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[reparator]

Who: Cerealia natives & you
When: ooc: 05/21-05/23; ic: 01/08
Where: A local photography studio
What: Intro log
Rating/Warning: PG-13 | possibly nsfw (please let us know if you need this rating changed, or you are welcome to continue any naughty shenanigans in a private log)

//event013.EXE WE'RE YOUR BIGGEST FANS WE'LL FOLLOW YOU UNTIL YOU LOVE US (L̻̣̖̯̰ͣ̒̓̆̃̈́̈͜͞O̱̞̞̝̤͋̆ͭV̵̨̖̘͉͖̤͇̞̺ͫ̾̇̚͝Ę͐̇̓ͪͨ̇͠͏̰̼͍͍̪̙̰͍̪ ̸̫̆ͨͨ̕͝Ȕ̘̼ͬ͋ͮ̂͋Ś̑̒͗҉̧̤͚ ̪̯̰̮̘̔ͬ͂ͫͫ́͝L̠͍͔̯͔͈͆̄̉ͤ͢͝ͅO̳̰͔͙̱̹̦͌̓V͍̗͖̙̬̰ͫ̆̆ͤ́E̡̤̤̟̩̟̅̃͢ͅ ̦̙̲̮͖͙͓̄ͩͥ̇̎̈ͫ́̀͢U̶͚͔ͯ͌͘S̡̛͈̺̹̯͎̓̐̄̿͝ ̷̌̑ͮ̒̂̓҉̰̦͕͓̝L̤͍͍̝̯̙̈̓ͮͬͧ͡͠Ô̢̲̗̻̱̜͔̺̗̦ͩ̒͊̄̌̒͊V͎̬̺͇͖̮̻̚͜Ĕ̱̺͓̩̯̫ͅ ̖̫͙̞̜͇͖̹͗̿ͨͧ̄͑̕͝U͎͔̼̒̂́̽͑͆ͨͯ͟ͅS̢͔̳ͣ̊̃̇ͣ̐̀͞ͅ ̲̣̳̾ͩ͑ͦ̈́ͩ̉͗̕͞L̗̩̰͈̜͔͍͈̓͢O̫͈̝̭̠͈͕̻̎̏ͣ̚͘͠V̸͔̲̻͚̭͂͆̎̈ͨ̐̏̑́͢È̪̖̟̞̗͎̰̻̱̈́ͩ͂ͩ̓ͩ ̵͎̘̺̋̐̉ͦ͂ͧ̐ͬU͇̫̪̬ͣ͢S̰͓͂̿͂͗̐̓ ̶͌̇̂͗ͧ̓҉̤͎̫͈L̺̦͓̏̏͌͢O̷̗̥̭ͣ̐ͯ̚͢Vͮ͌ͦ͏͇̖̗̟͈E̱͉̥̋ͥ̏ͣ͘ ̧͙ͧ̃̒̓͘͠U̘̺͎͌̊͡S̸̛͇̠̭̹̞̘ͨ̓ͧ̌͋̍̊ ̬̭͋͐͗̈͒̅L̡̢̗̙͈̲͉̼̳̆͛O̶̵̗̼̺͓ͮ̓̉̕V̢͒ͫ̌͛ͣͣ̀̕҉̟̖̹̤̞ͅE̵̘͈͋ͣ̈̋ ̧̛̙͛́͂ͣ̀̍ͫỤ̧̩̞͉̰̠̉͒̓̓̓̊͟͟S̵̠͕͍̼̠̺͔ͣ͛͂̒͛͌ L̡͑̀͟͏̪͎̲͖͉̖̣ͅỌ̸͙̅̂̔ͥͭ͌̾͟͟V̝ͫ̽̂̐ͬͥͭ͒̌Ẻ̷̇ͨ̇͛̒́̿҉͓̤ ̹̺̫͇̠̰̐ͤ͋̃̉͝Ȕ̻̪̪̰̰͙͆̈̐S̷̫̻̗̜͔̜̲͆͒̓͛ͬ) CERES itself has been notably quiet lately as they run their usual code recovery protocols, but the colony locals, who totally ripped off the company's name to put on CERESCON, are more than willing to step up their game. They've got something great planned for old friends, newbies who attended the convention, and even newer arrivals who only experienced the usual arrival: a massive group photoshoot with the intention of creating photobooks, calendars, and various other merchandise that can be sold. After all, regardless of what the you all think of CERES and vice versa, the locals love you guys! ...maybe a little too much. The newest arrivals will be ushered onto a bus shortly after emerging from their powerpoint presentation and driven around the city so that they can see the sights and be joined by those who have been in the colony for longer (and those who just arrived but are retaining test drive memories). The bus will make stops at various residences and places of employment in the effort to round up as many people as possible, and they will use any means necessary to get you to join in on the fun, from bribery (did they mention that you'll get a free lunch before the shoot, a free dinner after the shoot, and royalties from the sale of merchandise your face appears on?!) to outright kidnapping for the more stubborn. If you really don't want to take part, escape is possible, but expect to be tailed by amateur photographers trying to snap candid photos of you for the rest of the day. Upon arriving, everyone taking part will be treated to a delicious buffet-style lunch! Nothing too heavy, because they don't want anyone getting sick during the shoot, but they'll certainly make sure you're comfortable. This is a good chance to mingle with the new arrivals and meet people who have been in the colony that you haven't yet crossed paths with yet, so why not take a day off from work and have some fun? After all... CERES has nothing to do with this... right? What's the worst that could happen? "LOOK THIS WAY, MY PRETTY! AH YES, THAT'S YOUR GOOD SIDE... AGAIN, AGAIN! HOLD THAT POSE... GOTCHA! YOU'RE REALLY MAKING MY BLOOD RUSH NOW, NYA! NOW LOOK RIIIIGHT INTO MY CAMERA... JUST A LIIIIITLE MORE... Ȧ͊͗̿Ṋ̪͍̲ͮͤ̔̎D̜̻͕̼ ̍͂͂͋̊̚N̴̙̯̦͆̏̐͊ͯ́̓O̸̗̫̎W̗̲̰ͮ̇̏͛ͮ͑́ ̯̩̜̰̯̿́̅̂͌ͤ̉ͅY̶͍̜̤̎ͮO̫̺̫̬͍̹͘U͏̮̦̘̩̻̠̻'̬̹́͒R̬̩̙̻̙͚̳͟Ě̞̬̬ͩͧͯ̂̈́̚ ̫̞̺͆ͥM̛̌͑I̩̺̲̗̤̍̚ṈͭͅE͚̣͎ THIS IS A GREAT SHOT! YOU'RE SENDING SHIVERS DOWN MY SPINE! I'LL NEVER LET THIS PICTURE GO..."

