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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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[cont!]

[WELCOME TO THE STEPFORD SMILER SHOW-- but he also has a good share of Shonen Optimism™ too, so catching him in any state but happy is difficult...

He seems pleased that she accepted his handshake, either way. Step one on the path to friendship!!]

It's nice to meet you, Miss Weiss! [#manners.

WHAT'S WITH THAT LEVEL OF SUSPICION. Who would make up a name as stupid as Oz!!]

Let's see... I think it's been almost three months for me now. The calendar here is still a little strange to me, but I've been around long enough to see three groups of arrivals after mine, counting this one. There was a gap between the one before yours, though.

[ three months? clearly these were not the words weiss had wanted to hear, given the way she practically gawks at him. ]

Why in the world would you want to remain here for three months?

I don't.

[PLAIN AND SIMPLE. He sure didn't expect to be here this long and even though there are people he cares about a lot, he also has Things To Do. Despite his smile, it's clear he's not very comfortable with the fact that this has yet to change.]

We haven't been able to find a way back home yet. It takes a while to work on things like that since CERES doesn't usually give us information or let us know what's happening.

[cont!]

[The ridiculous train is just impossible to escape once it's boarded, apparently. REI WILL NEVER HAVE FREEDOM FROM SHENANIGANS...

But once he's sure that she's standing at a safe distance (because safety is important even in the midst of shenanigans!!), he'll start the countdown.]

Three... two... one— Go!!

[AND PULLING.

...Of course, no explosion happens, so Oz is just left staring on expectantly for a few seconds.]

—Huh. I think it's probably safe to go take a look.

[He's already edging forward...]

[Okay, it's ridiculous, but there's no denying that it worked. And it made him happy, without really causing her any frackus, so that's all good for Rei.

At least, until she walks forward enough to see the candy-striped vibrator there.]

O-Oh...my...

[And her face turns redder than Santa's outfit...]

[Oz, being very Victorian and also not at all inclined to go strolling through the red-light district, does not recognize the rudeass gift for what it is. He does, however, recognize Rei's reaction! Being in Cerealia long enough really familiarizes one with the many shades of mortification that human beings can show...

So he'll lend her a hand by picking the lid up off the ground, neatly placing it back on top of the box, and then prying her bobby pins out.]

Looks like it's something to throw out after all?

[If pressed, Rei would deny any real knowledge of the uses of such a device. She is aware, of course, but that's more or less something she'd rather not think about with a stranger. Or with anyone, outside perhaps the privacy of a dark room, where she'd never be touching such a thing.

Honestly, you can blame Minako for her knowing about these.]

Yes. Yes it is. What a filthy gift.

[She reaches a hand out for the bobby pins and picks up the box like it's some sort of viper...and drops it into the trashcan.]

That is just not appropriate.

[Minako can surely be blamed for a lot of things...

But Oz keeps his brutal teasing to things that aren't going to rile his Delicate Victorian Sensibilities, so he just hands over the bobby pins and then watches as she discards the box without a single joke or snarky remark. Rest in peace, creepy Santa present.]

They do that sometimes... You have to be especially careful if you go to any of the carnivals that are held in the red-light district here. [Which are sometimes MANDATORY, either literally or just by virtue of there being newcomers present. That's sure an experience.]

Well! At least you know not to take any more boxes like that now.

Of course there are red-light districts here.

[She sighs dramatically, pocketing the pins and rolling her eyes. This place…it seemed like something out of a science fiction movie, and those always had scenes like that. Because why wouldn’t they.]

And I guess I have learned my lesson. Presents will probably contain adult toys. Because that’s exactly what I expected from someone dressed as Santa.

[A HARD LESSON TO LEARN.]

Sometimes the presents aren't weird, but those times are rare by comparison, I think.

[And Oz doesn't even just mean weird by the "this is inappropriate why is this happening" definition of the word.]

—The food here is good, at least!

Have you ever gotten something that wasn't weird here?

[Let's be honest here.]

And is it now? What's particularly good?

[It's a trap! isn't it?]

Well! ...Not from CERES.

[THERE'S THE HONEST TRUTH.

But, more importantly, it's time to spring the trap that does totally exist here. The food trap. Oz's prompt answer is, quite predictably:]

The cotton candy! It's just like a cloud!

Cotton candy then.

[Fine, you friendship barnacle, she'll go with you.]

My name is Rei, by the way.

[A MASSIVE SUCCESS.]

It's nice to meet you, Miss Rei! Mine's Oz. [A smile! He'd offer a hand out for a shake, too, but he's learned that not everyone does their greetings like that.]

Let's go, then! The best stand is right this way!

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