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« 009 ⇢ event009.exe | OVERFLOW »

Who: CERES & you
When: ooc: 01/15-01/22; ic: 11/03-11/06
Where: Cerealia's Research & Technology District and Beyond!!!
What: Intro and Event log
Rating/Warning: PG-13 | possibly nsfw (please let us know if you need this rating changed, or you are welcome to continue any naughty shenanigans in a private log)
Original Post: HERE.

//event009.EXE

Always Believe in the Heart of the Cards Except When They Tell You to Kill People


Welcome to CERES Research Tower’s latest event! For all you new folk queuing outside of the conference room where you were just made to sit through a lovely power point presentation, you will be asked to stay a bit longer and test out some games in their Game Testing Center. It’s a giant space located in the basement level filled to the brim with cubicles for everyone to sit in and enjoy their newest array of pop-up games. The games themselves will be in holo(gm) form and will feature suggestions from CEO’s post, including a simplified, 8-bit version of Tetris, Baseball, Soda Smash, etc. Characters can control the game through moving their fingers and tapping them against the holo(gm) screens.

Surrounding the cubicles will be tables of food and more food for characters to partake in. It’s all safe this time. No mind-altering candy corn or gut-exploding Knight Burgers. Just sit back, relax, and enjoy the party. For those who have been in Cerealia for a while, they should have received an invitation to the event and an offer of 1,000 credits just for participating. So come on down and bring a friend or ten! Meanwhile, CEO has a small welcome for everyone-

“Good Morning and thank you all for coming!

We have been expecting you. We hope you will enjoy what we’ve put together today. Ever since we got your feedback on << RAINBOW NARWHAL MELEE >>, we’ve been developing new games for all of you to enjoy. We’ve also tried to draw in some things from your worlds. We hope to hear more feedback from you in the future.

In the meantime, feel free to sample our food, generously provided to us by TGICERES, a moderately-priced family restaurant located in the Shopping District."


//SCENARIOS.EXE
PHASE I
[ xx:xx ] Music lightly wafts from the speakers as the showroom opens. Julius Vincere, CERES’ CEO, delivers the opening announcement before leaving the room. He’ll be watching through all the video cameras placed around the room, so be on your best behavior! You will be guided to one of the many cubicles where you will sit and wait for a screen to pop up with a game. Once that game is defeated, another will pop up and another and another until your character gets hungry/has to pee/is so done with this shit.
PHASE II
[ xx:xx ] Among the game rotations is a simple 8-bit fortune telling game starring Aria, the fortune teller. Come be enchanted by her mysterious wiles as she reads your future. She will do some 8-bit arm motions before summoning a ring of cards that will float around her. Characters will be encouraged to pick a card -any card. Once one has been selected, it will turn around slowly and unveil a card from the major arcana. Aria will then give your character their fortune, and that will be that. End of game. Onto the next!
PHASE III
[ xx:xx ] You’ve left the testing center, and the evening has passed. As you wake up to perform your normal daily tasks, a niggling urge emerges at the back of your mind. It’s faint at first, just a whisper of a suggestion that pokes at your brain like a mosquito bite. However, that bite starts to grow bigger and become infectious. As the day wears on, you find that one little suggestion escalating. The next day is even worse. It starts to dominate your every thought, making you carry out actions you never thought yourself capable of. Who is this person in the mirror? Who have you become?
PHASE IV
[ xx:xx ] By day three, the impulse is now a full-blown addiction. It’s set into your psyche completely. You’ve become something else entirely –the embodiment of the card. You will be acting out everything without anymore resistance, and it won’t stop until the clock strikes midnight. That’s when you’ll reel back to your senses, and when it’ll all have felt like the worst dream ever. Or a nightmare really.
BONUS
[ why:o'clock ] Among all the games present, there is also an 8-bit version of CERESLearn. Yes, you remember the magical game that won your hearts over not too long ago. It will come complete with the same rules. You choose a subject, you choose an 8-bit teacher among the three (Astor), (Hilda), or (UN-Zippy), and you watch them as they try to erotically teach you what you want to learn. Is that an 8-bit boob or her arm? Who knows? But beware… as you may remember, these teachers house a very terrible secret.

