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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)

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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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Something like this might've been nice around Halloween. [Not with... Christmas decorations everywhere. She notices his slight limp though, frowning a little.]

Are you alright? You weren't hurt too badly in there, were you?

[ Well, she is a walking magnet. Suddenly, Pyrrha feels sufficiently relieved she never fought against Torchwick's giant mecha alongside Team RWBY. ]

Oh, I usually don't.

[ They're still there, though. Annoying! ]

I do my best to send them away and hope they don't bother anyone else.

You know, I'm starting to think that might be a good idea-!

[Because he might actually survive, but shhhhh]

Oh crap! [He flung himself at the window, trying to see if there's a way to open it, or a way to shatter it.] I dunno if we can get outta here!

That's...a really random combination. [Just...putting that out there. Because those are two things that not go together at all.] Does your old man really get clients with a business name like the "Wright Anything Agency"? How are they even supposed to know that's a law firm?

[LOOK THIS JUST ALL SEEMS LIKE BAD BUSINESS PRACTICE TO HIM. Which is apparently because an 8 year old was behind it. What the hell, Phoenix.]

[At the mention of her saying it's the blood of her enemies, he sorta freaks out...]

That's good.

[Relief! Just imagine if they'd both gotten injured on their first day in wherever this is (he's already kind of forgotten the name). It'd be terrible!

He attempts to resettle himself into a more comfortable position, despite the girl still on him. Strangely enough though, it seems safer on the floor than it did on the chair.]

I wonder if this thing is...alive, or something.

[...But then gets a little aggressively concerned that she says it's actually her blood.]

Don't joke about that! It's all over the place! We're getting out of here, right now.

[Great now she might faint from blood loss, because he has no idea how much blood you actually have to lose to pass out! This is just! Great!]

You're feeling okay, right? [Does she need help standing or walking? Probably not but he's just making sure...]

[ Happily: ] That would be lovely.

[ It’s a few more seconds before the ferris wheel carriage shudders to a stop at the bottom, however. The sudden halt causes the floor to lurch under their feet; fortunately, Pyrrha’s enough experience fighting on unstable terrain to know when to press her heels down, how far apart her knees need to be in order to stabilize her. She could have fallen! But she didn’t. ]

Have you been to see the tree, yet?

[ Pyrrha likes the tree a lot. Probably because it hasn’t tried to kill her. ]

Dude, put me down! I got an idea!

[He squirms, and even now his persona is moving towards them quickly.]

Eh, maybe next time I'll have better luck overall, but no matter what, I'll be more wary. It's okay though, I don't need to go looking for other presents. It wouldn't feel right to go hunting for more and then up feeling greedy or getting more things I don't need, you know?

[She turns her head to catch a glimpse of the other woman, but the light from the weapon in her hands has a habit of disturbing actual perceptions.

But the amused tone and flippant attitude to the danger that is boiling in the air makes Leia worry. She's seen the movies, and suddenly she's reminded of Luke's meeting with Yoda. Force save her if that's the case!]

You've been here for a while then? [She's dealt with Luceti, but those dangers were pretty in your face most of the time.] And this isn't anything I'd call fun.

[There are some things he doesn't understand yet about her......

But after a considering pause, he just nods at that. So long as she tries and seems to be fine, he doesn't feel the need to interfere.]

Have you settled in well enough in this place?

[in the short period of time you were here between movie theaters and getting shoved on a bus...]

Edited 2015-03-28 23:56 (UTC)

Feel free to ask me anything if you have any questions, Maribelle! It's a little confusing here sometimes.

That's so.

[She thought she was perfectly normal until weird shit started happening, and now there are weird species that aren't human and she can't help but notice that this fun non-human friend is avoiding the subject of what he actually is.

Elcia saunters over to a reindeer and

shifts it so that it's looking at Kaoru dead on.]

What's the matter? Don't want our singing friends to listen in?

Of which there are many.

[she won't argue.

Anyyyyway.]

I'm still fine now, so I suppose it's a win for me in the end.

Uh... Hmm... Well, I would think Rin-senpai would want to go on the rides, right? ((Impassiveness from Haru? Ai barely acknowledges it, understanding that people are who they are. How else would he have gotten by with Rin.... and Momo..... And Sousuke.

What the fuck kind of people is this boy hanging out with.)) But maybe also the food? I'm not sure who any of Rin's other friends are, now that I think of it, so it isn't as if I could ask them either, if they've seen him.

I guess I could try some of the exists to the rides?

[ Chuckles. ]

It is a lot to take in. Luckily, there are a lot of very helpful people here.

[Wow there wasn't a way to win in this situation, was there... She just blinks at him for a moment.]

I'm fine.

