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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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Jae-ha (cont.) feel free to tag in, if you so wish!

[defeets]

[continued from here!]

Ai Thao Ka

[defeets]

[ original ]

Truly? You really are a very talented girl! I'm not surprised in the least. I knew from when I first saw you that you were something special.

[Though he does keep this in mind. He'd hate to trouble her but even Yoon can't heal injuries quite like that so quickly....]

[emotive]

Ah... You really think so?

[There were other people who could tell that Ai was abnormal, mainly other psychics and magic users from her world. She's sure there were only a few other people in this world who could tell.]

Lily Baskerville

[defeets]

[ original ]

[That much manages to earn a surprised look.]

Even here? [He's surprised. It's kind of an awful situation.] It doesn't bother you at all that you're not home?

[littlestbaskerville]

[Nodding again almost fast enough to give herself a headache.]

Uh-huh! Um...it does, I wanna see everyone but if Master Glen comes here...it will be okay!

Trucy Wright

[defeets]

[ original ]

[Ah. Her father's here. Noted. Jae-ha doesn't like dealing with angry fathers when he tries to charm their daughters, though even then Trucy is just someone he wants to watch over.... Oh well. He hums thoughtfully at that before tilting his head.]

Well, you were on the ride for a reason, weren't you? If you'd like, we can try to look for him a bit more from a dragon's eye view.

[Yes, he's basically offering to carry her around the park. She's cute, so why not?]

i can grab gore if we ever want them to find phoenix

[stagewright]

[ Phoenix probably won't mind other people watching over Trucy when she's out of her sight, really. He's pretty even-tempered...more or less. No one has actually ever flirted with Trucy in his hearing, aside from a creepyish old doctor who Phoenix had just suggested leave the room... ]

Ooh! Yes please! [ There was pretty much no way she was going to turn that down, let's be real. ]

Fuuka Yamagishi

[defeets]

[ original ]

[Ah.... Well, it's not really something he can relate to. It's not like he had parents to ever tell him what was right or wrong, after all. So instead of really opening that can of worms, he instead just offers her a smile as he gently takes her hands in his.]

You explained it very well, Fuuka darling. I think that, more than anything else, shows the passion that you have for this particular field. It may not be what your parents wish for you, but it's clearly what makes you happy.

[The closest thing he has for comparison is Captain Gi-Gan and when he thinks about it that way--]

I'm certain that they'll understand. Your happiness is what matters most, after all.

Abe no Sousei

[defeets]

[ original ]

[Distantly, Jae-ha hears Captain Gi-Gan admonishing him for being showy and obvious... Hm.... Though at the same time, he can't help but feel like that's... annoying. He gets out of the cart with an easy step, though he does turn back to Sousei, crossing his arms.]

So what are you doing? Biding your time? Waiting for something to change when clearly it's not if there's already a pattern of behavior?

[It reminds him of Awa, yet the people here have eyes that are still alight with intent to fight back-- so.... why aren't they?]

[deontology]

[Now there are two morons crossing their arms at each other right out of a death trap roller coaster, not a hair out of place.

Dumb.

But Sousei is as calm as ever at that, arching an eyebrow.]

No. Nothing so passive. I have a duty to return to, and a task I have set for myself here to complete, that I will not shirk.

[But honestly, he doesn't have to explain himself to someone like this... nor does he feel particularly bothered by Jae-ha's skepticism.]

But it is necessary to begin with gathering information, as in any operation. [this just goes...slower than usual, thanks to having to make sure a gazillion kids are okay too.]

Celty Sturluson

[defeets]

[ original ]

[Jae-ha listens diligently. He really does. But he also doesn't let the conversational beat slip him by as he asks curiously-]

Ah? What type of place are you from, beautiful Celty? Is the mask you wear traditional?

[Her helmet, he means.

Ah, Jae-ha.]

[helmets]

[ ahahahahaha. "mask", he says. ]

Originally, I was from a place called Ireland. You could call it the countryside, I suppose. There weren't very many technological advancements there, aside from what would help with farming and agriculture.

[ she touches her helmet briefly. ]

As for my helmet, I obtained it when I arrived in Japan. It's not traditional, but it is necessary when one rides a motorcycle.

Oz Vessalius

[defeets]

[ original ]

[ . . . . . ]

No, I still think it's pretty bad when you start thinking "this could be worse".

[oz r u for real]

I also don't understand how you think it can get worse than our worlds being destroyed.

[?????? so much jae-ha does not understand, someone give him a crash course in apocalypse]

[harepiece]

[HE'S SEEN SOME SHIT, MAN.]

Compared to some of the other greetings... [Just trailing off. He doesn't even explain. Does he even need to explain?? He feels like the answer to that is "no".

