)(link)
Love?

[ she actually looks pretty bewildered by that question. ]

No, I don't think so? Unless you count loving my family members. They're in Europe, though.
swirlied: (24)

[personal profile] swirlied 2016-02-05 08:13 am (UTC)(link)
More than a year...? [ Yuuri honestly can't even imagine spending that long in another world. ]

I was only in that world for a few months. [ But it felt like forever. ]

Hey... what was the other world you were in like?
hoasen: (hmm?)

[personal profile] hoasen 2016-02-05 08:49 am (UTC)(link)
[NO IT'S U!!!!!]

I think...they are too. But ah, it's more energetic here than where we were. [WELL, GUESS HE IS RIGHT.]
Edited 2016-02-05 11:32 (UTC)
horsepoop: (ほほ笑み)

[personal profile] horsepoop 2016-02-05 11:40 am (UTC)(link)
[HELLA RUDE. But Ookurikara is pretty dang rude too, and Honebami is pretty terse, so thankfully Namazuo isn't easily offended.]

It's not far! [Actually they're probably the same distance away, but who's keeping track] Really, I insist-- it's the least I can do.

[A tactful pause, and then:] Oh, unless-- did you plan to stay and enjoy the carnival?
horsepoop: (。。。!)

[personal profile] horsepoop 2016-02-05 11:42 am (UTC)(link)
[WTF how can you doubt this cute face]

What? Of course not! I promise, I'll go with you.
sortileges: (42)

[personal profile] sortileges 2016-02-05 12:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Probably for the best. [ Only you know what? He isn't sure he wants to look elsewhere. ] Unless of course it'll attack us while our backs are turned.

[ Oh that is definitely real. The closer it gets he only feels all the more certain. That's when he starts to notice that its head is ducking and it's taking a person or two into its mouth and... spitting them out?! ]

We need to go.
sortileges: (77)

[personal profile] sortileges 2016-02-05 01:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Some way to... [ Frozen? He looks at him with his head tilted then, trying to think. ] Wouldn't that be dangerous?

[ Wouldn't you freeze yourself doing that??? ]
sortileges: (29)

[personal profile] sortileges 2016-02-05 01:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Hopefully it isn't, but even if it is... he can probably unrig it. Or you know, strike the attendant down with lightning if it comes to it. They'll be fine!!! ]

Think? [ If only he didn't get so cocky about these things. ] What are the rules? [ Once the attendant explains though, he pays for his turn, taking the balls that they have to use to knock over the milk bottles. He holds two in his left hand, the other in his right, ready to throw.

There's a brief pause as he looks down at it though, eyes flashing gold so the attendant can't see.

Then, when he actually throws it, it goes smashing through two of the bottles. Yeah!!! ]
psycholawgy: (HAAAAAAA!!! HYAAAAHAAAAHHHHHH)

[personal profile] psycholawgy 2016-02-05 01:38 pm (UTC)(link)
You did it!

[ she starts jumping around excitedly, and even moves to embrace merlin tight. WOOHOO!!! FREE DOLPHIN ]

You did it! [ she starts shaking him now. ]
reprizesal: (Internal Affairs - I would like to avoid)

[personal profile] reprizesal 2016-02-05 02:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[He slowly nods, looking a little curious. And maybe wary?!]

... Do they taste good?
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[personal profile] niceguypose 2016-02-05 02:34 pm (UTC)(link)
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[personal profile] bewrightback 2016-02-05 02:59 pm (UTC)(link)
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