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//EVENT026.EXE

Who: All of the unlucky souls who are dragged along for the ride
When: IC: 5/22 to 5/26 ; OOC: 2/13 to 2/20
Where: The Dark Parts of Cerealia
What: File Not Found
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!




//event026.EXE



You're probably woken up by the explosion first. A loud, deafening boom comes from behind the walls of the residential district. When you look outside your window towards the darker, more secretive area of the city, you might see the structure around it... crumbling, the land falling in on itself slowly but surely. That might be what wakes you up first. If it doesn't, you may be awoken instead by the sudden jerking feeling behind your navel pulling you from where you are to somewhere... else.

It's dark. The first thing you notice is that it's dark -- and then come the scrabbling sounds of creatures in the dark, like metal being dragged across metal, a chilling, sharp sound. The first thing that becomes clear, as your vision adjusts, is that you're on a rickety pathway, metal and rusting and frail, above what appears to be yawning blackness. Far, far below, there's the faint sound of rushing water, a ways away.

The second thing that becomes clear is that you are very much not alone. Something is out there with you, and from the screeching metallic noises that come ever closer, it seems to be stalking you.

Thankfully, you're not alone -- right?

...

...........

................

:)


//SCENARIOS.EXE


PHASE I

[ ??? ] It’s drafty here. You’re below ground, that’s for certain from the echoes of the wind in the darkness. If you continue on forwards along the rickety, metal railing that serves as a walkway, the skittering noises of creatures in the dark follow -- but they don’t appear.

It seems everyone has been dumped along this pathway at random; you may be with friends, with enemies or with someone you’ve never met before, but either way, it soon becomes clear. There are only two ways to go along this path: up or down.

If you choose to take the path that follows a gradual slope down, the sounds of water lapping against a surface increase bit by bit, the air growing heavier and danker, until finally, the metallic platform gives way very suddenly (watch your step!) to a muddy bank. Down here, everything is darker, and not far away there’s the water. It’s cold and frigid and there are unfriendly creatures that await if you choose to delve into it. However, if you brave those creatures, and dive deeply enough, there is a mask. It rests half-buried by silt and rocks, but it’s there, and can be found by any intrepid explorers.

Somehow, it feels a little familiar.

And if you carry on in the cave system underground, eventually you will come across what appears to be an altar. There is blood on it -- not fresh, but not more than a month old -- and pieces of trinkets. Old bits of cloth, locks of hair, and some of them may even be familiar. Any dropped character who has a reasonably large amount of spiritual or magical power may have left scraps, such as pieces of clothing, trinkets, hair, or the sort behind at the altar.

Maybe that's why they weren't in the Nexus Code.

PHASE II

[ ??? ] If you go up, you will eventually make your way above ground. It takes some time, and some luck -- you’ll have to avoid rusty railing and pathways, the path crumbling under you and that creeping sensation that something is following and watching you -- and then you’ll suddenly be in fresh air.

Well. It’s not so fresh, really.

The landscape is broken down and crumbled. It may have once been part of the city of Cerealia, but now it is in utter disrepair and decay. Buildings have crumbled, and debris is everywhere. There are signs of the same level of technology that Cerealia has -- but it is all broken down and utterly inaccessible.

And you’re not alone.

It seems the technology and metal and broken down destruction has gained sentience over its time sitting alone, waiting. And it is not happy to be disturbed. The creatures are made of pieces of everything around them, and when cut down, they’ll just slowly rebuild themselves from the debris.

It might be time to run.

They aren't happy about being disturbed, and you're in their way.

PHASE III

[ ??? ] Above ground, there are a lot of broken down buildings.

Some can’t be accessed at all; some are too broken, too reduced to rubble. For those looking for shelter, they'll be able to find buildings where the doors can be forced open and they can camp out on the inside to various degrees of stability. Though the ceiling may cave in or the floor fall out from under you at a moment's notice, it's better than being out there. Be careful, because none of the architecture here can be trusted anymore.

