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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!


hagureoni: (hmm)

[personal profile] hagureoni 2015-05-07 02:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[Senkimaru has probably a big 'whaaaat' on the face because he had talked with this person at the party. When he had talked to her, he hadn't thought about it, but... now that he was facing Shuu and the other kid at the same time...

He didn't see any similarities, but it made him wonder if that really was a girl, because Shuu was already unnaturally girly and he wouldn't be surprised if that was taken one step further.]


Nagumo Kaoru, huh? She said she didn't trust the CereVices.
puerilely: do you really expect a kid to actually eat their vegetables (yachiyo eat my carrots for me!!!)

[personal profile] puerilely 2015-05-09 06:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Shuu lets out a way exaggerated - and therefore not entirely genuine, just more dramatic than anything - sigh at the statement. Although he's definitely noting the usage of she there, did Senkimaru really not notice.. oh, man, that's hilarious. He doubts Kaoru will be a threat to Senkimaru (as much as he bullies his friend, he still comes above Kaoru as a priority), so it can't hurt to just keep him in that mindset. ]

Ah.. Kaoru's so paranoid about everything.. no fun at all. [ Sigh!! Only fun to bully, really. ] I know she's a bothersome child, but please get along with her, Senkimaru-san!

[ "Bothersome child".. SAYS WHO, OF ALL PEOPLE.. ]
hagureoni: (whut)

[personal profile] hagureoni 2015-05-12 03:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Her... their statement made sense to me. I wouldn't trust anything here. [His switch in pronouns now made his doubt obvious. He was convinced if she was a guy, Shuu would probably keep this to himself and laugh about it, because Shuu is just that kind of person.]

Bothersome, huh? I doubt they can be much worse than you.[Shows he isn't well aware just how crazy the Nagumo-clan can go.]
puerilely: less talking more explosions please (god this is sO BORING)

[personal profile] puerilely 2015-05-15 01:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[ WOW, RUDE MUCH??

Then again, it's also very accurate.. even if Kaoru is worse than Shuu, it sure isn't on a level of childishness. No one can be worse than the five year old over here when it comes to that, but when it comes to being psycho and cruel? Yeah, things can go a whole lot worse than just a kid starved for attention and entertainment. ]


Whaaat are you saying? [ His tone immediately drops to the whiny child level, and he frowns at the other. ] I haven't seen you in so long and then you pop up and say that..? What kind of way to say hi to a good friend is that, Senkimaru-saaaan?

[ Not that Shuu has always been the best friend.. but.. still, he does consider Senkimaru a friend, okay. Which is more than one can say of Shuu's view of most people. ]
hagureoni: (sigh)

[personal profile] hagureoni 2015-05-16 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[Granted, Senkimaru doesn't really know about Kaoru's brand of crazy even though their wishes were probably not that far apart. He'll just assume he is like Shuu when he drops the facade, probably. Though Shuu didn't have the well-behaved girl as much down as Kaoru had.]

Hey, you were the one who started it. You blamed me for being late even though I've got no influence on that.

[But no, he's happy to see Shuu here and alive.]
puerilely: you can't just ask people why they're not hagureoni!!! (oh my god shutendouji-san)

[personal profile] puerilely 2015-05-16 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not the one who has stuff to make up for!

[ At least it's nothing really malicious.. not that Shuu can't be malicious, but since he's just genuinely happy to see someone who he does know to be a friend - although you did sort of leave him to die there, bro, but he won't even hold that personally against Senkimaru when he's acting so normal right now - he means it in a more fun way than that.

Hence why he's already grabbing a hold of Senkimaru's wrist, trying to drag him back towards the party. ]


Come on, we need to have fun..!
hagureoni: (embarrassed)

[personal profile] hagureoni 2015-05-16 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not either!

[Why would he be guilty about something he had absolute no influence over? Not that he expects Shuu to make any kind of sense. Instead, he just lets himself be dragged by his friend.

