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[reparator]

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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Rise Kujikawa ; Persona 4 - Overflow

[tofus]

((Continued on from here! Still open to new tags!))

a

[prosecutory]

[There's a familiar face, all right. But a conversation will tell if she recognizes him, or if she doesn't remember her previous stay(s) in Death City.

Edgeworth just sighs in reply to her outburst.]

Indeed not. But they are determined to stick to their story.

[tofus]

[Prepare to be disappointed then, Edgeworth. When Rise glances over at him, she only huffs in annoyance and crosses her arms. Please don't be right about that, Mr Frillyman.]

They're story still sounds so bogus. [This guy sounds like he's been here a while though.] Don't tell me everyone believes it.

a

[dereban]

Of course it's not right.

[The young raven haired girl seems to reply in response to her clear anger, folding her arms over her chest. While Rise's words ring true (at least, in her opinion) she can't help but but sigh.]

But that won't stop CERES from doing stupid bullshit like this.

Re: a

[tofus]

[You took the words right out of her mouth, Inaba. Rise whips her head around to look at the other girl, face still set in an unhappy expression.]

Do I even want to know what else they've done?

[unevoke]

[No Rise....don't ruin things for yourself. x( But she looks happier at that fact, and he sincerely hopes she finds someone here she knows and likes. She doesn't seem like the kind of person who deserves to be lonely.]

Usually once every few weeks. Apparently it's pretty regular. We went a long time without 'em though last month and people got worried enough that they went to look for 'em.

[tofus]

[Hey, she's an idol, and that comes with the territory of either being loved or being disliked.]

Weird. You'd think that if their story was true, they'd just let everyone go at the same time. Not like that. [But she's not a tech expert or anything, so who knows how this coding business worked. She taps a finger on her chin.] Let me guess: they didn't find anybody, did they?

Bonus

[sjokolade]

[Meanwhile, Anna was trying her best to keep up her optimistic attitude but even she had a limit. After spending time in the Ferris Wheel and the fun house? It really was the last straw!

She too wanted to get out of this festival and right now! Of course, she found herself being surrounded by a bunch of snowbots herself]

H-Hey! What's going on over here?

[tofus]

[One of the bots pushes a little too hard and Rise yelps and winds up nearly bumping into Anna. How rude.]

Sorry! I don't have a clue, but these guys are rude!

pharos

[arcanaofdeath]

[Pharos watches the expressions dance over Rise's face in quiet curiosity. Humans really don't like facing the possibility of their deaths, do they?]

When am I supposed to start thinking about things like death? Is there an age limit?

[No, really, is there? It wouldn't make sense if there was. Humans get confronted with death sooner rather than later and Pharos never noticed such an age limit in place, if there is one.

It seems clumsy to have missed something this vital about humans.]

[tofus]

[No, they don't, nor do they deem it normal to just casually talk about it either. Rise only looks away momentarily, contemplating the idea of ditching this kinda creepy kid. But she's too disturbed and too worried that maybe he's been brainwashed by this place to leave him.]

Well-- No! There's no age limit! Of course not! But when you're young and a kid, you should be thinking more about having fun, living your life or planning for the future! Not thinking of how it ends.

[Breatheeee, Rise. Breathe. Even if he's creepy and weird, he probably doesn't need some girl to rant at him.

...Even though he's clearly wrong. She sucks in another deep breath.]

You really only do get one shot, so thinking or talking about it or anything really won't do anyone any good. There's a lot to live for in the world.

A

[lifelong]

Seems pretty normal for this place. [ He says this matter-of-fact like. It doesn't seem to bother him at all, but he appears fatigued. Slightly. Shoulders slumping down and hands in his pockets, he eyes all of the rides.

Some of these look fun, but the best attraction is a bed. And Sleep. ]

It's their way of helping us cope, I guess.

[tofus]

[...This is normal for this place??? She's so not sure she's ready for this level of normalcy. Flatly;] This is completely abnormal if you ask me.

