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[reparator]

Who: Everyone ever.
When: OOC: 10/15; IC: 09/17
Where: Cerealia - all five districts.
What: Intro, murder bots, and fun for the whole family.
Rating/Warning: PG-13

//event003.EXE Welcome to the CERES! You are now under arrest! Did you think the glitches were over? Boy, were you wrong! Through the last remnants of the digital kerfluffle, the latest batch of recovered code has manifested in CERES' computer systems as the guilty parties. Yes, that's right, all incoming arrivals are now placed on the wanted list, accused of having committed the heinous crime of creating and releasing the gorg0n virus all over Cerealia. These vicious twelve have been working together all along and conspiring against CERES, and it's now up to everyone to figure out if the new arrivals are truly guilty or if they are as innocent and confused as they claim. In the meantime, CERES has dispatched assassination droids to stop the accused and bring them to justice via disembowelment. So while CERES rushes to stop the droids from committing murder, characters are perfectly welcome to a.) soil themselves b.) fight off the droids c.) run while soiling themselves or d.) cry a lot. e.) ask for assistance! "ASSASSINATION MODE: ONLINE OBJECTIVE: ELIMINATE THE ACCUSED TIMEFRAME: 24:00 HOURS JUDICIAL UNIT-00345 DISPATCHED"

//SCENARIOS.EXE PHASE I [ 0001 ] It's a minute passed midnight, and the newest sets of recovered code are being spat out of ViViD and into Cerealia. Before the joyful reunions begin, an announcement starts blaring through everyone's computer screen, TV sets, devices, billboard screens, and so on. The image flashes with twelve names and twelve pictures along with a list of crimes each person has committed. They continue to flash again and again throughout the colony, alerting everyone of these heinous criminals. It's up to anyone if they want to engage them or stay far, far away from these perverts and miscreants. As the arrivals begin to explore, they will see themselves plastered on just about every screen imaginable. PHASE II [ 200 ] It's still dark outside, hardly anyone out and about. It's the perfect time for an assassination attempt because that's when the information is received and processed by Cerealia's judicial system, but this isn't a job for any ordinary donut-eating cop. No, this is far greater than that. They bring out the big guns. Twelve assassination droids, clad in armor and carrying katana, are immediately dispatched and sent to take out each of the accused at any cost. Characters are welcome to do any of the above choices while veterans to Cerealia can assist the arrivals, assist the droids, or just sit back and watch others suffer. It's completely up to you. They can also run into the droids on their search and try to interact with them. PHASE III [ 700 ] Your friendly CEO has finally gotten his ass out of bed, but by then, who knows how many people are left alive? After hearing of the kerfluffle, he decides to issue a cease and desist on the assassination droids, and instead, has his investigation units step in to confirm that the new arrivals are not guilty of any of the crimes and charges listed under their name. They will be pulled aside for painful, painful questioning before being released to explore as they wish. To make up for all the damages and trauma incurred from the near-death attempts, Julius will also be giving the new arrivals a settlement of 20,000 credits each, so go out and party. PHASE IV [ 1200 ] By noon, the incident has been cleared up with little to no blood spilled (hopefully). New arrivals are welcome to explore and enjoy their new living arrangements or possibly lie in bed and just cry some more. Either way, welcome to the magic that is Cerealia. The CEO will announce that the last of the virus has been officially cleaned up and taken care of, and he'll be issuing a video with a public apology for all. BONUS [ whyo'clock ] Among the police droids dispatched, there will be a rehabilitative droid in a dinosaur suit, looking to cure the criminals of their improper behavior and their moral indiscretions through the power of LOVE and HUGS. It was developed after the researchers in CERES did extensive research on other worlds and found that this mystical creature was capable of creating worldwide joy and cheer. It will be chasing those who are on the Wanted List exclusively, but it will not stop at just them. Your character will be accosted and hugged whether they like it or not. [ 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 intro post. For your convenience, we have compiled a post detailing everyone's arrival experience and a FAQ that should explain everything in more detail. Please read them thoroughly before playing. Thank you!

Comments

[nostatus]

[ At that question he just lets out a sigh. It's not like he likes being the carrier of bad news, but.. well, Shinpachi is a realistic kind of guy when it comes down to it. Even though he tries to stay positive in situations, he isn't going to sugarcoat the way things are right now.

Especially since he's not very likely to trust CERES a whole bunch after the shit COMPASS pulled on him and practically everyone he cared about. ]

Not as far as I know. For all we know, it could just be some lie they made up to keep us complacent. [ And his tone implies he thinks it's pretty likely. ] It's important to keep your guard up in this place.

