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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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[ he startles a little at the voice abruptly at his side, turning wide, mismatched eyes on the stranger. he blinks once and the surprise fades into simple, gentle warmth, and a moment later he turns properly to offer a polite bow. as he rises, though, he shakes his head. ]

Oh, no, it's nothing like that. [ he laughs at the appearance of the pile of tickets, brightly amused and charmed by the offer. ] I gave mine to a young girl who was out. They seemed a bit wasted on a weapon.

[ but it seems as if people the people in charge don't quite understand what he is. or else, they don't know what to do with him yet. ]

[ Oh— Sinbad is a little surprised with the bow and returns it perfectly, at the same depth and posture. A cultural thing? He's good at mimicking those. It was only polite, of course. He smiles wider though when his tickets cause the other man to laugh, and he breaks a few off to offer. ]

That was kind of you! I'll give some to the children I see around as well. But you really shouldn't miss out, weapon or no. How about the large wheel to start? It seems nice and easy to figure out.

[ But the rollercoaster seems the best, to be honest. How exciting!! How did it stay on the tracks going upside down? It's a fushigi mystery he wants to get to the bottom of.

He also flawlessly accepts the mention of being a weapon. He's known many people who claimed to be such, or were beaten into the thought of being only a weapon or a tool for others to use. Such things were common where he came from, not that he indulged or believed in any of it. He'd saved many of those people who were abused and trodden on all their lives when he created his own country, taking in refugees from all over the world. Exiled princes and street brats coexisted and drank and ate together with smiles on their faces in Sindria. His ideals didn't change even in this strange new place. ]

[ he's beginning to think that everyone here is this friendly, or else they simply truly have no idea what he means by 'weapon'. but then, he is human-shaped these days, so he supposes it might be a bit confusing..

instead of answering immediately, he smiles again, mismatched eyes drifting to the wheel in question, watching the seats turn curiously. ]

To be frank, I suppose I'm more interested in talking to people. [ he glances back at sinbad again, expression almost apologetic. ] I haven't had a human shape very long, you know. All of this is rather new to me. --Have you been on it, though..?

[ Sinbad's impression of "weapon" is a little different, to be sure. But he thinks he understands what type of person Souza is, already. Besides beautiful, which he certainly qualifies as. He can't just stand by while people are demeaning themselves. Everyone is born with a chance to be great in life, and he won't let that be squandered away by someone else's whim. ]

You and me both, then. But don't they look like an adventure? This "roller coasting" one especially. It goes upside down and no one falls out! And it somehow stays on the tracks, as well. They're all interesting, aren't they?

[ When he turns those mismatched eyes on him once more, looking apologetic, Sin is a bit baffled. What did he have to apologize for? Wait, human shape...? Was he like Oona then? ]

I haven't been on anything just yet. What's this about a human shape? What would you be if not a human? [ The curiosity is burning in gold eyes, good-natured and smiling even as he waits for an answer. ] I'm sure we can talk on this one, if you wanted to. Would you accompany me?

[ On the ferris wheel, of course. Because the people coming off ranting about snakes are somehow nonexistent and it still looks fun. ]

[ he glances to the rollercoaster at the mention of it, eyes brightening with interest again. ] They certainly are. I'd like to know how they manage it, though.. it seems to most people here, these sorts of things are quite average.

[ the offer earns a slightly flustered, flattered little smile, and souza dips his chin in a polite nod. ] If it would please you, I'd be glad to do so. [ as he straightens again, though, he brings his arm up slightly, revealing the blade at his side. ] As for what else I would be, I'm actually-- [ he taps his finger against the pommel. ] --this blade. You might call me a sort of spirit. [ he lowers his arm again, the fabric of his clothing hiding the blade from sight. ] Please call me Souza.

[ He follows Souza's gaze, a knowing little smile quirking his lips as he looks up. He thinks he's caught him; a buddy to go on the ride with. ] Well since neither of us are average, I'm sure we can go on that next and figure out its mysteries.

And it would. [ Please him. He enjoys company. He turns into a lonely old man when he's left to his own devices, and/or he gets drunk and marries entire villages. It's an ugly either/or no matter which way he goes! When Souza lifts his sleeve and indicates the sword, though, Sinbad's brows raise just enough to acknowledge he heard, smiling a little wider. It takes him a moment to process that, but... well, his own weapons could take on human form, inhabited by the spirits of great magicians from another world. Was it so different? And with his talk of being a weapon. The pieces were falling into place, and Sinbad honestly doesn't seem too phased. He'll drop a hand on the short sword at his side, long fingers gentle on the hilt. ]

Souza, meet Baal; though his circumstances are a little reversed. And I'm Sin. Let's get in line, and here's your ticket to have at the ready.

[ Actually, here's eight!! He just drops a wad he pulls off his bundle and moves to get in line behind some older kids, probably high schoolers. ]

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im ashamed to say i did.........

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