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[poised]

Who: everyone, literally everyone
When: ooc: 04/25-04/26; ic: 12/26
Where: the Gardens
What: intro log + winter ball!
Rating/Warning: PG-13 | possibly nsfw (please let me know if you need this rating changed, or you are welcome to continue any naughty shenanigans in a private log)

//winterball.EXE Pimp My Party -- Royalty Style A few weeks prior to December 26th, an invitation went out to all whom already reside in Cerealia. In delicate, curling script, it read: You are cordially invited by Natalia L.K. Lanvaldear to a Winter Ball to be held on the Eve of December 26th in the Gardens. Dress in your best attire and enjoy a magical evening of dance and fine cuisine. What do you mean we should fuss about worlds being destroyed? Get into the holiday spirit, you scrooge! And in regards to the new-comers: whether you have been wandering Cerealia over the course of the past few days and managed to receive one of the later waves of invitations or have simply suddenly appeared in the gardens with nothing but the (hopefully…. appropriate….) clothes on your back, welcome. The gardens have been transformed through the work of slave labor condoned by royalty incredibly talented volunteers. A buffet line possibly a mile long, a sprawling dance floor with temporary wood placement to cover the grass, a lovely orchestra with scheduled interruptions of magic shows on the stage, and the entire thing lit gently with lights stretch the span of the main area of the garden. Not too far off, there are ponds and pathways that take you elsewhere into the foliage, but why would you go that way? The party’s right here! "Good evening, everyone!! Whether you are new to Tellus or old, I hope to find you in good spirits. Mind you, I do not intend to ignore the blunders of CERES nor the grave situation that new-comers have found themselves faced with. However I assure you that at this time, surrounded by these people, you are in good company. Please, dine and be merry - I believe some worlds celebrated a holiday yesterday! Get to know one another so we may strengthen our ties and stand firm against whatever this world may throw against us! Also try the salmon, it's absolutely divine. . . . How do I turn this off...? Should I just walk away?"

//SCENARIOS.EXE PHASE I [ xxxx ] Like any respectable ball, your entrance is announced as you walk right into the party! What do you mean you wanted to slip in unnoticed? That simply won’t do. Natalia managed to rope in someone – is that a Tellus native? – to do the honor of acknowledging your character as they make their debut to the ball. This guy is under strict orders to not miss a single soul. If your character doesn’t give him a name and title ahead of time, then he’ll just make something up. Think along the lines of Broseidon McSnootyname, Duke of Erectile Dysfunction-- What do you mean that’s not your name? PHASE II [ xxxx ] Absolutely no expense was spared when it came to making sure that the food here was the best that money could buy (or threats could extort). Guests can select from a menagerie of main dishes from all sorts of cultures, adorable desserts that look like woodland creatures alongside towering cakes, and even those fruity drinks with the little umbrellas on them. Pig out, you animals – but there’s also a wide selection of fine wine if your tastes and curiosities wander off in that direction…. What even is the drinking age in Tellus? Remember, folks, drink (ir)responsibly. PHASE III [ xxxx ] Well, it is a ball. If you’re interested in proper, classical styles of dance, there’s certainly an orchestra that’s dominating most of the night. One of their songs may or may not sound familiar. Spin around in your flurry of skirts and do the fairy tale thing if that’s what you came here for. Romance, or whatever. Waltz your heart out and don’t forget to point your toes! … that said, there’s also a separate sound system not too far, prepared in case the orchestra might want a break. It’s also not being watched too closely. Maybe put on something to liven up the dance floor? Or did someone ruin your fantasy by putting on something unbearably inappropriate? PHASE IV [ xxxx ] The gardens really are beautiful. Spread throughout the area and more toward the outskirts of the party, there are plenty of beautiful fountains with glittering, crystal clear water. In fact, it’s so clear that you can spot the occasional alien life form flitting through it amidst the lily pads and gently sweeping foliage. It’s so graceful, what beauty! Look at how it rises to the water and gently opens its mouth into a yawn and—tries to chomp anything within range right off with razor sharp teeth what the fuck, whatthefuck. It would appear that's not all, though. Whether you're ready to fight the creature or run screaming, you feel something slowly slide and curl around your arm or your ankle. Look on in horror as you turn your head and realize that it seems that the nearby tree has grown rather fond of you very quickly, to the extent that it will reach out and lovingly wrap its hentai tentacles around you.... Brings a whole 'nother meaning to 'tree hugger', doesn't it? BONUS [ whyo'clock ] Are you lost? Did you try to catch your breath away from the party and start to wander off despite all the cautioning not to? Or maybe you were trying to leave and took a wrong turn? Either way, you seem to have only found yourself deeper in the gardens now. Try not to breathe too deeply or… at all. If you can’t manage that though, it appears that you’ve stumbled upon the hallucinogenic plants of the garden. You start to see things that aren’t there – though whether you suddenly find yourself in a den of cougars lions or think that the person standing next to you is the biggest, cuddliest pile of adorable puppies in the world depends on the person. Hope you have a good trip, bruh. [ Remember to apply proper warnings on threads with trigger-y or inappropriate material and do let me know (through FAQ comment or PM preferably!) if your thread careens off into maiming or canoodling so I can lock the log. ]

