Who: Everyone ever.
When: ooc: 10/30 to 11/04 ; ic: 09/26 to 09/28
Where: Cerealia - all five districts.
What: Clowns, Murder, Outrage and One Direction.
Happy Halloween :D
Rating/Warning: PG-13 to R. [ image within includes brief flash of scary clowns, scroll down quickly if you don't want to see it! ]
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Queen of the Mountain
It's morning when the lights go out completely. Not a single one remains on except the glow of the device and whatever flashlights anyone bothered to stock up on. However, a single hologram in the Shopping District broadcasts along a billboard for a Very Important Announcement. After that, you hear a song so tender and beautiful that it must have been composed by angels at the dawn of time.
"Baby, you light up my world like nobody else. The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed… "
When you go outside to investigate, a friendly clown will be inside a stolen(?) ice cream truck, looking to get all your attention before he talks through the speaker on the truck.
"Greetings, Cerealians! It's nice of you to join us at last. Are you worried about the power coming back? Oh, I'm sure CERES is working on it now. Rest assured that they have their finest technicians on the job. You won't be without your precious personal computers and robot-pets much longer.
In the meantime, let's play a game shall we! The rules are rather simple:
♥ You see that necklace on your chest? That's a lantern. You're going to want to hold onto that. If you lose it… well, you don't want to know what will happen to you if you do.
♥ Now, for the fun part! Collect the necklaces any way you wish, though we prefer the naughty way. Kill a friend. Kill a foe. Killkillkillkill until the streets are paved with blood.
♥ Whoever collects the most of those lanterns, gets a special surprise! They get to go back home, back to their friends and loved ones and away from CERES' endless lies and trickery. Don't you know it's all a lie? Your worlds weren't destroyed. This is a penal colony, and you've been suckered into the biggest prank of your life. But I'm here to help, of course. Just bring me a garbage bag full of the lanterns, and I'll show you, the lucky winner, the way out."
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//SCENARIOS.EXE
PHASE I [ xx xx ]
You're going about your business, wading through the dark, finding supplies. But you're not alone. After the broadcast happens, everything is in full swing. Some masked participants decide to start breaking into shops, classes, apartments, you name it. There's no escaping them. They're on the hunt, they're after you 'cause they're hungry like the woooolf. You can choose to engage them, fight your way out, jump into the game, or head to the sanctuary located in CERES academy. The choice is yours. Be sure to make the right one.
PHASE II [ xxxx ]
Spiders, spiders everywhere. For those who decided to surrender their lanterns, the first twelve hours of the game are a breeze. Then, come the spiders, hungry critters that will attack and try to catch you in their many webs strewn through the colony. Be sure not to get stuck in one while they chase you.
PHASE III [ xxxx ]
Feeling weak? Not quite keeping up with the clown-faced gentlemen? Or maybe even your former friends and lovers? Well, there's a solution for that! You'll find another masked man happily pedaling some Pulse for you to take. The temptation is there with the promise of extra strength and a boost of power and speed. He won't hint at any side-effects, but oh, how you'll feel them when they hit. And those trying to dodge that fate, don't put your drink down anywhere or take your eyes off your food. Someone just might slip a little extra to get this game really going.
PHASE IV [ xxxx ]
It's the last day of the game. You're tired. You're weary. You may have stabbed a roommate or ten. But the lights are gradually returning while the CEO appears as if from nowhere with a public apology on all the billboards. You're welcome to spam your disgust and contempt in his inbox. His explanation for not being around? Quite simple! He was off on an expedition this whole time and wasn't aware of the situation because he gets no reception out in the jungle. See, he was doing it all for the good of the colony and trying to look for more habitable terrain. Isn't that kind of him?
Any further complaints will be forward to his underlings, Elias and Lucius.
BONUS [ whyo'clock ]
You know what's fun? Jumping castles! Someone happened to surreptitiously leave one in CERES' large garden. Do you want to go in and see what's inside? For a limited time only, you can escape the madness and murder to jump to your heart's content. There also might be another clown-faced murderer watching you as you jump. And jump again. He'll just be in the corner. Breathing. Watching.
[ 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. ]
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//RUN.EXE
Welcome to CEREALIA's fourth official event. For your convenience, we have compiled an OOC post explaining the event in greater detail. Feel free to ask questions there if you have anymore lingering concerns or inquiries.
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ota~!
[Ruby had already begun looking around for anyone that needed help as soon as the announcement had been made. The idea that people were falling for the obvious trick was... upsetting to her and understandable all at the same time. Of course, when she got surrounded in the streets, she just sighed, one hand going to where Crescent Rose was holstered.]
You guys do realize, I only have one necklace, right?
[There was no response but a few chuckled as she pulled her mechanical weapon from its holster, obviously thinking they were safe from it. Half a beat later, 8 of the assailants lunged, various weapons converging on where she had been standing only to connect with a handful of drifting rose petals. One of the masked men looked up and called to his friends to do the same, where Ruby hung in the air for a moment, weapon unfolding before a muzzle flare and gunshot rang out behind her, sending her rocketing down to the ground with intense force. She was extra careful to not use the blade of the scythe on any of the assailants, but she was not merciful otherwise. She used the momentum of the scythe to fling herself around only to then plant her feet and transfer that momentum to the weapon again. It was as if she were dancing as she dispatched the crowd with little effort.]
Man... these guys really have no idea what a Huntress is capable of...
phase iv
[It had been a long couple days, and Ruby was exhausted. She didn't even care about the non-apology they had gotten. She was more concerned about the people she had been able to help, and the people she didn't get to. For now, she was just going to go back to her apartment and leap into her suspended bunk bed and do her best to forget everything. However, she doesn't quite make it back , having taken to using Crescent Rose as a walking stick. Instead, she winds up slumping against a nearby building, yawning, and dozing off.]
BONUS
[It had only taken a quick nap for Ruby to get another burst of energy, and she caught a second wind when she saw the bounce castle. She hadn't been in one of those since one of the Vytal Festivals when she was just a little kid. With nearly reckless abandon, she pulled off her boots, unfolding her scythe and burying the blade deep into the ground nearby to prevent theft, and dove head first into the castle, bouncing and giggling as the stress of the "game" seemed to melt away.]
Phase IV!
There you are. I was worried.
[Tsunlation: you'd given her quite the fright, although her tone barely hints at the motion. Integra herself looks worn, what with the bloodshot eyes and unkempt hair. Yet she manages to keep herself upright... miraculously.]
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Oh... sir Integra, I... you startled me.
[She offers a yawn, before rubbing her eyes leaning on Crescent Rose again.]
Are you okay? I've... been trying to help as many people as... possible. I haven't... even had time to...eat...
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You needn't fret, I'm fine. [Said with a yawn.] Pack your things. I'll walk you home.
[You'll make it home if she had to carry you there, Ruby. Integra then offers her hand.]
I'll bake you something once we return.
[And now she has incentive.]
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Cookies sound really good right about now.