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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...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.]
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[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?]
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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.]
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[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.
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He certainly doesn't wish them here.]
Perhaps you can make changes to your lifestyle to reflect this. [FIX IT WHEN YOU GET BACK.]
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[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.]
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[don't be stupid, tenka.
also, they're just...trouble.]
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[If he never has to see another government-ordained doctor again, it'd be too soon.]
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Perhaps you will get your wish.
There will be plenty for them to concern themselves with anyway.
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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.
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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.]
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I just want to see Tokyo!
[no he probably meant it in the nice way
but this is a decent enough recovery, he thinks]
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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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At least it's true that he wants to see Tokyo. But honestly...]
You're telling me. Everyone's so stuffy and they never totally say what they really mean.
I'm really not cut out for that sort of thing.
[he's the worst family head ever. or possibly the best, depending on how you look at it]
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...Hm.]
You aren't. [/blunt]
So there isn't any need to involve yourself further.
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Like, that's super rude.
.... but honestly-]
But I want to see Tokyo!! It'll be the first stop on an all over Japan trip!
[he wasn't kidding]
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A trip...?
[it's not a terrible idea, he supposes.]
Tokyo is hardly a good place to start.
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[One that he came up with later, after the Yamainu had left. Because he had time and he had aspirations. Even though he knew his life wouldn't be long, he entertained fantasies of what it could be.]
But yeah? Where would you recommend then, oh so worldly Yamainu-san?
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Well, his dreams are infectious as always, and the Yamainu won't last forever.
Maybe he should simply be happy for him.]
I just think you should save some places for last.
[Come visit him after the fact, loser.]
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Can't I just visit some places first and last? I'm supposed to go in a circle anyway, ideally.
[But even more ideally-]
You should just come with me if all you're gonna do is avoid the government anyway.
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[He won't go with Tenka, and he won't avoid the government. That doesn't align with his dreams. Despite the falling out, and the way he's not following their orders properly anymore...he doesn't intend to shirk his duty, nor stop serving his country.
He hasn't thought about it much, admittedly, but...when the Yamainu is disbanded, he will simply find another way to serve.]
That is not the proper path for me.
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[Though honestly Tenka doesn't expect to really change Sousei's mind.
But he's not Tenka if he doesn't try.]
Shouldn't you go out and see the country that you wanna serve so badly? We didn't get to travel a lot as kids.
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He simply shakes his head, though it's true enough. The rest of the country that he hasn't seen...well.]
See it for me, then.
[Quite simply.]
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Don't be so lazy! I'm not one of your Yamainu to order around!
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You cannot escape your place in the Yamainu so easily.
[and, in a way, that's the ultimate olive branch offering he's got. Sure, Tenka's not captain of the Yamainu anymore, and not even part of the squad--but he's still one of them, regardless.
And it's just such a natural response off of his tongue.]
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