//RUN.EXE Welcome to CEREALIA's latest intro post! This one is player-run and all the basics have been laid out for you here. Absolutely feel free to come up with your own prompts, I just attempted to set the scenery! For your convenience, I whole-heartedly welcome questions and inquiries being directed to my attention here and I'll answer them to the best of my ability! Have a ball! Enjoy!! OVERFLOW IS HERE Move over at your captcha-free leisure!

Comments

[swordboning]

You're hurt. It's pretty obvious that whatever got you outside also gave you something you didn't want. No one is accusing you of anything.

[swordboning]

That's not a discussion to have here at all. So don't bring it up.

[Do you want Sakura to overhear and leave in tears?]

[undaunts]

[Rainbow snake should be proud, she thinks that's super cool.

But ah right, someone else who knows Yang. Amazing................. her sister is such a social butterfly.]

Oh, yes! She went to go find me... [...a face is made at this, as well as air quotes:] "better clothes for the event".

I told her I could just go, but-- [Yang was not really down for that... and honestly, seeing how worried her sister was, Ruby can't even begrudge her that, party or not.]

[invoker]

I apologise, I have not introduced myself yet.

[ She gives a proper 45 degree bow, before extending a hand to see whether this newcomer would take it. Being in Cerealia has made her more diverse in the way she greeted people with the mix of cultures. ]

My name is Mitsuru Kirijo. It is a pleasure to meet you.

[swordboning]

[Silence.

He really does want to mind his own business. But he does have friends who are here and he can't exactly lie about that. He can, though, just not answer the question.]

/o/

[multiglyphs]

[ every now and then she'd linger by the walls, nothing too pressing at the moment to garner her immediate attention. it's during this time that hide finds her, and walks up as smoothly as one possibly could.

weiss actually doesn't respond initially, surprised enough that all she can do is stare. once her shock leaves her, though, a small smile settles on her lips. ]

...I'd love to. [ daintily, she slips her hand into the crook of his elbow, settling comfortably at his side. ] You clean up quite nice. [ is he wearing his ball cap.......... ]

[invoker]

[ A comrade with similar powers? Was this woman, like Yosuke and that group of people from the place named Inaba, Persona users?

But there was something about this woman (not just her appearance) which makes her slightly wary. ]

I am skilled in combat with a sword. Normally I would carry my rapier with me, but it's quite difficult to have it match a dress such as this.

[ She's eager to hear what she has to say, but she is a potential comrade. Most of those who have come to Cerealia were. ]

[soulist]

[ Cyrus coughs a few more times before he can actually answer. Running was not the best of activities when it was cold outside and one had TB. He kinda hates his life right now. He sounds out of breath when he talks but otherwise he appears fine. ]

So...you've managed to talk to the head governing bodies of this place? I find it kind of weird that they don't show up in person, honestly. [ Just another thing that was weird here. Another few coughs escape him as he looks up at the sky then back towards Ciel. ]

Colony life is never normal. Take it from me, I've spent time on a few before. But even I think this place is weird. It's...almost unrefined in ways it shouldn't be. [ These attacking plants for example, and the robot he ran into just the other day. It was all registering as weird to him. Minor instances like that could be the result of tampering most likely, but that meant there was probably a greater root to the problem. ]

[undaunts]

[What a disappointment.... she looks sadly at her tiny pile of umbrellas, before scooping them up.]

Then I'd have to stay here until the end of the dance. [THAT'D BE THE WORST.

WORSE THAN GETTING RID OF HER UMBRELLAS.

And slowly she dumps them in the trash.

Play a funeral dirge.]

Farewell, tiny umbrellas, farewell.

[masakados]

[Naoki starts to laugh-- oh, he likes you, Ruby.]

She probably had her mind already made up, huh?

[Best just to go along with it; but good, he's glad they found each other. He's glad. Really, very glad.]