And yes, he has no idea about this leaving him to die there, since it didn't happen in his memories... in which he can't claim to have perfect ones from Shuu either, but really, he didn't care. All three of them had been on a pretty bad path back there and he's happy that the future changed for something better.]


You don't really plan to go there again, do you?!
puerilely: what do you mean my family only plays a secondary role in hakuouki (actually vaguely concerned for once)

[personal profile] puerilely 2015-05-17 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
.. Huh? [ At least he seems genuinely confused about what the other is saying rather than just pretending to be stupid since it's funnier that way.. Senkimaru can probably tell, though, since there's not really a teasing hint in his eyes as he looks at the other. ]

What's so wrong with it? It's a pretty fun party, you know..

[ And he's being serious about that too. Do you think Shuu has seen a lot of fun parties in his life, the answer is no.. if he's seen a party at all to begin with, it's got to have been a stuffy one, so this is like a whole new world opening for it.

Do you just hate fun or what, Senkimaru. ]
hagureoni: (sigh)

[personal profile] hagureoni 2015-05-19 03:36 pm (UTC)(link)
You really think so? Ugh...

[Don't look at him like that, Shuu, he's got trouble to say no to you now that you are tiny. Oh wait, this was his own growth. Whatever.

Anyways, Senkimaru had found the party a bit boring, but there was worse around indeed. He just had done already what was of interest to him there and that had been gathering information. And parties just for celebration's sake had been a rare thing for his clan in general, considering how their life situation had been.]


Alright, alright, I'll come along.
puerilely: do you really expect a kid to actually eat their vegetables (yachiyo eat my carrots for me!!!)

[personal profile] puerilely 2015-05-23 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Don't let him know he can get stuff now just because he's tinier than Senkimaru and cuter.. he'll abuse that to high heavens and back. You haven't even seen his true puppyeyes just yet. ]

Alright..!

[ But for now, he's more than satisfied with just this already. Having one of his actual friends here, having a nice party.. maybe this place isn't all that bad. ]

Time to see if an old man like Senkimaru-san can laugh and have fun too, huh..? [ .. it also means the teasing is back though, sorry. ]
hagureoni: (embarrassed)

[personal profile] hagureoni 2015-05-27 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
[He won't! He knows Shuu too well than to just let him know something like ths. It would be his own end, kinda.]

Why shouldn't I be able to have fun?! [Granted, it had been a rare thing in his life, just to have some fun with people. There were too many burdens he had to carry, too much suffering his people had to endure, just doing it was for rare occassions.

He had started to have this more with Shuu and Yachiyo, and even with the Jukkkishu though he shouldn't have that.]
puerilely: less talking more explosions please (god this is sO BORING)

[personal profile] puerilely 2015-05-28 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Didn't I say it already? Because you're so much like an old man..

[ Especially now he's grown into it, then he looks like it too - with his white hair and all added to it. But it's more just about Senkimaru's attitude, he's always been a little more uptight in a sense than Shuu and Yachiyo..

.. although it's hard to not be the uptight one when your company is Shuu and Yachiyo of all people, huh. ]


If you really remember how to have fun, then you got to prove it, okay? Don't just hole up in your room after this party, come and have fun with me too sometimes!

[ He's phrasing it like a dare, but.. let's be real, Shuu just really doesn't want to be lonely and do things by himself. And Senkimaru is one of his few friends.. ]
hagureoni: (sigh)

[personal profile] hagureoni 2015-05-31 06:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Hey, his white hair has nothing to do with his age, okay. It was always like this. Fortunately for Shuu, despite the growth in look, it didn't really mean a change in Senkimaru's attitude. He still values the opinions of others far too much.

The other comment makes Senkimaru raise his eyebrows. Could it be that Shuu was just lonely now? Even though he had his family here and apparently got along with them, which couldn't be really said about te Nagumo-clan per se.]


Yeah, yeah, we can play that stupid game you had to do to come here from time to time.