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C E R E A L I A ★ M O D S。 ([personal profile] reparator) wrote in [community profile] estoria2014-10-14 07:05 pm

« 003 ⇢ event003.exe »

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
[ 00:01 ] 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
[ 2:00 ] 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
[ 7:00 ] 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
[ 12:00 ] 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
[ why:o'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!


insolvent: (pic#8429238)

[personal profile] insolvent 2014-10-21 09:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Right. It's like a fractured dimension, just... [ not really like one at all. ] More different than usual.

But we always managed to find our way through those and get back home. It'll be the same way here. [ at the very least, he needs to find a way to get her home. that takes priority over himself, though he imagines one will naturally lead to the other. ]
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[personal profile] foodcritic 2014-10-21 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay. And then...

["we can finish everything," sits on her tongue, but she hesitates and doesn't say it at all, for the sake of not wanting to get on aspects of that topic right now. and after a moment...]

Are we close?
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[personal profile] insolvent 2014-10-21 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he just nods a bit knowingly at that first bit, understanding what she meant even if she couldn't quite get it all out. if what she said is true... then she probably doesn't realize he already knows what she's planning with bisley. but that's definitely a talk for another time. ]

We are. It's right over there. [ and he'll point to an apartment building in the distance that... well, even from afar looks clearly out of something he should be able to afford. being vice president of spirius, unfortunately, hasn't really counted for much here. ]
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[personal profile] foodcritic 2014-10-22 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
You live there?

[shock and awe!! after being pretty well-acquainted with his apartment in trigleph... and obviously his financial situation, there's nothing she can be other than totally surprised.

it looks pretty swanky.]


Ludger, you didn't do anything weird to get a place there, right?
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[personal profile] insolvent 2014-10-22 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
It's a long story.

[ no... it's actually pretty short and uninteresting, but he'd rather not admit to her that he'd somehow ended up stuck with an apartment there while he thought he was just browsing. after his life of crippling debt, he wanted to see how the well off lived!!

and now he's back stuck in a life of crippling debt. ]


But I didn't do anything wrong. It just sort of ended up this way.
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[personal profile] foodcritic 2014-10-22 12:35 am (UTC)(link)
[that's literally the entire story of ludger's life, and elle sorta knows that.]

If you say so... But it looks pretty swanky. I thought you'd just have a place like you do in Trigleph. [because that makes more sense, especially since she really doesn't know all that much about ludger's newfound vp status.]
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[personal profile] insolvent 2014-10-22 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
I would have preferred that, but we'll have to settle with this place. [ if there was any doubt you'd be living with him, let it be put to rest quickly and with great prejudice.

besides, an eight year old really shouldn't be living on her own to begin with... ]


It's pretty big, at least. Rollo seems to like it. [ since he doesn't have to pay for it. ]
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[personal profile] foodcritic 2014-10-22 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
[definitely a relief. not that she really had any doubt that ludger would let that happen... who else is doing to brush her hair in the morning if she lives by herself! you know, among other things.]

Wow... it must really be fit for a king, then. [even if rollo probably wouldn't care as long as he's being fed...

she'll definitely be questioning this further when she sees the inside, no doubt.]
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[personal profile] insolvent 2014-10-22 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
[ don't worry, he will continue to guard your golden locks from tangling and other terrible things. ]

They charge enough for a king... [ sigh. but okay, no griping. he'll lead her in, up the elevator and eventually to the apartment itself.

which, as promised, is pretty posh. complete with extra rooms he hasn't been using at all, which elle of course gets free reign over. at least now all this space will serve some purpose. ]
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[personal profile] foodcritic 2014-10-22 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
[as is probably expected, she's marveling at just about everything once they make it inside. definitely a good distraction as she wanders through the apartment, totally wide-eyed.]

This place is so big... [of course, this begs another question.] Ludger, can you even afford this place?

[she gets that it's expensive but ? actual king of debt, ludger will kresnik.]
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[personal profile] insolvent 2014-10-22 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
I'm managing somehow, so far...

[ okay that's discounting the fact that the first few months have been free, and he's been saving up for when the boot comes down and he has to start paying... though thankfully, his job(s) pay pretty well. just like working for spirius, working for ceres has its perks. ]

It's not as bad as a 20 million gald debt, at least.
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[personal profile] foodcritic 2014-10-23 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[it's amazing how nothing in his life changes in some ways even when everything else is a new mess.

mentioning the debt almost makes elle think that nova's going to just conveniently call any minute now. even if it's the middle of the night.]


I guess most things aren't as bad as that. It looks really expensive, though. [she'll take his word for it, either way.]
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[personal profile] insolvent 2014-10-23 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he kind of expects his phone to start ringing too, which would be incredibly creepy and yet not entirely shocking. he still hopes that maybe spirius will find some way to contact him here - it's not like alternate dimensions have stopped them (or nova) before. ]

We might be stuck here for a while, so I don't mind shelling out a little extra.

[ no, he definitely minds. he's just not going to complain to his eight year old atlernate universe daughter. ]
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[personal profile] foodcritic 2014-10-24 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
[getting a call from spirius would be far too easy, though.]

Well, if you're gonna pull out all the stops, it just means we have to make the best of it, right? [wise words that came from who-knows-where. probably victor.

regardless, she's totally about ready to make herself at home... by sitting at the kitchen table. and maybe yawning a little, but she's not about to admit how tired she is before getting to eat.]
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[personal profile] insolvent 2014-10-24 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
Right.