[kaihentai]

Don't you worry! I'll find myself a sucker!

[Sakamoto that could... That could be taken in a very, very warped and terrible context as well.]

Err, willing customer.

[He scours the room for any potentially questionable old men. The fatter the better! He needs evidence that they're eating right.

Gosh, they're really doing this. They're really fucking doing this. Oh no.]

[soulist]

[ There you go. He knew you could do it Ruca, good job! Cyrus coughs again, a mildly agitated huff escaping him as it happens. His expression is still annoyed but at entirely different things now. Not that...Ruca knows it. Either way he'll turn his attention back to his slightly skittish conversation partner. ]

What's your name? [ God Cyrus. Don't be so gruff when you ask people that! ]

[undaunts]

[You can say that, Saitou, but life is hard when you're an awkward 15 year old. Hard.]

... I dunno! It just seems to work out that way. Really bad luck, maybe?

[She's already bouncing back, though.]

You don't necessarily look like you're in place, but... you've got this cool aura like it doesn't matter!

[rollin]

Yeah... Maybe. She's at home with the flu. [ He looks back at Vietnam. ] She was looking forward to this ball... I think.

[ He frowns. Although she was looking forward to it, she didn't see herself being at the party with him, did she? ]

[undaunts]

Well, yeah, but...

[...]

It's you, so.

[For some reason, she assumed Jaune just appeared at the last minute too.

It seems like a Jauney thing.]

I/iii

[invisibleair]

[ Saber had heard that presentation, and recognized the name. Not the title, but definitely the name. She's currently... trying not to hover over her own date, Rin Tohsaka, and finds her way to Mitsuru, to greet her, and reintroduce herself if she had perhaps forgotten who Saber is. ]

Hello, Mitsuru. [ Saber, in her suit gives the other girl a small bow, unable to not notice just how... elegant the girl looks. ]

I do not know if you remember me, I am Saber. We spoke sometime ago.

[soulist]

I don't think it's possible at all. How the hell could they possibly do something- [ he coughs mid-sentence then. ] -do something like that? It's seems way too farfetched for my liking.

[ So shady. ] I was...fighting something that could destroy galaxies before getting brought here. I don't know if this has anything to do with that or not. [ But he hopes to god it doesn't. ]

There's too many factors left unknown.

[undaunts]

Too...late?

[It's said with weak humor, and a quiet laugh, but then she shakes that off. Sure, she broke an ornament, but Weiss is here!! There are better things to focus on.]

Sooo...nice party, huh? What's all of this for? [What are dates and timelines and also what's Christmas.

There are so many questions.]

[darkduelist]

_{[Oh, really?]}

Are you enjoying the party?

_{[Well, Mizael's impression of Yuto was correct.]}

[undaunts]

Nope! Not at all!

[don't sound so proud about it, Ruby...]

And I think I'd remember a place like this. [seriously.] It's very...decorated!

[undaunts]

Huh. Okay.

[That's easy for her to accept, really, she just shrugs. If Yang doesn't believe it, it's safe to not believe.

They've got plenty to do from here.]

So we just have to figure everything out again, right? [they're going to be pro info-gatherers soon.]

We can do that.

[rollin]

[ SQUINTS ]

Oh, so we're doing this again.

[ There's clear annoyance in his tone. He is so tired of telling people he's twenty! Maybe he won't tell Zara just to be difficult. ]

what a questionable old man

[awaken]

Huh?

[ She turns away one minute to look at the source of the voice, and a tentacle entwines around her leg. She rolls her eyes. ]

Oh, for the love of— [ Minako "shoots" herself one more time, Thanatos reappearing to cut off the offensive tree tentacle. ] C'mon, don't be a pervert, you dumb tree. [ And Thanatos goes for the kill as it makes some menacing roar, cutting up more stubborn vines until they back off. He roars once more and disappears into blue fog.

Minako slumps on the ground; she's exhausted. Jeez. Thanatos was the more... aggressive ones in her head. Even Samael wasn't like that, or heck, Ares. ]

[soulist]

[ Whaaat. He is just giving you a look Erika. ]

So you just...decided to take a nap after being attacked out here? [ Are you crazy or something? He coughs again behind his hand. ]

What if your...pets- [ Things he doesn't know what they are, yet. ] -left you or got distracted? You're completely fine with just sleeping out here like this?

[ He sounds annoyed but only because he secretly cares about people. ]

[codere]

Shouldn't we head off to the medical facility, Archer? If I've been drugged, I need to be tested to make sure it isn't lethal.

[ At least she's still somewhat sensible, if a bit more paranoid. ]