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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!!!


faithfulflame: (Rei Amused)

whhyyyyyt!

[personal profile] faithfulflame 2015-03-23 03:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well if the stranger is opening his, that’s a bit of encouragement for her to at least have a look and see what’s in his box. If it’s weird, she’ll toss hers. Only half paying attention to him, she eyes his hands more than anything, waiting to see the results.]

I think I’ll wait till you’re done. With everything else that’s gone wrong here, it’s probably safer to just open them one at a time.

[in case its’ full of something horrific, better to let someone else go first.]
buildyourworld: (...what?)

nothing can go wrong here...

[personal profile] buildyourworld 2015-03-23 03:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Tieria is just the sort who would deal with anything that comes in stride, which is why despite his suspicion, he's opening the present. Plus, he doesn't think anyone would be stupid enough to give out dangerous present in public while they are still around for anyone to direct their retaliation at.

Though her words has his pausing in ripping the present apart. ]


What do you mean? What went wrong?
faithfulflame: (Rei Blink)

not at all. also at work till 5, tags may be sporadic

[personal profile] faithfulflame 2015-03-23 04:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[Rei looks at him with a blink, more than a little bit puzzled. Her thoughts mirror her words, though, and they’re a bit surprised.]

Didn’t you ride any of the rides? The ferris wheel is haunted, the roller coaster comes equipped with real swords that try and kill you, and there were things in the fun house mirrors.

[Was it just her then? Was this place singling her out?]
buildyourworld: (How dare you)

8D no worries, I'm on GMT+8

[personal profile] buildyourworld 2015-03-24 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ No, Rei, it's not you. It's him, because years of being in a paramilitary organization teaches him not to trust anyone without proof and CERES hasn't. Listening to her recounting her experience convinces him more that CERES is indeed untrustworthy. ]

Why would I subject myself to potential danger in an unknown place offered by a suspicious organization?

[ But on that note, maybe he shouldn't open the present so carelessly. So instead of continuing, he reaches for the drawstring bag he bought earlier for the Haro within (and the Gundam but no one need to know this). ]

Haro, open this package. Danger alert. [ The Haro's eyes light up upon activation, flapping it ears eagerly at being given a mission. ] Roger! Roger!

[ With that, a pair of mechanical arms and legs are appears from it's round body as the Haro takes the present from Tieria's hand. If anything happens to the Haro, Tieria can fix it. ]
faithfulflame: (Rei Say What?)

EST for me, and bed soon.

[personal profile] faithfulflame 2015-03-24 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
[Rei's about to say something snappy in reply, when the mechanical voice becomes audible. And that makes her jump. She takes a quick step back, eyeing those mechanical limbs that come popping out of the bag.]

Is that...you have a robot?

[Excuse the kid from the 90s, Tieria. She's a little on edge around obvious robots. The present is forgotten for the moment, in her curiosity and wariness.]
buildyourworld: (explaining)

[personal profile] buildyourworld 2015-03-24 03:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, it's mine.

[ Tieria raises a brow at her reaction, wondering if robot is such a scary thing for her to react that way. ]

It is not set for combat, you don't need to worry.

[ Whether it's because of bad experience or she's simply not used to mechanical beings, Tieria steps forward to block the Haro from her view, hoping to somehow help her feel more at ease. He hasn't consider Haro would scare anyone since the mechanical buddy has always been well received by the public so this is also something new for him to deal with. ]

I apologize for startling you. If you're concerned I will have it open the present further away from you.

[ The Haro having pick up Tieria's hand signal, is quietly moving away with the present in tow. ]
faithfulflame: (Rei No Thanks)

[personal profile] faithfulflame 2015-03-24 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah. No. [She waves a hand to dismiss the apology.] It’s not that. I just…where I’m from we don’t have robots that small. Or robots that are really more advanced than arms and legs that work in factories. I’m not worried about him, just a little surprised.

[She sighs audibly, offering the stranger a somewhat weak smile. The wariness, at least, is gone and in it’s place is full on fascination as she watches Haro move.]

I’m guessing that I’ve got a lot to get used to around this place. Robots and super-computers and…coding and the like most of all.
buildyourworld: (I'll handle it)

[personal profile] buildyourworld 2015-03-25 07:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ Well, if she says so, he's not going to insist on keeping her out of view. He steps away so he could observe Haro on it's task at the same time. ]

It won't take long with how prominent their presence is. You'll get used to them in no time. [ While Tieria is used to robotic beings, that's only because of his involvement in Celestial Being. The majority of humans back at home has very limited access to any robots so he understands where she's coming from.

By then, Haro is done unboxing the present to reveal the rather obscene presents to both of them. ]
Mission Complete!

... [ Well. So much for the precaution. ]
faithfulflame: (Rei Annoyed at Usagi)

[personal profile] faithfulflame 2015-03-25 03:31 pm (UTC)(link)
I do hope so.

[She does, honestly. Technology has never been her greatest ally. She refuses to have a television, her radio is old enough to remember the invention of instant ramen, and the lighting system in her home is as much firelight as it is electrical.

Watching Haro from a distance, she says very little until the machine holds up the presents. At which point she stops and turns a brilliant shade of red. Her jaw sets itself, tightening up in irritation as her own present is immediately dropped into the trash can.]


Decidedly not what I would have wanted for Christmas.
buildyourworld: (......)

[personal profile] buildyourworld 2015-03-26 08:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ Yeah, no. He's not amused by this present but even so, there's not an ounce of shame displayed on his face as he stares at the offensive items, as if willing them to evaporate by sheer will power. ]

Dispose of it, Haro.

[ The Haro heads to the trash to do just that. On the other hand, however, Tieria gives her a curious look. ]

What if yours is different? [ No one says all the presents are the same? ]
faithfulflame: (Rei Annoyed at Usagi)

[personal profile] faithfulflame 2015-03-26 03:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Do you really think it’d be any different for me?

[She scowls down at the present, her face still quite red. And naturally sighs resignedly as her curiosity gets the better of her. Picking it up, she offers it out to the robot.]

Would you mind having him open this one as well then?
buildyourworld: (At the shopping district)

[personal profile] buildyourworld 2015-03-28 03:53 pm (UTC)(link)
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