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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!!!


stagewright: art by <user name=3428351 site=pixiv.com> (CONSIDER ► this is a quandry!)

[personal profile] stagewright 2015-03-23 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
A...theme park?

[ WAS THIS REALLY IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO FORCE THEM ALL ONTO A BUS FOR, CERES... ]
bewrightback: (sheepish)

[personal profile] bewrightback 2015-03-23 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
Well, it sounds kind of arrogant to say I'll definitely solve it right off the bat...
swordboning: (pic#8713729)

[personal profile] swordboning 2015-03-23 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
In the meantime, I do run something of a blacksmith shop, though I only take specific requests. Though I doubt you'll get any freebies there since my Master handles the financial end.
fierybluebird: (cool breeze)

BONUS!

[personal profile] fierybluebird 2015-03-23 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
[Marco hides a small snicker at the question, it IS a good question, and he can perfectly imagine his brothers (most of them) reacting exactly like that.]

[Still, more importantly...]


What is Christmas, anyway, eh?
hoasen: (HUH)

phase II!

[personal profile] hoasen 2015-03-23 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
[She hasn't even considered anything about the fun house yet. Right now is that walk around the block where you scope out every single attraction and then decide.

Which was why she was able to see this guy walk out with blood dripping down his face. It might not be serious, but it's still fresh. She quickly walks over--]


Excuse me! But there is a cut on your face, do you have any bandages? [Because she's already digging through her bag for one.]
compossible: (Trapped In The Past)

[personal profile] compossible 2015-03-23 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
...You don't say.

[She just gives him the flattest possible look in response to that, tilting her head slightly to one side. Yes, she's aware deer don't talk, now you ruined her monologue!!!

Ah well, the mood is broken now.]


These ones apparently sing, though. Is that normal?
mermaiding: (There is nothing can console me)

[personal profile] mermaiding 2015-03-23 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
You are impressive. [There's no use in lying about it and she hums appreciatively.

His comments on her beauty has her laughing, and carefully she hands the knife back, handle pointed towards him like he'd done with her.
]

Humans always lie. Do not ever expect one to keep their word if I do not know them.
bewrightback: (london variety of sweat)

[personal profile] bewrightback 2015-03-23 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe that's just a cover. You know like how in that one movie, the ice cream parlor hid a gangster's den?

[personal profile] brbwalking 2015-03-23 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ MIGHT AS WELL KILL IT WHEN SHE CAN SEE IT-- ]

Hm?

[ All too belatedly, Judith turns her head, glancing towards Kaito as though she totally didn't just vandalize carnival property-- or as though she just doesn't care. ]

Did you say something?

[ Casually shaking glass shards off her boot...]

[personal profile] brbwalking 2015-03-23 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
He came with me, yes. Is that so strange?

[ He seems surprised. As surprised as one can look without being wide-eyed and loud, anyway. ]
bewrightback: (hello sorry about the murder)

[personal profile] bewrightback 2015-03-23 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
Athena! [He smiles at the sight of her.]

I didn't know either. But apparently, here I am? [He says with a slightly confused shrug, but still bearing a smile on his face.]
deontology: (LXIV.)

[personal profile] deontology 2015-03-23 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
Do you have objections?

[Gotta say, he'll think significantly less of someone who is going to refuse orders that basically boil down to "protect children and the people who can't defend themselves".

But Jae-ha just gets a flat, utterly calm look.]
stagewright: art credit unknown, please contact (WOWZERS ► that's amazing!)

[personal profile] stagewright 2015-03-23 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
[ All right. Trucy actually wasn't sure what she expected. Spiderman climbing skills, basically? Like jumping down all...Spiderman. That had been more along the lines of what she'd expected to happen when she'd thrown her lot in with Mysterious Hero Guy (as he would be called in her mind until he became less mysterious).

She had not expected actual flight.

To her credit, she keeps her semi-promise not to scream, although she does look around surreptitiously for wires, even though he'd proven there were none earlier. This is okay. THIS IS FINE...actually this is not that shocking compared to all the world ending noise, except it somehow is rather shocking. In a good way rather than a bad way, though. She thinks.

Definitely not closing her eyes or missing a second of the Legitimate Magic, though. ]


You're - a magician? [ An actual one, no stage magic? ]
axilium: (i have the angstiest intro here)

[personal profile] axilium 2015-03-23 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
[Belph is silent, for a while.