And other buildings... are even less trustworthy than that.

There is a series of buildings in the midst of the wasteland, somehow still standing. They stand there silently, towering over the rest of the rubble in their two-story glory, and if the doors are forced open, it soon becomes clear that the building itself is full of mirrors.

Once, the mirrors had perhaps covered the walls and ceiling. Once, this building might have been akin to something of a ballet studio, somewhere to express yourself creatively. But now the mirrors are shattered and broken into pieces and the building lacks the joy it might have once held. Shards of mirror cover the floor, some big, some not so big, but they still hang from the walls as well and everywhere you look, you can see yourself.

And then, the reflection changes. From one blink to the next, you see a memory playing in the mirrors. Your memory. You’ll see a glimpse of one of your most traumatic or life-changing moments, broken up but clear in the shards. Blink and look away, and it’s gone, only to show up again in the next mirror a few moments later. Surely it’s just a trick of the light, right?

Except if someone else is with you, they’ll see it too -- and you might end up seeing a bit of their own past as well. Hope you're fond of sharing.

PHASE IV

[ ??? ] If you survive the monsters, the crumbling landscape and the untrustworthy buildings, you may eventually find a terminal. It is buried deep among the rubble. One turn around a corner, one stumble into a hole, and you will find it. It sits there, out in the middle of nowhere; the building in which it used to be housed is apparently long gone, reduced to nothing but rubble.

And if you turn it on, there is a brief message.


Transmission Broadcasting.

Transmission Connected.


And then, there is a face.

BONUS

[ ??? ] For those who have been wearing their masks a little too much, they might also start to notice that there are some strange effects attached, which worsen the more they’ve been wearing said masks. How badly they worsen is up to your discretion.

➝ Broken Mask: An intense feeling of paranoia, focused on whoever your character is with. They might also begin to remember fabricated memories of being betrayed by those people.

➝ Barcode Mask: Everything will begin to have value to them. There will be whispers in the back of their mind of the worth of their friends, the worth of a monster, the worth of everything around them. An intense need to own and consume as much as possible and as quickly as possible.

➝ Dripping Blood Mask: An intense lack of self-worth, a hollow feeling and thoughts of being weak and empty. Feeling as disposable as possible and an intense listless along with it.

:( Mask: A need to prove yourself, to show everyone how strong you are as quickly as possible. You can do things, you can be of worth to everyone around you. Why won't they see that? Why?

➝ Ivy Mask: A choking sort of terror from all things metal and technology based, and a need to lash out against it. An intense distrust for anything that they feel is against the laws of nature.

➝ Grey Mask: More personable than normal, more emotional, more empathetic. An intense feeling of kindness and gratitude to those around you and a renewed love of life.

➝ Feather Mask: A dulled, lack of emotion. A detached feeling to everything around you. A sort of bland curiosity towards things without any empathetic reaction.

➝ Bloody Fingerprints Mask: They'll feel absolutely fine. No change.

The effects of the broken mask can stack on top of the others, if they chose to break their mask after the other effects began to appear. No other effects can be stacked, as no other changes can be stacked.


PENALTY

[ ??? ] For characters who die while in the dark parts of the city, things will get... a little strange. They will die as normal, but they will wake up almost immediately after their death -- in the Nexus Code. They will have a few surreal moments to be there, to see their friends who have left Cerealia hanging lifelessly from odd, glimmering strands (though there are some faces, of course, that are missing, anyone who was spiritual, or magical, seems strangely absent) and then --

They’re back to being dead.

When characters revive in Cerealia, anywhere from one IC day to three or four IC days later, they will find that things are… not quite right with their code. They’re glitching, for a lack of a better word. Sometimes, their fingers will phase right through an object, their own limbs registering as cold and lifeless. Sometimes, they will see a face watching them -- but when they turn around to try to see who it is, the face will be gone.

These effects will last an IC week, before slowly things go back to normal.