//SCENARIOS.EXE PHASE I [ xxxx ] So you've all just been dropped off at the venue and now it's time to get some food in you. After all, as any of Cerealia's professional models will be able to tell you, standing under the lights and looking pretty is a whole lot harder than it looks! You're definitely going to want to keep your strength up. But don't worry about paying, because this meal is on the house. Eat as much as you like. It's buffet-style, and anything that runs low will be refilled by friendly robots in a timely fashion. Also on the house is treatment from the colony's various appearance professionals. Makeup artists and hairdressers will have their time to shine as they primp and polish 'til you glow with pride, and representatives from various boutiques and clothing stores, as well as professional fashion designers, will be on hand to ensure that you look your best! Don't be surprised if, while you're waiting to get started, a dark-clad figure in a hood sidles up to you and dumps a letter or two in your lap! These are letters from your adoring public (yes, even the new arrivals have quite a devoted fanbase), and they range from cute to creepy. ...how did that messenger even get in, anyway? Maybe the way they seem to melt into the crowd and disappear when you blink has something to do with it. PHASE II [ xxxx ] Now it's time to get down to business! Business, of course, being getting your picture taken by these overly-enthusiastic photographers. ...do some of them look like cats? That's got to be your imagination. Blink and they'll look normal, promise. The photographers are interested in catching as many shots of the various visitors to the colony as they can possibly get, so don't be surprised if they pair you up with people you don't even know just because they think you look cute together. The poses they'll put you in will range from normal to outright risqué, so here's hoping you and your new buddy don't feel awkward together! Midway through the shoot, one of the volunteers will run into the room very excitedly, wheeling a cart full of animal carriers behind him. Some of the things he's brought along are harmless CYBuddies, because what photoshoot isn't made cuter by including adorable animals, but some of the others are... let's just say CERES probably won't be too happy once they hear that someone's brought alien life forms into the colony. In all fairness, some of them are actually quite cute, like the aquatic creature that manages to float itself around in a sphere of water and the multi-tailed fox with glowing purple eyes, as well as the... Well, no one's really sure what this thing is, not even the person who brought it, but it's cute enough. Others, on the other hand, are just entirely bizarre, but to each their own. Feel free to chat up the others while you're waiting for your turn, to play with the animals, or to try and escape. Those who try and duck out the back will eventually be tracked down by a volunteer or a robot that will try to either bribe or kidnap them into continuing with the shoot, though! Maybe you and a friend can team up to figure out a way past them? Or you could just be on good behavior and let them take your picture. ...a word of caution, however. No matter how often the photographers urge you to do so, do not look directly into the camera. Characters who do will be rendered unconscious (those with spiritual sensitivity will actually be able to tell that they've been rendered soulless, though characters that already lack souls to begin with will still be rendered unconscious) for five minutes in the first instance and five