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//EVENT029.EXE

Who: Not CERES
When: OOC: 5/15 ; IC: 7/7
Where: Tropical ViViD Estates
What: CERES thought everyone deserved a bit of a break.
Rating/Warning: PG-13 for some questionable swimsuit choices. Please let the mods know if the rating should go up!

//event029.EXE



You know what everyone needs after rampant robotic attacks and another iteration of clone wars? A vacation! That’s right everyone, you deserve this. CERES understands what you need. CERES is here for you all the time, so never doubt that this is a pleasure colony, and they are here to look after all of your needs. Kick your feet up, relax, and let CERES Recreation and Activity Necessity Keepers (Team RANK, that is) set you up with your ideal getaway.

It’s as if you can sense the incoming relaxation and luxury before you even completely finish loading. There’s the warmth encompassing your entire body as your code gets transferred into this particular ViViD Level. A cool, refreshing breeze hits you. The sounds of waves gently lapping against the coast fill you with relaxation. The sun, the sand, the surfs, it’s all there – welcome to the beach, baby!

An echoing greeting message from the ocean comes next, if you can translate it.


OOOOOOOOOOOOHMAHH GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHD.

YOOOOOOOOOOOORRRALL SOOOOOOOOOOOOO KYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT.

KYOOOOOOOOOOOT EEEENAAAAUUUUUUUF TOOOOOOOOOOOOO EEEEEEEEEEEEEEET.

//SCENARIOS.EXE


PHASE I

[ 08:00 ] That said, isn’t that breeze a little… too strong? It feels like it’s brushing up against all of you, if you know what I mean. When you open your eyes and look down, it becomes rather clear why. It seems that you’ve found yourself in some pretty interesting attire. Everyone. No exceptions. You appear to have two options – be overcome and scream like the Victorian maiden your heart says you are, or strut like a model in this stuff. Turn some heads! Work that up do!

But don’t worry, we’re also conscious about safety here at CERES! Therefore everyone’s also been provided a pair of super high-tech safety-tested appendage protection floatation devices (STAPFD for short.)

At least everyone around you is caught in the same sort of attire – and everyone around you also appears to be stuck inside a giant sand castle. It’s entirely malleable to what you want it to be! Want to see a fancy sand bidet? Feel like adding a sand statue in your honor? Think that wall should now be a door? Well, with enough perseverance, you can make it happen!

Just uh, be careful about getting sand in your… everywhere.

PHASE II

[ 10:00 ] Someone broke it. Not pointing any fingers, even though you sure do seem like a prime suspect, but someone broke it.

It almost starts like an earthquake with how the castle starts to rumble, the sand shaking right beneath your feet. And then the walls right next to you start to cave in followed promptly by the ceiling right… above your head. Oh dear. The sand starts to run and fall, losing its structure and shape. The hallway behind you starts to cave in, ceiling first and then the walls follow suit. Now the sand really is getting everywhere – but not just uncomfortable places. It’s in your hair, your eyes, your nose…. this sure doesn’t seem like a pleasant way to go!

Best to start running – there’s a trusty drawbridge to get over the moat (because what’s a sandcastle without a moat?) but who knows how long until that, too, is going to give way? Best to cross over it before it starts to shake and disappear too. Or if you don’t make it, hopefully you can land some pretty impressive airtime to make it to the other side!

If not, well...there'll be the sensation of sand crushing down upon you, filling your mouth and eyes, and you won't be able to breathe at all – and then you're alive again on the beach (but possibly in yet another new, uncomfortable, skimpy swimsuit). Honestly, be more careful, would you?

PHASE III

[ 12:00 ] However, once you do make it to the other side, it’s all smooth sailing from there! Or is it? Hah, as they say, life sure can be a beach.

Which is what this is.

Welcome to your Beach Episode, folks. Now that you’ve made it out of the collapsing sand castle, you’ve made it to the luxurious, picturesque golden coastline. Sure, you’re coughing up fine, luxurious, sand dust right now and you’ve definitely gotten sand in all of your crevices thanks to your swimsuit, but that’s okay! Go take a soak in the ocean or something or cool off with a smoothie. There’s a smoothie shack off into the distance, complete with a long chalkboard with… well, probably a few familiar names? And some unfamiliar ingredients. Sounds appetizing right?

That said, once you do ingest some of the smoothie with the name of a newcomer, you might suddenly find yourself feeling a bit… different. You’ll be taking on some of their traits, one of the most intense parts of their personality – or you might need to take a second to sit down because you’re suddenly seeing one of their memories. Whoa. What do they actually put in this stuff?

