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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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[She springs into action so quickly that it takes a moment for Hide to register that she's trying to protect him. Her quick response and stance leaves Hide to assume that she's done this before, which is a small surprise because he hadn't gotten that kind of vibe from her.]

A spirit? Why do you think that?

[It's her certainty that makes him curious. And while he might be inclined to remain behind her and away from the mirror, remaining silent isn't a strong suit of his.]

You think they can hurt us even behind the glass?

[Moments after the words leave his lips the lights go out. The sounds of shattering glass echos around them. Maybe he spoke too soon.]

[Hide wouldn't be the first person Rei had taken off guard like that. She puts her hands up in a warding gesture, a small strip of paper appearing in her hand.]

Because I've seen things like this before.

[Not exactly like this, but close enough. And the fact that it's in a mirror is another reason.]

And I don't know. But put your back to mine. And when I take a step stay with me. We're going to try and sneak out.

[She's seen things like this before. At least that makes one of them. His eyes slowly adjust to the sudden darkness and he can dark forms moving in the distance around them. They didn't look very human.

He puts his back to hers, not even bothering to question her plan. This is a little beyond his experience.]

Do you think we'll be able to find the exit in the dark?

[His voice is low, almost a whisper.]

Yes. No lights. That'll just draw it's attention.

[She starts edging back the way they'd come, moving slowly.

And that's when the howls get louder, more intense. More...primal. It's something that the Death Busters minions had used, a cry to cause distress. But she's not sixteen...she's not green anymore.]

A hunting call...don't bolt. That's what they want.

[For every step she takes, Hide matches it with one of his own. He breathes in slowly, hoping to control his racing heart beat. Calm is key. Panicking definitely wouldn't get them out of there any quicker.

The howls send a chill down his spine but he only presses back against Rei more, feeling comforted that he's not alone.]

I can barely see anything. I'd probably end up running right into them.

[That's his way of assuring her he's not about to bolt anytime soon. Plus, he couldn't just leave her there.]

Sssh, don't...make too much noise.

[And that's when he...actually does. Maybe he steps on a bit of broken glass that gives them away, or maybe she did. Either way there's a hard crunch under one of their feet.

And then they're both airborne. Something huge, scaly, and hungry slams into them, knocking them aside like bowling pins. Hope you wanted bruises for Christmas, kids.]

[Before he can open his mouth to argue that it had definitely been her making the noise, all the air in his lungs leaves him as they're both sent flying.

He barely makes out the shape of something large and scaly in the darkness before he hits the ground in a sickening thud and is sent rolling. Disorientation sets in even as he tries to push himself up.

The sight in one of his eyes is bleary, and it takes him a moment to realize that it's blood from a cut on his forehead, dripping down to his eye and clouding his vision.

He strains his eyes, trying to see where Rei ended up.]

Rei-chan? Are you okay?

[Rei hits the ground at an angle, rolling away and shifting her weight to stop her from careening into a pile of shattered mirrors. With a martial artist's reflexes she's already getting to her feet by the time Hide can get the words out, her fingers clutching the crystal concealed in her pocket.]

I'm fine. You, Hide-kun?

[Her eyes continue to sweep the room, but that eerie howling is gone, vanished completely.

She's about to start towards him, getting on the move...when the lights suddenly flicker back on and they find themselves standing in a perfectly orderly hall of mirrors. The very sight elicits an angry groan.]

Dammit...again...

[Relief rushing through him when he hears her response. She doesn't sound hurt at all. He makes his way unsteadily to his feet and begins walking in the direction of her voice, body braced for another attack.]

I'm okay. [For the most part.] I'm heading your way.

[As soon as the words are out of his mouth he's stopped in his tracks by the sudden return of the lights. He throws an arm up to shield his eyes.

Once his eyes have adjusted he's looking around, noticing the pristine state of the mirrors. If it wasn't for his aches and pains and the blood dripping down his face, he would think it had all been his imagination.]

Again? Has this happened to you before?

[Rei's eyes sharpen as she glares around the room, stalking over towards Hide and grabbing his hand.]

Yes. On the Ferris Wheel.

[With a tug, she angrily stalks towards the exit, tugging him whether he likes it or not. It's not safe to stay here, anymore, and she doesn't want to risk another attack.]

It's time to go. No more rides.

Edited 2015-04-07 02:09 (UTC)

[Hide doesn't expect her to grab his hand or to begin dragging him towards the exit. However, the frown on her face and the aggressive way she tugs him along dissuades him from trying to argue.

Not that he would. He's bleeding all over his only shirt and he's pretty sure his ribs are bruised. No more rides is sounding like pretty good advice to him.]

There are monsters on the Ferris Wheel too? [The fun house had been his first stop, but he had meant to backtrack to the Ferris Wheel later on. That's not sounding like such a good idea now.]

How about some ice cream instead? I think we deserve it. I'll pay.

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