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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

[codere]

[ Unless he has magical abilities that can tell she was/still is/Idon'tfrigginknowFate/Extraisconfusing,man ]

Heterochromia.

When you have eyes that are different colors, that's what it's called. I thought about doing that to my avatar once, but I thought it'd be rude to make light of a rare disorder just so I could look cooler.

[dimidiampura]

[ Either way, he was someone who kept to his word and was admittedly pleased when she took his offer to dance. He was a very quick learner and picked up well on things he read so one may be hard pressed to think he had only recently learned how to actually do it.

Perhaps this wasn't her first dance but it would still be his so hopefully she wouldn't judge him if he did make any mistakes here. ]

To think i'd find such a well-mannered woman as my first partner. I didn't think I'd be so lucky.

[ Kaneki's voice is light, calm and genuine, not meant to sound like a guy flirting with a pretty young woman but more of an honest statement. His expression is one of gentleness and a touch of awkward underneath, even as he carefully lead her toward the makeshift dance floor. ]

I take it this isn't the first time you've been to a party like this one?

[codere]

Yeah? Everyone had a Secret Santa.

Weren't the gifts already all delivered? I received a bunch of junk food with a note that I should be careful or else my teeth will fall out. So rude.

[unmended]

[Sounds Fate/Extraconfusing.]

Oh. [His eye. Right. The golden eye swivels a bit.] It's no disorder... One of these eyes is a replacement. [He hasn't even been here five minutes and he's already alluding to losing his eye.]

[namedbytheflower]

That's what they said, though, I don't know what a connoisseur is.

[It sounds important, at the last, but Sophie does have to wonder. It has something to do with crablettes, though, at least, so it can't be that bad, can it? Still, curious.

... Speaking of curious, that's certainly a familiar face standing right before her, isn't it? Though, does he remember her? Only one way to find out.]

... Jade?

[codere]

Oh! [ Now she feels a bit bad about it.

Only a bit though. If he didn't want to show it off, he could have covered it up with his hair or something. ]

So you weren't born with it. Geez... this conversation is already too tense for me to handle.

[beaconed]

Huh? R-Right..!! [ He quickly snaps out of his action hero persona and turns to Rin, though he's pointing the gun towards the sky in case it accidentally goes off. SMART THINKING, AGENT ARC. Tensions are high, anything could happen! ]

Are you okay? C-Can you even walk?

[niceguypose]

That... that is right! Or so I thought...

But tonight, there was that beautiful performance! It touched my heart and my soul. And... I heard that it was you who organized it, Rin-san!

[codere]

Yeah, I can walk. I'll have Archer mend my dress where it got ripped and everything will be good as new.

[ Were it anyone else she might have complained about the situation or forced him to carry her. ]

Oh, but you should probably hand that back to me. If we get caught, it's better to say I was the one firing it off.

[ Because no one likes her, ha ha ha. So used to this. ]

[dimidiampura]

[ Ever since Hide had brought up the man's name it had lead a thousand things wandering about in his head aimlessly and a lot of them trailing back to his time back home. That time after his fight with Amon and heading into the sewers, injured and his mind on the edge of breaking with how badly injured he'd been before Hide had been there. Blacking out and waking up again, he'd thought the worst and headed on his way and now he was wondering if it was Arima who had been on the end of the path he had been taking that day.

He bristled a little when he heard faint footsteps and while most might have thought it was just another partygoer, this just proved his instincts had been right and coming out here had been the best course of action.

Especially seeing as he didn't really want to fight here, breaking the semblance of calm he had started to fall into once again where most people just saw him as a human and there was no threat of being hunted. It was only at the man's voice did Kaneki slowly turn to survey the man firmly with a quiet air of something almost like muted confusion because it didn't make sense to why a man known as the CCG's Reaper would know him by name and speak so calmly; moreso if he did know he was a ghoul.

Kaneki regarded Arima a moment longer before a small sound exhaled past his lips as he crossed his arms over his chest. He'd play civil, if only because of his desire to not want to fight and that he wanted some answers. ]

Again? That's quite an odd thing to hear, considering this is the first time we've met face to face.

[ He's curious. Please. Enlighten him on this as there's nothing but confusion and a lot of questions rolling about, though a part of him wonders if this is similar to how when he arrived that Touka didn't remember a lot of things that he did but this time it was him who appeared to be lacking here.. ]

[codere]

Ehh? Who would say something like that?!

[ Someone was going to die tonight for spilling it... even though since it was over with, it wasn't as if she told people to keep it a secret. ]

I was a part of the crowd, but really! It was everyone!

iv stop calimaki2k15

[sheathwife]

[ Kashuu, do you not think you killed enough plants... Horikawa's afraid that CERES will penalize them for this, plus the fact that he's not making a good impression right now. Think of all the whispering prissypants with their feathery fans and fancy wines...

