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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

[shikisha]

Huuh?! [ Nonon can barely believe this, they are supposed to be allies here!! Or at least, she thinks they are. Then again... this really isn't that far out of line from the typical shit the transfer student gets up to.

So still struggling, and slashing an encroaching vine with her knife, she turns to look at Ryuko staring at her angrily, upside down, exposing... everything. ]

Is this really the time to be asking me that?! A-And I thought you would know where she is!! [ Mostly because she doesn't know where Satsuki is and it's killing her. ]

[adornmental]

[HE CAN. HE'S IGNORING THEM!!

He's also taking that as a joke, which he seems mildly impressed by... Maybe this guy isn't quite as stiff as some of the others??]

To dance, duh. [Duh, Sousei, duh...] Don't you think it's lame to dress up so nice and then just stand around?

[adornmental]

[At least Kashuu's more than used to Kousetsu doing the Kousetsu thing with his face, and doesn't seem fazed by any outward lack of enthusiasm. But before he can supply all of the enthusiasm for both of them with a hearty greeting - it's good to see how many swords made it, after all! - he's having an existential crisis about fish instead.]

Sooo... what is it? It's just an alien fish, right?

[Just an alien fish, like that's completely normal...]

[adornmental]

[whY??? WHY DOES IT DO THAT oh my god naegi?!?? oh my god

Nodding along at that, though! He arrived at more or less the same time and was debriefed by the swords who were already in town, so:]

Same situation! It's nice having people around who can explain everything for you, right? Lu-cky.

[yaayaa]

...?

[She gets a confused look from the man in question. The fox is now silent! He's feeding it chicken strips, that's why.]

[sunshrouded]

Alright, we'll go, we'll go....

[He says as he automatically just leans in the direction of going toward the ball again, even as he keeps his arm around Kousetsu to pull him right along. Clearly Tenka doesn't think that this is much of a serious matter at all.]

I can take care of myself, so don't sweat it... C'mon, I thought I promised you a world of peace.

[deontology]

Yes, that's correct. And you are Celty Sturluson.

[He tries with the name, he really does...forgive the awkward pronunciation.]

Likewise, it is good to see you again as well. [She was sensible and didn't irritate him at all, so he can say that.]

I didn't intend to interrupt your night, however. [with his...tree suffering.....]

[sunshrouded]

[Admittedly Tenka in general does better when it comes to hearing about other people. This sounds mundane enough that he doesn't think as much about the stuffiness of the party.]

Yeah? Well I guess all of you did a great job.... It's not really my kind of scene, but I can't say it doesn't look nice.

[redcinemareel]

I never said I did know. I'm obviously not the one dressed for the part. [Places one hand on her hip, perhaps regretting talking to the little person.] So I refuse to answer your question, since you could predict my reply.

[This person must be an obsessor over music.]

Yes, they're robots. Do you know how to fine tune one? Otherwise, you should just take its place.

[rebelia]

[She's so sorry that IV doesn't even have the urge to yell. He did enough of that earlier when he first arrived. Instead, he clamps his mouth closed and looks up from the bloody cake to watch Leia as she turns around. He's got half a mind to follow her so he doesn't stand around looking like an idiot with cake parts all over him, except she's not moving.

He's maybe a little unsympathetic right now, but at least he's not letting his temper run wild.]

Are you going?

[undaunts]

Then you have to get it, right?

[It's natural to not want to disappoint a sibling...]

If it makes her happy that I'm here, then it's not so bad after all. [sort of.]

[yaayaa]

This is Nakigitsune, a sword so famed as to be one of Japan's important cultural assets! [Foxhands from Naki! It's an intro thing.]

And I am his accompanying fox, here to assist in communication with others.

[hamham]

[Thankfully it was indeed enough and both of his hands are free now. One of which reaches out to grab a hold of some part of the tree that's around Kuzuryuu's waist. His foot isn't quite free yet, so they're going to have to make do with Gundam just trying to keep him from going anywhere right now, even if it's not taking him anywhere just yet. He knows it's just a damn matter of time...

Once he's free though hand that knife over he'll take a few jabs at it.

In the meantime however, at least he only summoned two of his hamsters to help. San-D and Jum-P have both since noticed quite the commotion going on and are eager to help. They're just going to run down hamdad's arms and start chewing on the tentacle where he's currently grasping.

They've got you, hamfriend.]

[sunshrouded]

[Could be the hair... but honestly Tenka's just snorting.]

Do I really look that bad normally?

[NOW WHO'S FISHING FOR COMPLIMENTS- but he just laughs a bit louder when Souza gets embarrassed. Then he's happy to just amiably correctly--]

I don't think that anyone with you around could ever be embarrassed though. What a weird thought!

[this charming fucker]

[undaunts]

Yeah, no, we don't fit in at all.

[Just in case you were still considering it.

But......]

... Don't think so, nope. [....sorry.........] Though it's very-- [uh. ...is that a...towel...]

--creative!

[undaunts]

[... what a weird mix of people, really....

But of course, there's an obvious name missing from that list, and she has to ask.]

What about Blake?

iii

[terci]

[Of course a little into the dance, Dipper'll look for his sister again and approach her when he notices her alone, with a smile on his face.]

Hey Mabel, did you get any guys to dance with you yet? [The tone of his voice is a little teasing, because of her boy crazy phase and how it's apparently never ending. But he's also genuinely curious!]

open!