That was strange.


[ 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 February 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 2/13 to 2/20, or IC 5/22 to 5/26. Should this event log hit Captcha, there is an all-purpose overflow here. Thank you!

cestmagnifique: (to be a little unsure)

[personal profile] cestmagnifique 2016-02-15 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
A child?

[ Well, then... ]

Who or what will you speak to, then? Was this broadcast set in place to contact anyone in particular?
swordboning: (pic#8713748)

[personal profile] swordboning 2016-02-15 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
It's you wasting the time, not me.

[Which makes it marginally more acceptable for him.]
complices: (ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀᴄᴛ。)

[personal profile] complices 2016-02-15 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
We are the Flamine Federation.

Destroy many things. For compensation.
majinken: (pic#9644516)

[personal profile] majinken 2016-02-15 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe we can just call it even. We both saw a lot more than we planned to.

[he'll offer her a weak, slightly pained smile. he could sit here and pity himself, because it does hurt a lot to relive these things... but that's not who stahn is. he's more concerned with the people around him always, so he's doing his best to shove back his own feelings.

yukina is hurting from this too, after all. he doesn't have it in him to be that selfish.]


I think we can get out of here. The sooner, the better... I don't think you'll find anything but trouble here anyway.
complices: (ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀᴄᴛ。)

[personal profile] complices 2016-02-15 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Dead. Worthless, then. Scum.

Contracts are not broken by death. Who is left?
trueend: ( fanart: <user name="min-min-minnie" site="tumblr.com"> ) (036)

[personal profile] trueend 2016-02-15 07:52 pm (UTC)(link)
then :) means killing
doesnt sound like victory
complices: (ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀᴄᴛ。)

[personal profile] complices 2016-02-15 07:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Are not. Have never been. Others may be. Others are. Not our concern. But not weak either.
fatalstriker: (pic#7632320)

[personal profile] fatalstriker 2016-02-15 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[that was not the answer he wanted to hear, even if it's... practically the one he expected.]

So CERES pays you, and you destroy what they tell you to? Which makes the Flamine Federation... mercenaries for CERES.

[which means the flamines aren't the threat ceres is making them out to be at all. ceres is the one behind it, if what he's asking is true.]
ukakus: ( official art: manga ) (057)

[personal profile] ukakus 2016-02-15 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
... You could have really destroyed our worlds, then.

[Would they even remember her world if she asked? She doesn't want to try.]

What else do you do for compensation? Besides... destroying things.
unionjackoff: (mother mary comes to me)

[personal profile] unionjackoff 2016-02-15 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[freed... ha, it really was like they were all prisoners, wasn't it? sure, they were free to work and play as they wanted, but they were always being monitored. or they were constantly thrown into dangerous situations. England chuckles a little, bitter]

Right, low expectations. [a beat] How long have you been in Cerealia?
thatdamnknight: (words words words)

[personal profile] thatdamnknight 2016-02-15 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[the rudeness happens accidentally, he swears! mr. magic knight will apologize should rise bring it up and if, you know, they survive long enough for that to happen.]

I have several spells at my disposal, but it takes time for me to cast them.

[casting spells while moving sadly isn't a talent he possesses so this leaves only a single way to fire one off: stand still without any interruption. it's a risk to not watch the ground, but a risk work taking and so he looks up to survey the nearby area.]

If we were to find that safe spot, or even a place I can remain stationary for a few moments then I can attempt to use one on them.
complices: (ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀᴄᴛ。)

[personal profile] complices 2016-02-15 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes.

Victory.

Show your actual mask.
thatdamnknight: (we have seen better days)

[personal profile] thatdamnknight 2016-02-15 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[was... was that a compliment in addition to answering his question? flynn feels as though he's won the alien lottery. considering how mosley avoided answering things on that tour, he honestly expected no reply or a response unrelated to the question.]

Thank you, but it feels as though I have barely learned anything.

