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[poised]

Who: everyone, literally everyone
When: ooc: 04/25-04/26; ic: 12/26
Where: the Gardens
What: overflow of 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 overflow! It's a bit early but just to make sure the transition for everyone over here was captcha-free. 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 and post new intros! 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!!

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overflow + open

[good_ideas]

[Continued from here and of course new threads are always welcome.]

Black-haired Kaoru

[good_ideas]

(Continued from here.)

[She has no idea why anyone would like those things.]

But what about the crying? People cry in all kinds of weather.

[souredsweet]

Ah, that is a good question... Carrying around a handkerchief wouldn't be good enough, I suppose.

[Seemingly contemplating this with 100% seriousness?!]

[good_ideas]

[She's being just as serious as he is about this.]

How are they going to carry around an umbrella, a drink, and a handkerchief all at once?

[Maybe if they had psychokinesis...or an extra arm.]

Manfred von Karma

[good_ideas]

(Continued from here.)

[She'd be very smug if she knew that she was dressed too nicely for condescension.]

They forgot the pervert part when they were announcing you, huh? That's too bad. You should have asked them to fix it.

[fingersnaps]

( A flash of irritation crosses his face. )

No-one knows me by that title. It would've been a waste of air.

( As is talking to her, he decides, and he turns his head, as though contemplating making his way to the food. )

[good_ideas]

[Her grin just stretches a bit wider.]

Not yet. But they will start to.

Oz

[good_ideas]

(continued from here)

And they let you snack while working, too. [That's pretty shameless, Oz.

The salmon crackers do look good though. (That and she just likes eating meat and fish more than she likes vegetables.)]

Salmon, right?

[She takes a bite.]

[harepiece]

As long as we're working! [He is definitely shameless when it comes to food and the sad part is, he isn't even the most shameless about it out of everyone who comes from his world...

Watching as she takes a bite, though.]

How is it?

[good_ideas]

[She can taste the time the fish spent growing up all the way til it was turned into this cracker...but she doesn't say that.

Instead she chews and swallows before smiling.]

It tastes pretty good. [Although the fish's life was kind of boring.]

Ao + squirrel-buddy

[good_ideas]

[She wasn't expecting him to hold the squirrel out to her, but she smiles before reaching out to lightly touch the tip of her finger against the top of its fuzzy head (her head). It was too bad that she couldn't have met Ao while she was awake.]

She's had a busy night, huh?

Hak (god among cockroaches)

[good_ideas]

[She needs to pass the time too, somehow.]

Hm... [Shiho doesn't sound very convinced at all.]

But you admit that you're a beast? Do cockroaches count as beasts?

Shiho (goddess among smashing Hak--i mean roaches)

[fortheprincess]

No. Cockroaches are too fragile to be beasts.

[ In what world are those considered to be beasts--oh, in Shiho's world. Right. ]

[good_ideas]

Then shouldn't you get them to change it? Since you're so fragile.

Mary

[good_ideas]

[Shiho does spot the headband, and can't help smiling a bit, especially as Mary looks a bit more relaxed now too.]

But what?

[Sure, Shiho could just read it right off her with a hand on her head, but if Mary can, she'd rather hear it from her directly.]

[immobileyes]

... I think I'd mess up out there.

[ At least she usually speaks her mind, past trauma not included. ]

Red-haired Guy

[good_ideas]

We came together, you know? And we nearly got matching dresses, too.

[They stuck together more in the beginning because they hadn't felt safe (Shiho doubly so because she knew there was a lolicon wandering around somewhere, and she didn't want to have him hanging around Kaoru too much if she could help it).

And it's unfair to Andy, but she can't help but to think that if this were Minamoto, he would have gotten it. (But then again, comparing anyone to Minamoto was unfair.)

Because reading someone without their knowledge always felt like breaking someone's trust, and once you knew something, you couldn't forget it as easily as that.]

Kind of.

[There's a challenge in the smile that she gives him.]

Why? Are you offering?

[lapdogged]

[Andy began to look a little embarrassed, but he didn't shy away from the challenge in Shiho's smile. He really did just want to help out, even if he had a feeling that this was going to lead to a lot of mockery and humiliation somewhere down the line. Ah, he couldn't help it. He had a soft spot for kids (even those as devilish as Shiho - she had nothing on Hyoubu, after all, who was the biggest child of them all)]

Yeah, I'm offering. [Despite his slight fluster, his words were steady at least] You don't have to take me up on it, of course, but I know what I'm getting into. I won't get mad if you read something off me.

[Besides, even though his powers were vastly weaker than what they used to be, he still had some confidence in them. After all, he could still suppress Yugiri's (now extremely rare) slips of control, even if it exhausted him more than it did before. Brushing off any accidental readings shouldn't be beyond him]

Hyoubu Hermione

[good_ideas]

[Shiho guesses that the pause has something to do with the world ending, but the way Kashiwagi smiles at her is reassuring somewhat.]

Minamoto-san isn't here. But Kaoru-chan is, as well as that lolicon Hyoubu and the red-haired guy.

1/2

[espersions]

[ Who are you calling a lolicon??? ]

[espersions]

[ The only tell that he's annoyed is a little twitch of "Kashiwagi's" shoulder, however. He'll go set fire to something later, but for now he'll keep his temper under control. ]

I'm... sure he wouldn't try anything to hurt you girls. There's nothing to worry about.

[ This last is accompanied by a sideways, apprehensive flick of her eyes, as if she's expecting him to appear. When he doesn't, she breathes a little sigh of relief, and flicks on her professional smile once more. ]

But if Minamoto-san isn't here, that means you two are on your own!

Jaune

[good_ideas]

Or maybe it's just that you've never had a reason to. [It comes out sounding more offensive than she means for it to. She looks away and coughs.]

Anyway.

Good.

[beaconed]

There should never be a reason to go back on one's promise, because otherwise it's not a promise.

...Are you okay, though?

Shinpachi

[good_ideas]

[It really hasn't been on that long, and she did dance with a girl with fire engine-red hair earlier...but she hasn't danced much after that. (And has been giving people smiles and crossing her arms whenever someone comes by to ask her to dance.)]

I'm a person so I'm not going to grow roots. Besides, I like watching people trip and step on each others' feet.

[And she likes making up excuses till people give up.]

[nostatus]

.. Hey, Shiho-chan, that's not a really cute trait..

[ Please don't turn out to be a secret psychopath. It wouldn't be the first crossdressing psychopath guy he mistook as a girl, okay!! Maybe he has to be more cautious with this stuff.. ]

How's about this. Why don't you come dance with me, and then if I trip, you're allowed to laugh just this once. [ Shinpachi??? He's just Too Good for this world at times like these.. and a little dumb on top of it. ]