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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

[good_ideas]

[And here she'd thought that she'd get to drag him into a discussion about it and how unfair it was that cute girls with pure evil on the inside didn't count as "gap moe". And maybe also steer him away from the subject of dancing...

But she does raise her eyebrows at him despite not really thinking that he'd trip and step on her. (For one she probably would have side-stepped that.)]

I don't know, Shinpachi-san. How much is a promise like that worth, do you think?

[She's definitely not trying to run away or anything.]

[nostatus]

I only make promises I keep!

[ At least he sounds determined about that - if not a little defensive, since if there was any moment to prove his worth, it's this one. Apparently it's more important than a whole lot of important war events in his life then, huh..

In fact, he's already holding out his hand towards her, pinky finger up. ]

Here, I'll even pinky swear on it. Then if I break the promise, I'll have to swallow a thousand needles. [ And no way he's doing that, so he'll keep it no matter what. He's Serious about this kind of stuff, okay. ]

[good_ideas]

[She's probably losing her touch.

That's why when he holds his hand out the first thing she thinks of is that quack-...er...Doctor Sakaki. And him telling her that she needed to learn to reach out to people, to expand her circle and doling out life advice that was so good that she'd had to accuse him of acting out of character.

She presses her mouth into a line before tossing her head and taking his pinky finger with hers and she knows without a doubt that he's being sincere.]

Fine! But if you break your promise I'm going to make you let me watch you swallow all one thousand of those needles.

And you don't get to use an anesthetic.

[nostatus]

[ The grumpy reluctance yet acceptance on her part just makes him smile more as he moves their pinkies up and down for a moment to settle the promise. ]

Promise, you'll get to see every single one of those needles if I screw it up. [ It might be a risk, but whatever, it just means he will have to be careful. What's more important than that to him anyway is seeing people smile here, because he knows they've got to make the best out of good times while they last in a messed up sort of place like this.

He untangles their pinkies. ]

Now, may I have your hand?

[ He's pretty sure it goes something like that. ]

[good_ideas]

[Knowing that he wants to see people smile...means that she absolutely resists smiling, even going as far as to grump as much as she can.

Also he needs to stop smiling. Right now. (Because she could probably step on his foot hard and wipe that smile off his face but she couldn't bring herself to do it.)]

Hmph. Fine!

[She sticks her hand out, looking away so she doesn't have to see when he takes it.]

[nostatus]

[ And he grabs that hand! Still grinning too, because that grumpiness is just hilarious -- and mostly since he knows, or, well, thinks that she's not feeling genuinely unpleasant or anything. More like a pouty kid, he figures.

So the next month he's already dragging her out on the dance floor. He doesn't really.. know.. how to dance or anything since he's historical and all, but it's easy enough to imitate the other people around them without pounding all over her toes. ]

See? Not that bad, is it?

[good_ideas]

Continued here to get away from captcha!