PHASE IV

[ 15:00 ] For the brave souls that venture out into the water, you have even more adventures waiting for you. Anyone who’s swimming around, wading in the water—hell, even looking at the water is getting scooped up and deposited in one of these giant orbs. But don’t take up too much room, because someone else is getting shoved right in there with you. Time to get cozy with your new friend, because it's only going to get worse as the waves begin to carry you out into this big, blue, virtual ocean. Hopefully the choppy waves don’t bounce you around too much or – well, you could always get really friendly with a stranger! Why not?

At least until it’s made very clear that fresh air does not make it back into these balls. That seems like a bit of a design flaw. Now what? Fight the other person who’s inhaling all your air? Suffer through it for swimsuit-clad fun? Or if you break it…. well, you sure are stranded out in the ocean. Or are you?

After enough flailing, you’ll be met by a giant, dumb-looking creature who will then eat you whole.

Everything goes dark. This is surely the end --

And then you're in Cerealia proper; it seems that was the exit to the level (but why there?) and you'll find yourself either in one of the fountains or the pond in the park. Either way, you'll be very, very well. And this time, that's not virtual. But hey, at least you'll have all of your stuff with you.

BONUS

[ xx:xx ] Do you hear that?

Anyone idle on the beach will hear a distant melody coming from further out into the ocean. It’s a beautiful, elegant song that automatically makes the listener stop what they’re doing and immediately wander toward the noise. It takes you a moment to recall – it takes a moment to think about anything now, really – but you remember hearing the smoothie shack owner say something about mermaids populating the beach. Could this be their song calling out to you? Whether you would normally abide by this kind of call or not, you find your feet walking further and further out into the water, the shallows lapping up to your ankles and up and up as you are drawn in by the song.

A rather classic song, though the usual instances of French are also replaced with the very enticing, enchanting nonsense promise of omelette du fromage........and then they try to drown you.


[ 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 May intro log! For your convenience, we have compiled the characters' arrival experience here, and should you have any questions, feel free to ask them here! You can also check the FAQ for more general inquiries. Should this event log hit Captcha, there is an all-purpose overflow here. Thank you!

johnnyjoestar: (golden rotation)

[personal profile] johnnyjoestar 2016-05-18 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
[Johnny wasn't terribly trusting, even at the best of times, but Veronica had given him more than he deserved in terms of trust and assistance, so he didn't feel too sore about telling her, at least a little bit, about what he'd learned from Gyro.]

Oh, it's like... it's this technique I've been learning from a friend.

[It's been a while since he could use that word, friend, and Gyro has more than proven himself that on a number of occasions. He probably wouldn't condone talking about his secret family technique with a pretty face, but Johnny wasn't planning to talk details.]

It's all about rotation and energy and a lotta stuff I don't really get, but it's pretty useful.

[He holds up his pointer finger and sets the nail to spinning, trying to balance himself and still keep it where she can see. It's an odd sensation, the spin has, but not painful.]

Kinda like how a top spins, you know? You just sorta... I guess transfer that energy into other things.

[Gyro'd even used it on his horse, to wind the muscles. Probably the sorta thing that would do real damage if he didn't know what he was doing. But spinning a bubble like this? That was probably more Johnny's speed.]
seakingbait: (Confused)

[personal profile] seakingbait 2016-05-18 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
A great spirit?

[She cants her head opposite of Muzét.]

Sorry, I've never heard of those before.
faithfulflame: (Priestess Pensive)

[personal profile] faithfulflame 2016-05-18 04:18 am (UTC)(link)
[Well when you can fly and leap tall buildings in a single bound, you get used to being in high places. This isn't a big deal!

He just seems so confused, though, and her heart does go out to him. It's always disorienting, arriving here.]


Because you, me, and everyone else here was stolen. Some people from this world decided to do that, and pulled us here with their machines
heartsandcrafts: (pic#9921830)

[personal profile] heartsandcrafts 2016-05-18 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
[That's pretty cute! It's a good thing Hajime's not the kind to tease, even if she thinks so]

Ohhh, you were a leader? That's pretty neat! What sort of place were you from? Were you from earth?

[She'd have known better if she saw her normal outfit, but ViViD had taken all their clothes so really, she could have been!]
heiroglyphs: (did you have a point in all that?)

[personal profile] heiroglyphs 2016-05-18 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
Most of the stuff they do is more annoying than dangerous, but every once in a while they'll toss a man-eating monster or something at you.

[She shrugs. It's nothing she can't handle under normal circumstances. In fact, it's nice to be able to stretch her legs every once in a while. Still, it can be a pain when those monsters start attacking civilians. They're so good at throwing themselves face-first into danger.]

