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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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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Is that the excuse you plan to use to get me to do the dishes or something....
[Except... it's honestly a pretty great olive branch. And despite his response, Tenka's lost all of his bite, even the playful kind. Instead, he'd just rubbing the back of his neck and smiling a little sheepishly.
Dammit.]
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If you do not do some of the dishes on your own, you can find another place to live.
[DON'T BE GROSS. HE WON'T PUT UP WITH IT.]
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[RUDE AS HELL, HE THOUGHT THEY WERE HAVING A MOMENT]
Such cruelty! Ice cold! I need a blanket to find some warmth!!
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You would be fine. It isn't cloudy here.
[it...isn't much of...anything here........... too much city, not enough nature.]
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Doesn't matter if it's cloudy or not! You're a walking blizzard!
[ice captain sousei.....]
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Modern clothing.
But clothing nonetheless.
Hmmm....... why are the colors so bright.]
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[Now you're really part of the family, Sousei. Dealing with Tenka's random theatrics-
... though admittedly they do quiet down once they enter the store because he's just as enthralled by the clothes.]
Whoa - they're really colorful, aren't they?
[And this time he's taking the lead, walking into the store with quite a bit of excitement. New, cool modern things.]
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...Though for now he's content to follow, expression mostly blank.
He doesn't really like how colorful they are for him, but...well, Tenka sure seems enthralled, so it's not terrible.]
I'm not sure I see why. [why would you need a bright yellow shirt...]
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[Just a thought.
Except honestly he's looking at some of the clothes and.... some of them have really shiny things sewn on to them and he just looks confused.]
Some of it doesn't look comfortable though.
[That's not the life he's about.]
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[SO THERE.
That's just...practically never. Ah.
......... but yeah it's pretty unfamiliar. Not as foreign as it could be (they could be Shinsengumi samurai hahaha), but... you know.]
Then we'll avoid that. There's no reason to be uncomfortable. [Except that Sousei is stiff enough to still pick things that are if they're not flashy.]
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[Sousei's a workaholic and Tenka knows this fact so well. He never grew out of it. Poor thing.
Except he's just going to keep wandering now... and look for things without buttons.
And aren't too tight.
And can be easily washed.
A yukata, he's basically looking for a modern equivalent of a yukata. Send help.
Though he is going to pull out some frilly, hideous, inevitably pink thing to show Sousei and with a smile-]
You should get this though.
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[It's said immediately. He barely even gives the thing a glance before he's walking right on by.
NO.]
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And his next pick?
Tiger print.]
This, then!
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Enough.
[HUFF]
Focus on your own choices.
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And now Tenka's totally laughing.]
I'm getting it for you. You should wear it. Don't be ungrateful about your gifts, Sousei.
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Don't even think about it!
[WHY ARE YOU EVEN HIS PARTNER]
Now stop wasting time! [but mostly stop embarrassing him.]
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[He sounds super proud of himself.
But at least now he seems to be wandering off to go take care of his own fashion choices....
Though five minutes later, he's already yelling from across the store-]
Soouuuuseeeiiii!!!
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Sousei has been finally getting a look at what their choices look like (the non-ridiculous ones), and he's not exactly happy to be interrupted, but...at the very least, he goes to see what Tenka needs.
With a cheery--]
Stop yelling. We're in a shop. [it's rude.]
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