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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.

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//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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[ from here but open to new responses too!! ]

Much, much better! The quality isn't quite close enough to the sort of things I make, but I've found a stand that sells pizza, and one that sells pie by the slice; not to mention popcorn and lemonade, if classic carnival food is more to your tastes!

Honestly, it's worth the walk!

[Look at him, Ren. Does he really look like someone who would enjoy walking somewhere if it's not worth it... Really...
He couldn't even do a single sit up if his life depended on it, you can trust his words!!]

[Ren furtively glances back at the stall he'd been distracted from, eying the display for a moment longer before sighing, shrugging, and straightening up to walk.]

I guess I don't mind going to take a look, at least. I didn't have my heart set on those, exactly...

[so why does he still sound disappointed??? a mystery]

[ren don't be disappointed they sell pie

But that's just going to get a simple, wordless reply: Teruteru, holding his hand out for Ren with a bright smile.
He's offering exactly as it looks.]

[there's a short pause as Ren considers the hand being offered to him, before he reaches out...

and shakes it, briefly.]

How polite of you!

[Ouch, Ren. Ouch!!!
But alright, handshake. That's fine.]

... Ahh, you're an earnest one, then...
Anyway, I'll show you to the stalls. And maybe we could eat together!
Food like this is always tastiest when eaten with company, after all!

[He'll get someone yet!!]

I've got no problem with it! You were on the bus with the rest of us, right? So you're someone who just got here, like me.

[he starts off in the direction that he assumes the other food will be in - without warning, mind.]

Ah --

[Away they go, apparently!! He has to jog just a bit to catch up, but once he does, he toddles along next to Ren just fine.
He's so tall, why.....]

Yes, I am! Entirely new, in fact...!
It's a pleasure to meet you!

Mm! You, too. I'm Ren Suzugamori.

[he blinks down at Teruteru, giving him a sort of appraising look.]

You're taking this whole thing pretty well, huh?

Hanamura Teruteru, myself.

[That question gets him to look up at Ren, a little surprised -]

Well...! There isn't much you can do about this sort of thing, yes?
If something bad happened, all you can do is smile and keep putting your best foot forward!

... Of course, my "best foot" is my cooking skill, so I can't say I'm much help in this whole ordeal...

[Translation: "it's easier to just pretend it isn't happening, and really I'm just glad I'm not dead anymore".]

But what about yourself? They did make it sound like they gathered us for one reason or another; are you extremely talented, perhaps?
Or did they need your good looks?

That's a good way to consider it all, I think.

[Ren nods, but it seems to mostly be to himself. he tilts his head at the questions, though, thinking for a moment.]

I can think of some reasons why I'd be here, although for most of them I wouldn't consider myself the first choice. I have no idea if anyone else I know is around already, of course, so there's always that too.

[s h r u g s]

... I suppose it could just be a case of them needing someone from your world to help restore it.
But that's far too sad of a reason - after all, everyone has something that gives them worth!

Perhaps I'll find out what makes you special on my own, hm?

[... at least he's being subtle about his flirting.]

'Special', hmm.

[there's a beat where Ren raises his eyebrows slightly and looks straight ahead, but it passes as he goes back to smiling at Teruteru.]

Your cooking talent must be really great, if it's your best foot and also what you'd mention in the context of 'special'.

I can sympathize. Sometimes it's hard to pick between whether I want Chinese food or Japanese food or even American food. But the prices usually tend to win for me.

Maybe you should try going for your favorite?

A favourite? Ahh, it's not so much that I can't decide between types, but more I don't know what I want to get first!

And I can't find anywhere with coffee.

[tilts... head...]

What are you getting?

Can't you just get all of them at once and then just sit down and eat? I mean, if you have enough money for that.

As for coffee, there should be a place for that... if not here, then somewhere else.

[A beat, as she mulls the idea.]

I was thinking of getting some noodles myself, actually.

Well, you see, I just... ah, just arrived? I guess that would be the best word to use. I feel like I shouldn't start so extravagantly.

[you might be able to tell from his unsure tone that this is an odd experience for him.

he perks up a little at 'noodles', though.]

Noodles actually sounds like a good idea.

Oh. [She nods once, then twice.]

Well, then maybe you should come get some noodles with me. They're pretty cheap. And it's better to eat with others than eat alone.

That's true! I wouldn't mind having someone to talk to, either. I mean, this is all pretty shocking.

[he blinks, thinking]

You're not a new arrival like me and- [makes a wide gesture behind him in the general direction of the crowds] -are you?

I'm not.

[She shakes her head rather calmly, throwing out a soft smile.]

I've been here for a month, actually.

...I'm guessing that feels longer than it sounds.

[he smiles back, and points to himself.]

I'm Ren Suzugamori. It's nice to meet you.

It honestly does. [She's already dealt with a lot in that span of time.]

Inaba Himeko. And same here; wish it were under better circumstances, though.

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