But you have friends here? That's good to know. Not everybody has the luxury.
youraffection: (pic#10224607)

[personal profile] youraffection 2016-05-18 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ She is really too sweet, though he doesn't realize it yet. He already feels put out there enough he doesn't really want to bring more attention to himself by admitting he has a drink named after him. Though it seems like he's definitely not the only one.

She's right, though, there are some pretty ridiculous ones. So when she asks the telling question-- ]


Uh, well--...

[ He scratches the side of his nose.

He should come clean, huh? ]


That's...supposed to be based on my name.
heiroglyphs: (why do i put up with these people)

[personal profile] heiroglyphs 2016-05-18 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
I don't believe them either. It just seems too convenient that all of these different worlds happened to be destroyed.

[She shrugs.]

But either way, they have some impressive technology and they only seem interested in using it to mess with people.
faithfulflame: (Rei Traditional Lady)

[personal profile] faithfulflame 2016-05-18 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
[She grins back.]

I know the area. I live in one of the shrines just outside Akasaka. In Minato-ku.
encourageous: (calling orders)

[personal profile] encourageous 2016-05-18 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
[There's everything wrong with her!!]

I don't know about that... At this point, either you have really rotten luck, or you're planning all of this!

[He's trying to get off, really! The shoulder push is helping a little, as reluctant as Taichi is to admit it. She's pretty strong! But the waves are certainly intervening with that. At the same time, Taichi tries to shift his scrawny legs around to do his part, but he may accidentally knee her just a little in the ribs as he does so.]
youraffection: (pic#10104987)

[personal profile] youraffection 2016-05-18 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
Even if that's true, then they're still asking for someone to drink motor oil which I'm pretty sure is just gonna kill them, or at the very least make someone really sick.

[ Why motor oil, anyway? Is that supposed to be a reference to his motorcycle? (Just call it what it is, Yosuke. A scooter.) ]

...Wait, glitter?
faithfulflame: (Rei Fuck Off Jadeite)

[personal profile] faithfulflame 2016-05-18 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
Refinement? [Rei cannot help but snort.] They're a little worse than unrefined, Franziska-san. But since you already read over everything, you do understand that this is all a simulation, yes?

[She gestures to the beach and the bar.]

I don't know what the goal is for this game, but to log out you have to complete the level. And in all likelihood it's something idiotic.
businessboy: (019 |)

[personal profile] businessboy 2016-05-18 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ You will never get your hands on my money - er, I mean.

Yes, the towel! Hakata manages to catch it in time with two hands, but instead of changing out of his leaf costume, he quips in. ]


I can say the same thing to you, Kashuu-san. You almost gave me a heartattack ... [ Given the wide range of unpleasant experience ViVid has provided so far, he couldn't rule out the possibility of a towel monster. ]

Is there a reason why you're wearing so many towels? [ other than making a fashion statement? ]
testoffayth: <user name=gospelle> (Questioning)

[personal profile] testoffayth 2016-05-18 04:28 am (UTC)(link)
[She nods again, and now that she's gotten a good look at him, she blinks. He...doesn't look quite like she'd expect, in all honesty. The markings and things on his face and skin...]

Are you an Al-Behd?
xroyal_bratx: → <user name="kagaminokakera"> (♕ [ princess ] notorious troublemaker)

[personal profile] xroyal_bratx 2016-05-18 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ She didn't hear him quite right the first place and it's not cool to call people Morons Sai... but what are details? ]

...Er... you know like people's personal bubble, or wait does that not make sense?

[ She replied furrowing her brows. Ishtar was staring straight at his pale face as he tilted his head. Well this was way too close. ]
testoffayth: <user name=gospelle> (Staring)

[personal profile] testoffayth 2016-05-18 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
[She shakes her head rapidly in reply.] N-No. The largest city I know about is Bevelle, and even that's not this huge. And there aren't as many machina. Or towers. It's all stone but this looks like it's all glass and metal.
testoffayth: <lj user=miihen> (Headtilt)

[personal profile] testoffayth 2016-05-18 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
Well that'll be fine. I think so too.

[She twirls her staff cheerily.]

I suppose this means we need to go...find the residential district that was mentioned.
xroyal_bratx: (♕ [ princess ] ahahaha about that one)

[personal profile] xroyal_bratx 2016-05-18 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
They are definitely different.

[ She replied with a nervous laughter as he stated those words. She tilted her head some. ]

Caffeine and Alcohol yes, otherwise I'm not sure what you mean.

[ She chuckles a little bit nervously ]

Yeah probably. I wouldn't deny that it's a possibility. It's VIVID after all right?

[ She added with her face still twisted in a nervous smile. What a strange guy. She's not sure what to make of him right now. ]

Is that suppose to mean something. I'm not entirely sure I get why that's important.

