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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!!!


punches: (Default)

[personal profile] punches 2015-03-23 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
You're not Naruto! [ Are they really going to have this argument in front of an audience that's being felt up by a snake?

Yes. Yes they are.
]
mermaiding: (he home will safe return.)

Phase III

[personal profile] mermaiding 2015-03-23 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
[She really needs to start carrying some water around with her or pick up a weapon or something, because there's nothing more annoying than knowing you're capable of fighting, but not having the means.

Oona just ducks her head and grits her teeth, scowling at the man.
] Less talking, more stabbing! If you get stabbed for being stupid, will not help you!
poised: (✰ call my people dirty one more time)

phase i

[personal profile] poised 2015-03-23 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
[Admittedy Natalia is rather fond of trying new things. Still though, the words of the girl with her.... it earns her curiosity as she tilts her head.

A noble, perhaps?]


You speak so lightly of the 'common folk', miss. Despite your place here, do you not consider yourself among them?
sjokolade: Pixiv ID: 41726630 (Default)

[Other!]

[personal profile] sjokolade 2015-03-23 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
[Mio wasn't the only one who was having some trouble with technology here. After looking at at bunch of people with food, all she could do was just stare at everyone who managed to 'buy' them so easily! Oh c'mon, she thought to herself, she couldn't be the only one who didn't know how!

Well, maybe asking someone wouldn't be so bad?

And sure enough...!]


You got me, I don't know either! [Smooth Anna] But I thought maybe I could ask someone and figure it out!
axilium: (can you do it. can you get good end)

why 'o clock

[personal profile] axilium 2015-03-23 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
[... Wow, Belph sure is glad he stayed away from the robot if it's giving out gifts like that.

A split-second passes as he stares, before he suddenly flinches, staring at the... thing with wide eyes.]


Be careful—that's an extremely dangerous explosive! Why are you waving it around like that!?
bozu: (and then you get this cute one)

he's a weenie in all the options

[personal profile] bozu 2015-03-23 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
[Hanamura was definitely a little stuck in his thoughts when Hinata called out for him, that's for sure - staring at the food like it had personally offended him, and wondering if there was anything he could do to save it without wasting it...

But when he realizes that call was probably meant for him, he turns a little to see who it is - and wow, does his little face light up. There's nothing better than seeing a friend when you're lost and confused!

He even takes a step like he meant to run at Hinata, only to pause and... lift his free hand in a wave, instead. After all, he's not sure how his classmates feel about him, after what he'd done...

So, y'know. He'll just... pointedly stay over here.]


You! You're here, too - and just as I thought I'd have to make it in this city all on my own!
stagewright: (SPRITE ► tee hee!)

[personal profile] stagewright 2015-03-23 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
Allllll right! All I have to do is use this - [ where the hell was she keeping that magic wand? apparently hammerspace, as near as anyone might be able to tell, though sharp eyes would have seen one of her hands reach for her huge heart pocket-purse thing before it appeared in the other. ] And do this -

[ Tapping the deck of cards once, twice, three times - and holy shit where did she get glitter and confetti and why is she using it for a simple card trick. ]

And presto! [ She will present the Ace of Hearts back to him, successful. A simple trick, although she'd normally use the distraction to shove a flyer in his pocket. She is sadly fresh out of flyers. ]
candycoating: (064)

[personal profile] candycoating 2015-03-23 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
If it's just a prank, then I can handle it. That's a weird way to greet someone who just had their world eaten up, or whatever they said during that presentation...

[ Seriously, did these people have no respect? He should be given a period to grieve, not be thrown into a carnival and gifted plastic dildos. What kind of ass-backwards world did he end up in, anyway? ]
Edited 2015-03-23 00:15 (UTC)
verified: that we met (i've known it from the moment)

ota!!!

