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C E R E A L I A ★ M O D S。 ([personal profile] reparator) wrote in [community profile] estoria2015-03-22 07:06 pm

« 011 ⇢ event011.exe »

Who: CERES & you
When: ooc: 03/22-03/25; ic: 12/09-12/10
Where: Cerealia's Entertainment District
What: Intro log
Rating/Warning: PG-13 | possibly nsfw (please let us know if you need this rating changed, or you are welcome to continue any naughty shenanigans in a private log)

//event011.EXE

The Gifts that Keeps on Giving ((You)) Nightmares


It's been a whole month without any new arrivals. Who knows why? If you ask CERES, they won't bother with any in-depth explanations. They will simply claim that none of the code out there has been responding to their recovery methods, so they had to rework a lot of their technology. However, after several weeks of grueling work, they have finally experienced success! A fresh new batch of faces is coming in, and to celebrate their arrival and the real upcoming holidays, CEO Julius Vincere has arranged for a Christmas-themed carnival for all to enjoy.

Those who arrive will wake up in Cerealia and be given a long, boring explanation and powerpoint as per usual before being ushered onto a bus (there is no escape. The robots will force you onto the bus one way or another). You will be unwillingly carted to the theme park where you will be immediately assaulted by a giant array of lights followed by several rides that you can enjoy. After you disembark from the bus, one of the snowman robots will be waiting to give you tickets to the rides and show you around as part of the Grand Opening. The amusement park will remain open for the rest of the month of December so anyone can visit as they please. The first couple tickets will also be on the house for new arrivals, but the rest will have to be bought with credits, so choose wisely! (Or try and sneak into the rides -- then face the wrath of the snowman robots and their snowman firearms :D)
"☃ WELCOME NEW ARRIVALS ❅
YOU HAVE ARRIVED AT THE SANTASTICAL FOREST OF CHRISTMAS WONDERS ❅
PLEASE ENJOY ALL THE RIDES CEO JULIUS VINCERE HAS HAND-PICKED FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT ❅
WE WISH TO BRING YOU MERRY FEELINGS FOR THE HOLIDAY ❅
COME GIVE SNOWTRON 5000 A HUG ❅
WHAT? YOU DON'T WANT ONE ❅
BUT I WAS PROGRAMMED TO CONVEY HUGGING AS LOVE THROUGH AFFECTION ❅
PLEASE DON'T RUN ❅
COME BAAAAACK, VISITOR ❅"

