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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!!

Comments

[shikisha]

My orchestra is also the strongest club in the entire school.

[ Because clubs fight each other. ...Except Ryuko's fight club was the strongest for a while, but since it was disbanded that doesn't count anymore! ]

I plan to get back to Satsuki-sama as soon as possible... but thanks I guess. [ The actual genuineness of that welcome catches her a little off guard. ] So how do you know Ryuko?

[psycholawgy]

[ strongest club... you know, she won't even question it when her world has a high school for lawyers and judges. ]

It takes patience. I'm sure Satsuki will be saved soon, too. [ athena believes in the thing about worlds being eaten, so she'll talk about being saved and coded as if it's what's really happening. ] As for Ryuko, we arrived together. Now we're sharing the same flat.

[shikisha]

[ Okay that's pretty weird too!!

That talk of Satsuki makes Nonon look even more melancholy for a moment, not wanting to believe that Satsuki is really gone, that their world was destroyed by ANOTHER race of weird aliens, while they were trying to protect it from the first one.

But she quickly turns back to normal, hearing about Athena being Ryuko's roommate... ]

You live with the transfer--Ryuko? [ Oops, she shouldn't use nicknames like that around Athena now that she's realizing she has a golden opportunity here. ] I hope you won't mind if I come over sometime.

[psycholawgy]

[ she can understand people getting upset over their worlds being consumed. after all, they lose people, too. but athena's experience has been fine so far in that the people she cares about have been 'saved', or so she thinks. it keeps her optimism up there, and it's why she tries her best to spread the positivity. ]

I wouldn't mind, not at all! [ they already get complaints for the noise sometimes, so ryuko and nonon being noisy because they're arguing isn't even a problem for her. ] Come over any time!

Our food isn't so good, though. But we always have snacks from the cosplay cafe.

[shikisha]

[ There's one person who is more important than anyone else for Nonon, that she would sacrifice the entire world for... or even just go back so Satsuki could be safe. But she still misses her family, and the people who had started to become her friends. ]

You're too nice, you know? I don't even know your name yet. But thanks, I'm sure I'll come visit you and Ryuko soon.

[ Nonon is definitely sucking up, if she's acting this nice. ]

I can always pick up candy, I saw a candy store down the street from where I'm living now.

[psycholawgy]

[ suck up to her. she likes the attention. :') ]

Oh, I haven't told you my name yet? [ oh well oops!! she just laughs. ] It's Athena. Athena Cykes.

[ gosh ryuko at least tell your friend from your world about your new bff!!! so rude. ]

[shikisha]

[ Only as much as needed to be able to bother the transfer student. ...But then, they might end up actual friends. ]

Cykes? Where are you from? You're not Japanese are you?

[ She's met.. a lot of Japanese people tonight, so she's slightly surprised to meet someone who might not be. But she's also a rich girl from a family who runs the largest global transportation and shipping company, so she is a bit travelled herself. ]

[psycholawgy]

[ well, that's a weird question. so she considers, anyway. ]

No, I'm American. [ ??? ] I'm learning Japanese, though, if that's any relevance.

[ athena just doesn't get it! ]

[shikisha]

[ It probably is a weird question, but Nonon doesn't seem bothered by asking it. ]

That's surprising. Everyone I've met so far was Japanese, you're the first American I've seen here. But I'm guessing, you aren't from the same place as me and Ryuko, are you?

[psycholawgy]

Weeeell. . . aliens haven't been proven to exist where I'm from, so I don't think so.

[ athena opts to stay silent about sentient clothing for now. ]

I've met some people who are from a whole different point in time, too. I come from the year 2027, but I'm guessing you aren't from the same time as me.

[shikisha]

Well, it's pretty clear they exist. That's what we're all doing here right?

[ Whenever the hell here is, she figures. She listened to the CERES' peoples information, but there was a lot of it, and honestly, she didn't want to believe that it was really all that true. That her friends were gone unless they somehow managed to come back like she did. But if Ryuko could do it... ]

2027? So I guess you're from the future then. [ Just thinking about all this hurts my head. Nonon just goes for more desserts, then looks back to Athena. ] So what do you do here? I heard Ryuko is a smoothie girl.

[psycholawgy]

I'm a waitress at the cosplay cafe! [ she always sound so proud when she talks about it. dressing up is just so much fun. ] I used to work at the gym too, but I'm going to quit that job and work as a psychotherapist starting next year!

[shikisha]

Cosplay? [ Eh.... she's one of those people. Well, she doesn't seem too weird at least so far... ]

And don't you need a license to do something like that?

[psycholawgy]

[ ohhh nonon, you don't know the half of it... ]

Not that I know of. I won't be prescribing medicine, so I don't need a license. it'll just be pure therapy, in different forms.

[shikisha]

[ She will have to find out and be embarrassed for Athena. ]

You really wanna sit around listenin' to other people's problems?

[psycholawgy]

[ in the future, for sure :') ]

That's right, I do. [ she punches her palm with her fist, totally gungho about all this. ] It's a bit different from what I do at home, since I'm a lawyer, but I've got enough knowledge of psychology to be able to apply it in that way.

[shikisha]

...You're a lawyer? Who would hire a teenage girl as a lawyer?

[ Nonon just looks suspicious of such a thing! ]

[psycholawgy]

[ there's a flicker of annoyance as her age is brought into question. she absolutely hates it when people talk about how young she is for her profession. athena got to where she was from hard work, but people don't seem to see that.

still, she remains cool because it wouldn't be right to argue with a friend of ryuko's. ]

I've already defended a lot of people in court. I got my badge fair and square. I went to college, and then law school. I deserve the same amount of recognition as any other lawyer should.

[shikisha]

[ Ah. Nonon notices that. But isn't very good at apologizing. She doesn't want to annoy this girl though.. ]

Well, then it sounds like you know what you're doing. ...You already went to college?

[psycholawgy]

I'm done with school!

[ And that's all she has to say about that. Though she did kind of sound bratty just then.]

[shikisha]

Well, I'm still in high school. But when I graduate I'm going to go to college for international business to take over my parents' transportation and shipping conglomerate soon.

[ Yeah, she thinks she's pretty great! But school is a tough thing to talk about giving all that she's missing right now. ]

Hey, Athena. How has Ryuko been doing here anyway? Not that I care but... Satsuki-sama would probably want me to know if she's okay. [ Suddenly showing an actual human side to her? Hey, she is Ryuko's senpai! ]

[psycholawgy]

...

[ Athena's still a bit insulted regarding the age thing that she tries so hard not to be impressed by Nonon... but, well, she is. She just doesn't show it. It only takes a small amount of effort to make her simmer down, though. And that's what happens when Ryuko is brought up. ]

She's doing well...? I think it's normal for her to be getting into fights.

[ It seems to happen a lot. ]

[shikisha]

[ Nonon definitely is just a little insulting sometimes. She doesn't mean to, it just comes out that way. ]

Well, she's definitely the same Ryuko that we all know and love.

[ She laughs and give a little shrug, trying to make Athena laugh a little herself. Probably a bad word to use there though... ]

[psycholawgy]

If she could stop getting into fights, though...

[ She just laughs amiably. It's better for Nonon to stay unaware of what's happened between Ryuko and Archer. Nobody else has to get involved. ]

[shikisha]

You might have picked the wrong friend if that's what you wanted. At least she's tough.

[ Nonon could give that to her. When it came to people she would actually want by her side in a fight, Ryuko could actually be one of them now. ]