[personal profile] verified 2015-03-23 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
( a )
[ fuuka's never been to amusement parks, girl doesn't get out much, so despite the strangeness of everything (like that powerpoint presentation, what the hell was that) she still can't help but be amazed at all the flashing lights and rides. it's a little disorienting, especially after everything that just happened back home. she's still wondering about the whole "attacked by aliens" thing, to be honest.

... at least until the snowman bot starts shoving the tickets in her face.
]

Ah, I'm sorry! Um... thank you.


( b: phase 1 )
[ she thought ferris wheels were supposed to be romantic and not, you know, weird and full of snakes. fuuka's pretty okay with creepy things, but this is a little too strange for her to handle.

despite that, she sits stock still, one hand gripping the hem of her uniform skirt and the other reaching into her clothes to grab her evoker... before the lights come back on. phew.

she laughs sheepishly, clearing her throat a little as she turns to the person next to her.
]

Th-That was pretty strange, wasn't it?


( c: phase 2 )
[ look, she likes fun houses okay, and after that ferris wheel experience, she thought she might have more luck with this. though once she starts seeing things in the mirror, she realizes she might be terribly wrong. ]

... Sorry, but did you see that? In the mirror?


( d: phase 3 )
[ living the Support Life means that she was hopelessly unprepared for the santas that come flying out the tunnel. at least she ducked in time to avoid losing her head, but there are a couple cuts on her arms. she takes the snowcone warily with a sigh, thinking why me. ]

So much for holiday spirit...


( anything goes!! )
Edited 2015-03-23 00:34 (UTC)
masakados: (take this anymore)

[personal profile] masakados 2015-03-23 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
Mmm-- Probably the speed and the height?

[He answers in good humour, considering...

And Naoki's gaze cuts to the side at another approaching santa. He watches its sword swing down, then moves his hand to punch at the flat of the blade (as you do), watching the metal splinter easily and sending that one careening off with another blast of wind to its beardy face.

Once that's done:]
Sounds like it wasn't your thing, though.
sagemodes: (pic#8502819)

[personal profile] sagemodes 2015-03-23 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
[ There's a lot of ways Naruto can go about this misunderstanding as he nursed his cheek the moment he's standing back on that freaking carriage to an irate Sakura.

...

...Urgh, he really doesn't want to do this, but then again it's only normal for Ninjas to be suspicious of others in a strange place. ]


...I'm Naruto Uzumaki, I'm a ninja of the Village of the Hidden Leaves, my first kiss is [ MAKES A FACE ] Sasuke Uchiha.
Edited 2015-03-23 00:17 (UTC)
allfortheclan: (♊ do you think you can let go?)

Phase III

[personal profile] allfortheclan 2015-03-23 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
[ What is he even doing here. He hadn't even been interested in the "roller coaster" but the robots insisted, so here he is. The speed fails to elicit a reaction and then when the blade-wielding robots appear, he's almost rolling his eyes--

And the man in the seat next to him manages to take out most of them expertly and very quickly.

Shirasu is... impressed. ]


Ah, never.

[ A robot straggler appears right behind the man's shoulder-- and gets a kunai in the face. ]

Are you a new arrival?
faithfulflame: (Rei Fuck Off Jadeite)

Open!

[personal profile] faithfulflame 2015-03-23 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
Arrival:

[Being shoved onto and off of a bus did not do wonders for Rei's Christmas spirit. But then, the actual amusement park doesn't really help either. She steps off the bus with what basically amounts to a snarl and heads into the park, muttering to herself. She is not happy, and she is practically radiating heat.

But once inside, at least, and seeing just how...normal...everything looks Rei begins to loosen up a little bit. She wouldn't normally want to bother with something like this, especially not alone, but it couldn't be that bad. It was just an amusement park.]


Phase 1:

[No matter who's in the car with her at first, Rei is simply sitting in the corner. Head in her hand, she stares out the window, violet eyes taking in the view. It's something, at least. But after a minute of sitting there she shifts to look at you...suddenly getting an odd feeling. Speaking for the first time, her tone a little out of sorts...]

Shouldn't we be moving?