[and then, quite cheerfully--]

If I had been bleeding to death, I would have already died over the course of our conversation.

around the park;
[ souza.. hasn't truly formed an opinion of this place yet. maybe he's still trying to process all of it, but to be fair--even given his standards these days--it's been a lot for him to deal with. masterless once more, supposedly helping to save his world.. again.. and now this? this is the strangest war effort he's ever seen, and while he's been a trophy for most of his life, that doesn't mean he hasn't seen war-camps. especially lately.

still, he can be found wandering the park, watching the rides with frank admiration--isn't it amazing how times have changed since he was forged?--and exploring the various offerings. he's.. pretty hard to miss, really, given that he's sort of cotton-candy-colored and carrying a sword. he's also seemingly interested in everything, and if someone seems approachable enough, he might very politely ask about.. the robots or the rides or the food or basically anything he's currently puzzled about. take your pick tbh.

at least this is better than the theater. ~~.... yeah okay.~~ ]

bonus;
[ he still doesn't quite understand this holiday. there's an awful lot of red involved, and apparently presents are somehow a part of it, but that's about the extent of his understanding. his first thought upon receiving a gift of his own is to deny it, of course, because surely it's a mistake-- he's a sword. swords aren't supposed to be given frivolous gifts, and it reminds him a little too much of belonging to some of his less fondly-remembered owners. still, it looks like everyone is receiving something, regardless of who or what they are, so souza doesn't protest. perhaps someone else will like.. whatever this is.

.. but what if it's dangerous? or unpleasant? what if it's completely unsuitable? he stares down at the box in his hands a little dubiously, lower lip caught between his teeth as he considers his options. he could just give it away and hope for the best, couldn't he? it's supposed to be exactly what he wants, though, and for the life of him, he can't imagine what that could be. the only things he wants is a good owner and to have sayo here with he and kousetsu, and neither of them could fit in a box this small. (well, sayo couldn't any longer, anyway.) --if he opens it to check its contents, he could always re-wrap it later, couldn't he? and who knows, if it really is something he especially likes, perhaps he'll keep it.

heaving a sigh, he carefully works open the paper and lid.. and then freezes, blinking down at its contents in baffled surprise. what..?

he pauses, then lifts the striped shaft out of the box, tilting it this way and that, brows lifting as he tries to imagine what it might be for. giving up, he at last turns to someone nearby, head tilting faintly, mismatched eyes surprisingly innocent for someone waving around a dildo. ]

.. I'm sorry, but do you know what this might be..?

ota;
[ or hit me with your own scenario! ]

[That hair is familiar, and immediately he moves towards it. Time is weird here, and people phase in and out weirdly as well, but he recognizes that hair, and later, that face, and--

... And that...dildo............]

Souza.

[A sigh, slow and a little long-suffering.]

Throw that away.

[Is this...what he's signed up for.......... sword protecting, does that mean protecting the innocence of swords too...]

[Because avoiding the hot mess that is Tenka and Souza and Questionable Items--

Tenka blinks as he notices the familiar figure. Then he smiles widely. Sure, his memories are a little vague at this point but he distinctly remembers the warm feeling of a hand in his and offering to give someone else a new home. (He probably woke up this morning wondering why the apartment was so empty.)

That makes it kind of really easy for him to try to catch Souza's attention with an absurdly friendly wave and a giant grin.]

Sooouuuuza-kun!

[He throws an arm around his shoulders easily and-]

Hey!! Let's go home!

[Tenka never changes.]

[ Shirasu is heading through the festival, carnival, thing, on his way back to his apartment to get a new shirt. As a Fuuma, he doesn't feel the cold the way a normal human would, but even he is chilled walking around bare-chested.

But he recognizes the look on the pink-haired person's face -- he hadn't shown his awe so openly, but he had felt it, nonetheless. The traditional style of dress isn't an absolute indication of time period or nationality (or planet?) but Shirasu has an intuition that this person might be as much of a fish out of water among all this technology as he had felt. ]

Amazing, isn't it?

[ Pauses in his clothing quest to step up beside this person, pleasant and zen. ]

[Completely wasted...what a shame. That was a good one, he likes to think. Alas.

He nods as the man names them off, scoffing at the comment on Jum-P.]

While it is true he seems to spend most of his time tucked carefully away in slumber, do not be fooled. This is to conserve energy, so that when called upon he may put his lightning speed and agility to use to its full potential!

[With a cackle, he raises a hand in a clawed position in a dramatic pose.]

He played a great service to everyone that spent time on that island of doom! Twice, Kuzuryuu, had he assisted in our endeavors! Twice!

[How does that hamster sleep through his loud ranting?]

Edited 2015-03-29 00:05 (UTC)

[ souza's expression lights up at the sound of his name in a familiar voice, and he turns to offer a bright, warm smile. ]

Sousei-san. [ the comment earns a puzzled blink, though, and he glances down at the device in his hand. what's so unpleasant about it that it needs to be discarded..? ] What is it meant to do?

[ it looks useless. he's not even getting started on the weird rubbery ring still left in the box. ]

You mean you were messing with me this whole time?

[That is so...not...cool...]

You're just as bad as Yu...

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