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Who: Everyone ever.
When: 09/14-09/30 (ooc)
Where: Within ViViD/Entertainment District
What: Hardcore gaming.
Rating/Warning: PG-13

//event001.EXE

It's my party and I'll tank if I want to!
( Dates: 09/14 to 09/30 )

Welcome, new players, and old, alike. So, remember getting into the lovely little test drive that you found some new friends in? We hope you've been helping some of them out, it's good to make friends. But! Our lovely scientists have been hard at work, and they've finally released a proper, completed stage to help you all along into the world of Tellus.

Or just messed that up too.

Unfortunately for most people, with the release of the beta version of this new level of ViViD, the new arrivals will also be shoved right in (with all their received items in a special pouch they can transport out of the game with them) and have to be helped out until they can get to a logout portal, or risk being stuck in there for a while! Yes, friends, YOU will have to go into the game and help the newcomers get out, or risk certain dragony death.

On the 14th of September, signs and advertisements will start flashing for those in-game already.

Welcome to the world of Cadmus, a vaguely Greek-inspired fantasy-based land, covered in dragons, and we thank those who played in our beta stage. Players, you have done well- but the three guardian dragons (Ismen, Colchi and Nemeus) are still at large, and we need your assistance bringing them down! The adventure is within ViViD, and you'll bring their scales to the Queen, who needs them to survive.

Unfortunately, everyone can carry only one scale each because once a group defeats them, the dragons' bodies will vanish, but until this period of the game, they will keep reviving until the queen is healthy enough to help silence them for good. Do not fear, though! The land itself is filled with several mountains, waterfalls, and large castles/castle towns, a beautiful sight to see. Technology is very sparse inside, however, and players will be relying on their own abilities to carry out the mission to completion. Oh, and there may be people who need rescuing... can you get to them in time?

And the compulsion to participate will be strong. So, players, will you and your team be able to rescue the poor folk stuck in there , and defeat the dragons, and get the scales to rescue the queen? Well. Time will tell, of course!

The situation is simple:

For New Arrivals:

✩ New players will be part of the group of folk needing rescuing and escape. New players WON'T leave the game after their arrival briefing, and end up in this little glitch of a system. Those that weren't in the test drive will end up here post-arrival briefing!
✩ Once a character already in the game reaches a newcomer, an escape portal will open up instantly on a point on the map. Both parties can log out from there and enter the colony, or they can band together to keep playing. Note that once they find the portal (they may have to fight some enemies to get to it, but they'll have a map!) they can log in and log out normally.
✩ New Arrivals can escape/log out once they join a party with another newcomer as well if someone in-game hasn't found them, and find an escape portal which will appear in random, dangerous locations where they may have to fight enemies. They'll level up and their options to log out will appear when they find the portal (and they'll be led to it with a map!) But only if they join up with another newcomer! (this info will be revealed to them once they're in the vicinity of another new arrival)
✩ If your newly-arrived character goes solo, well... they'd better be ready to fight a dragon to escape, because that will be the only way they'll get out. If they reach GAME OVER through death, they'll wake up in CERES' Hospital and be inactive for a day.

You can log in and log out as many times as needed, and once a group of players has defeated all three dragons, they won't have to fight them again nor will they be compelled to join the game once more (but they can log in and help others who haven't defeated them yet!)

For Players Already In The Game:

✩ Compulsion to play will be high, and soon, you'll know why!
✩ Remember the details you have as well. There will be people who appear to look like people your characters know, and the virus will make them act erratically and attack your own. Be wary and be swift!
✩ Helping the new arrivals will allow them to log out easily, much more easily than they would going solo or with another newcomer. Your characters will get information on-screen telling them this, and it'll be nice to follow!
✩ Players already in-game can log in and out any time.

During this period of time, the dragons will respawn to fight those who haven't defeated them yet. Getting those scales to the queen is important, so make sure you get through to them!

