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Natalia Luzu Kimlasca-Lanvaldear ([personal profile] poised) wrote in [community profile] estoria2015-04-24 11:55 am

« intro ⇢ winterball.exe »

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
[ xx:xx ] 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
[ xx:xx ] 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
[ xx:xx ] 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
[ xx:xx ] 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
[ why:o'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!


bloomnobly: shin'en • pixiv id 1893912 (✿ whatchu talkin 'bout Youmu?)

[personal profile] bloomnobly 2015-04-26 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
Well, there was the first time. That was fine, since you have to introduce yourself once to get to know each other at all. The second time was very irritating! Almost everyone else remembered me.

Are you saying you don't recognize my face? [ jabbing her fan in his direction exCEPT WHERE WAS SHE EVEN KEEPING THAT, THIS DRESS HAS NO POCKETS ] It's rude to make a lady state her name three times, and say, "it's nice to meet you again, Kaoru-san."
souredsweet: mewtube (onward still)

[personal profile] souredsweet 2015-04-26 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
[WHAT A BOSSY LADY and where did she get that fan--

But Kaoru's expression remains well-composed: a look of cowed discomfort, because delicate maidens can't take such berating!!]


I hope that you'll accept my apologies in that case, miss. I'm afraid that I don't recognize you... But it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, even if it's "again".
bloomnobly: nio nakatani • pixiv id 123216 (✿ なにそれ?)

[personal profile] bloomnobly 2015-04-26 06:15 am (UTC)(link)
[ She looks like she's going to give another incensed response when she...settles down. It's only just now she noticed he's. Dressed like a lady. And acting like some sort of fragile flower. ]

...yes, likewise. [ Yuyuko takes a step forward and lowers her voices a few notches ] Ara, ara, what's with the Yamato Nadeshiko act?
souredsweet: jackandtink (thanks shinsengumi and friends!!)

[personal profile] souredsweet 2015-04-26 08:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Yamato Nadeshiko act THAT'S NOT A REASSURING THING TO HEAR. Kaoru doesn't take a step back because he sure doesn't know this lady or how she might react. At least she's being covert for now, but he's definitely leaning somewhat in a way that says "NO....."]

I don't understand what you mean...

[Okay but more importantly, how much does this person know about him if she knows his personality is an act. There have been a couple people who remember him, and a few who have been able to figure out his gender, but no one who's been able to pinpoint the heart of the falsities.]
bloomnobly: memories of phantasm (✿ flawless nirvana)

[personal profile] bloomnobly 2015-04-26 08:20 am (UTC)(link)
Of course you do, silly. [ ... ] Although, I'll give you that a public ball isn't the best of places to be discussing this sort of thing, right?

[ Her thought process will eventually boil down to 'nah I won't blurt it out in public it's way funnier to just mock him in private tbh', save urself princess murdermachine.... ]
souredsweet: jackandtink (tide out)

[personal profile] souredsweet 2015-04-26 08:27 am (UTC)(link)
[Princess murdermachine would like nothing more than exactly that...

But tragically, this is the sort of situation that he can't just run away from! This person could know things!! Though she's at least being strangely mindful now... Strangely, because if she does know at least some of what he suspects, surely she wouldn't be on good terms with him. Unless she's just as much of a shithead?? That sure would be nice, he could use some bulk in the shithead rankings with Vincent gone.]


...I had been on my way to the gardens for some air, though I'm not adverse to company.

[Kaoru's expression remains relatively demure, but there's a sharpness in his stare now, cautious and calculating.]
bloomnobly: nanahara fuyuki | pixiv id 286217 (✿ lanternghost)

[personal profile] bloomnobly 2015-04-26 08:30 am (UTC)(link)
[ Yuyuko being Yuyuko, she picks up on the implications pretty quickly. ]

Oh, then I'll join you. I need to think of a creative way to introduce myself again.
souredsweet: breadcrusts (wake up again)

[personal profile] souredsweet 2015-04-26 08:38 am (UTC)(link)
Then, if you would...

