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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! ]

//event004.EXE

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."

//SCENARIOS.EXE

PHASE I

[ xxxx ] 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. ]

//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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It's morning when the lights go out completely. Not a single one remains on except the glow of the device and whatever flash lights 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. <br><br>

<i>"Baby, you light up my world like nobody else. The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed… "</i><br><br>

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.

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In the meantime, let's play a game shall we! The rules are rather simple: <br><br>

♥  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.<br>
♥ Now, for the fun part! Collect the necklaces anyway you wish, though we prefer the naughty way. Kill a friend. Kill a foe. Killkillkill<i>kill</i> until the streets are paved with blood.<br>
♥ 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."</span></blockquote>

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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 <strike>'cause they're hungry like the woooolf</strike>. 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.</blockquote>

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Spiders, spiders everywhere. For those who decided to surrender their lanterns, the first twelve hours of the game are a breeze. Then come the <a href="http://i.imgur.com/P53wYHS.png">spiders</a>, hungry critters that will attack and try to catch you in its many webs strewn through the colony. Be sure not to get stuck in one while it chases you.</blockquote>
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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 <i>Pulse</i> 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 it hits. 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.<br><br></blockquote>
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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 <A href="http://messor.dreamwidth.org/2902.html">inbox</a>. 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? <br><br>

Any further complaints will be forward to his underlings, <a href="http://serritor.dreamwidth.org/">Elias</a> and <a href="http://insitor.dreamwidth.org/">Lucius</a>.<br><br>
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You know what's fun? <a href="http://i.imgur.com/vruHeN8.jpg">Jumping castles</a>! 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-face murderer watching you as you jump. And jump again. He'll just be in the corner. Breathing. <i>Watching.</i> 
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[ 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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Welcome to CEREALIA's fourth official event. For your convenience, we have compiled an <A href="http://exteria.dreamwidth.org/17331.html">OOC post</a> explaining the event in greater detail. Feel free to ask questions there if you have anymore lingering concerns or inquiries. <br><br>

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[....ugh.... Tenka is dripping and there's soda all over the couch now and Sousei removes his boot again to go grab towels, expression flat.]

It did not do that before.

Do you truly think I would do something that would cause extra cleaning?

[as if...he's too fastidious for that.]

[ . . . ]

Fair enough.

[Though honestly now he's wet and figures that he got this far, he might as well try to drink some of the stuff.

. . . and then it seems to bubble in his throat on the way down and he's immediately coughing.]

Ack!!

[Sousei is just cleaning the couch, sighing, and--

... ... ..ah that's more familiar.]

Hm. So that one is like that as well.

[Interesting...note to self: trust nothing from the vending machines.]

[Their poor couch.]

It's awful and I think it tried to kill me.

[Hence why he offers it over to Sousei.]

Here, try it.

[In true best friend fashion.]

No.

[HE'S NOT TAKING IT.]

I was given another my first day here, and it was just as bad as that.

I don't see any need to try it again now that you've said it's terrible.

You made me try it!

[RUDE.]

At least own up to it.

You're up now.

[SO THERE.]

Let's go get tea.

[He's finished mopping up the rest of the soda, so...]

[Awful. Also-]

Hand me a towel first.

[Because Sousei cleaned the couch but Tenka still got sprayed a bit by the soda.]

[He just...tosses it at him.

There you go.

And then heads back to put his boots back on for real this time.]

[And Tenka catches it and proceeds to wipe at his face and place the offending soda on their coffee table. Then once he's clean, he's getting up and easily slipping his sandals on.

He's probably done before Sousei.

... honestly-]

The one Western thing I'm not excited for is that the clothes are so hard to put on.

[...y....eah.... they should probably get some clothing...here...

Since otherwise they're stuck wearing what they've got.

Which is a uniform, for Sousei. Hm. But he doesn't really want to. Still, they won't have a choice. He stands, tilting his head.]

It isn't convenient, though I suppose we'll adapt.

[Tenka's going to come out of this shopping trip with about five oversized sweaters.]

So we're getting food and clothes?

[#domestic]

[He doesn't want to, but--]

...Likely for the better, yes. It isn't as if we're lacking in funds currently.

[OFF THEY GO?

there will probably be signs of battle and exhausted people everywhere. How irritating.]

How much do we have anyway?

[Yeah, he trusts Sousei to keep track of the funds, what of it.

They both have jobs, were given extra funds back from being caught up in the initial fiasco with the assassin robots, and Tenka got even more money because he decided to help out the local Cerealian prince.

Because he's Tenka.

But yeah apparently they're going to do their weird shopping trip thing. ... What do they even buy to eat?]

[insert amount of funds here because hell if I know.

but he's definitely keeping track, and it's definitely plenty of money. Way more than either of them could ever use, really....]

We should start with clothing. [Food could go bad... since they only buy fresh things unless tenka is feeling adventurous.]

That sounds like a lot.

[We're going to pretend that it is a lot. And Tenka's honestly... rather floored by this.]

Haaa, I wish Soramaru were here. He'd be glad to hear that we're not scraping by every month for once.

[Though it's probably not the first time he mentioned his brother and wished he was here. It's probably not the last time either. Either way, he's shrugging.]

Sounds good to me.

[Does he wish Soramaru was here...? No, not really. He is sad for Tenka, that he doesn't have his brothers, and likewise he misses the Yamainu, but...

He certainly doesn't wish them here.]

Perhaps you can make changes to your lifestyle to reflect this. [FIX IT WHEN YOU GET BACK.]

So I should let the Japanese royal family into my personal funds as they wish and hope I get rewarded?

[Of course, now he realizes how dumb that decision sounds.

.... though to be honest he'd probably still do it if it happened to him when they got home.]

I suspect we are not about to be rewarded by the emperor or the government any time soon.

[don't be stupid, tenka.

also, they're just...trouble.]

Eh, that's okay. I'll be glad if they even decide to stay out of my business for a bit.

[If he never has to see another government-ordained doctor again, it'd be too soon.]

[...haaa. Well, Sousei is bound to be involved with the government forever just by merit of being Sousei, but be can't blame Tenka for that.]

Perhaps you will get your wish.

There will be plenty for them to concern themselves with anyway.

[That much just gets him to snicker.]

If they call you for a meeting, I'll walk you to the door but I'm not stepping a foot inside one of their fancy parties again.

But hopefully they won't need either of us for a while.

[Okay, he snorts at that, amused.]

I don't need an escort to return to Tokyo.

[Even if he gets in trouble, he can take it.

But it's kind of entertaining (and nice???) that Tenka would offer.]

Who said anything about being an escort?

I just want to see Tokyo!

[no he probably meant it in the nice way

but this is a decent enough recovery, he thinks]

[Okay sure Tenka, whatever you say. Sousei just pauses at that, and then shakes his head once, shortly.]

Is that so.

[he knows you better than that, but sure.]

You would be more trouble than good at one of those meetings anyway.

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