.. Well, not that that isn't important anywhere else, most of the time. [ samurai life.. ]

1/2

[particularity]

All right, I'm--

i lied 2/3

[particularity]

[You know

Hinata would think that, by now, he would stop being surprised by things.

For all intents and purposes he should've stopped being surprised by things long ago.

And yet--]

[particularity]

"Porcupine"...

Are you calling me that...?

[is it his spike]

[flaredo]

Yeah. It's cute, isn't it?

[particularity]

I'm not sure if "cute" is the first word I'd use...

[But apparently she thinks its cute...?? Wait no is that going to stick?!]

[eversmiling]

[ As is his shoulder... It will not, but he doesn't seem to really care, so...?? ]

Haha, do I give off that impression? [ yes... ] I wasn't even going too fast!

[ His tone is light and casual, so it's at least clear that he's not bragging. ]

[flaredo]

It'll work for now. Hop aboard!

[mermaiding]

[He's more serious and to the point than any of the other humans Oona's met which makes him a few notches higher in her book than the others already.]

First day they made food, lots of people ate. People who ate got sick, very much so. 'Do not take candy from strangers'-- is like that, yes? Julius in charge, but do not know how, as he is worse of them.

[Actually, now that she thinks about it she hasn't really seen anyone else. She tilts her head] Maybe only one, so maybe that is why. [Oona shrugs, then lifts her chin somewhat to regard him carefully.]

Should introduce yourself. Is rude not to, yes?

[foodcritic]

That doesn't sound like something most people would just "walk off..."

[spoken as if she's not from a place where that kind of thing happens...]

[foodcritic]

[it's definitely not all that easy to wrap her head around, but things they've already done is the closest equivalent she can really understand for not. there's no doubt she'll get a better idea of how it all works later in simpler terms... for now though, elle will just accept that for what it is.]

This is all really confusing... [it doesn't really occur to her completely what kind of discrepancy in memories there could be. she'll accept that for what it is too, and just be a little relieved that he's not questioning where she ran off to or... anything about her decision to go off with bisley.

she still feels bad about it, even if she knows it's the best thing for everyone. she sighs, and then pouts after a moment, trying to remember what happened before wandering around avoiding assassinbots.] They could have at least tried to explain it easier, instead of showing all that weird stuff and pushing me out on the street.

[it's arguably a little more annoying than a spirius explanation. she'd rather pout about that than have to talk about her other choices.]

[foodcritic]

[that sort of response will just net kara a somewhat incredulous look as elle folds her arms over her chest.]

They're lying. I don't know what that is, but they're trying to frame me! What kind of weirdos try to frame kids for their crimes? [granted, she doesn't know if that's what is happening, but it sounds better than anything else she can come up with.]

[foodcritic]

Maybe they are. [she doesn't really know. save for the robots trying to put an early end to her life, pretty much everyone she's spoken to has been pretty nice, but still.

meeting a few nice people doesn't mean she should just trust anyone. it's hard not to be skeptical, especially given the weirdness of the situation and the fact that even after ludger's sort-of explanation, she doesn't entirely get everything that's going on.] What about you, mister? Is there some reason I should think you're a... "decent fellow" too?

[foodcritic]

Well, maybe if you spent more time on the ground than in a tree...

[not that she can really fault him for anything, but she's pointing to an area nearby, that may be out of cynbel's line of sight. that is where she'd initially set out to go before getting sidetracked by the strange number of friendly people.]

Besides, you can see all that stuff from windows in tall buildings anyway. [not that she's really tried it here, but the structure is similar to trigleph in some ways, and she had a pretty good view from ludger's apartment and bisley's office.

and maybe she's just being stubborn as hell.]

[flaredo]

Ruby and I have been fighting for years, so we're pretty resilient! Even though exploding doesn't typically happen to us.

[unpresidential]

[it's not a secret he plans on letting anyone really in on if he doesn't have to. he left that life behind, okay.]

Wouldn't surprise me. Sounds weird enough to be something that would happen around here.

[penetrating]

[ ...Oh. Damn. What does he say to that? Does she really have no one looking after her? She's just on her own? Not that Nine doesn't know a thing or two about that, but he was taken in by Mother at her age and had the rest of Class Zero growing up with him, so he never really felt alone until he woke up in this place to find everyone suddenly gone. Reality had sort of slapped him in the fact then with the possibility that everyone might die somehow, and there's little he can do but keep going on even without them.