[With a gentle nod, Kaoru turns and starts heading in the direction of the doors leading outside. Despite being dolled up in a bigass dress and the faint, unmistakable click-clack of heels against the ballroom floor while walking, Kaoru is graceful, seemingly right at home in Western clothing.

All the way out to the garden this nerd goes, sweeping elegantly through the outer patio, the smaller fountains, and toward an area that's deserted. Once there, he turns, setting his skirts back down and fixing Yuyuko with a stare that's somewhat difficult to read.]


I believe this is a conversation that can't wait, so I hope that you might excuse me for taking up a portion of your ball time, miss...?
bloomnobly: pixiv id 36168 (✿ akagire)

they're both wearing foofy ballgowns, bless. ballgown staredown.

[personal profile] bloomnobly 2015-04-26 08:45 am (UTC)(link)
Princess of the Netherworld, Yuyuko Saigyouji.

[ Said way too casually for a title of those implications. Of course, her expression is as jovial as ever, even amused. ]

Oh no, I understand. But I'll have to ask you a question of my own, first.
souredsweet: mewtube (living ghost)

the menacing corner of floofy ballgowns.....

[personal profile] souredsweet 2015-04-26 08:50 am (UTC)(link)
[KAORU IS BEING LED ASTRAY HERE because now he definitely believes Yuyuko must be a fellow shithead?! How could someone with a title involving the word "netherworld" not be...]

A pleasure to make your acquaintance properly, though I do still apologize for the repetition. [His head cants to the side a little.] Please, do.
bloomnobly: official art ✿ ssib (✿ i got the booze yukari)

[personal profile] bloomnobly 2015-04-26 08:53 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's very misleading, she's only a shithead 50% of the time. ]

Yes, now, what is this place?

[ /RECORDSCRATCH.MP3 ]
souredsweet: mewtube (onward still)

[personal profile] souredsweet 2015-04-26 08:58 am (UTC)(link)
[...???? oh my GOD. MAYBE HE MADE A MISTAKE. Maybe she's not a crazy princess of the damned! Maybe she's just a batty weird lady... He breathes in, breathes out, and tries not to look aggravated. It's mostly a success...]

...It's the city of Cerealia, on the planet Tellus. You were brought here from "the code", which supposedly contains all information of everything to ever exist in any world. Though CERES will say that your home has been destroyed by the aggressive alien Flamines, there has yet to be any evidence pointing one way or another. —That's the company that pulled us out of the code... CERES, that is. The CEO is Julius Vincere, though it's unlikely that you'll ever see him in person. A man named Elias is the only other corporate official that we know of. Unfortunately, any other information is scarce.

[THAT SURE WAS SUCCINCT. Either way, even though Kaoru is speaking with his feminine voice right now, Yuyuko will probably recognize his tone. It's the same clipped one that he uses when doling out information regarding missions back on the base.]
bloomnobly: memories of phantasm (✿ pleasant smile)

[personal profile] bloomnobly 2015-04-26 09:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ can't she be both

thanks for putting it in terms a fellow Ye Olde can mostly understand tho, what a bro ]


"Destroyed"? Oh, how exciting. To think, I'll have to be pulling you out of a 21st century digital trash heap in a parallel universe. [ ....alright maybe not "mostly" ]
souredsweet: breadcrusts (mastery of vaguish concern)

[personal profile] souredsweet 2015-04-26 09:13 am (UTC)(link)
[She can but he sure isn't expecting that...

GIVING HER A LOOK.]


I'm afraid I don't understand, Saigyouji-san...?
bloomnobly: nanaroku • pixiv id 7463 (✿ i haunted a library once)

[personal profile] bloomnobly 2015-04-26 09:16 am (UTC)(link)
[ u never expect the saigyouji welcoming committee ]

No, see, you're jumping to the climax of the story without me! I can't dole out that sort of information without setting up exposition first, it will make absolutely no sense!

[ like everything else you say??? ]

souredsweet: mewtube (right through you)

[personal profile] souredsweet 2015-04-26 09:19 am (UTC)(link)
[What does that even mean... Kaoru's just giving her a look that says "why".]

