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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And okay, he actually has to give that some consideration. On one hand, he's a circus boy, so he feels like he should defend clowns. On the other hand, the Joker.]
Creepy clowns. Regular clowns are perfectly nice guys, but if they're prowling around at night with freaky make-up and not with the circus? They're definitely dangerous and probably insane.
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I see... [Because what else does someone say to that, wow!!] ...And these are common enough where you come from for you to know this much?
[A LOOK OF VAGUE PITY... Kaoru's imagining like an entire flood of clowns, though, not just one supremely crazy one.]
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Oh yeah, totally. We break out into plagues of evil clowns every few months or so and have to round them all up and send them back to the asylum. You can tell how far along they are on the Evil-o-meter by checking the color of their hair - red means there might be some hope of rehabilitation, but green means you're dealing with a complete psycho.
[ground cars 2: electric boogaloo]
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Is that the case? What a bizarre system... [See it's not that weird to Kaoru though considering you can check sanity levels on people in ye olde Japan by seeing if they have white hair.]
I would hope that it isn't too much of a struggle for you, though. With luck, this attack won't be long-lived, either. It must be difficult for you to have to go through it even away from home...
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What about you though? How are you holding up? [you poor delicate maiden!!]
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[Because evasion is a thing that Kaoru can do to get away from creepy clowns that aren't very intelligent!! But, true to the general nature of a poor delicate maiden and all, Kaoru's brow furrows a little at that. One hand raises, fingertips resting against his chin in a gesture that seems both thoughtful and anxious.]
...It's been a little difficult, if I'm honest. Even though spotting a brawl on the street isn't entirely out of place where I come from, violence to this level isn't common at all. It's frightening...
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I know there's people setting up sanctuaries. I can escort you to one and keep the clowns off your back.
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Thank you for the offer, though. [A polite nod!] But I can't find shelter until I find my sister. I couldn't possibly rest easy knowing that she's still out here somewhere...
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[Raising an eyebrow.] That...sounds pretty familiar. You ever considered putting a tracker on her or something? [He's mostly joking. Mostly.]
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At the suggestion though, both brows rise upward in a look of mild concern. THAT'S A very good idea actually thanks friend, Kaoru will keep it in mind.]
Does it? But no, I haven't. Normally I can keep an eye on her fairly well, but there are times when she wanders away and gets herself into trouble... I wish that she would be a little more careful. [Hard Knock Life™.]