[he pauses, briefly mulling something over before speaking again.]

If you would be at all willing, I ask for your aid in changing this.

[worth asking, right? this mask dude is already being more cooperative than certain nameless ceres employees so there's a chance.]
complices: (ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀᴄᴛ。)

[personal profile] complices 2016-02-15 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
CERES. CERES is overdue. Here for CERES.
kirkwalled: ➝ COMMISSION DO NOT TAKE (pic#9496519)

[personal profile] kirkwalled 2016-02-15 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[ so, hawke is a little worse for the wear by the time she comes across the terminal. she has her sword on her back, her mask on her hip, and is covered in various degrees of blood and dirt. her jeans are torn, there's a large gash across her stomach, and she's maybe a little... put out, to say the least.

she stares at the terminal for a moment before running a hand through her hair and sighing. ]


Oh, right. Of course. More computers. That's -- well, that's wonderful, yes.

[ she also may be feeling a little paranoid, yeah. ]
meouch: (pic#9878154)

[personal profile] meouch 2016-02-15 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he's the one who wants to type a question mark honestly... ]

Hey. Nice mask! [ okay, so that was a response... but he doesn't know what to make of this entire thing. ] Who're you supposed to be?

[ just.... curiously. should probably start with that. ]
idolater: (mina ♀ with sunlight in her hair)

[personal profile] idolater 2016-02-15 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[Venus is very serious about the soy sauce. she's concerned about the taste of these monsters, okay?]

Better than nothing. [she pushes away from the wall and stretches] All right then, Mars. Time to look for some monsters.
cestmagnifique: (the weight of the storm)

[personal profile] cestmagnifique 2016-02-15 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Okay, so the organization as a whole...? Or a particular individual. ]

Then is CERES privy to all conversations on this broadcast?
complices: (ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀᴄᴛ。)

[personal profile] complices 2016-02-15 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
We are Victory.

Anything else is not your concern. You are involved in a different contract.
thatdamnknight: (men were deceivers ever)

[personal profile] thatdamnknight 2016-02-15 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[good, that seems to have done the trick. lee might not be at 100%, but it's a definite improvement. flynn offers up a smile in return as he walks on over.]

My pleasure.

[that smile becomes a more serious expression as his gaze turns toward the creatures. what an unfriendly, stubborn bunch. polite monsters should stay down after being defeated.]

There doesn't seem to be an effective way to defeat them.
bakudanma: (【 51 】)

[personal profile] bakudanma 2016-02-15 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[ This is a tricky way to respond. Katsura doesn't like CERES, but this guy has given him no reason to trust him either. Again, Elizabeth and Zura exchange glances, as if wondering if they are thinking of the same response.

A sign lifts:
"They could be hearing us now—
Why should we jeopardize ourselves for you?"


You haven't given them any reason to trust you. ]


Snitching can have serious consequences, Face-dono.
Whatever payment you are trying to receive, you haven't told us if it is by money or by blood.
[ Sometimes when something is "overdue," the consequences can be disastrous depending on the context.
Was he actually trying to defend CERES? After all this time of wanting to rebel and fight against them?

Don't tell Mosley. ]
trueend: ( fanart: <user name="fofufofu" site="tumblr"> ) (045)

[personal profile] trueend 2016-02-15 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
like this one better

[Not really, but............]
complices: (ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀᴄᴛ。)

[personal profile] complices 2016-02-15 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The face watches Hawke's approach of the terminal without reaction and after her statement, the screen will flicker black. Then, in red text: ]
 
B A R E
 
[ And the connection cuts. You're welcome to try again. ]
Edited 2016-02-15 20:01 (UTC)
complices: (ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀᴄᴛ。)

[personal profile] complices 2016-02-15 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
A Friendly Face.

Thank you.
complices: (ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀᴄᴛ。)

[personal profile] complices 2016-02-15 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
?

[ The only response to Flynn's politeness is that; got something in particular to ask? ]