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Who: CERES & you
When: ooc: 03/22-03/25; ic: 12/09-12/10
Where: Cerealia's Entertainment District
What: OVERFLOW OF THE 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. If this post goes into overflow, we will make a new one to deal with the ever-hated captcha! Worry not!

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It'd be difficult to speak poorly of them. [it's not like souji can say "they're just like you'd expect them to be," after all. the differences between the two of them were already great enough to assume that the other captains could easily be just as different.

no matter how many similarities may be at the core, and even if their names and basic histories may be the same, souji still considers them to be two separate people, with separate lives. it would be no different for the rest of the shinsengumi, too. it's a lot to take in, even as someone who was already aware that this possibility could in fact happen. it's still a strange situation to have to deal with, and even though he appears to be taking it in stride, there's definitely something unsettling about it. so he lets out a small sigh, shifting his stance a little—he'll still stand at every given opportunity just because he's able to. as he moves, he allows his hand to rest atop the hilts of his swords that rest comfortably at his waist. there's an understanding nod... he gets it. really, he does.]

I don't think anyone would disagree that meeting someone who is you, but not, is a much stranger situation. Things like this aren't really meant to happen, after all. It's only places like this that allow it.

[ He turns to regard them with some mild interest. Tea cups that you sit in and spin around? He's not sure if that was meant for sport or not. It seemed strange and rather unusual but also it sounded like clean, good, fun at least. He'll turn back to regard, shaking his head 'no' in response. ]

I have only heard the sainwa speak of them. [ Alas they were far too preoccupied to ever actually partake in such things. ]

Oh-!! Right, we shouldn't stay here.

[Wow he's really been thrown off today by all of this. Hopefully he didn't actually hit his head? Either way, he keeps close and tries to lead her the way he came.]

[oh dear]

W-well, I've gotten to the gate, and I tried to speak to one of the leaders for a job there.

[and that's. it...]

[he's not! really!!!]

England. It is part of the United Kingdom on a planet called Earth.

Couldn't have done it without ya. [ Small confidence boost. :') Thanks, buddy. ]

We should try and find the others now... I getting worried about them, after all this.

[ Somehow he's still holding her hand?? ]

[He's careful to move less quickly and agitate his injury more. It felt bruised.]

Aniki likes playing with kids... he played with kids all the time back home. I think part of it is he acts like a kid too sometimes.

[Which is funny considering he's the older brother.]

I'll be fine. Here - I'll carry you so we can get out of here and find aniki.

[He would worry about his ribs later, for now he turns facing away from her so that she could climb onto his back.]

[ Well, she's certainly not going to inform him of that. Her fingers remain tight in his. ]

I think Ruby and Yang are around here somewhere.

[yeah, this situation is absolutely not going to fly with yuri at all. in trying to make his way to flynn's position, he gets knocked back with the recoil. is it the worst? no, not by any means, but it's still enough for yuri to emit a hiss of pain.

definitely not gonna fly.

so he's quick to drag himself to his feet, resilient as ever and make a lunge. now, he has a slightly better idea of where that thing in relation to the two of them. the plan? well, first, he manages to find his way to where flynn is positioned. which is good. next?]

You're not taking us down that easily. [he goads whatever it is with the hopes that it'll come closer. it's impossible to track the movements, but he tries to time it, slamming his sword into the ground and bellowing out the call of an arte.] Guardian Field!

[with any luck, he can get himself and flynn back into fighting position and maybe knock back whatever that thing is. he doesn't know if anything even connected, but it's all he can really do at this point. they're fighting too blindly for either to be able to strategize properly.]

Not much worth remembering. According to the people who were here a while, it's been pretty quiet lately.

[and somehow, he's managed to avoid all other weirdness. that good luck is probably going to run out soon though, because this is yuri "worst luck ever" lowell.]

Itabeoka Kousetsusai. [ His master's name falls sadly from his lips. A great man who united the Hojo and Tokugawa clans. His eyes widen a little at that. Ah, yes, he remembers the Fuuma and how his second master put a stop to them, more specifically Fuuma Kotarou, the man standing before him. Strange to see a ghost of a man long presumed to be dead in his world. If history were to be believed Fuuma Kotaro was beheaded at the behest of Ieyasu himself. So what did this mean for them now exactly? ]

As he would be. [ He too is more than a bit surprised, if he's honest. But he doesn't make any inclinations of being such. ] It has been sometime...since either of us have heard of the Fuuma being spoken of.

[ Possibly longer than he'd like to admit. ] In the present it is...not so much remembered, or spoken of.

[The thought of the other hurt is still worrying her.]

He does? I like him even if he acts like a kid.

[A pout on her face now she watches him pffer to carry her. A little nervous for his well being she grips his shoulders and starts to climb on his back. Lily knows she's light enough at least.]

You're sure this is okay, Sora?