But he does, at least, have something to say about that!]

I guess that depends on whether or not you believe what they said about that. It's true that there's nothing to say they're wrong.

[BUT, by that token, there's nothing to say they're right, either. Call it stubbornness or Shonen Determination or just disassociative denial because his world sure wasn't doing so hot the last time he checked even without aliens...]

Vietnam

[defeets]

[ original ]

[Uh-huh. You go, Vietnam. Either way, Jae-ha's actually leaning into her touch because damn, why wouldn't he? It sends shivers down his spine and he just continues to give her a smile. Keep it cool, Jae-ha. Stay cool.]

Aha... Trust me, beautiful, I've been through far worse. Even knowing that you're worrying over me manages to get my heart beating faster... I've been graced by an angel today, I'm sure of it.

[Someone stop this mess.]

Ki-ja

[defeets]

[ original ]

A face examination.

[Don't mind Jae-ha if he's just.... going to rest his head against the carriage then, an indignant "Pfff--" escaping him before he actually hits the roof of the carriage a few times, laughter escaping him in a loud, obnoxious torrent.]

Hahahaha!!!

Because that's what I was doing - definitely just checking out your face. [He snorts and lifts his head again.] It's still good. 10 out of 10, would examine again.

Zero

[defeets]

[ original ]

[Aw yes, she's watching and he can tell. If he were a cat, he'd be preening and purring under that sort of attention. For now, he's just kicking a bit more fiercely before he turns back to her and gives a shallow bow.]

Ah, perhaps I should've specified.

I was known as the flying pirate, beautiful.

[what can't this fucker do]

Zara Skeens

[defeets]

[ original ]

[Jae-ha just laughs faintly at that, shaking his head.]

I just think that people trying to have a good time and then suddenly having to deal with murder attempts is rather ugly, don't you?

[Though he doesn't really... hide his curiosity as he looks back at the top of Zara's head. Hm.]

Can't say I've seen a top of your head like yours, though. Who are you supposed to be? The Legendary Purple Rabbit?

[Yet he's saying it completely seriously. He's never heard of that legend before!]

Judith

[defeets]

[ original ]

Could it be because I'm very rare?

[He's sparkling for a second-- before he just laughs then and.... in complete honesty, it's in the nature of the Green Dragon to be flashy. So here he is. Now that he's started talking about it, he sees no reason to stop.]

Actually I come as you see me, beautiful. [He bows shallowly and with a grin.] I am one of four dragons in my world and my special power is that I'm blessed with the dragon's leg, granting me the ability to fly. However of the dragons I know, none of them quite look lovely Ba'ul here. He's even rarer than I am, it seems.

[And Jae-ha is very interested.]

Tieria Erde

[defeets]

[ original ]

[Ah. It's a man.

Jae-ha's interest level just about shot up in the opposite direction.]

Ah... Not really anymore, no.

iii

[makigumo]

[ Because it's totally normal to watch people stab Santas (it totally is, when you're like Shihoudou) it's nothing to be concerned about.

The almost naked woman is more amused than anything else, and she laughs. ]

Nah, Granny prefers people-fun over machine-fun, you know, Flycatcher-chan.

[ She saw him jump around before, so she gives him a bird name. ]

Park Heung Soo

[defeets]

[ original ]

I'll be honest with you, I don't know what I was expecting in the first place.

[This is supposed to be something fun?? Jae-ha just had a tendency to hop on anything new and hope that it would work out. Regardless, he's noticing the duck and shaking his head faintly. He cuts the straps that keep him on the ride and instead stands, making sure that the Santas stay farther away from Heung Soo.

In Jae-ha's eyes, he's a civilian though he does glance over at him, mildly curious.]

But for what it's worth, no harm will come to you as long as I'm around. .... or would you like to learn to be a warrior?

slides on in... PHASE III

[amemory]

[This is really great because if Totsuka was alone then he would have been murdered... AGAIN!! Instead, he watches as Jae-ha saves his life...]

Wow, that's really cool! [HE BLURTS OUT IN AMAZEMENT...] Are you a ninja?!

[allfortheclan]

[ Continued from here! ]

Mm, I'd have to agree. There's a sort of... imagined reality technology that they have here that allows you to fight for money. It's usually worth it. Once you settle in, you might want to give it a try.

shin-ah

[dragonseyes]

[There is no hesitation as Shin-Ah climbs onto Jae-Ha's back, Ao safely squished between their bodies. And clearly imitating Shin-Ah by clinging to Jae-Ha's back like a limpet.]

But Shin-Ah is honestly grateful for the help. Jae-Ha can be rather... insistent about certain things but he truly is reliable and kind.

...thank you.