Hentai plants or not, this is still a formal ball. And as former Shinsengumi, they should mind their manners. So he's going to literally grab his Gummy friend by the arm before anything else happens. Let us go somewhere else instead!! ]

I think we should go.

[unmended]

[He shakes his head. It isn't really anything he's sensitive about... but of course the real reason he doesn't cover it up is because of the uses that eye has.]

Then don't handle it. Find something else to process.

[beaconed]

What? No--!! [ He pulls away, still holding the gun high up where she can't reach it. ]

I'm not gonna let you take the fa--AAAH-- [ And suddenly the gun does go off on its own, firing a shot in the air. Since he wasn't anticipating it this time, the loud sound makes him drop it to the ground immediately.

He may have also shrieked like a girl for approximately one second. ]

[niceguypose]

Celty-san told me! [And a betting pool could probably be made by how much of the participants could also slip up.]

Please, there's no need to hide your act of kindness! Embrace the good that you've done, Rin-san!!

OTA!

[raidraptors]

[Phase I]

[To be honest, Shun hadn't actually intended to show up. But well, between Yuto noting that he was going and the offer of free food, he's figured that dropping by for an hour or two can't be that big of a mistake. (Appearing is as far as it goes; he is not dressing up for this. Dressing up would require to have something to dress up into in first place, which in this case... is not part of necessities).

He barely keeps from flinching (much) when he's announced as 'Sir Shay Kurosaki, Lancer of the Ruri Raptors Defense Squad' – and he can't help but think that yeah, maybe this was a mistake after all. He fixates the announcer with a furious glare, but swallows his temper right after that.

Go forward. The quicker he disappears in the crowd, the easier this is going to get.]


[Phase II]

[At least the food is free – that's definitely a pro to showing up (the only one Shun's been able to spot so far; he is just so utterly out of place; in the gardens and in this whole world). A look at the buffet nearly kills all desire to take advantage of it though – the food is fancy, is plentiful and the sight of the tables automatically prompts him to calculate rationing and just how long Resistance could be lasting with the resources that are wasting for just one night right here.

It makes him feel guilty – even knowing that as much as he wants to save and to share, it's not even close to an option.]

...Ridiculous.

[No it's not, not really. (Bad as things are there, he misses home.)]


[Phase IV]

[At some point Shun has found himself a tree to climb up on, to lean back against the trunk and allow himself a semblance to relaxing and drifting off just a little to the music.

...Until the tentacles ruin everything by suddenly sneaking around his legs, immediately snapping him to the present.

Shun curses as he rolls himself off the branch he's made himself comfortable on, even more so, when the tentacle doesn't let go and leaves him suspended upside down mid-air. His right hand is already reaching for his duel disk, intent to sever the tentacles with its energy blade. Maybe help him out anyway?]

[yourfononsarewhack]

It refers to someone who acts as a professional in matters of taste.

[He gives her a curious smile. Maybe he's a little glad to be recognized for once. But he carries on as if this were expected - as if there was no surprise in the two of them knowing each other.]

Yes, Sophie?

[multiglyphs]

Thank you, Lee, you—

[ lee no... lee water u wearing. this is HIGHLY OFFENSIVE TO WEISS. whose expression when she turns (a little bit of her "water" sloshing over the side of her glass in the process) to look at him probably says it all. ]

...did you wrap one of my table cloths around your neck?

[codere]

I'm not going to give up and have us get off to the wrong foot.

[ Rin's no quitter. ] Your name isn't Green, is it?

[codere]

Sheesh, that's going to get us a lot of strange attention.

[ At least the gun's on the ground now and all too easy for her to get at. ] That's why you don't play with these things. Waving it around playfully like that... geez, it's a wonder you didn't accidentally shoot your eye out.

[codere]

Celty... told you? [ Can she even talk? Rin's not sure.

That was someone Saber messaged......................... ]

This is what I get for trying to include so many people. Once you tell a secret to more than one person, it's impossible to track where the leak is.

[sagemodes]

Sheesh, you're kind of an uptight shy guy, aren't you?

[ And it's pinging him a lot of a certain guy he missed, but either ways it's not as if this guy is a genius, right, right...!?

Who is he kidding this guy definitely seems the type. ]

[sagemodes]

Well, I'm kind of planning to ask a close friend of mine to dance and I guess practicing it would be a good idea, right?

[ He follows Natalia's lead, matching her pace as he seems a bit less awkward now that he has a somewhat familiar dance partner... ]

[sagemodes]

Well, I guess not everyone's suited to this kind of party, huh?

[ ...he's also a bit tentative on trying to help this guy undo his bowtie because uh... there's a reason he's just wearing normal tie right now. ]

[sagemodes]

Nothing? I just throw them at someone and hopefully it sticks inside them. [ ew. ]

But sometimes, if I can get someone to make them, I can put on paper seals on them and have them do things like exploding on the spot or bind someone with ease.