[ A partner. So that is the term used. He was never a partner for anyone before, he never had such feelings or connections. He was merely a blade, a tool, used to preserve peace. Life before this was lonely and often without anyone to speak to.

It's a strange question to answer then, as to what his favorite foods are thus far. He's never had anything like it before, whatever these cakes and goods were.

He has never eaten much of anything before his sage arrived, so he's not sure which he preferred. They all tasted interesting in their own ways, and he was quite taken with the funnel cake though. The saniwa had mentioned it once before, upon talking about carnivals and the like with the tantos, so he'll point to that one. ]

This one is quite good. [ And he'll point to the popcorn as well. Both of them get Kousetsu's seal of approval. ] We should...find somethings for Souza as well. He would...enjoy it.

[ They were indeed related, brothers even. But Kousetsu wasn't as boisterous or proud to be a weapon like some of the other swords were. He absolutely loathed fighting so if he could forgo the need to mention he was a sword he would.

He'll turn his gaze to look back at Sinbad, his expression unchanging as he nods, solemn and serious despite the bright going ons around them. ]

No. You may sit. [ And he'll even slide over a little to make some more room because boy do his robes take up some space. ]

[ Sin inclines his head in a small bow, setting his nachos on the table and taking a seat beside the other man. His smile only grows in amusement as he looks over all the food set down before him, unable to keep himself from asking: ]

Where do you plan on putting all that? You couldn't have possibly ridden all the rides yet, have you? You'll make yourself ill!

And you knew that, at the time?

That's it? You just...asked?

[ It's really weird being called a civilian.. being a civilian is the normal thing where he comes from, rather than having it stand out the way it does here, okay.

But he chooses to ignore that fact for now - saying anything about it would be pointless, anyway - and instead just gives a slow sound of confirmation, still keeping an eye on the Santas popping up. ]

For all the talk of "saving", I feel like I've had to be saved more from stuff here than anything else.

[ And where is CERES when you need them then, huh.

Okay, so maybe Heung Soo is just a little salty.. because whatever is going on in this place messed with his best bastard and you just don't go there, okay. ]

[ Fear the vibrator thieves. Darn them, popping up out of nowhere, stealing questionable goods you were going to get rid of anyway... ]

I don't know. [ He's being honest, anyway, and he sort of awkwardly eyes some of the nearby ones at the statement. Not like he'd be able to do much to a robot.. if it were people, it'd be one thing, but there's no way he's going to be able to put even a dent in metal. He's only human. ]

Let's hope they don't. It'd be a pain.

[ Especially over this of all things. This is not the hill he wants to die on and be remembered by, thanks. ]

A lot of weird shit happens in this place.

[ Look.. it's just hard to cover the range with anything other than "weird shit". How else do you go from stripping teachers changing into huge insect monsters to killer clowns? How... ]

CERES usually apologizes for it and tries to blame something else for it, but it starts to look shady as hell when it keeps happening like this.

.. Ah, that's another matter entirely. [ He sighs a little, rubbing his neck. He faced both of those things, so he's not even batting an eyelash at it, but he does know it's a little weird. It's just that he's getting used to this kind of stuff more and more since Zelien..

Although it still doesn't mean he likes it. ]

Have you gotten in trouble with one of those? [ Totally distracted from the hit just now, yup. He's just way too good of a guy.. ] If you need help with taking care of anything like that, just lemme know. I won't let these weird things just mess around with people.

Is it obvious..? [ Yes. Yes, it's way obvious, Shuu, since you never bother to hide even the slightest bit of your bloodlust.. ]

I mean, it's only natural. Who wouldn't want to see an interesting display like that? Only su-per boring people, I bet.

[ He stretches the "su" part in super almost childishly, tilting his head a little to the side. Oddly cute and malicious, what a combination... like a little kid looking forward to burning ants under a magnifying glass. ]

[That sounds kind of... ninja-y, but Mio refrains from saying that, as it would clearly be very silly.]

Oh. I...I've never heard of it, sorry. Is it in Japan? I used to live in a small mountain village before I moved to the capital. [So you know, they've got something in common?? Living in villages???]

Okay. On the count of three? One... two... [A deep breath to brace herself] Three!

[And Mio rams her shoulder into the door with all her might. Not that it does anything, even with Inaba's help; in the end all Mio's let with is an aching shoulder and a growing sense of dismay.]

This is insane...

[All Mio can think about is how easily she gains weight, but she won't say that out loud. She's starving and he must've paid a lot of money for it all. Guilt twists at her.]

I... Thank you. I don't really know what to say; I promise I'll repay you somehow. [She says it as sincerely as she's able and picks up the soft pretzel. It's a struggle not to immediately tear into it like a starving animal, and she takes great pains to rip off smaller chunks.]

Oh, um--Sorry, I never introduced myself. Amakura Mio. [Mio bobs her head in a quick bow] Thank you again.

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