He'd been wary from what he saw of Pedoe. It'd been natural, as the man was his ancestor (his uncle could be silly, but that didn't change what a dictator he was). Not much good has ever come out of his family line, full of selfishness and people who could only harm others—Belph included, apparently.

... After all, his actions led to...]


He killed you as well.

[There'd be no point in bringing this up if it weren't connected to why there's blood on her clothing, and if it were simply a matter of being injured, she would've said so, without so much reluctance.

... He doesn't want to believe it. He wants her to deny it and tell him otherwise.

But there'd be no point, he knows. He can always tell when she's lying.]
bewrightback: (london variety of sweat)

[personal profile] bewrightback 2015-03-23 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
...And...

...that's enough to make you not explain...? [Job interviews with him must be a pain.]
defeets: (»  gather round children)

[personal profile] defeets 2015-03-23 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
[People he knows to show up sooner or later.... Though now he's still curious about that. Captain Gi-Gan would have gone down long after he did - so how is it possible that he might be here and she isn't?]

But... how?

I don't expect you to have all the answers, sweetheart, but if the world's destroyed.... can they still pull people from it? Wouldn't they already have brought everyone here that they could?

[personal profile] brbwalking 2015-03-23 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
[ Yes. Yes, that is a spear. ]

Oh, you didn't have a chance to explore this ride? It gets a bit exciting near the end.

[ That's about as vague as 'much more interesting', Judith. ]
psycholawgy: (absolute judgement)

[personal profile] psycholawgy 2015-03-23 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
... You can see everything when we reach the topmost part, jeez.

[ Calm down, tiger. ]
journaler: (✿ i had this dream about you)

[personal profile] journaler 2015-03-23 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
[MUCH TOUGH, VERY BRAVE, WOW... but that gets a laugh out of Leia, who certainly doesn't seem to mind a potential chance to show off.

That monster, though... it looked way more hellish and blood-thirsty than anything she fought back home.]


No sweat. I... I can fight them off!

[yeah.]

The exit's gotta be somewhere, so we'll just have to keep going.
emotive: (I won't mind no time spent to save me)

» WHY OH WHY

[personal profile] emotive 2015-03-23 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
[Ai Thao hears someone screaming and whips around to see Yogi pushing the box into the trashcan.]

Oh, my goodness! Are you alright sir?!
hoasen: (seek)

phase i!

[personal profile] hoasen 2015-03-23 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
[Ferris wheels should be safe. Right. RIGHT? So far it's a nice and easy right, offering a beautiful view with non of the stress that most rides come with. Not that any of that stresses her out, but just saying. At least her current booth companion seems to be pretty energetic--is that a tail?!

She was about to say that sure, this is pretty nice, but then with what happens after, she never got the chance. Or a chance to even say something about the way the ferris wheel stopped when she felt breathing on the back of her neck, and the seat shifting beneath.

He doesn't even have to tell her twice when she leaps up onto her feat.]


So this is their game!
defeets: (» don't use the word moist)

[personal profile] defeets 2015-03-23 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
[His answer to that is easy:]

I object to the fact that you think you can order around strangers.

[It sort of solidifies Jae-ha's theory that this guy must be some sort of government official and Jae-ha's a fucking rebel, alright. Pirate's life for him, etc etc. But--]

Especially for something that should come naturally to anyone with any shred of decency.

[-- the orders align with his aesthetic so he's not as put out as he could be.]
stagewright: art by <user name=2908488 site=pixiv.com> (SERIOUS ► welp you screwed up.)

[personal profile] stagewright 2015-03-23 05:31 am (UTC)(link)
So you think there are gangsters at the bottom of this?! Maybe we can call in a favor...
axilium: (why yes i do know everything)

[personal profile] axilium 2015-03-23 05:31 am (UTC)(link)
[Good thing no one will ever have to interview Belph, seeing as how all of his jobs back home are obtained through connections with people who put up with his awful personality!!]

I'm just pointing out that it would be rather troublesome. But if you really want to hear it, I suppose I could explain.
hoasen: (echo)

a!

[personal profile] hoasen 2015-03-23 05:31 am (UTC)(link)
[Meanwhile you have Vietnam here looking at the ticket prices.] Hmm...

[She turns around to look at the arrivals from the bus. Newcomers?]

We wonder about how appropriate anything is quite often.