[faestra]

phase I;

[Yuzu was pretty excited about going to a ball put on by a princess - well, not that she was into that sort of fairy tale stuff, but it still sounded fun enough that she badgered all of her friends into going and spent hours finding a beautiful dress to wear. She even put on a little makeup, which was pretty unusual for her - since action duels were her passion, it'd just get messed up too easily. The roses in her hair make her think of Masumi a little... anyway, it took her a while to get ready, so she gets there a little late and doesn't remember to give a title along with her name. And that's how she gets introduced as Yuzu Hiiragi, the Fan-Flinger of the Opera.... ugh, a bit of a cumbersome joke, but she'll live.]


phase III;

[The orchestra is right up Yuzu's alley, so she's gotten a spot fairly close to the stage to just hang out and listen, watching the players with admiration (yes, even through the Taylor Swift song, though her expression becomes slightly puzzled there). She's more interested in that than dancing, however, it seems she's accidentally taken the spot underneath the obligatory holiday party mistletoe... you might want to point it out to her before going for it though, unless you are looking for an ASS WHOOPIN'!! (Either way, let's hope you're at least in the same age range or else shooing her off.)]


phase IV;

[As soon as the bad touch started playing she was OUTTA THERE, so Yuzu is now wandering outside looking a bit disgusted. At least it's pretty out here. But the alien fish are a bit suspicious... still, her curiosity can be boundless at times, so she ends up peering over the edge regardless. Someone come get her before the monsters do.]

ii!

[perfectstrike]

[Peko's doing her best to keep a low profile... she came to the ball to enjoy herself, though she's still wearing her sword bag like always. She's quite a bit more dressed up than normal, but while she might look like she belongs in this kind of setting, one look at her face reveals that she really is just feigning being comfortable. Social gatherings are still her weak point...

But even if she came here to try to have fun and learn new things, she's no less alert than she normally is; she can feel those eyes boring into her back, tensing her shoulders. And really, she shouldn't be surprised that someone's staring, considering her sleeveless dress leaves bare the pale scars that cross both her chest and her back. A good look at both would reveal that they rather mirror each other, too, as if she'd been stabbed through multiple times.

Finally, with a bit of crackers, cheese, and grapes on her plate, she turns sharply on her heel and approaches Edgeworth. She doesn't mean to be hostile, but there's a definite no-nonsense edge to her voice.]

Can I help you with something?

[Whatchu lookin at.]

[dishonorstudent]

[ Oh, god, they're gonna need to go underwear shopping first thing, aren't they? ]

Geez, alright-- just, stay still.

[ Her dress may not be suited for combat, but it's a good thing the Scissor Blade was made to cut almost anything, and so she makes quick work of the tentacles. She doesn't even have to move much, she can cut up buildings from far away if she's pissed off enough, but these tentacles are merely an inconvenience to her.

Once Nonon is free and begins to fall, Ryuko catches the girl over her shoulder, not unlike she would to Mako. She's... light. ]

[rebelia]

[He rolls his head back, his words tumbling out like a resigned sigh. She has a point, he guesses, even if he can't relate to the exact situation.]

If that's what you think. [It's a safe response.] But is there really a point to being here if you're just going to stand around?

[hamham]

[There's some hand sniffing first before he skitters on into it. Be careful though. You try anything funny and he has a very vicious bite!!

But nah, you probably won't be in too much trouble. As long as you don't try and like...kidnap him or something. Then you might have to deal with not only his mom but the other three Devas and you wouldn't like that! If he could, he'd tell you that Gundam is just a little jumpy that's all.

But he can't, so have a ham sniffing away at your fingers instead, Tenka.]

[afterdusk]

[That music is... well it's... interesting? Yona's never listened to anything quite like it, that's for sure. All three songs are allowed to play to completion, but by the time the last has finished, the DJ looks quite done with the whole thing.

...was he... looking at her?

Timidly, she stepped forward, the question marks written all over her face. Maybe he thought that even someone who looked as clueless as her might be somehow better equipped to fill the roll. But then, maybe he'd just made a really big mistake.] M-me?

[Well. How hard can it be? There are quite a few buttons though. Despite having had an opportunity to learn a bit about technology here, there was still some stuff that just went right over her head- including this. Even so, Yona's just not the type who can look at someone and then ignore them. He clearly doesn't want to do this so... so she'll do it.]

So... like this?

[Yona tests out her knowledge and she does indeed manages to pick a song but...]

Oh!

[........oh.]

wildcard!

[bozu]

Mabel-chan!

[That's about all the warning she's getting before she's being squeezed in the biggest bear hug he can manage - maybe even being lifted off her feet for a second or two, though he's definitely not strong enough to manage a bear hug that long, oops.
Once the hug breaks, he's going to hold one of her hands in both of his.]

I opened your gift last night - thank you so, so very much! I've never gotten a gift with such heartfelt sentiment before...!

[He might've gotten a little emotional last night, thanks to it. But he's not gonna admit that.
Because, y'know, it was just a stocking full of candy and stickers.]

bonus!

[punchesyu]

[He'd wandered off too, having lost his "date" to the ball. The gardens were really cool looking, and eventually finds Natalia on the bench. Thinking it would be a good idea to ask her, he approaches and is surprised when she sets her hand on his sleeve before he gets a word out edgewise. He hasn't been back here too long yet, but will feel the effects soon...]

You mean like, origami stars?

[Actually, yeah, that would of been kinda cool.]