[ Oh-- well that clicked. ] Ah, I see so it's one of those futuristic modern thingies.
fadeling: (Default)

[personal profile] fadeling 2016-05-18 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
Touched, taken and tortured...why do they want us? [There had to be a reason aside from playing games with them...right? They wouldn't just do this for nothing.]
johnnyjoestar: (excuse you)

[personal profile] johnnyjoestar 2016-05-18 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
[Was it his imagination or was she a little uncomfortable? Johnny didn't quite understand the staring, but it was starting to get to him. Strange kid.]

If I had any to spend, I'd probably be getting a drink right about now, yeah?

[Or clothes. That would also be good.]

I don't really have anything to get swindled.

[Except maybe his pride. That was on the list of prices, right?]
youraffection: (but darker the soul the lesser the heart)

[personal profile] youraffection 2016-05-18 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
[ Kittens--is it bad his first thought is that would totally be the kind of thing Yu would have picked? He's got nothing against ducks, honestly, it just not the most...you know, edgy towel he's seen. But let's be real, his swim trunks back home have giant flowers on them, so he'll rock the ducks. ]

They're cute, really.

[ They sure beat going bare-assed, that's for sure.

He crosses his arms, feeling more comfortable already. ]


Oh yeah, this is supposed to be a game, huh?

[ Yosuke falls into step behind her, already trying to work out what the level goal must be. ]

So...does that mean there's a boss we've gotta defeat somewhere in this castle?
emotive: (The drop of a pin)

iii

[personal profile] emotive 2016-05-18 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh, it's that girl that looked a lot like Saber (although Ai Thao had already noted a few differences when she first met Nero). At her outrage over the price of the drink named after her, Ai, who has been using her hair to cover up her body due to the terribly revealing swimsuits, replies back hesitantly.]

A-Ah... If you think about it differently, maybe it's not too bad? I think it means that more people would order the drink named after you because it's more accessible! And that way if they like it, more and more people would want to have it. It'd be harder to buy an expensive drink so in the end not many people would know how it would taste...
faithfulflame: <user name=livebites> (Rei Gentle Smile)

[personal profile] faithfulflame 2016-05-18 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
They claim to be preserving us, saving us from an enemy known as the Flamines. But that's a lie. [She knows that's a lie, after talking to the Flamines...]

I cannot tell you why, specifically. I can only give you theories, if you want to hear them.
faithfulflame: (Rei Noticing)

[personal profile] faithfulflame 2016-05-18 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
It is supposed to be a game. Virtual Reality. There are thousands of games that you can use, but sometimes they just throw us into one.

[Walking, she keeps her senses peeled and starts focusing more on the source of that troubling, nagging little doubt.]

No. I don't feel an enemy. I think...maybe the goal is escape.

[And to confirm that, there's a rumbling sound deeper in the castle, sand jarring loose from the ceiling.]

...In fact, I'm certain of it. Come, quickly.
lethechained: (Darkness)

[personal profile] lethechained 2016-05-18 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ It might be a stupid plan, but she couldn't say one way or the other. She doesn't exactly have much to go on in that respect, because it's not as though she's familiar with water versus hamster ball physics. Anything seems like it would be worth a try at this point, if only for lack of a better idea, and she finds herself entirely too nervous about this situation for any brilliant plans to be forthcoming aside from attempting a Corridor of Darkness. That, however, is relegated to Plan Z for a variety of reasons, not the least of which because she doesn't necessarily trust her aim. (And, you know, she's also not exactly eager to let a stranger in on the fact that she can do things like that.) ]

[ Naminé is not nearly as verbally inclined, which is probably why she listens in concentrated silence, finally looking over at him as he explains with her eyes still politely lifted. Whether it's for her benefit or not, she does get something out of it; she probably needs to make sure her towel is going to stay in place without her holding it. ]


... Just a second.

[ That is Priority One, clearly, so she looks only a little embarrassed as she tugs it more tightly around herself, fiddling with the edge while being very careful not to let it unwrap too much. No wardrobe malfunctions on her watch. While she does that, there's a mildly awkward pause that even she seems to recognize as such, because after a moment she asks, offhandedly and with her eyes still on her task, ]

What do bananas have to do with it?
johnnyjoestar: (excuse you)

[personal profile] johnnyjoestar 2016-05-18 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
[Johnny had expected a little resistance with his weight, but this guy seemed way stronger than he looked. Stranger still, was the gust of wind that seemed to come out of nowhere to block the falling sand as he started to run. Straight for the wall. shitshitshitshit

He raised his hand and fired off several nail bullets in quick succession from his right hand. They might not shoot a large hole through the wall, but they definitely weakened it in several places. The holes were already growing just like the first had, stretching long and crumbling away into the next room.]


What the hell is this?!