Side Quests : Knights in Seed Buns
( Dates: 09/14 to 09/21 )

Remember those Knight Burgers? Yeah, hah hah ha... players who ate them during Cerealia Welcome Barbecue will be experiencing certain interesting side-effects that can only be fixed by either getting to the hospital- or performing a side quest in the Cadmus Event, to look for the Tree of Asclepius.. This will be pointed on the north of the map, guarded by the Priestess who was in the beta stage. She will however, be different and may attack those who try to steal- she will be more hesitant to let people delegated to fight for their friends take the fruit, but she'll give in once you fight her protector, The Talon. Don't worry, he's harmless... and will participate in a duel to defeat and kill him (he'll respawn after) to hand the fruit to the player from the tree. Players who don't delegate, and are feeling the ill effects and complete the mission while making it to the tree themselves will bypass the battle. This information will all appear on-screen!

This side-quest can be played on this log, with newcomers and old players alike! Also feel free to make your own logs through the week for the non-game parts!

//SCENARIOS.EXE

PHASE I

[ xxxx ] You're logged in, you have your objective. Your character is exploring the world of Cadmus, meeting friends and enemies alike. The NPCs are kind enough, providing directions. There are even a few minor enemies to battle as you gear up to handle the big bosses. For the new arrivals, they will be waking up immersed in the game straight from being pulled from the nexus code. They won't know they're in a game for the most part, not until the peculiarities start to pile up. Hurry up and start asking questions. Team up where you can and get the hell out as fast as you can.

PHASE II

[ xxxx ] While immersed and exploring the terrain, familiar faces start to appear, those from your world that you've been thinking of, missing, obsessing over. They seem sweet and cheery enough, a smile on their face as they spit out generic information. At first, it's strange, but then you start to notice their tone becoming more and more hostile.

Within moments, your weapon is in their hand, and they're attacking without warning, looking for the fastest way to send you into the dreaded game over by forcing you to fight against your own move set. These corrupted NPCs will continue to appear all over for the next few weeks, the result of a digital virus infecting the game, so beware of sudden death.

PHASE III

[ xxxx ] The dragons are waiting for you to pluck scales off them, looking harmless enough. You think they're cute and cuddly and might go in for a bit of a petting. Then suddenly, they'll reveal their true forms to you, face delightfully splitting open to show off a black hole of teeth, teeth, and nothing but teeth. It's your choice whether you want to take them on or wet yourself a little, but they'll be coming after you regardless.

PHASE IV

[ xxxx ] For those suffering from the horrid Knight Burgers, the end of the road is the Tree of Asclepius Quest. Look above for further information.

BONUS

[ whyo'clock ] Congratulations! You've won, and now, your character is able to log out successfully. With great success comes great prizes. As your character remains seated and hooked up to then ViViD console, they'll be approached by a robotic stripper of either sex. Yes, your prize (for completing, other prizes will come up later) is a CERES-sponsored lap dance, complete with a stripper scantily dressed in fabric stamped with the CERES logo on it. Within the nexus code, a delightful tune was recovered to accompany the scintillating gyrations of said stripper. You are now the Drake to their Nikki Minaj.

Run while you can.

[ You can choose to set your threads in the game or before/after if you'd like. 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. ]

//ETC.EXE

✩ Make your own top-level posts on any dates or a range of dates, and plunge into adventure! Open them up to newcomers or all, and post some starters to get going! You can post as many as you want, anywhere and all.
✩ Once dragons are defeated for a player and their party, they won't have to fight them again. They'll respawn for the duration of the event, but they'll be considered defeated by them unless they join a party where a group of players hasn't defeated them.
✩ Players already in the game can log in/log out at their leisure. Players newly arrived to the game will only be able to do so once they've found a portal, after which, they'll be able to log in and out as the others.
✩ At the end of the event, the Queen will be revived and she will destroy the dragon spawn core, freeing everyone from the compulsion of playing.
✩ Credits and Prizes will be rewarded at the end of the gaming period. We'll put up an OOC post then, and ask for whoever feels they accomplished the mission to reply.
✩ Defeat of the dragons if your character managed them all can be handwaved, however, if your character is physically incapable of doing so, please do not say that they did just to get the credits and prizes (15,000 credits per dragon for all players in the party!).
✩ All participants, whether they accomplished the missions or not, will get prizes, so go on and slay some dragons!

