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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!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[ She's not slow at all, which gets Soujirou's smile to widen by just a hair, since that was way more interesting than slicing her stomach open right away. He had seen her fighting the droids, so he knows what to expect (mostly to stay away from those explosive gauntlets). The moment his sword hits her arm, he's jumping back quickly. Her fist hits empty air, but only by a fraction, and he makes an impressed noise. ]

Ah, you're not bad at all!

[ Though he thinks to himself that some of it might be the novelty of her weapon... He keeps his sword ready to attack again, but strafes backward as some of those drones close in. They won't attack Soujirou, but he won't complain for the help. ]

So you invite some friends to join in? You're a-- horrible-- date!

[ Yang punctuates this by two quick punches, this time firing explosive rounds from the gauntlets. It's enough to knock the drones back, and one hard kick will down one completely, before she's sprinting for Soujirou again.

Are we going to have a merry chase QUITE POSSIBLY. ]

[ There's another impressed noise, but letting Yang deal with the drones is hardly coincidental. In the face of a weapon he doesn't understand, he wants to see it in use as much as he can before he tries to take it on, at least. Though as he watches her with sharp eyes (though his smile never falters at all), he at least gets enough of how it works to feel confident. It certainly fires more quickly than the guns he's used to, but even that he could deal with.

All of Soujirou's power is in his legs, so rather than run away, he uses his strength to push towards her instead, though at the last moment, his momentum changes. darting off to the side before he can fire a shot in his face. He swings his sword back, aiming towards her gauntlets, but that's only a minor swing, since he's hoping to catch her back in the moment that she might pass him. ]

[ He's fast, and Yang would whistle, if she wasn't in the middle of combat. It's because she knows next to nothing about this guy, and because she doesn't know if her Semblance will act properly that she's allowing herself to be more cautious than she usually is. There's a small flare of white light, hardly noticeable to most people, but someone with his perception might catch it, shielding that part of her back-- shortly before Yang throws herself into a forward tumble, rolling back to her feet and sending one fist flying to fire off a shot. That was way too close, and she ought to be dismayed.

... But no, she's still smiling. ]

Are you trying yet?

[ He does catch it, and that white light undoubtedly catches his interest, but of course, it wouldn't be fitting to simply ask about it, not in the middle of a fight. Perhaps if they both live, but...

He scarcely has time to think about that before he has to dodge as well, because those shots are much more dangerous to him than fists alone. His strength has always been his speed, but there was only so much he could do against bullets. They were almost cheating, weren't they? Ah, well. At least it gave a little more of a challenge! ]

Haha, nope! Sorry, but I don't like overkill.

[ Once he stands straight again, he taps one foot against the ground, an odd, idle gesture, but then laughs as he cants his head. ]

Well, should I try a little harder, then? I guess I've been pretty rude!

No kidding! [ with a huff as though he's insulted her by taking the last jellybean and that they haven't been trying to injure each other for the past few minutes. ] If you're bored, just say so!

Ah, that's not quite it either...

[ He keeps tapping that foot as if he's anxious, but he just smiles a bit more. ]

Well, I guess I'll stop playing around, at least. I'll show you three steps shy of it, since you did a pretty good job of dealing with these.

[ At which point, he nods to the droids, but he stops tapping his foot as his posture lowers. It's like a flash of his own, though there's no light with his, but Soujirou is fast, and it's clear that speed before was holding back quite a bit. He seems to disappear, but it's not impossible to track him with quick eyes. Each step comes down hard, making indentations (or small craters, more like) in the ground as he moves, but it also serves to trace his path, even if it's incredibly quick. It looks like he's going to flank her right side if she can keep up. ]

[ Not for the first time is Yang glad that her sister's Semblance is speed. While she can't keep up with Ruby when she's using it, she can at least track Soujirou's movements to an extent. But his speed is incredible! She'd have a harder time if those little craters weren't giving away his location, but even then, she only catches the last two movements in time.

It's why she braces herself and lashes out with a single, explosive punch before she can actually see him, aiming for the approximate spot. Whether it hits him or not, she'll at least try to drive him back. ]

Ah, how close.

[ The punch connects partially, but it's as Soujirou ducks to avoid her fist. The explosive nature still breaks skin and even draws blood, but even then, Soujirou's smile doesn't falter as he sweeps the sword out and forward towards her legs. If it doesn't hit her, it'll at least drive her back, which is what he's hoping for. ]

[ She's too used to guarding her face, her chest-- the attack on her legs is barely noted in time, and while she does move, he manages to slash her leg a bit before Yang leaps back, hissing out a wince.

