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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phase iv;
Though his expression does twitch into the faintest of smiles upon seeing Hinata rush that necklace. It's not a happy expression, but it's definitely one that says he understands.]
Incompetent seems less likely by the day.
[That was out and out malicious, if he does say so himself.]
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[He says with great exasperation, as though Hinata's just glad for a welcoming ear who'd understand... He turns toward Sousei, feeling a touch of relief to see him all in one piece.
But, not terribly surprising, either. He'd thought he'd seemed capable.]
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He hates this place.]
However, this... I can't understand the purpose behind this.
[There are easier ways to weed them out... did they want to turn them against each other? Was there another faction working within Cerealia? Who knows.]
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Bait people with a false reward of being sent home to try and get us to kill each other? Yeah.
It's a lot more overt than what's happened before.
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There's too much that's strange and unknown here, and quite frankly--]
We don't have enough evidence to make proper accusations yet.
[And making improper ones makes them no better than CERES, as far as he's concerned.]
We've survived, however, and we can gather more information now.
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We don't have near enough yet.
[Hinata signs and places his hand to his forehead, giving away a hint of his frustration before he drops his fingers. Shakes his head. Can't be helped.]
You haven't heard of anyone not surviving what happened, have you?
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He thinks about all of that, and shakes his head.]
... There were casualties, without a doubt.
[Time to see if...people really come back to life here, he supposes.]
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[Hinata's thoughts are flowing much along the same line... but more than anything, he feels a fresh surge of anger. Something like this happening. It's too much like back then.]
It-- would be too much to believe that everyone was able to get through it just fine.
But now what's gonna happen...? Can those people... [He trails off.]
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... The best we can do is wait and see, for them. We must wait and recover, to deal with the rest.
[Aka the people who put them in this situation to begin with.]
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Maybe I'll rig up some defenses around my apartment. I was waiting, but... I don't think that's a bad idea now.
[It's a little strange, still, to be so spread out from other captives.]
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Perhaps. We will not be truly secure until we are not living on their charity, however. [Even if they're working and earning their own money, it's still by CERES' suggestion. This is their city. Their jobs.]
It may not do as much as you'd like.
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I'd rather be doing something, even if it turns out not to do that much in the end.
[He doesn't want to stop trying, even if it's a fruitless effort. It's still something he can look back on and say he tried to act toward.]
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... It is worth keeping yourself busy, nonetheless, and may prove to be useful.
[He just...doubts it. Heavily.]
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We'll just have to wait and see.
[A pause--] How about you? Any... well... plans?
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But regardless, he inclines his head slightly, but--]
Some, perhaps, but nothing I would speak of out here.
[He's starting to get the hang of modernity...!! But the first lesson he's learning is that they can be monitored at practically any time.]
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We don't know where they might be listening from.
[Hell he doesn't know if they have a way to eavesdrop in on them constantly...]
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[Well, honestly--]
When I have solid plans and theories, I will let you know. [He's...going to try to keep people in the loop more!!! Maybe. Stay posted to see if he's good at it.]
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[Hinata smiles at that--]
Then, I'll keep you posted on what I come up with, too. There're a couple of things that I want to check out.
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Very well then. I will be interested to see what you discover.
[He's sure if he asks, he'll only understand half of what Hinata's saying anyway.]