Also, remember our NPCs? They'll show up at random to help and assist those that need it. If an NPC's help is urgently required, please put in a thread titled "Open to NPCs" and set it at the city center fountain within the game, and they will show up there to reply!

... and Ceres Inc would like to apologize for this glitch in gaming for the New Arrivals, and hope you will continue to help their research.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Maybe it's sleeping and can't be bothered to get out of bed for this. NEET dragon...]

It can't be too big, if we're going to throw it. Smaller than our heads, at least!

[But he starts to look around anyway, because he agreed to this already and isn't going to be a stick in the mud.]

We could probably both throw something the size of our heads if we're both throwing it, right? That should be fine...

[He kind of trails off, muttering to himself as he searches through the underbrush like a nerd. Eventually he comes across a fairly hefty-sized rock, probably a little bigger than his head, but he apparently deems that as good enough and POINTS.]

There! That!

Do you think? It might work...

[He leans over Naoi as he bends over to look through the underbrush, nudging rocks that look too small out of the way with a foot. When Naoi comes across the larger rock, he pauses, considering, but nods and grins.]

We won't know until we try, I suppose! There's no harm in trying it.

[Reckless overuse of firepower.... They're going to get killed, A+ job, kids.]

[They're going to kill themselves before they even manage to catch the dragon's attention at this rate, good lord.]

Then let's go!

[AND DOWN HE'LL REACH to pick up the rock by one half, waiting for Cynbel to pick it up by the other.]

On the count of three or something, right? ["or something"...]

[Not if they run really, really fast and use their cheating magic powers to survive it!!

Probably.]

Exactly on three, or you're going to end up throwing it alone!

[But he's chuckling and mostly joking, and he picks up his side of the rock without complaint.]

Now, one...

[WHO HERE HAS CHEATING MAGIC POWERS!! Cynbel you are going to be escaping all on your own...]

Three is fine! [And he will wait for the countdown to be started before seamlessly carrying on with:]

Two... Three! [YOU BETTER THROW THIS DUMB ROCK WITH HIM FRIEND because he's definitely chucking it with all his might. Hopefully they're both aiming in the relatively sameish direction, too. Wow, all things considered, this was not the best or most well thought-out plan...]

[HE'D TAKE NAOI WITH HIM, OKAY?? They're cheaty magical powers he can use on multiple people, luckily... They really didn't plan this well at all, huh.

Also, being dead and being able to revive pretty much always is totally a cheaty magic power!!]

Three!

[He lets go of the rock, shoving it in the direction he thinks Naoi is aiming for. He's not as strong as Naoi, but he does his part, and it goes sailing off. But did it hit...!?]

[Oh good okay THEY SURE ARE TRYING... AT LEAST THEY HAVE AN ESCAPE ROUTE.

Anyway, off the rock will sail!! Naoi watches carefully and by some miracle they actually managed to heft it in the right direction! But wow did they really think they'd have the arm power to get it all the way into the bushes by the scarecrow... of course not......

It hits a few meters shy and does make enough noise to catch the attention of the dragon this time. Sadly, because they're morons, the dragon looks in the direction that the rock came in rather than their dumb scarecrow. A for effort, champs.]

That should have worked!

[Plan Bs are the life blood of people who don't want to end up dead, so of course they do!!

And it's a good thing, too, because wow, that is one pissed off-looking dragon. They might have to get the hell out of Dodge pretty soon, and Cynbel's already looking like he's ready to bolt.]

Well, it didn't! Do you have another idea!?

[Especially considering that dragon is starting to rise up on its haunches anD IS MAYBE BECOMING SLIGHTLY LARGER...

oh...

They probably can't throw a rock at that and hope for the best anymore. Naoi is still considering it, but it is probably not advisable.]

Should I shoot it?! Should we throw something bigger—?! [NEITHER OF THOSE ARE GOOD OPTIONS.

He's got his bow and arrow in hand in like, a second flat, but what good is that going to do...]

[WELP. We're in trouble now. As cool as that bow is, Cynbel is pretty sure it's not going to help when the dragon is growing into a huge monster ala Digimon.]

I don't think we can do any of those things, now! It's too big to do that much damage to with just your weapon!

