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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His movements are tentative as he readies another fire attack. He's already low on magic, but he figures he can throw out at least two more if he has to. His lance is tightly clutched in his other hand while he steadily makes his way to her. ]
You about ready to give up, or do you want some more? 'cause I ain't lettin' you go back out there like this. Not until you stop tryin' to beat this place to bits.
[ He stops when he's close enough to see her face, and he knows enough from his past encounters with other 'players' here to recognize an ongoing trend. Something is definitely affecting people, but he doesn't know what. Is it some sort of spell? ]
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I don't give up. This... whatever the hell this hold you have on me? I'm going to break it apart!
[ With a hiss of frustration, she begins forcing her body to move again, against the restriction, even if it's potentially harmful to her. With her exertion comes the red glow again, burning brighter as she roars out in determination. ]
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It looks like it'll just be him and his lance from here on out until he can build enough momentum to cast stop on her again. ]
Fine by me! I'm ready for you this time! Let's go!!
[ He runs straight for her and aims to dig the sharp end of his lance into her, using all his strength so he can drive it in deep. He knows it's a bit of a reckless maneuver, but he doesn't care at this point. All he has on his mind is taking her out and not letting her past this point. ]
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And it does, driving into her leg as she flies. Even with what power was left to her, it isn't enough to hold back an actual weapon and she ends up yanking it out by the force of her flight, flipping over top of him and trickling blood in her path.
Until she lands a good ten feet behind him, cursing. She doesn't realise it, but having it stabbed in and then pulled out with that force has just made the bleeding worse. She attempts to get to her feet, but finds that she can't balance on the leg—so she takes to the air again, spinning around slowly. ]
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Once she starts to fly, he tries to build enough energy for another fireBOM and summons it in her direction, hoping that'll scare her off from trying to kill him. Or anyone else really. If not, one of them is going to end up dead at this rate. ]
...You can't want the lanterns that badly! What's goin' on here? It's not worth riskin' it if they're lyin' about what they do anyway!
[ Yes, because reasoning with her earlier worked out so well, but he's got to try something. ]
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[ It successfully pushes her away, though. She stumbles backwards, covering her face with her hands. It's slow, but if she concentrates hard enough, she can feel the manic edge sliding away. A wave of exhaustion runs over her and she stumbles once more, cursing as she lands on her knees. ]
I just want to get—this energy, get it out?
[ If she sounds uncertain, it's because she is—replacing the brutal nature is normal Kara, albeit a really tired one. ]
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Get what energy out? You got something in you?
[ He did suspect for a moment earlier that she might have been possessed, but he hadn't thought it be true. He wonders what could have gotten into her -literally. ]
Something happen to you before all this? Did you have a run-in with one of those clown guys?
[ Maybe they did something to her to make her this way? Who knows? ]