They will transform into an 8-bit giant bug that will chase around your protag as you guide them to run away with your finger, but you can also flick the bug on the holo(gm) screen to send them away for good. Those who figure out that little cheat code will immediately receive a special real-time shoulder rub as a reward from a robot that looks eerily like a carbon copy of their teacher of choice.
[ Remember to apply proper warnings on threads with trigger-y 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 latest event and intro post AND OUR VERY FIRST OVERFLOW. For your convenience, we have compiled a post detailing what's going on right here and feel free to consult the FAQ if needed. Please leave any lingering questions in the OOC post, and we'll answer them as soon as we can. If this post goes into overflow, we will make a new one to deal with the ever-hated captcha! Worry not!


deontology: (LXIII.)

[personal profile] deontology 2015-01-26 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
[He's just so bad at dealing with children. Or people who like him. Or things like that.

Good work, Sousei.]


... Nothing seems too dangerous at the moment, but stay focused on your surroundings if you intend to remain around here.

[Because he doesn't like it when they're called for things, even if just "games".]
littlestbaskerville: time for marriage let's go master glen (✿ &they'll heal our scars.)

[personal profile] littlestbaskerville 2015-01-27 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Sousei...you need to learn how to friend.]

Mn! I will, I promise! I can defend myself if I need to though!

[She looks proud of her strength.]
deontology: (LXIV.)

[personal profile] deontology 2015-01-28 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
[... She sure does look proud of her strength. And she's a child, but... as a child, he too was certain he could defend himself--and he could.

He doesn't intend to belittle her pride.]


I see. Then I will not be concerned.

[For now, anyway. Until he sees reason to be.]
littlestbaskerville: you should've put a ring on it! (Default)

[personal profile] littlestbaskerville 2015-01-28 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Part of it is childish pride the other is the fact...she is hard to kill honestly.]

Mn! I have Bandersnatch...

[She then grins.]

Wanna meet him?
deontology: (LXX.)

[personal profile] deontology 2015-01-28 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
[... Yeah he has no idea what she's talking about anymore.]

...I suppose so.

[Shed some light on...what's even going on........]
littlestbaskerville: huffhuff i'm ready for friends let's make friends!! (☠ your protector's - [+bandersnatch.])

[personal profile] littlestbaskerville 2015-01-28 04:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh just wait Sousei!

All too excited she summons her chain. In a wisp of black smoke a dog-like creature appears, jaws open.]


This is Bandersnatch!
deontology: (LXXIX.)

[personal profile] deontology 2015-01-28 07:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[wh.......at.......................

what????]


... That...

[WHAT IS THAT.... but he's not completely unfamiliar with the supernatural, so as shocked as he is (even if it doesn't show that much on his face), he's already trying to analyze this.]

...What is Bandersnatch?
littlestbaskerville: bandersnatch, i choose you! (☠ just take my hand [+bandersnatch.])

[personal profile] littlestbaskerville 2015-01-28 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[The chain yawns, she knows it won't be out for long...]

He's a chain, a creature of the abyss. You make contracts with them.

[She then looks proud again.]

But Baskervilles are the ones that can safely do it!
deontology: (LXX.)

[personal profile] deontology 2015-01-29 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
[He doesn't understand any of the terminology, but it's not that foreign from him. Just as the Abe and Ashiya families were able to summon Shikigami, it seemed the Baskervilles were able to summon...Chains. It was strange, but not outside of his understanding.]

I see. Then he is your companion, correct?

[The idea of a contract doesn't bother him--it's the same when summoning anything, really.]
littlestbaskerville: huffhuff i'm ready for friends let's make friends!! (☠ your protector's - [+bandersnatch.])

[personal profile] littlestbaskerville 2015-01-29 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[Lily could explain chains more if he asks...though she isn't the best at it. She needs someone like Lottie or Master Glen...even uncle or Leo could do it better than her. Still he seems to understand enough that she is relieved to not have to spell it out too much for him.]

Mn-hm! That's right, Bandersnatch has been with me for a while.

[The chain goes to licking her hand affectionately as she says it.]

He's really strong too! Though he can't stay out long in this place...

[Lily pets the creature, knowing he might vanish any minute.]
deontology: (XXXIX.)