//SCENARIOS.EXE
PHASE I
[ xx:xx ] Do you like ferris wheels? This is an enchanting one where you get to ride around in a giant snowflake at a very limited speed. The wheel will turn excruciatingly slow before stopping abruptly, leaving you trapped at the very top. We hope you're not afraid of heights because you're going to be in there for a while! The windows on the snowflake will rapidly darken leaving you and your fellow riders trapped in the darkness. At that moment, you will feel something warm breathing down your neck and along the back of your ear. As you reach over, you'll feel like the chair underneath you is made of snakeskin, and a hissing sound will intensify as the "chair" squirms and as the breathing gets louder and hotter. Scrabble at the doors, fight your way out! Will you escape or not? Probably not, but the experience will last only a good five minutes before the lights come back on and before the ferris wheel starts moving again. The chair will appear as normal, and there will be no one else inside except any fellow riders who came with you.
PHASE II
[ xx:xx ] If the ferris wheel didn't "do it" for you, then perhaps a fun house will? If you're a fan, that is! This Christmas-themed funhouse features a wonderful walk through a snowy forest convered in singing reindeer. The more you walk through, the more you will notice things like within the distorted mirrors, there will briefly appear strange specters. You will also hear a bunch of howling in the background, and while you may think that you're safe since they're trapped behind a mirror, you are very wrong. The lights will go out once more, and you will hear the mirrors shatter all around and feel yourself being grabbed and hurled to the ground. Whatever is coming for you is something you can't see, but it's advancing fast with impressive strength to hurl you back once more. You will feel pain erupt through your body before an engineer will appear to get the lights back on. Once they're back on, the reindeer will be happily singing, and all the mirrors will appear as they were before -unbroken.
PHASE III
[ xx:xx ] After those interesting adventures, another option would be to simply visit the rocking santacoaster, a large, sprawling roller coaster that reaches 150 mph. You will be strapped into a sled and be shot through the tracks where you can scream and cry all you want except once you reach the tunnel, everything will come to a sudden stop (whiplash pending). You and the other riders will be in there for a few minutes, surrounded by a dozen santas as they start to fly out from the tunnel walls, carrying swords and swooping down to take a swipe at you. You better duck or be prepared to be cut up by their blades. The rollercoaster will abruptly resume, and when you reach the end, you might notice some bleeding, a little bit of hair missing, or some clothes shred up. If you ask the snowman robots about it, they will just shrug and claim they don't know what you're talking about. Please go enjoy a snowcone on the house!
PHASE IV
[ xx:xx ] The Christmas whirl will be your last stop for the evening! This is a ride that goes round and round and round while tilting. Everyone will be strapped into it while standing up and forced to hold on as it spins, and somewhere in the midst of the spinning, the ride will suddenly malfunction. Yes, big surprise there! But it won't stop spinning. It will just be a rockier ride, and you will seemingly enter a new space where you will be among the stars and seeing planets all around you. Your own home planet will be amongst them before it breaks open like an egg and out crawls a friendly visitor. If you get bit by it, you will spend the rest of the day and night experiencing an array of possible symptoms, including: a voracious appetite, a fear of light, the urge to 'mate' with anyone who smells especially good, heightened senses, the ability to climb on all kinds of surfaces, irritability and crankiness... (( you don't have to experience them all. you can pick and choose which one you like. ))
BONUS
[ why:o'clock ] What's that jingling you hear in the background? Why, it's Santa Clause! Coming here all the way from the North Pole. The park will stop, and all the snowman robots will gather in the square, ushering along as many people as possible. Santa-Bot X-3 will be seated on his chair to welcome all visitors to sit on his metaphorical lap and tell him what they want for Christmas. He will then give them a nicely wrapped present and tell them that it's exactly what they asked for, but they can't open it until they get home. For those who can't wait and choose to open it quickly, they will get some nice treats from Mundus Caelestis. But beware! Those who do take this gift home will experience a weird after-effect as the lovely red and white toy will come to life on its own and hop out of the box that evening to try and violently electrocute the owner. The other one is completely harmless.
[ 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 what's going on right here and feel free to consult the FAQ if needed. Please leave any lingering questions in the OOC post, and we'll answer them as soon as we can. OVERFLOW IS HERE!!!


impheired: at my worst, then leave because i don't have a best. i'm always awful. (talk ♚ if you can't handle me)

[personal profile] impheired 2015-03-25 10:39 pm (UTC)(link)
They've got a terrible sense of compensation. It's winter, dammit, kakigori's only appropriate in the summer!

[Yeah, he passed on the snowcones. Surprisingly not because they're childish, but because 1) that is so seasonally inappropriate it's offensive, and 2) he didn't trust them not to have done something weird to it. Like poison it. Look, after nearly getting your head taken off, you can never be too careful.]

But...a friend of mine who's been here a while said that sort of shit's normal. The shit with the roller coaster I mean. Like you said, not putting a sign on it.

[Aaaaand we hit captcha so overflow over here.]
Edited 2015-03-27 01:28 (UTC)
carptricks: (when I walk alone)

[personal profile] carptricks 2015-03-25 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[. . . kaito lets out an amused snort at Teruteru's lack of subtlety. THIS GUY SURE IS A SHAMELESS FLIRT]

So which one are you? The media sensation, or the hidden gem?
sewayaku: (u wan fight)

b

[personal profile] sewayaku 2015-03-25 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ so it's a little awkward being trapped in a small inescapable space with a handful of people he's never met before. This is his first ever experience with a ferris wheel, seeing as he's from the age of knights and horse-drawn carriages, and he's not really sure what to make of it. This is... fun? Maybe? At least the view is nice.

Or it was nice until all the lights suddenly go dead and leave all of them trapped with some extremely ominous noises and a deep sense of danger. By the time they come back on, Zara's standing out of his seat - he'd rather deal with the uneasy feeling of standing in a rocking cart than possibly being strangled by his own chair - with both hands on his cane, which is obviously not just a cane, seeing as there's a partially-drawn blade sliding out of it. For a few seconds, he remains tense, but when he's addressed, he merely sighs, sounding exasperated as he slides the concealed blade back into its sheath. ]


... Certainly. Are you unharmed?
candycoating: (003)

[personal profile] candycoating 2015-03-25 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh, who knew? I've certainly never thought of putting a bunch of corn in a kettle. Guess that's something I'll be taking home with me.

