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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

[ xxxx ] 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

[ xxxx ] 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

[ xxxx ] 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

[ xxxx ] 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

[ whyo'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!!!

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Do you know how to use the communication devices? Or Cerevice, as they call it?

[He breathes hard after running away because let's be real he's still not in the greatest of shapes.]

I left some money, I hope that covers it... [It won't, but it's the thought that counts! He's sorry, he really is!]

I didn't mean to break it! Besides, there's no security cameras! We'll be fine, right? [He messed up and man he knows it]

[Yogi is actually happy to have gotten some assistance, so he feels like it would be rude to just wander away after ditching his gifts from Santa bot. Yogi spares an admiring glance for the drawstring bag; the bright colors remind him of Circus merchandise back home.]

I don't have a use for those things-- maybe other people might enjoy them, but I wasn't looking for that kind of gift.

[Luckily Yogi is used to adorable robots around him, but he wasn't expecting to be called out by one.] H-hey, it's not like it was my fault!

[ And he watches her pull out the emergency sewing kit, and he's looking at her incredulously. Are you actually Yoon. But never mind that; he nods. He'd appreciate it if she fixed it, actually. ] Go ahead.

[ Oh? The weird box-looking thing? Hak has it in his pocket but he's never used it yet since, well, he has no idea how to. He pulls it out though and shows it to her, a blank look on his face. Yep...that might tell her that he knows nothing about it. ]

This thing? I don't know what it does, but if it can find everyone, then it'll be useful.

... [ He blinks. This time thing doesn't make much sense to him at all. Not from a dimension where time travel is a thing, this one. ] Huh?

[He will be bobbing his head as a show of apology for startling her.]

I really didn't mean to, so I'm sorry for scaring you even a little bit. I did get something horrible, I mean, it's my first time feeling ungrateful for a present, but I'm sure that sort of thing happens sometimes!

[well. this isn't exactly the way this souji wanted to start his little trip through this amusement park. he'd come to see what the fuss was all about, but being met with this? not exactly in the plans.

it's unfortunately a familiar enough sight to him, even if it's one he hasn't had to see from himself in a while. add that in with the fact that this guy seems to be hacking up a lung, and... well, he can't definitely relate. he's not thrilled, but souji also doesn't really have it in him to shoot out with a biting, witty remark right off the bat. if anything, he pales a bit himself from that knowing, from the underlying familiarity he has with a cough that sounds just that way.

he could do something helpful like guide his fellow souji to a bench, but he knows he would hate that if it was done to him, so he just remains as he is and waits until the fit subsides a bit.]

That's not much of a normal cough, is it. [it's a statement rather than a question, and it's not followed by asking if he's all right. he can't ask that question when everything about this screams "hitting too close to home," but he isn't making the accusation outright, at least. he knows how it is.]

[ ah, yes, say tight spot like it's no big deal when that is a whole lot of blood. that combined with fat men in red... he hopes she means those red suits he's been seeing around, and not some kind of... you know, euphemism. like he's been using.

elcia will very much stay the focus of that dragon, who remains tense.

weirdest not!snoggletog ever. ]

Ah, yes. From... someone bleeding out to looking bored after exiting metal death traps. One of those is more of a tight spot than the other. [ ha. haha. .... a low growl from toothless, and hiccup gestures him back with an open palm. ] You know, just a tone-setting question, because I might as well voice it. Whose blood is that, exactly?

[ cute girls aren't immune from being killers he knows zero, and she didn't seem too hurt fortunately... or well, unfortunately depending on what the answer was. ]

[ Oh hey, a guy with a giant sword. He's a fighter, too. Hak's got his spear at his side and he scratches his head. It's a little embarrassing to look so beat up (even though he isn't really) in front of other fighters like this. ]

Yeah. There's something wrong with this place. Lights went out, all of the mirrors shattered, and something jumped on me before I had time to cut it down.

[ Much like everything else here, all of the attractions seem to be deceiving. Fun on the outside, but killer on the inside. ]

[All the discrepancies are starting to give her a headache, but she forces herself to power through them as she follows him in that direction. She doubts getting out of this place will improve her mood at all, but it's worth a shot. Whatever annoying Holiday song the reindeer are singing serves as shoddy background music to this scene, anyway. She would rather prefer to be somewhere more open and lacking CERES's obvious handywork, but anywhere outside the funhouse will have to do.

She isn't sure how to respond to that—so she doesn't. Discussing how annoying something is isn't a conversation she expects to have with him. With Nishiki maybe, but it's inevitable that every conversation with that guy ends up revolving around some annoying subject or another. Still, it's obvious she's mulling about something for a few seconds there, before she pipes up with:]

Hey... That guy... Banjou, was it? What happened with him?

[Well, the slim frame and the rather feminine colors of the yukata - apart from a few scrubbed-out spots of blood - might help a bit, too. And his voice is boyish rather than feminine, but the difference is not as big as it could be.