[personal profile] deontology 2015-01-29 11:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[A really strong companion who stays by her side, that she can summon at will... yes, Lily doesn't seem too badly off, despite being a young girl.

He's not surprised that he's relieved by that--no one as young as her should have to deal with CERES' nonsense.

So he nods.]


I understand. I am certain that he is strong, and that you are capable of defending yourself. However, if you ever need more assistance, tell me.

[He will always take time out of his day to defend the innocents--that's his job, and his duty and he likes her.]
littlestbaskerville: huffhuff i'm ready for friends let's make friends!! (☠ your protector's - [+bandersnatch.])

[personal profile] littlestbaskerville 2015-01-30 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
[At least she has this power...and not the way illegal contractors do.

The nod makes her eyes almost sparkle.]


Yes! I will, Sousei. Thank you!

[Lily is happy to know he will help her if she needs it.]

Whatcha gonna do now?
deontology: (LXI.)

[personal profile] deontology 2015-01-30 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yes...please don't get dragged into the abyss again, Lily....]

You do not need to thank me for that.

[It's just natural, as far as he's concerned....but oh. That.]

I do not intend to remain here any longer. Tenka may waste as much time as he likes. I am not interested in doing the same.
littlestbaskerville: YAN YAN YAN (✿ i will pull your tangles out.)

[personal profile] littlestbaskerville 2015-02-02 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[She will do her best! It's all Jack's fault...]

Oh...

[She isn't sure why she can't thank him...but okay.]

You don't like games?
deontology: (V.)

[personal profile] deontology 2015-02-03 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
No, I do not.

[Just....roll with it, he's a sad and pathetic boring person who doesn't understand fun.]

I believe this was a waste of time.
littlestbaskerville: ablublublu you're a meanie!! (✿ i'm just looking for the sky that i -)

[personal profile] littlestbaskerville 2015-02-04 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
...why?

[She's confused about this...then gets an idea.]

On day we're going to play a game!

[She phrased it correctly too...there's no choice.]
deontology: (LXXXIII.)

[personal profile] deontology 2015-02-05 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
[....w......hat....]

Why.

[NO HE'S.... NOT...]

I'm not interested in games, as I've said.
littlestbaskerville: and i want sweets leT'S GET SOME SWEETS (✿ you will dance with me‚ yeah!)

[personal profile] littlestbaskerville 2015-02-05 05:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Cause it's fun!

[Crosses her arms over her chest.]

Nu-uh! We're going to play a game!
deontology: (II.)

[personal profile] deontology 2015-02-07 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
No.

[yes they probably will end up playing a game, alas.]

I don't have the time to waste on something like that.
littlestbaskerville: YAN YAN YAN (✿ i will pull your tangles out.)

[personal profile] littlestbaskerville 2015-02-07 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
We're gonna play!

[She won't give up easy...she will come back to you later.]
deontology: (XLI.)

[personal profile] deontology 2015-02-07 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[WHY....

he's starting to realize that arguing the point isn't going to get him anywhere.

So--]


I'm leaving now.

[AND TRUE TO HIS WORD he turns on his heel to go.

Yeah they probably will play when Lily gets a hold of him again.]
littlestbaskerville: you should've put a ring on it! (✿ a devil brand‚ a cut on your throat.)

[personal profile] littlestbaskerville 2015-02-10 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
Oh....

[Watch out Sousei, she's hugging you goodbye!]
deontology: (LXXVIII.)

[personal profile] deontology 2015-02-11 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
[WHY

He freezes. Personal space is something he is usually granted out of hand (unless you're tenka), so he seriously has no idea how to deal with a tiny child suddenly clinging to him.

He can't just...shove her off, either.........that'd be awful....

Uh????

So mostly he just stands there a little awkwardly and indecisively. He can't shove her off but he won't hug her back, the struggle.]
littlestbaskerville: i'm totally and completely 100% innocent (✿ we'll fulfill our dreams &we'll be -)

[personal profile] littlestbaskerville 2015-02-16 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[Sousei...you need more human contact. After a moment she lets go and smiles.]

I'll call you sometime to play!

[By call...she might just show up on your doorstep.]