[ But it'll take a lot more to impress him. ] Alright, then-- you've got my attention. What else is there?
candycoating: (060)

[personal profile] candycoating 2015-03-25 10:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Tell me about it. Apparently, we can keep going back in there, right? It's not an experience I exactly want to relive.
sewayaku: (*stabs nesso in the butt*)

pre-phase

[personal profile] sewayaku 2015-03-25 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[ it's not like Zara was especially keen on being embraced by the robots, but he wasn't actually going to fight them... nor was he expecting anyone else too. Well. "Fight" used in the loosest sense of the word. Just as he's about to simply powerwalk away from the scene and hope the robots don't pursue, poor Miyamura leaps into the fray, and...

Actually, he just sort of laughs. Sorry bro. ]


-- Goodness me. I-I don't think that's really necessary, sir.
candycoating: (059)

[personal profile] candycoating 2015-03-25 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
What in the world is a balloon?

[ ALL THESE NEW WORDS ]
candycoating: (037)

[personal profile] candycoating 2015-03-25 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh, so you were looking out for people like me. Not bad, but that means whatever happens here, you're going to have to deal with it.

[ With that slight warning, he's going to be extra attentive. And hey, if something does show up, at least now he has a meat shield in this gondola. ]
sewayaku: (fuck off)

weenie phase

[personal profile] sewayaku 2015-03-25 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ but can it be called a weenie phase when all the rides are legitimately trying to kill you...

in any case, Zara's also had about enough of the "fun rides" in this place, and was planning on grabbing something to eat, then leaving. Then he discovered how overpriced everything was. He still might have considered buying something due to having no other options, but then he sees that weird hotdog monstrosity and looks deeply concerned. ]


... Is that candy?
candycoating: (Default)

[personal profile] candycoating 2015-03-25 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Expect to hear from me soon, then. I'm absolutely not leaving this place until I try one of those buckeyes.
souredsweet: jackandtink (uninspired)

[personal profile] souredsweet 2015-03-25 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Certainly not, but it's still very common to hear... Ah, but- [A brief smile!] May I ask what you'd like to know, then?
tofus: (pic#7149686)

[personal profile] tofus 2015-03-25 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[Just you wait, Shinji. Just you wait.

That sort of thing does bring a bigger smile to her face. Her world might be gone now, but that's a more than a little relieving. She was worried that they were dead as well during the explanation.]


I'll say! If what they said about what happened to our homes is true, that is a plus. [She's pretty sure she didn't see anyone she recognized on the bus, but now she'll have to scour the park's grounds.] Do new people arrive often?
spes_phthisica: by nique (The side that's always lost)

quit playing games with my heart jelle

[personal profile] spes_phthisica 2015-03-25 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[Honestly, Souji would probably be a lot more flustered about this whole thing if Shinpachi wasn't so worked up about it. As it is, it's kind of... funny, really. He prods the little face on it, wondering why on earth anyone would put something like that there.]

Well, to tell the truth I've never actually held something like this before. And the ones I've seen haven't had this strange shape, either.

[He glances sideways at the other man, and lets out a small giggle.]

So far the only one who has reacted is you. It's a rather private thing to just wave around, but it's not like it's dangerous, right?
Edited (spelling "small" is hard ok) 2015-03-25 22:51 (UTC)
candycoating: (060)

[personal profile] candycoating 2015-03-25 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He's going to get in so much trouble for ruining one of the seats, isn't he... while he thrashes about with his carefully aimed sword, and kicks at the door, he's fairly sure he's about to be eaten up by a ferris wheel gondola monster. It was a good run... up until he got transported here, at least.

But all of a sudden, it's like nothing happened. The lights are back on, his sword is still driven in what is now a thoroughly ruined seat, and the door isn't even remotely budging. And it's starting to move again.

There are many things he should comment on, like what the fresh hell was that, but instead, the first thing out of his mouth is: ]


...

