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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[ Jason doesn't even realize that isn't quite the right thing to say, and he presses against the wall more, signalling for them to do the same, and for once, that's a good idea. Out steps one of the clowns, but it doesn't seem to notice them, at least. It looks vaguely their way, but then down the other way before, thankfully, just continuing forward. ]
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Naoi still remains by the wall even after though, brow furrowed.]
—Let's wait a second just in case.
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Those things are everywhere. How are we gonna avoid them without getting caught?
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[ Jason nods in agreement with Naoi's suggestion, though, since thankfully he is not Charles, though he looks to Mary with a half smile. ]
Well, we just gotta be careful, I guess? And if they see us, run like hell.
[ good plan ]
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Once Mary exhales, Naoi seems to lose a little tension, too. Life is hard when you're surrounded by clown maniacs...]
Try to run in the same direction, though. Even if splitting up will give them less of a target to aim for, it'll also mean that we would end up being alone if we run into even more of them.
[Said in the chiding tone of a babysitter, good lord.]
...Come to think of it, I might actually know a shortcut to get us to the mall that'll let us avoid some of the alleys around here. It'll just get us to the shopping district in general but from there it shouldn't be too hard to make it the rest of the way, right?
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Yeah, it should be easy from there once I figure out where we are. They're probably around the mall too, so all we gotta do is get to the parking garage through one of the bigger department stores. Those are pretty easy to get to too.
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[ Jason nods to agree, since he really has nothing here to contribute, since he's not exactly the brains of the group... He gives Naoi a pat on the back, then steps back as a motion for him to lead the way. ]
You go on and lead the way, then. I'll cover you.
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Good! You can cover and Mary can lead once we get to the right district. Does that sound good? [But he's not waiting for an answer so-] All right, let's go.
[AND AWAAAY. Naoi will stick to the walls, making sure to check back on Mary and Jason every so often. He'll keep a front watch, making sure not to lead them all directly into danger like a moron or something, but will eventually pull into a different side alley and start to head over toward a grate. This looks safe already, surely!!]
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Mary herself sticks against the walls, keeping close to Naoi like a protective sibling. She hovers just behind him and looks back at Jason — who has a little more experience in defense than she does, considering most of the time she runs from any impending danger that arises from mischief.
This isn't mischief though, this is their lives. She stays silent, feeling too nervous to even speak up about anything lest she give them away. Her anxious fingers wrap tighter and tighter around her weapon as she furrows her eyebrows in worry toward Jason. Her tongue is tied. ]
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But it's quiet, thankfully. His eyes are darting around, and he's listening hard, but Naoi has picked a good route, so it stays quiet.
For now, at least. ]
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But he'll stride ahead relatively quickly, even though he's still exerting a fair amount of caution, listening closely. He scans the area as well, even though visuals aren't very helpful here.
Once they get to the grate, he starts to pry it open.]
If we follow this, it'll lead us under most of the stores and their storage spaces. I'm pretty sure that if we go down the right path, we'll end up at the end of the businesses and the start of the housing area.
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When they reach the grate, Mary decides to help him with it seeing as it's hard to see in the dark and she figures it'll give her something to do with her hands — which are itching in nervousness to play a song. Once they get it figured out, she looks over at him with an amused look. She can't help but let out a dorky laugh; it's enough for the two of them to hear, but not enough to draw unwanted attention. ]
Is this what you do when we're at work? Figure out where all the shortcuts are?
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Yeah, shit, Nagoya, should I be arrestin' you when we're done?
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It's a good thing to do! [For situations like this, basically, which is pretty much exactly what he had in mind when he started scouting the place out. Either way, he'll climb his way through first. The interior is large enough to stand in, at least, even if the entrance itself is small enough for crouching to be necessary for anyone who isn't a shrimp. Once inside, he'll hold his lantern up to light the way. Jason gets a:]
You can arrest me if you can catch me. [Nerd...]
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She holds up her own lantern, watching it glow off of Naoi's shoulders. ]
I dunno. There's a lot worse he could do. Like sabotage a yacht party or almost run someone over with a bulldozer.
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Go ahead and get goin'. I'll cover both of you, but you gotta go fast, I think.
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Don't get yourself caught.
[But he does, at least, trust that Jason will be able to hold his own. He won't throw them all off by being distrustful. Instead, he holds a hand out toward Mary.]
It's a straight shot from here for a while, so don't get lost, either.