[ someone's gotta enjoy the fancy digs, or they'll serve no purpose at all... someone other than rollo, anyway. he gets the hint though, and makes his way over to the kitchen where he starts putting things together. ]

After we eat, you should go to bed. We can figure everything else out tomorrow. [ or rather, that'll give him some time to try to figure things out... ]
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[personal profile] foodcritic 2014-10-24 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
I guess we still have a lot to figure out, huh...

[it's kind of a sobering thought, but it feels kind of nice to her to hear it from ludger. she doesn't even totally know what needs figuring out, just some things here and there. in any case, she sits fairly patiently and waits, her feet swinging with a bit of excitement for his cooking in the meanwhile.]
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[personal profile] insolvent 2014-10-24 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ since it's a special occasion, sort of, and he has the ingredients, he's already hard at work making elle's favorite mabo curry. as usual he's pretty quiet while he cooks, focusing on the food more than anything else. at the same time, he spares a glance at elle every once in a while, still not sure what to make of the girl's presence here.

yet as much as it might confuse him, it's strangely comforting having her here too. it might be in a different way, but he has grown used to relying on her too. ]


Here you go. [ soon enough the food's done, and he lays out a place for her. and one for himself, even though its like 2 in the morning... fighting killer robots really gets your appetite going. ]
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[personal profile] foodcritic 2014-10-24 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[despite the exhaustion that's very clearly set in — an eight year old with a day this long and stressful at two in the morning can't be anything but — there's a definite elation on her face when the curry is placed in front of her.

of course, she's not hesitating to dig in, either.]


...It's good. It's really good. [she beams a little for a moment before her next spoonful. it's not really surprising that ludger's cooking satisfies her, but elle didn't think she would get to have it again.]
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[personal profile] insolvent 2014-10-24 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ludger wasn't entirely sure elle would ever get to have his cooking either and in canon she won't..., so it is strangely comforting getting to see her eat again. he wasn't even sure if he'd ever see her again at all... this place notwithstanding. ]

Don't eat it too fast.

[ sorry elle, he can't resist his naggy dad impulses. ]
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[personal profile] foodcritic 2014-10-24 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[for all the problems and questions it raises, there are small plus sides to the situation. little moments like these that there hadn't been time to think about — ones that really won't even happen again since canon is actual misery and pain.]

I know. I'll get a tummyache if I eat too fast. [she scrunches her nose a bit; that really is pretty daddy of ludger to say, so she can easily repeat it back like she's heard it a million times.

not that it'll stop her from eating faster than she probably should.]
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[personal profile] insolvent 2014-10-24 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he just sighs as she more or less ignores his nagging, then starts eating too. when was the last time they could just sit down and enjoy a meal like this? it really seems like it's been forever... (although for him it's been significantly longer than it has been for her)

of course, all this excitement has woken up rollo, who now seems quite insistent on being fed too as he plops himself up on top of the table and stares at them both. even if it's 2 in the morning, and he already had three square meals today... or yesterday, rather. ]


...I guess it's alright since this is a special occasion.
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[personal profile] foodcritic 2014-10-27 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[even if it hasn't been as long for her, this is still the most comfortable one she's had in a bit. the last while has been full of too many heavy feelings, and even though they're still there... the knowing that this is all they can do for now makes it a little less burdensome.

maybe it's just that they both really need it these days.

whatever it is, it's hard to be too upset when rollo comes sauntering around. after taking another spoonful of her curry, elle finds herself smiling at the situation.]


Don't feel left out Rollo... we just started a little bit without you, that's all. [reasoning with a cat, even if it doesn't matter since ludger's going to feed him anyway.]
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[personal profile] insolvent 2014-10-27 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[ and true to his word, rollo is soon eating from a bowl of his own special cat food. it's a wonder that he doesn't somehow gain more weight these days, but... well... rollo is rollo. at least he seems more than happy that elle is here now, even as that appears to be secondary to his joy at getting more food. ]

Hm... we'll need to go pick up some things for you tomorrow, but for tonight you can just pick out one of the spare rooms and sleep there.

[ and most of tomorrow will be spent picking up toiletries and supplies for a little girl... ]
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[personal profile] foodcritic 2014-10-28 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
[at least elle doesn't expect rollo to care more about her than food... there will be plenty of quality kitty time when it's not the middle of the night.]

Yeah... it's pretty late, isn't it. [she really hasn't even been paying attention to the time at all, but there weren't many people around outside... which is enough to tell her that it's gotta be later than she'd normally be out and about.]

It's been a long time since I had my own room, though. [normally, an eight year old would probably be elated about that. she had to get used to it since ludger's room only had the one bedroom and they always shared rooms at inns when they traveled as a group. the last time she had her own was back at the house on lake epsilla...

which makes it a little more melancholic by default. (don't let it fool you, ludger, she's still excited about it)]
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[personal profile] insolvent 2014-10-28 04:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ food will always be number one to rollo. ]

You should probably be in bed already. [ especially since, try to hide it though she might, she is obviously very tired. in fact, ludger should probably be in bed too... he's almost afraid to look and check what time it is. ]

Well, you can take whichever one you like here. [ other than the one ludger's already set up... granted, if elle demanded it, he'd probably vacate, but she wouldn't do that, would she?? though he does notice her mood fall a bit, and he can sort of imagine why. ]

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