Phase II:

[Oh boy, a mirrored house. That's not weird at all. And it doesn't bring back awkward memories either. No sir. But fine, whatever, she'll check that out too.

Stopping in front of one of the singing animals, Rei scoffs.]


Seriously? This has to be one of the cheesiest things I've ever seen.

[No Rei, you just have no Christmas Spirit!]

OH HELL NO, Why O Clock:

[After the first two mistakes, Rei is so very done. So very, very done. The remainder of the time is just spent having a snack and meandering around, very pointedly avoiding any more rides

That doesn't save her from getting caught by Robot Santa and subjected to sitting in the machine's lap, though. When she's finally able to retreat, gift in hand, she stalks away, heading towards a trash can.]


What the hell is this place? First aliens, now Christmas carnivals, and then gifts?!

[She looks over at you, eyebrows raised as she rolls the parcel over in her hands. Is this something she should even be keeping? What is it?]

Are you going to open yours?

Wild Card

[None of these prompts catch your eye? Want to talk to Rei between rides, eating, or give a sulking Grinch a jolt of Christmas Spirit? Hit me! I'm wide open!]
Edited 2015-03-23 00:22 (UTC)
stagewright: art credit unknown, please contact (WOWZERS ► that's amazing!)

[personal profile] stagewright 2015-03-23 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
[ Sorry teach, Trucy is rather single-minded...although she does pay attention once he mentions the hat at the end. Of course. ]

Really? But they sheared the top off...I totally thought I'd have to have Daddy buy me a new one. If they even sell them here! This is Trucy Blue, you know, they don't just use it in everything...! [ At least Apollo isn't around just this second to say she can't copyright an entire color, once again. ] Anyway, if there's a first aid stand, I don't know if I'd trust it. The ferris wheel was hinky, too!
emotive: (I won't mind no time spent to save me)

[personal profile] emotive 2015-03-23 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
Ah! A new arrival??

[She's very surprised! Last month had been a lull of sorts after she arrived.]

So that means you received the same explanation about what happened to your place of origin?
compossible: (Meanwhile In The Future)

ii.

[personal profile] compossible 2015-03-23 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
[Hello, Belph. She doesn't trip over him, but she does end up peering down at him, arms crossed (which conveniently hides the stab marks in her dress and the blood, for the most part. The wounds are gone, but...

Well, that's miraculous enough, she thinks.

Squint.]


I thought even you wouldn't nap at a time like this.

[But despite the sass, she's...relieved to see him. It's...really good to see him again, isn't it? She hadn't thought she'd get that chance, when she'd been bleeding out in the snow.]
endworld: (deadpan ✝ charged extra?)

pre-phase;

[personal profile] endworld 2015-03-23 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
[... Seren appreciates the sentiment, but...]

Um... what?
poised: (✰ do goatees truly have such power?)

phase i

[personal profile] poised 2015-03-23 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
[Really, dude?

Natalia is rather surprised at the sudden company, though she supposes it's not a surprise.... there are plenty of new faces wandering around the park. It doesn't come as much of a surprise that some of them are more vocal and forward than others.

Still though, his question does inspire one of her own so sorry if you're not getting an answer just yet, Gaius-]


You'd jump? That sounds even more dangerous!
candycoating: (057)

[personal profile] candycoating 2015-03-23 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ When told you're waving around an explosive, there are many reasonable things you can do. You can gently set it down and back away, you can hold as still as completely possible, or you can drop that sucker on the cold hard pavement out of shock.

Gaius chooses option C. ]


Cripes, why would they give me a bomb?!
Edited 2015-03-23 00:18 (UTC)
pixelacious: (CONSIDER ► tough choice!)

[personal profile] pixelacious 2015-03-23 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ Belph is clearly among the sane. Only the insane would go sit on that thing's lap, especially when every other attraction is so...

