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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]

Details.

[ Ludger, please, she can take it. ]

[insolvent]

[ sigh, well, this was really the only way things could go, now that he really thinks about it. ]

They fed us burgers. But they didn't tell us what those burgers were made out of. [ he'll let her imagination fill in that blank. ] Nothing really happened at first, but after a while it started making people see things. And other stuff.

[ he scratches his forehead a little, just to make sure it's still normal. ] I grew scales.

[flaredo]

... It looks like you got better, at least! But wow, how... fishy.

[ Yang no bad. ]

[insolvent]

[ ...that wasn't an attempt at a joke, was it? for now, he'll just assume that was poor word choice, and nothing more. ]

Yeah... I had to go on a quest to find a cure. [ wow when he puts it like that, it sounds really corny. ] CERES is usually pretty welcoming for newcomers, so I'm not sure what's going on this time.

[ unless they really are behind the virus, but... no, that can't be. ]

[flaredo]

A fun surprise for the whole family?

[ yeah no, and she sighs a split second later. ]

I'll give them points for creativity, but I'd like a better greeting committee.

[insolvent]

You can file a complaint once this is all over.

[ ...he assumes so, anyway. not that he imagines a complaint will do much good. ]

I'm sure this is all just a big misunderstanding anyway. It should blow over soon. [ a pause. ] Just... make sure not to get killed before then.

[flaredo]

Right! Well, if a cute guy asks me to, I guess I should give it a shot.

[ No, she just wasn't planning on dying. ]

[insolvent]

Does that really make a difference...?

[ well, if she says so. ] Should I go find a cute guy then? [ at 2 in the morning... ]

[flaredo]

...

Let's start with your name, and I'll take that for now.

[insolvent]

...

Ludger Will Kresnik. What about you? [ ...actually he sort of remembers seeing her name on the wanted announcements, but he might as well ask. ]

[flaredo]

You can call me Yang!

[ no one uses her full name anyway. ]

[insolvent]

It's nice to meet you.

[ pause. ] We should probably get somewhere safer, before another one of those things shows up.

[flaredo]

I don't mind the company, but wouldn't it be easier to avoid me for now? I'm the one in popular demand here.

[insolvent]

This isn't your fault, and you don't really know what's going on... I wouldn't feel right just leave you on your own like this.

Besides, there's someone else I'm looking for. One of their other targets.

[flaredo]

Someone else?

... Well, I get it. There's someone I need to find too, so for now-- [ she'll extend her hand. ] Team-up go?

[insolvent]

[ can't say no to that, so he'll take that handshake. ]

Team-up go. Who are you looking for?

[flaredo]

Girl in a red hood, hyperactive, short dark hair. Her name's Ruby, and she's my little sister.

[insolvent]

[ he does recall seeing someone like that on the wanted notices. ]

Your sister? You both have really unlucky timing. [ though it's not like he's much better off. ] I'm looking for a little girl. Her name's Elle... blonde hair, tied in twin tails. I don't know how anyone could think she's involved in this, but I'm still worried.

[flaredo]

That kid who looks like she's about six? [ A low whistle. ]

I don't think those robots know how to take "Not guilty" for an answer, and I know Ruby can handle herself, so let's try finding your friend first.

[insolvent]

She's eight. [ but yeah, close enough. ]

I've been trying to find her, but no luck so far. She's good at hiding herself... so she's probably doing that. [ which is both a good thing and a bad thing. on the plus side, the robots probably can't find her. on the downside, neither can anyone else. ]

[flaredo]

Well, at least she's smart. You know this place a little better, so if you wanna lead...

[insolvent]

Right. I've been here two months now, but it's still sort of confusing. [ he's at least figured out how to get from point a to point b in most instances, but finding a lost child in the middle of it all... that'll take some more work. ]

Are you sure you don't need to look for your sister?

[flaredo]

I'll keep an eye out for her as we go; I can multitask just fine. And giving her something to fight might take her mind off the whole 'our world apparently doesn't exist anymore' thing.

[ And Yang's. ]

[insolvent]

Oh, right. That. [ he'd sorta forgotten about how depresssing the welcome message is when you first get here. ]

I'm not sure that's actually true. That's what they tell us, but it's pretty hard to believe. And if my world was really destroyed months ago, it doesn't make sense that Elle would show up here now.

[flaredo]

Well, hey, I've got some investigating experience under my belt. Whether they're lying or not, I bet we could figure it out soon enough.

... You know, if I don't get arrested before then.