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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

[flaredo]

The name's Yang! And I guess I don't have a reputation here anymore, now that certain things have been cleared up, but the point is that I don't believe in boredom.

[ Just fun times. And beating up dudes who totally deserved it. ]

[foodcritic]

You too, huh...

[yeah, elle may just still be a little bit salty that she showed up in this world and was branded a criminal. she still doesn't even really know what a mafia is, so the mixup was doubly confusing.]

Anyway. [she tilts her head back to look at yang with a small smile.] I'm Elle. Elle Mel Marta.

[flaredo]

So you're Ludger's favorite girl! [ not that he'd said that, and of course she'd suspected it when she'd laid eyes on her, but some stranger calling you by name is always a little suspicious. Waiting it out hadn't hurt. ]

Nice to meet you though, Elle! You're holding up a lot better than most of the adults I ran into.

[ Not a lie. ]

[foodcritic]

[she's not really doing that good, but she's kind of used to various aspects of this situation already, so it's easy to shrug it off. what's more important here, though:]

You know Ludger? [that brightens her expression a little more, if only because if ludger's cool with yang, then elle can probably trust her. how they know each other can come later, but the assessment that elle is "ludger's favorite girl" is enough to bring out the tsun again. at least a little.]

[flaredo]

Yep, we're buds now! I was helping him look for you earlier, but we got separated. [ Somehow. Inexplicably. It'll happen. ]

[foodcritic]

He sure does make friends fast, no matter what kind of weird place it is...

[their life story, honestly. how many other people get to fight with a king, a great spirit, the lord of spirits, a reporter, a former mercenary... the gamut?] Well, if you and Ludger are friends, then I guess we're friends now too. We're kind of a package deal.

[spoken matter-of-factly. this is also serving to distract her pretty well for the time being. also:] You have to be friends with Rollo, too.

[flaredo]

[ It helps to have a little sister with the attention span of a goldfish. But Yang slows down the swing, blinking. ]

You're a trio? Who's Rollo?

[foodcritic]

The cat emperor.

[naturally. or you know, he's just ludger's cat, but it's way more interesting to say it that way.]

[flaredo]

... Sure, why not? [ no Yang you're supposed to have questions Yang like why is it an emperor should she be taking notes to ask Blake if she's still alive somewhere if cats had emperors don't just accept it at face value-- ]

I'd have to meet him, but I've got no problems with cats!

[ Or do. ]

[foodcritic]

Well, he's pretty much one of the best cats ever. Even as a king, he's pretty... bene.. bene...

[give her a second here, she knows this.] Benevolent, that's it!

[okay, so she may just be repeating words she heard from leia when describing their cat overlord. minor details.]

[flaredo]

Oh, so if he's a kind king, even better! It sounds like he doesn't abuse his power.

[foodcritic]

Uh-huh. You have to be, when you have that much power. He doesn't want to be a tyrant, you know.

[who teaches elle these words? who even knows. in any case, she sounds awfully proud of rollo's accomplishments.]

[flaredo]

So, when do I get to meet this emperor of yours? I'm not too good at curtsies.

[foodcritic]

Hmmm... I don't really know. I think he's with Ludger right now, so you'd probably have to find him first. I was gonna take him with me, but he looked like he wanted to take a nap instead. And the kings orders are absolute.

[flaredo]

I can wait, then. If we're friends now, I've gotta take the time to know you better!

[foodcritic]

Okay, but don't wait too long! He's going to want to get to know all his subjects.

[she's totally into this. it's a good distraction, okay.]

[flaredo]

[ You're too precious, tiny child. ]

Don't worry, we'll have plenty of time to talk! I take my friendships super seriously!

[foodcritic]

[don't tell her that, it may go to her head.]

Yeah, me too. If you're going to be someone's friend, you have to give it your all. There's no point if you only go halfway, right? [she gets very attached to the people she gets close to, there's definitely no half-assing here.] I like the way you think.

[flaredo]

Same here, Elle! [ headpat on the hat? Yeah. ] Ludger's going to have his hands full with the two of us, I bet!

[foodcritic]

He can handle it. You may not know it from looking at him, but Ludger's got a lot of really good friends. He's pretty awesome at friendship, actually.

[listen okay, she just really like ludger a lot. still, her cheeks will flush and she'll pout a bit at the headpats.] Just don't go treating me like a little kid though, got it?

[flaredo]

[ And she'll just grin. ]

Sorry, I've got a little sister, so it's old habit by now. You're just too cute!

[foodcritic]

[blushing furiously okay.]

H-hey! It's not like we're the same or anything... [but she does tilt her head a bit. she's kind of curious about this sister. the closest thing she has is elize, but that's still different than having an actual sister.]

[flaredo]

Yeah, no, Ruby's a handful. If I had a little sister who didn't explode herself, I'd probably sleep easier at night.

[ Except she sleeps perfectly fine. ]

[foodcritic]

...Explode herself?

[please explain. that sounds kind of dangerous...]

[flaredo]

... It's a long story, and I didn't actually see it, but she walked it off!