Well, is there anything that doesn't exemplify Why in this park? ]


Little bit. Too bad we can't help this one off a tall cliff. [ She strongly suspects it is up to no good if only because most of these rides are seriously questionable in terms of not being dangerous...still, her tone is friendly and calm for the moment. ] I'm AndrAIa, by the way.
perfectstrike: (listening | slight surprise)

[personal profile] perfectstrike 2015-03-23 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
No.

[Peko's answer comes short and clipped as she immediately starts digging into her skirt pocket to find her electronic student ID. It's been a month since anyone new has arrived. This is her chance!!

A moment, and then she's displaying the small rectangle for Maribelle to view -- it's completely in Japanese, which may or may not be useful, but the picture is there clear enough.]


Have you seen this person?
sjokolade: (OAO)

Pre-Phase

[personal profile] sjokolade 2015-03-23 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
[Just like Miyamura, Anna was new here and had no idea what was going on with this place. As she wandered around, she figured that the most she looked around, the more she'll learn! It shouldn't be too hard to find out what's going on in a festival! In fact, maybe she could even have fun with this and relax for a little while!

As she was about to march further into the festival, she couldn't help but notice a certain person doing...something to that robot. As she saw the robot trying to get people's attention, she could see someone else trying to do something else. Should she look into it?

Who are we kidding? Of course she will]


Hey, hey! What's going on?

scaryintuition: (pic#8956470)

open

[personal profile] scaryintuition 2015-03-23 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
[To say that this whole situation is overwhelming would be an understatement. Hide is having trouble wrapping his head around his world being destroyed and what all that means. He goes willingly enough as they are all shuffled off the bus, but stops in his tracks when he gets a look at where they are. He's not sure what he'd been expecting, but this isn't it.]

Phase II
[Hide has always been a fan of fun houses since he was a kid. He enjoys the illusions of the mirrors. Although, he could do without the singing reindeer. As he walks through the forest he makes funny faces at the mirrors while he passes them by.

Then he catches sight of the most disgusting creature he's ever seen. He double takes, blinks, shakes his head. 'Must be imagining things.' But he sees it again, and again, in quick glimpses. A howling picks up, mistaken as the wind at first, until it's not. The hair on his arms rise as he walks up to a nearby person.]


Have you...seen anything strange in the mirrors? [Just as the words leave his lips the lights go out and the sound of shattering glass envelops the surrounding area. Hide moves blindly, trying to find his way to the exit when something large hurtles him to the ground. He lands hard on his side and tries roll away, but he's not fast enough. He's slammed to the ground once again, and the sheer pain of the impact has him crying out hoarsely.]

...Hel..p...

Phase IV
[Hide comes off the ride scratching at a red mark on his hand. People who come close enough to investigate might recognize it as a spider's bite. As soon as he's away from the ride he'll be paying a visit to every food vendor he comes across, stocking up on hot dogs, popcorn, chips, and anything else he can get his hands on.

Anyone who bumps into him (accidentally or otherwise) is likely to cause him to drop something. Should this happen that person will end up on the receiving end of some choice words before Hide is demanding them to replace what they made him drop.

Later in the day, someone may also spot Hide climbing things with surprising nimbleness and flexibility: trees, buildings, particularly tall people blocking his sight.]
poised: (✰ please put on some pants)

phaes iii

[personal profile] poised 2015-03-23 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ ???????????? ]

How can you be speaking of overly well-fed men when you're covered in blood?!

[LIKE FOR REAL. Cue Natalia taking ahold of Elcia's arm and pulling her over to a bench now.]

Miss, please, come sit down with me.
particularity: (m ✣ your own goddamn best friend)

but especially one here....

[personal profile] particularity 2015-03-23 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
[Hinata watches that myriad of emotions right there, and how he moves like he's about to come over but stops himself...

And he puts his hand against his neck, shake his head at himself, before lifting his hand to wave back even if it feels silly. All right, he'll be the one to approach here. Break the ice, as it were.

It's just been so damn long, and despite himself he's relieved and it's creeping over his face...]


I've been here for a bit now, Hanamura-- You just got here? Are you okay?