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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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[zombiedude]

[Don't worry, Anna, he's faced worst things than... whatever was going on right now. He didn't think there could be anything worse than the things in Tartarus.]

I'll get it. [He said it with reasonably confidence. If there was something trapped in this little space with them, then it didn't have anywhere to hide, right?

He jolted a little when the girl let out a scream, then mentally scolded himself for being so on edge.] Stay calm and still. I'm going to pull my sword out. [And he did carefully, being mindful not to draw it in a way that might cut her.

That's when he also felt something by his feet. Nico freezed up for a moment, then slammed his sword straight down into the floor in an attempt to stab it, on the opposite side of him Anna was so he didn't stab her feet. That would not be good.

He paused for a moment, eyes narrowing. No hiss of pain, no sound that he'd hit it at all. Then the seat started actually moving, the sound coming back louder now. Nico jumped to his feet and reached out to grab Anna to tug her away from the seat. What in the Hades was going on!?] Get back!

[sjokolade]

[Then she was right. He was a warrior, how else could he remain so bold in an environment like this? (No, seriously, how can he be so calm??)

While she tried to remain as placid as she could, it didn't stop her from holding her breath a little. It was almost as if anything she did would be her last.

Of course, it didn't help that she flinched from the sudden impact while she continued to do so. But as that moment rolled by, the princess couldn't wait. She had to ask (or else she'll pass out from the lack of oxygen!)] H-Hey, did you...?

[Her question was immediately answered as she felt something from the bottom. She didn't need Nico to tug her back, she already jumped out of her seat before going right to his side. However, right before she did so, she felt something wrap around her legs.

When she crashed straight to the ground, she wasted no time in attempting to crawl away in hopes that maybe it might let go somehow!]

[zombiedude]

[He might seem calm on the outside but inwardly, not so much. Scared? Not really. Concerned? Definitely.

When the girl fell over, he wasn't sure if it was because she tripped somehow or if something caused her to fall. He reached out blindly to try and find her arm to help her back to her feet, asking quickly and tersely:] Are you okay? What is it?

[That sound continued to get louder and made the hair stand up more on the back of his neck. It was like something was in here with them and he couldn't see it, like it was curling around them readying itself to go in for the kill.]

[sjokolade]

[She wasn't sure what was happening but she wanted to get out of here right now. As she attempted to get back up (and try to find Nico's hand), whatever was tugging her immediately disappeared.] I-I don't know but...whatever it was, it's gone.

[Pause] Or m-maybe it's still looking for us...

[She was scared but despite her attempts to look strong, her voice was saying something else. Again, as she tried to speak up, that's when she felt something behind her. Breathing down her neck before she gave a loud scream]

T-There, that thing! It's behind us!

[zombiedude]

[Nico was all for getting out as soon as possible too. Once he found her hand, he helped her back to her feet. She didn't sound like she was hurt, which was good. He didn't have anything on him to use for first aid.

When Anna screamed that something was behind them, he immediately turned and move to position himself in between her and whatever it was, swinging down with his sword. It hit something, but he couldn't see what it was and he didn't think it was any creature because it didn't make any sound of pain. It felt more like a seat cushion. Sorry to disappoint you, whatever you are, but I am not dying in a ferris wheel, he thought, holding one arm in front of Anna while holding his sword at the ready with the other.] Can you get to the door? See if it opens?

[sjokolade]

[Without another word, the princess tried her best to place her hands on the walls. While Nico might not like it, she does try to go as slow as she could. After all, any sudden movement could trigger a chain reaction.

However, as she continued along her path, she noticed that there weren't any sounds nearby. Still, she held her breath before she eventually found a knob.]

H-Here, I think I found something! [She wasn't sure if Nico might be able to see her hand but once she did grab something and pulled forward? Well, it sure didn't feel like his hand but she didn't want to say anything just yet...]

Hey...can you feel it? That I'm holding your hand right now?

[zombiedude]

[The moment Anna said those last words, Nico got a bad feeling in his gut. No, Anna, that was definitely not his hand because both of them were gripping the hilt of his sword. He didn't say that right away, not wanting her to panic. Instead, he instructed her in a low, steady tone.] Whatever you're holding, if it's not the doorknob, let go of it very slowly.

[sjokolade]

[Then she was right, she wasn't holding his hand after all. Without another word, she held her breath once more before slowly attempting to move away toward one of the walls. However, she merely looked right at Nico before trying to find the doorknob once more]

T-Then what are we doing to do? Are we really going to be stuck here?

[zombiedude]

No. [His voice was firm.] We're not going to be stuck here. It's just a ferris wheel. [Or was it? Was this some sort of trick, like someone controlling the Mists back home? Were they actually in a ferris wheel or was it some sort of illusion?

Calm down, he inwardly scolded himself. Starting to panic isn't going to do you any good. There's got to be a way out somehow.

And no sooner than he thought that, the lights suddenly came on and the wheel started moving again. Still standing up, Nico stumbled a little and caught himself on the door with a hand, blinking around in bewilderment. Everything looked like it was back to normal... ex...cept for the gash in the chair from his sword.

He hoped no one asked him about that.

Still a little on edge, he looked around warily, asking Anna in a cautious tone:] Are you okay...?

[sjokolade]

[Just as Anna was about to speak up, she felt herself stumbling a little from the sudden movement. When the ferris wheel started moving, she fell straight back to the chair and blinked at the boy.]

Y-Yeah, I think so but what was that?

[She didn't mean to come across as demanding but what just happened? The princess looked at her surroundings and nothing seem to indicate that an attack ever happened. Well, maybe except the slash on the chair but still!]

That was...that was one of the scariest moments of my life... [She mumbled before her eyes trailed to the ground. It was clear that she was anything but okay.]

[zombiedude]

I'm not sure... but at least it seems to be over with now. [Once thing was for sure, once the ride got to the bottom again, he was definitely getting off and never getting back on.

Nico decided it was best to keep to himself that this definitely wasn't the most scariest thing he'd ever been through and focuses on Anna instead.] Do you have anyone you know well here...?

[sjokolade]

[With that, Anna shook her head. While she would be able to meet with Elsa in the future, this wasn't that time yet. Until that point though, she shook her head before giving a small at him]

N-No, I don't but I'll be okay! I mean, I got a place to stay if that's what you're saying! So it's not that bad!

[Although, she was forcing herself to smile at this point] But what about you? You going to be okay?

[zombiedude]

I'll be fine. [Her, though, if she was alone... He was reluctant to just leave her, especially with what just happened and there possibly being trouble elsewhere.] But we could stick together for a while, if you wanted...?

[sjokolade]

[With that, she nodded her head. She didn’t even say a word and stepped a little closer to Nico’s side. Right now, the last thing she wanted was to be alone and after what happened? Maybe having some company would be the best thing.

Although, she does have to wonder, just what did this place have in store for them? Who knows but as of this moment? She just wanted someone to tell her everyone was going to be okay]