This seat was like this when we got here, got it?
beaconed: (sparkle)

[personal profile] beaconed 2015-03-25 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Weiss! [ The taller boy hunches down closer to her eye-level, almost like he’s inspecting her face to confirm whether she’s real or not. (You kind of have to in a place like this…)]

You—you’re alive! What happened here?! I thought there were… --are you okay? That was… we were… [ …holding hands. Oh, my. ]
candycoating: (057)

[personal profile] candycoating 2015-03-25 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Beats me. I bet if you used that Cere... vice thing, you could find something. It sounded useful for stuff like that, but I don't have the first clue about how to use it.
candycoating: (061)

[personal profile] candycoating 2015-03-25 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
You're fine. I'd rather have bad news than lies, but is there anything good about being here? Anything at all? It's seeming pretty dire from my standpoint.
monkeyfu: (pic#8734543)

[personal profile] monkeyfu 2015-03-25 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[All these pets! Sun moves to rub the pig's ears with both hands, clearly enjoying himself too.

Although he glances back at the 'man' when he talks because dude... something is so wrong with your voice. Looking at him up and down, and tilting his head a bit. There's definitely something wrong with this picture here.]


Yeah, cute little guy. But why would he be following you around? You don't look like the type to have a pet.
souredsweet: mewtube (open the blinds)

[personal profile] souredsweet 2015-03-25 10:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[Of course, by now Kaoru has had plenty of time to adjust to the weird notions and ideas that seem most prevalent in places like Cerealia. Alternate timelines, alternate realities, running into people who know an uncomfortably large deal about people who don't even remember their names or faces; these are all experiences that have come and gone several times over by now.

What is new is meeting an alternate version of a person. Kaoru is normally viciously skilled at portraying emotions and reactions in a certain way, but the surprise that's present after hearing that name is raw and genuine and not exactly pleased. The mental cacophony of swearing that follows is even less pleasant as Kaoru tries to regain both bearings and self-control, hoping the reaction may just be taken as recognition of that name. The Wolves of Mibu are notorious, after all.]


Okita Souji-san... is it? [Kaoru's hands fold together, and the gesture seems both polite and somewhat nervous. A gentle bow follows, but there seems to be a little reluctance to look away fully. The smile presented immediately after is much more put-together, though; while it isn't bright and sunny, it's certainly friendly enough.]

It's a pleasure to meet you as well, regardless of the circumstances. It can't be helped, and it isn't as bad as it could have been. [A beat, and then:] My name is Nagumo Kaoru.
troubadear: (Here!)

[personal profile] troubadear 2015-03-25 10:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Ylisse, darling. If it helps, think of the pronunciation of my beloved Lissa's name, there are similarities between the two. [...] Though do not dwell on her for too long, I am afraid she is far beyond your level.
troubadear: (My gratitude.)

[personal profile] troubadear 2015-03-25 10:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Why, of course I am, darling! Of the very highest caliber, I assure you. My name is Maribelle, my father is the Duke of Themis, I do apologise for not introducing myself sooner.
monkeyfu: (pic#8734512)

[personal profile] monkeyfu 2015-03-25 10:59 pm (UTC)(link)
The nimble? [Is that a title or something? Sun waves it off with a shrug.] To be honest, I don't know too many humans that are that nimble. But I could be wrong.

That must stink. [He leans back, resting one leg on his other knee and he pillows the back of his head with his hands.] Can't imagine having to go through that. There's a lot of stuff that's different with my home, but so far it's mostly the same.
souredsweet: jackandtink (thanks shinsengumi and friends!!)

[personal profile] souredsweet 2015-03-25 11:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[A second passes by in which Kaoru thinks is she really going to--

But it sure seems like she's really going to, so TIME TO INTERVENE... by politely holding a hand up and taking a step closer. Kaoru's not exactly keen on trying to stop anyone aggressively...]


Wait a moment, miss—! Testing that out might be even more dangerous.
troubadear: (gross.)

[personal profile] troubadear 2015-03-25 11:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[Maribelle will just assume that Kaoru agrees with every word she says until she is told otherwise. Lovely.]

Some people's priorities can be rather distressing... [She's not wrong.]
troubadear: (A lady's spare time is her own.)

[personal profile] troubadear 2015-03-25 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Truly, darling? Are you a fan yourself then? How lovely. I find that elderberry tea is suitable for nearly any occasion, though citrus flavours hold a certain place in my heart as well. Roses are a tad strong for my taste, but other floral teas can be rather pleasant.

[Maribelle could possibly do with taking her own advice about dominating conversations...]