estoria | - « INTRO ⇢ WINTERBALL.EXE

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!!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Oh, so she had the same goal as him. Well, in that case...

He hides his knife away again. After all, he had more than one weapon to rely on if anything else came up.]

I thought so as well, but it doesn't seem like we're any closer to the exit.

... Yeaaaahhh.

[That much is obviously true. She squints vaguely at the trees.]

I'm pretty sure this wasn't as big on the outside as it feels like it is on the inside. It's weeeeird.

It is. [He puts a hand on his hat.]

Do you know of this kind of phenomenon? [There was a chance she was longer here than him, after all.]

Uh, no. Definitely not.

[sadly, they can be lost newcomers together.]

I'm still trying to figure out how we got here.

You're not very helpful, you know.

[Sorry, he's being blunt.]

You mean this place in general or this part of the garden?

[If it was the former he would roll his eyes - hadn't they been subjected to this weird presentation of what had happened?]

Sorry, sorry!

[She feels bad.... he's calling her out on her uselessness, why this.]

It's just, there was that weird presentation, and first we were fighting, but then all of a sudden we were here...? [...like...from a presentation to a party, that's a weird switch.] So I really have no idea how to get anywhere from here.

[He just tends to be terribly blunt at times. She shouldn't worry about it.

But alright, he had to admit that. It was a weird switch. He sighs. Well, going at it alone was probably not the smartest idea, so...]

I guess it wouldn't hurt to figure this out together.

Really...?

[This scary guy wants to figure it out with her...???

Wait, no, Ruby, confidence!]

I mean, uh, yeah, of course! I'm sure together we'll make it way more confusing!

[ehehe...heh... WHATEVER MOVING ON.]

We should get away from the weird trees though.

[Ruby, do you see the expression on his face? He's not impressed with your statement here.]

I don't think it will help any of us if we make it more confusing.

[What's up with her? He's been harmless! He didn't even troll her... so far. She seems to be the type to make it easy, though.]

Yeah, the plants here seem to be fond of attacking people. [Though would they let them get away? That was the question.]

...Yeeeeah probably not.

[Anyway! Evil plants! Yeah!! Let's avoid those.]

I've never met plants that wanted to attack people, but... we should make sure everyone else is okay too! While we go, I mean.

Make sure everyone else is okay? What are you, a people lover? Or just really naive? [Not that he would leave them to die - probably, but the way she already thought about something like this made her seem like one.

I'm a Huntress! ....iiiin training!

[Naturally.

It just comes so easily to her, she doesn't seem bothered at all by his general lack of impressedness.]

Protecting people is just...what we do!

Edited 2015-05-07 18:19 (UTC)

Huntress? That actually kinda implies other things than protecting. [Though if it was something more specific...]

Wellllll...we fight the Creatures of Grimm, so...

[...so. yeah. they do hunt things, just not people.]

They're monsters that hurt people, and it's our job to stop them!

The Creatures of Grimm? I've never heard of anything like that.

[So she was perhaps from a different world altogether? Or from another country? Whatever.]

Are they really hurting people or do you guys just think so? [Because you could never knew with humans.]

[she only really has to think about it for a moment--but she remembers what her professor said, about the Grimm that learned and remembered, and slowly, she nods.]

Most of them are! I think...some of them leave people alone, so we can leave them alone too. But the ones that try to hurt people we definitely have to stop!

And how do you do that? Are you actually waiting until they attack?

[Humans tend to kill that what they feared before anything happened - as a means of protection.]

Well... yeah, usually. If they start getting too close, or getting aggressive, or try to attack people...

[...]

Then we have to stop them!

What do you mean with getting to close? [Alright, perhaps he should stop asking. This was probably starting to get suspicious in his own right.]

Then again, that's probably none of my concern and we should just find a way out of here. [He hesitates for a moment.] And rescue those people who need it when it's that important to you.

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