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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?

...

...........

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:)


//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!

cockiest: (Default)

[personal profile] cockiest 2016-02-18 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
cresthopes: (Gens)

Dont worry I'm just as horrible!

[personal profile] cresthopes 2016-02-18 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
[The moment that he grabbed Takeru's wrist, that's when he snapped out of his thoughts. For a second or two, he just looked back at William before sniffling to himself]

...I'm sorry though...

[He said quietly. To think, he lost his parents at a young age...]
cresthopes: (Préoccupé)

[personal profile] cresthopes 2016-02-18 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
You really think we can do that? Wouldn't he just not tell us anything?

[But then again, Takeru had heard that sometimes, he can be helpful. But would it work though? As he continued to mumble to himself, he wasn't sure what to believe in anymore]
cresthopes: (Réaliser)

[personal profile] cresthopes 2016-02-18 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
[The moment that Nico stepped in front of him, that's when Takeru snapped out of his thoughts. For a few seconds, he just stared at him before finally saying to the older boy]

...N-Nico-san...? Is that...you?
cresthopes: (Avis)

[personal profile] cresthopes 2016-02-18 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
[As they left the room, Takeru couldn't help but be tempted to turn around and look. Just...what was that thing anyway...?]

Then that must mean you have a really good memory, miss! And when there's a lot of people here!

[If he only knew…]
cockiest: (Default)

[personal profile] cockiest 2016-02-18 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
dawnsprincess: Yona looks surprised (Confused: What?)

[personal profile] dawnsprincess 2016-02-18 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Damn it. Yona sighs. She'd just keep walking, except she really hates being alone. Even this stranger's company is better than none at all.]

Have you seen anyone else? Maybe a tall man carrying a spear?
unionjackoff: (everything seems to be right)

[personal profile] unionjackoff 2016-02-18 01:05 am (UTC)(link)
We'll never know what he'll say if we don't try.
cresthopes: (Gens)

[personal profile] cresthopes 2016-02-18 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
I guess not...

[He said with a small pout] But when you talk to him, do you think I can listen too? Or that I can come along too?
dawnsprincess: (pic#9879148)

[personal profile] dawnsprincess 2016-02-18 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
[You'll be fine, Angelo! Believe in Yona's smile!

Yona leads the way.]


Athena! Athena, are you out there?
heartsandcrafts: (pic#9921801)

[personal profile] heartsandcrafts 2016-02-18 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
who are they! where they come from! what happened here!

[do questions usually end in exclamation marks?]
unionjackoff: (and i say hello)

[personal profile] unionjackoff 2016-02-18 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
Of course. [England pats Takeru's head, offering him a sad smile] I said we'd do this together.
heartsandcrafts: (pic#9921801)

[personal profile] heartsandcrafts 2016-02-18 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm, there's a lot of buildings...

[The issue was finding one the monster couldn't just knock over... Hajime points up ahead at one of the larger ones, some kind of studio]

Ah, over there!
dawnsprincess: (Serious: Girl together)

[personal profile] dawnsprincess 2016-02-18 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
[Yona comes after her because she's special. For one thing, she's the only person other than Hak from their world, but really, there's something about her energy, her inner fire. She can't forgive anything that would dampen that spirit.

She holds the other girl tightly. Whenever it feels like Lili is calming down, she'll loosen her grip.]
Let's get out of here.
playboyknight: (06)

[personal profile] playboyknight 2016-02-18 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ooc: the post has hit cap, so continued here]
givesalittlewhistle: (pic#9802717)

Phase III

[personal profile] givesalittlewhistle 2016-02-18 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
[The eight-year-old child had also made it above ground. Guided by a soft glow that had since faded, only to greet the shattered memories of her past. It was because of this that, even though the sobbing had long since ceased, her eyes were still red and her cheeks were still stained with the trails of dried tears.]

[It was the sound of someone else calling out that drew her back. Though she did her best not to glance at any of the reflections, and focused solely on the older boy standing in the middle of them all.]


You shouldn't look.

You won't like what you see.
shroudedinsecrecy: (pic#9589847)

Phase I

[personal profile] shroudedinsecrecy 2016-02-18 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
[Iris wasn't so certain whether or not she should be relieved or even more concerned when she received Athena's text. On the one hand, the girl was obviously okay enough to be able to send a message to her. On he other hand...]