Then... if you would please set up the exposition? I would very much like to understand what you're speaking of.
bloomnobly: pixiv id 2045311 (✿ see-through fan)

[personal profile] bloomnobly 2015-04-26 09:22 am (UTC)(link)
The names Stiles Stilinski and Gundam Tanaka don't mean anything to you, do they?

[ almost as quickly as she started joking and talking nonsensically, she stops ]
souredsweet: mewtube (dust in my mouth)

[personal profile] souredsweet 2015-04-26 09:24 am (UTC)(link)
[what the frickety frack this conversation is a rollercoaster. Kaoru's brow furrows, but it's clear the names don't register.]

Mm... Are they people from your world? I don't believe a Stiles Stilinski is here, but a Gundam Tanaka arrived recently.
bloomnobly: witoi (roa) | pixiv id 3064009 (✿ hands of time)

[personal profile] bloomnobly 2015-04-26 09:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ She's laughing inside. It's literally all obnoxious ghost laughter. ]

Mine, yours, everyone's. [ ... ] Tanaka-san, huh? I'll have to go seek him out later, then.
souredsweet: breadcrusts (at least the war is over)

[personal profile] souredsweet 2015-04-26 09:31 am (UTC)(link)
[you stop that ghost fiend

Kaoru's lips purse briefly at that, though; it's a very minute movement, but one of the first expressions of displeasure that he's worn openly.]


Yours- [He corrects, tone still polite] -and not mine, though I assume that there is a "me" present where you come from...? [At least Kaoru is somewhat used to this notion by now, having met a handful of others who remember him.] Just as the "me" who was present in Zelien is not myself, or anywhere else that such a person may have been.
bloomnobly: gayprince • pixiv id 2044235 (✿ gossip ghost)

[personal profile] bloomnobly 2015-04-26 09:35 am (UTC)(link)
No. It was just as much your world as it was mine.

[ a slight nod ]

A lack of memories don't make a person someone entirely different.
souredsweet: breadcrusts (springtime)

[personal profile] souredsweet 2015-04-26 09:44 am (UTC)(link)
I'm afraid we'll have to disagree on that point, Saigyouji-san.

[And THERE IT IS, the shining perfect-polite demure little smile that fools like 99% of people upon first meeting him... Internally he may or may not be thinking of a CERTAIN SOMEONE who's a known amnesiac, who he may have some beef with...! Specifically regarding her memory loss...!! MAYBE.

Normally, it would be difficult to read any of that tense unhappiness in his well-practiced expression, but considering how much time Yuyuko's spent around him, she may recognize the edge in his smile, and the stiffness of his pleasantries. He moves on quickly, either way.]


Though I hope that you might be willing to tell me more of the world that you come from, regardless.
bloomnobly: pixiv id 2467017 (✿ oh that's adorable)

[personal profile] bloomnobly 2015-04-26 09:50 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, there you go again! Those passive-aggressive little smiles, how charming.

[ too bad she doesn't have one of her giant baggy sleeves to hide her mouth behind while making snide remarks, a true loss....

that said, she's extra careful to not fall down the same rabbit hole she did the first time they spoke. Being too chatty, giving him too much information about herself--no thanks, not again. ]


Ah? But I'd imagine Gensokyo's quite boring to you. Only one lone oni on the surface nowadays, anyway.
souredsweet: (i'll kick your dog's ass)

[personal profile] souredsweet 2015-04-26 09:54 am (UTC)(link)
[The passive-aggressive smile REMAINS VALIANTLY. Kaoru privately decides he doesn't care if this lady is secretly a shithead too (which he is still assuming) and that she'll either have to be avoided like the plague or kept very close. You know, in case some information-saving murder needs to happen.]

That's a bit of a rude thing to say, isn't it?

[Seems like she knows that he isn't human too, but he only smooths his hands down his skirts and dips his head forward a little, all polite curiosity.]

Ah... Oni and royalty of the netherworld, is it? Do you come from a place where humans are uncommon?