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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]

They've done demonstrations with a few back home, but that's a little bit different. And the last one I fought before that had its own really annoying pilot.

[foodcritic]

The robot had a pilot? [this is all new to her okay...]

[flaredo]

It did! Not any of the ones I've seen here, but I would've sent that guy flying if I'd had the chance...

[foodcritic]

Wow... you must be really strong, then. [color her a bit impressed, even if she's not likely to outright admit it.]

[flaredo]

I realized a long time ago that there wouldn't always be someone around to protect me. Sometimes, I'd have to be the one doing the protecting.

[foodcritic]

[...well, that kind of hits home in a way she didn't expect.]

I guess it's like that for everyone, huh. [not that she'll explain her reasons for thinking it. instead, she's just going to try and shake off the melancholic thoughts.]

They can do it in other ways too though, right? Protecting someone even without being able to fight.

[flaredo]

Yeah... I mean, maybe I'm not the first person anyone would expect to say this, but fighting definitely isn't the only way to protect someone.

[foodcritic]

Right. Then... I guess I'll have to do my best too. However I can do that. [she knows what that means outside of tellus, but it's probably going to take a while to figure out how to do that here. everything kind of changed in an instant.]

[flaredo]

For Ludger?

[ educated guess. ]

[foodcritic]

[she gives a quiet nod of the head. it's a good guess, but not the whole of it.] Everyone else, too.

[flaredo]

[ She'd like to say she has time to figure it out-- and likely, she does, but that's probably not comforting. So instead, she'll nod. ]

If you need help with any of it, just let me know. Okay?

[foodcritic]

It's fine... It'll be fine. [she nods again, as if to say she understands... but as far as elle is concerned, things she needs to do are things only she can do. it makes a bit of a difference here.]

[flaredo]

I probably could've learned a thing or two from you when I was eight.

[foodcritic]

[she's been through some stuff, but...]

From me, really? [yes, this genuinely is surprising to her.]

[flaredo]

Really! I was pretty single-minded as a kid, in the wrong way.

[foodcritic]

[well, she's not exactly innocent of that either, but she's nodding her head.]

There's just... a lot of things Ludger needs to do, so I just want to make sure he can. That's all. [she doesn't think it's that noble or anything.]

[flaredo]

So maybe the person I should be helping out is Ludger...?

[ she doesn't know much about him, but he seems capable... ]

[foodcritic]

[she shakes her head.]

No... it's okay. Ludger's really strong on his own anyway. [she just knows there are ways for her to help that are hers alone. her mind is still reeling with a lot of things that were happening before suddenly being here.] So you don't worry about it!

[flaredo]

Worrying's not in my To-Do list! [ very true. ] I can tell he's in good hands, anyway.

[foodcritic]

You can really tell that? [yang, stop sounding so amazing...]

[flaredo]

It's called women's intuition! You'll start developing it soon.

[foodcritic]

Women's... intuition... [she's definitely considering this.] How long does that take to develop?

[flaredo]

That depends... I got it fairly early, but a lot of it goes over my sister's head still.

[foodcritic]

How old is she?

[flaredo]

Fifteen.

In your case, you'll probably get it a lot faster.