[But okay, yeah, maybe he has a point. It doesn't stop her from glaring at the rides, and fidgeting with the hem of her skirt though.] Maybe. But thrill rides also just seem really insensitive. I'm pretty sure there's a lot of us who don't feel like going on them.

Fuuka

[tofus]

((From here.))

[Rise slaps a hand over her mouth when the lights go out to prevent herself from screaming out. Only a yelp escapes with her breath,but she quickly gets herself under control. It's just the light. There's no ghosts or creepy people or monsters in here for now...

Nope, just another girl that she gives a curious look too (she hopes. it's way too dark to tell), how the heck is she--

No way.

That sound is way too familiar, and Rise stumbles back, falling backward with wide eyes. Not the gunshot, but the shattering glass. The lights. The look and sound of not a monster, but--]

A... A Persona?!

[verified]

[ fuuka's plenty surprised herself -- no one back home knew what personas were aside from SEES and the kirijo group. she's never met this girl before and the fact that she knows about juno is something she never expected. it's enough to get her to pause a little in scanning their surroundings, looking at rise with wide eyes. ]

You know what they are? [ does that mean she has the potential? ] Do you have one too?

Rock

[tofus]

((From here!))

[Rise rolls over, and lifts herself off the floor, clearly out of breath with her heart still thundering in her ears. She looks around fervently for any cause or anything amiss before reaching over and shaking him on the shoulder.]

A-are you okay?

[niceguypose]

[He manages to snap back into it and regain his balance.]

Y-yes! I am fine... Just startled! But more importantly, you were the one who was in danger. Are- are you alright, Miss?

Yosuke

[tofus]

((From here!))

Yeah. I mean, I guess. This place is so messed up. [There's a sigh as her shoulders seem to sag. She's so relieved to find someone else, there's a sudden shock of exhaustion.]

I can! I went through that fun house earlier, and I swear they need to change the name from 'fun' to 'freaky'. What about you?

[punchesyu]

Oh man, you went in there too? That Ferris wheel had snakes in it or something...and this other ride had a huge, freaky spider. [He holds his hand out. There's two large marks that looks like a bite.]

There wasn't a thing I could do, all of a sudden it was on my hand. Next thing I know I'm crawling up walls...

[Why him]

Judith

[tofus]

((From here))

[Unfinished business is one way to put it. Though she wouldn't put it that way herself, Rise feels the same.]

I hope you're right. I don't want to be stuck here forever.

[brbwalking]

Then learn what you can and choose what you'd like to do from there.

Nice

[tofus]

((From here.))

[She'll just watch him examine the area, too terrified to go look herself. All Rise does is hug herself with her arms.]

Do we have to look? We could just get someone and they can look at it.

[She might be more curious about it later, but right now she just wants out.]

[topscores]

We might as look while it's still fresh. The person might get away for all we know.

[Even though he thinks they already have. He gets up and kicks at the floor, as if trying to see if something would appear suddenly...but it really wasn't.]

Even though it looks like they already have.

[SIGH.]

Riku

[tofus]

((From here))

Come on then. Lets go this way.

[Rise has no qualms about reaching out and grabbing Riku's hand to lead him out of here. Forward? Yes. Does she care? Not that much. He just seems like a pretty quiet guy.

They just have to sneak past some of those robots that look like they're acting like guards.]

We just have to get around these guys.

[guidetoblivion]

Uhm-

[Wait wait what, why exactly is she taking his hand now?!?!?!

Cue Riku being majorly confused, but following her anyway while a faint blush rises to his cheek. Once the robots force them to stop, he tries to tug his hand free as quick and gently as possible, because just. Uh. Robots. Right. They need to get past them.

Good thing that Riku's already pretty formidable sneaking skills have gotten some major level-ups in the past ten months. Sneaking past some robots should be child's play, compared to sneaking around the Organization, right?]

Follow me.