He shuffles awkwardly before rubbing the back of his head. ]

Not even siblings or anything like that? Foster parents? Teachers? There's gotta be someone lookin' after you...

[ She's way too young to be on her own, especially in this place. ]

I don't know if I saw any orphanages around here, but what's your plan? No kid should be wonderin' around the streets like this on her own. I'm a cop, too, so it's not like I can leave you like that.

[ He'd seen plenty of kids orphaned by the war and had felt an unequivocal pang of anger towards those Byakko bastards every time. Hopefully CERES isn't just another version of that. ]

[flaredo]

Then I definitely want to see you go all-out! Why'd your sandal have to break??

[unpresidential]

[if nothing else, nam soon's not questioning it all that much. this place is pretty confusing, even after being here for a bit — he can't really blame anyone for asking questions. he's just not used to being stopped in the street for them.

and since he's not exactly the most talkative guy, he automatically assumes he's probably the worst person to ask. still, he'll continue to comply... after thinking about the question for a moment.]

Uh... a month? Maybe a little more, I don't remember exactly. [he scratches his neck, just below his ear as he considers it. he hasn't really been keeping track of dates very much.]

[insolvent]

They're not very helpful when it comes to explaining things. [ and that refers to everything, really. it's been months now, and most people still have very little idea what they're actually here to do. ludger included. unless they really dragged him from his homeworld just to make him work in their cafeteria. ]

But don't worry... we'll get things figured out eventually. [ at least, he really hopes they do. ]

For the meanwhile, it's not that different from back home. [ slightly more advanced technology, aside. ] They'll probably want you to go to school though... [ granted, she's the youngest person he's seen here, so he's not sure what the protocol is for that. ] They didn't tell you anything about jobs when you first got here, did they?

[tuberculosis]

I'd only planned on passing through.

[at least, that had been his plan when he left the apartment.] I didn't realize they'd be so ambitious this evening though. I guess I wouldn't be doing much of a good job if I let innocent people die, right?

[it is the one thing souji's fairly particular about. he has no qualms taking down enemies, people who deserve it. but he does have protecting citizens in his job description, despite how often he's willing to joke around about killing people. he's gained a bit of a conscious to not just go recklessly slashing away.]

[foodcritic]

...You're a fighter too? [elle's like: meeting so many people who are able to fight. like, literally everyone she knows.

she knows too many cool people for this world.]

[foodcritic]

I—

[her first instinct is to tell him about ludger; he's the closest thing she really has to any of that on a normal basis these days. but elle finds herself hesitating for a plethora of reasons that leave her a bit conflicted.

it's probably a bit too much conflict for an eight year old to bear on her own, but as far as she's concerned, it's not like there's anyone she can really tell about it. the nature of the situation had been complicated and confusing to begin with. couple that with being in a new and unfamiliar place, and she's shaking her head. she won't spill the beans entirely just yet.]

I'm looking for someone. [someone else, the person she'd been with right before getting dragged into this mess. elle's not sure if it would be better to find him, or just default to ludger, but she thinks she needs to stick to her guns.] Or... I was, before I was being framed for things I didn't even do.

[foodcritic]

Oh...

[that's a sort of all-encompassing repsonse. if ludger says all that, she knows he's not lying. she can trust that it means he probably had a tough time too, and she also trusts that he'll be able to figure things out, because somehow, the answers always fell into their lap that way.

even when the answers weren't so good. it does beg the question of what's gonna happen with canaan and all the other fractured dimensions, and all the origin stuff... but elle can't bring herself to ask aboout where all that stands right now.]

School... yeah, I got something about that. Or that I could be, um... [so much happened that she needs a minute to remember what it said. they were all things she could understand, at least.] Pet store security... baked goods salesperson? And, um...

[ready for this one, ludger?] Lolita cafe kitchen help? These don't sound like very good jobs. I'm just a kid!

[seriously, who thinks eight year olds should be doing this kind of work? are they stupid or something?]

[insolvent]

I'm pretty sure those were just jokes.

[ or at least he hopes they were. if they weren't, he's going to have to have some words with somebody. no, young lady, you're definitely going to school, if he has to walk you there every day himself. which, well, he probably will. she's already been in mortal danger once tonight, and he's not going to risk that happening again. ]

You should just forget about them. [ especially that last one. ] At your age, you should be going to school with... [ the rest of the kids?? are there are any here??? ] ...everybody else. [ whoever that's comprised of. ]