[He grabs Naoi's arm, tugging him back because that dragon is starting to move towards them, oh dear god.]

In fact, it may be time to regroup elsewhere!

Where the hell are you planning on regrouping?!

[HOW ARE THEY GOING TO OUTRUN A DRAGON. Naoi's not going to give up without going fullspeed moron, at least...

Literally fullspeed moron, considering he reaches out for Cynbel's hand in turn and immediately starts booking it in the opposite direction. Their Digimon companion's footsteps can probably be felt through the ground as it trundles after them...]

[PLAN B IS READY FOR THIS SITUATION. He gives Naoi an annoyed look, but he doesn't stop moving because those steps are damn scary.]

Far, far away from here, obviously!

[And he tugs the sideways, right out of the "normal" world of ViViD and into a fairy path, where the dragon will have a hundred times more trouble seeing them, let alone catching up. Enjoy that nausea-inducing pink view, Naoi, but it's at least less deadly!]

[HOW IS HE SUPPOSED TO KNOW that his weird-looking fairy friend has access to weird-looking fairy paths, gosh!! He definitely seems startled by the sudden change in scenery, blinking rapidly like that will clear his vision. But no... no it doesn't...]

Wh— How did you do that?! Did you get some kind of extra equip?

[HE'S JEALOUS.]

[Don't look too long, buddy, or you really might get sick, if you've eaten recently. Fairy magic comes with nasty tricks, after all.]

What?

[He gets another annoyed look for that. He doesn't get exactly what Naoi is on about, except that he's jealous and thinks he was cheated, somehow.]

Don't be ridiculous! This is entirely natural!

[Race-locked powers, suckeeeeer.]

[GOOD THING HE HASN'T... EATEN..... or this could become a very embarrassing situation, mostly for him.]

What do you mean, natural? [Frowning mightily!! But he's focusing on Cynbel instead for now, which will at least partially save his dumb ass.] That was definitely something extra. Didn't you just open a new path?

[Good thing for both of them, honestly. That's nasty, even when you're not the one being sick.]

I mean, it's not anything you can do! It has to do with my race, and humans just can't do it. Do you understand?

[HE WOULD AGREE... even if he was the one barfing, he would still agree, it is really nasty.]

Oh! [...] Wait, so you didn't just choose that for yourself from a customization menu or something? [Showing up like a tiny fairy-like thing would be neat and all, but he'd totally come in as a dragon if he had the choice.]

[He shakes his head, sighing deeply. Naoi, come on!!]

No! I was born able to do it. It's not something you can learn or pick up or... whatever it is you are talking about!

[ViViD and assorted techie slang is not something he's up to date with, unfortunately.]

[THIS IS A LOT TO TAKE IN. Even though he's seen some weird things before, most of them have still been on the humanish side of the spectrum!

...But since he is used to weird things, he just sort of stares with some measure of scrutiny at Cynbel for a second before nodding decisively.]

That's fine, then. I was going to be irritated if you got some extra equip that the rest of us didn't even know about!

[He needs to make more non-human friends, they have the most fun.

Cynbel just smiles, because while Naoi's finally getting it, he's still not quite on the same page as Cynbel.]

If I did, would I use it so easily? That sort of thing would be too valuable to make light of it, even with a dragon on our heels!

[That gets a hum of acknowledgment from him, since it's sensible!! And he's starting to piece things together.]

Then it's something that was opened to you because of player status, right? [By which he means "ARE YOU A DANG FAIRY" but of course he words it in a way more suiting to gaming.]

[He tilts his head, trying to figure out Naoi's meaning.]

I suppose so?

[That's such a confusing way of phrasing things. Can we go back to normal talking, like when they were planning to destroy a CGI dragon??]

It's nothing I gained from this game, if that's what you mean. A Man like you could never do it, unless you were manipulating the system, like you thought I was.

[NO now they are stuck in speaking RPG...]

Yes! That's what I said. [Naoi why] You came into the game with that ability already intact, basically! ...Right?

[Can't they at least speak Tolkien-based rpg, Cynbel can follow along there....]

Yes! You have it, exactly, though I don't know why you went around asking in such a way. I've been able to do this since long before I came into the game.

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