Now he looks up at the flustered man approaching him, tilting his head to the side in surprise, before bending back down and picking the still-vibrating thing up again.

He's curious, okay?]

You know what it is, then? And why do you think men would get- [His eyes widen a bit.] Oh. It's that kind of thing? [There is actually a faint flush rising on his cheeks, but... he still hasn't let go of the vibrator, no.]

[Naoki cocks his head at the hissing, his body tense, muscle bunched under skin in preparation of moving. He's watching Pyrrha through the dark; his vision is a little sharper than your regular human's, but he doesn't have night vision, so he's limited to what he can pick out, cast by his marking's glow and the fire in his hands.]

Then, I'll leave it to you.

[Naoki sounds casual, but what he wants to do now is crush his hand through the seat that shifts like snakeskin.] And if we get a bit of room, I'll help out.

No, I mean the cut.

[ Deadpan look for you, missy. The blood stays but it's not that bad. He'll just bandage it up on his own or something. Being a warrior makes you think that 'small injuries' like his are nothing. ]

...What do you mean by 'programmed'?

[ Coming from an era without technology like this, Hak assumed that these robots were people dressed in weird suits or something. But if they're not going to give answers like this guy says they aren't, there's no point in continuing to try.

Hak lowers his weapon, still glaring down the robot (which still doesn't respond), but eventually turns to face the man. Judging by the look in his eyes, it appears that he's also been dragged into this situation, too. ]

["Mostly"...? He'll have to ask her for the details later.]

... Here we are, jabbering on about that girl, when I neglected to introduce myself. I am Simon Blackquill.

Archer. It's just a title but that's all I have people call me.

[ No problem, little guy. Hak gestures over to Yoon, telling him to follow so they can get out of the crowd. Off to the side is a less populated area because it's further away from the attractions. He lightly grips Yoon's wrist with his hand, making sure not to lose track of him.

Once they reach a less populated area, Hak releases him and sits down on a ledge. ]

They took you too, huh?

It... it was bound to collapse on its own, right? So...!
Let's just forget about it!
As far as I'm concerned, that never happened!

[The safe way to live life: pretend nothing bad ever happened. Yep.
... All that running made him really hungry, though. He never even got to eat anything good...]

Ahh, at this rate, I'll never find anything edible in this park...!

[ He's about to make way for the exit - he's had enough of this crap - when suddenly something pounces on his shoulder. Instinctively, Hak tenses up, grabbing onto his spear and ready to strike once he faces the enemy...but that's. A squirrel. And not just any squirrel. ]

...Ao?

[ Chubby cheeks, big eyes, it must be! Hak moves his gaze to the white lump of fur approaching him and just as he'd thought, it's nobody other than the Blue Dragon himself. ]

Shin-ah. Are you alright?

I won't argue with that.

[It's a weird place and she doesn't like it much, and admittedly she's still a little thrown from the whole "oh no i'm so dead oh wait surprise i'm alive" thing.

It gets to a person, you know?]

Let's ditch this place. [Lead the way or-- or she'll just start walking towards the exit, that works too.]

[Since Yogi has never seen anyone perform magic that wasn't sleight-of-hand or Circus tricks and technology at work, he makes an attempt at watching everything at once. The staying still part is the hardest, and he almost starts rocking on his feet before he catches himself.

He can't help but let out a surprised noise at the elaborate glyph, or the way it seems to make its own light. It's wonderful.

It takes a bit of self-control not to reflexively wince at the light, but after it fades, Yogi can tell how much better he feels. The tiny little stinging tugs of scrapes and cuts has gone away, and he feels like he just woke up from a really great nap.

He'll need a moment while he spins in a circle, patting himself and looking at where he was previously hurt.]

Eh? Ehhh, you really did it! That's amazing!

[He finally gives in and does rock on his feet, hopping from one foot to the other for a few moments and laughing with genuine joy.]

You're amazing! I've never seen anything like that, and I feel tons better, wow! Thank you so, so much!

...True.

[...]

So this is just a filler episode in a really bad series, then, maybe? ... I don't know how I feel about being a filler character. I at least deserve to be protagonist for a short arc.

[It means she might be considering violence.

But.

Only considering.]

Hm. So--I take it I'm supposed to assume you're real and not a robot, but the deer are robots and not real. Is that about right?

[ You stupid thing answer him goddamnit--oh. Hello there, little girl. Hak pauses, staring down the robot again, not realizing that no that is actually not a human. His spear is still pointing at it, and he has no intention to move it. ]

If he doesn't respond, I'll cut him down. I have a kingdom to return to.

Me, probably.

[She suuuure is.]

I'm just not hurt anymore. [Anymore being the key word in that sentence.]

... Uh huh.

[With that last skeptical noise, and a glance over her shoulder, she adds--] I'll leave the lovebirds alone, then.

[And she disappears into the boutique to find a dress to change into. Sorry...Yoon.......pls hold.]

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