I'm not sure. It's dark, and I can barely see where I'm going.

I think I'm underground but I don't know how I got here.
manolia: (6)

[personal profile] manolia 2016-02-18 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
[That earns a laugh from Chibi, the first honest one he's had in a good day and a half, and certainly the first one since seeing that altar.] When was the last time they did anything considerate? I have no idea where I will wake up next, at this point. A friend of mine showed up down here in her sleepclothes.

[Perhaps it's a good thing they weren't sleeping together when the shift happened.]

[He pulls his multi-tool from his hat and flips the knife out, then braces the cloth against his knee to cut it into halves. It's nice to keep a knife around, but the multitude of screwdrivers, pliers, and wire strippers that make up the rest of the tool aren't very useful right now.]
If I had a flint, I might be able to make a fire... [But he doesn't.]
givesalittlewhistle: (pic#9802691)

Phase Ia

[personal profile] givesalittlewhistle 2016-02-18 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Hikari heard him before she even saw him.]

...Namur-san?

[Although he would be able to see her the moment he turned in her direction. Possibly even before; the young girl was glowing. Literally. Every inch of her small frame bathed in a soft, white glow that seemed to emit from her...everywhere. Hair, skin, clothing. Like a nightlight of her usual self.]

You're here too.
geophile: (pic#9793780)

[personal profile] geophile 2016-02-18 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
givesalittlewhistle: (pic#10015292)

Phase I

[personal profile] givesalittlewhistle 2016-02-18 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
[Hiro would see the young girl before she saw him. Or, to be more specific, he would see a bright, white light slowly flood the immediate area as she approached. Her footsteps slow and deliberate, as if some unseen force were leading her straight to the alter.]

[She even stared at it with a blank expression for a long moment. Her eyes, unreadable. Taking in the sight of everything laying on its surface.]

[The closer she got, however, the dimmer her light...until finally, just a few feet away from Hiro, it went out. Ironically, though, it was only then her eyes widened in recognition of the boy standing before her.]


Hiro-san?
tsuranuki: official art (【垂髪】想い託せる仲間)

I (all your choices are good lkjrlarjf i'm sorry about the recaptcha)

[personal profile] tsuranuki 2016-02-18 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ Dark and damp. Two things Saitou doesn't fear but dislikes, especially in this place. He choose to go down, though he's not sure why.

Maybe it's a good thing, because he comes across Lili and he speeds up his walk to get to her. One look at the altar, and one look at her, and he can partially understand the situation.

He doesn't say anything at first, but merely extends a hand. It's not good to linger in this place, but at least it seems like nothing is trying to attack them. Yet. ]
shroudedinsecrecy: (pic#9589886)

Phase I

[personal profile] shroudedinsecrecy 2016-02-18 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
[The last time Iris had come across a mysterious water flowing, it had shown her a vision of her past.]

[Which wasn't to say that this time would be the same. Especially given that there had been a horrible creature just waiting to lure her beneath the surface the moment she got too close to that wonderful, bittersweet memory. Even so, Iris hadn't realized just how close she had gotten until the young boy held out an arm in caution.]

[There's something moving in the water.]

[...of course there was.]


Can you see what it is? [She knelt down low to the ground, a hand resting at her side, in an effort to still get close while maintaining her balance.] It's not a...person in there, is it?
faithfulflame: (Rei staring into space)

[personal profile] faithfulflame 2016-02-18 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
You feel it's loss as well, then? Because this place isn't...dead. It's not alive. It's just some strange state in between.

[And that's really, really unsettling.]

And you've never encountered anything like it either?
helmsplitter: (over the shoulder)

[personal profile] helmsplitter 2016-02-18 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
[He can throw England back to the top of the pile if he wants, but then there are probably 400 other things for him to slip and fall on?

Doutanuki is glad he was able to catch England on time, but now he's just waiting for the country to open his eyes and hopefully not freak out. It's not the first time he's carried someone, although it might be the first he's caught them like this.
]

Idiot, it's not like I'm just going to watch you fall.

[TSUN POWERS ACTIVATED. He kneels to let England down.]

What were you doing up there?