Still, she straightens fairly quickly, opting not to favor that leg at all. ]

[ Soujirou stands slowly with a wild-eyed expression, the kind that says that he clearly enjoys moments like this. It's nothing less than bloodlust, and he lifts his foot to tap again, almost hopping with the motion, clearly about to employ that incredible speed again— ]

Edited 2014-10-17 05:01 (UTC)

Ah, dear.

[ But in a moment, the blood-lust is gone, since as he lifts his other foot to hope, the strap holding the simple straw sandals to his foot breaks, and he looks down toward it. He laughs a little, but as a droid closes in, takes a much more casual step towards Yang and swings his sword out in the same motion. It cleanly beheads the droid, but he doesn't even really seem to pay it much mind, since he's much more focused on Yang. ]

Well, we can stop here, if you don't mind! It haven't quite gotten used to ground like this, so it looks like I snapped my sandals.

...

[ wait a sec. ]

You broke your shoe and just beheaded one of your work buddies, so you're calling it a night?

Well, they weren't exactly my work buddies! [ a beat ] Probably not, at least.

[ There is the definite sense that he did not ask... At all... ]

Arresting criminals is what I'm supposed to do, but you're probably not a member of Gorgon. With the way you fight, there's no way that you would kill someone with bra underwire.

[ And there is also a definite sense that he knew this the whole time... ]

Well, I'm glad you realized that before I had to send you flying!

[ ... yeah he totally knew. ]

Well, I wouldn't have minded too much! The way you fight is really interesting, so I wanted to experience it for myself a little.

[ There's another drone coming for Yang, but at least it's the last one! Soujirou doesn't bother to move to take care of it, since he doesn't doubt that she'll be able to. Instead, he crouches to tie the sandal back on in a makeshift way, though it wouldn't be able to stand up to a fight, certainly. ]

Plus, we both got a hit in, so that's pretty impressive!

[ There's no point in wasting ammunition on this thing, so Yang goes for a quick one-two with enough force to punch through it. Hopefully, that's the last of them for now. ]

No kidding... have you always been that fast?

Nope!

[ With the sandal set well enough to use, Soujirou stands straight again and props his sword casually on his shoulder. It doesn't seem like a good idea to sheath it if more of the droids are going to be coming around, and he doesn't feel like using fancy techniques to disable them in the draw every time... They're not quite good enough for that. ]

I've been training ever since I met Shishio-san, and I just happen to be really fast! I have a natural talent for it, apparently?

[ He says it like he's not completely sure, but it's more along the lines of the people he tends to hang out with are so skilled that it never really felt that abnormal to him. He shrugs with a soft laugh. ]

But I've also never seen anyone fight with guns on their fists! It seems pretty dangerous.

It's not so bad when you get used to it! It's just like typical hand-to-hand with a little more flare.

[ complete with a hand twirl. ]

But I've kind of been fighting since I was young, too.

Maybe so! I don't really like hand-to-hand combat, so I wouldn't know!

[ As is obvious enough by the sword, but more than that, putting a gun on your hand is just a good way to lose your hand in the 1870s... But. ]

Is it common where you come from? Or is it just you, pretty much?

All forms of combat, honestly. But a lot of people use swords and try not to get too close, if they can help it.

[ AND THEN THERE'S YANG. ]

[ and then there's yang indeed, which is why he laughs ]

But not you, it would seem! It's a very bold way to fight...

[ Soujirou hums thoughtfully, then adds, ] By the way! I promise to not arrest you, since you managed to injure me, but would you come with me to the station anyways? We could at least see why they think you're a criminal!

Can you promise they won't keep me there all night? A girl like me's got plans, you know.

[ Like finding her baby sister. ]

Sure!

[ But there's a sense that he hasn't really thought of how to do that, and he won't until he has to. Soujirou doesn't think ahead with things like this, ok. ]

I'm just curious too, really! All of the crimes that are listed are pretty weird, right?

[ He doesn't have to. Yang will legit throw herself out the window if she has to. ]

Could it maybe have something to do with that virus everyone's been talking about?

[ But hey, if he leads, she'll ~~saunter~~ follow. ]

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