minutes plus one minute for every instance thereafter (six minutes for a second time, seven for a third, and so on). Should they reach the point where they would be knocked out for a period of ten minutes, the photographer will try to leave the building. You will want to stop them. If you don't, your character will remain unconscious until the dawn of the next day and will be transported to the CERES medical center. If other characters manage to keep the photographer from leaving, your character will wake up after ten minutes as normal. Feel free to NPC these encounters yourselves if it comes to it; the mods will not be doing so. It's up to you whether the photographer escapes or not. PHASE III [ xxxx ] Uuuuuuh-oh. Whoever thought it was a great idea to bring in all those alien creatures is probably going to get fired, because one thing has led to another and now they're on the loose. What's more, those of them that can do so have taken on decidedly more threatening appearances, and more than a few of them seem to be out for blood. In the chaos brought on by their outbreak, a second wave of photographers will make their way into the building. They're more aggressive in their attempts to have the characters look right at them when they take their pictures, and will absolutely try and gang up on them to hold them down and turn their heads to force them into having their pictures taken over and over again. These shots will have the same effect as being directly photographed during the photoshoot, but fighting back against them is okay - in fact, the volunteers and photographers who organized the shoot will actually do their best to help you fight the paparazzi off. This sort of aggression is not condoned by the locals who love you, after all. Should your character be rendered unconscious for ten minutes, anyone who attempts to stop the paparazzi from absconding with their soul will be assisted by the official volunteers for the photoshoot. ...of course, if your character is managing to hold their own, they'll just hang back and photograph the fight. Why waste a good opportunity for candid shots? After all, you're the people who are going to be restoring your own worlds and subsequently protecting theirs from the Flamines! Why wouldn't they want to document it every step of the way? PHASE IV [ xxxx ] The paparazzi has been successfully expelled, the photoshoot has been finished up, and as if by magic (okay, no, it's just technology), they've actually managed to produce the prototypes for the various merchandise that will be sold around the colony. Isn't that exciting? You've all done a great thing here today, the volunteers will tell you. Now just sit back, relax, and let them make up for all the trouble. Admire the calendars, books, and prints you're all appearing in! Or, you know, you can also wonder why ghostly images of people who aren't even there are showing up in some of the pictures you've taken. If you took a picture with just one other person, you might see a third person there, posed perfectly to go along with you! It's almost like the photographers were able to see them all along, but that's not possible, right? They won't always be there, either. You can see it and someone else can see it, but if you look away for too long and then look back, the picture will look just the way it should have based on how you took it. Huh. Weird. Anyway, enjoy the lavish banquet the volunteers have prepared to thank you for all your hard work! You've done a fantastic job and they really want to express their gratitude. If there's any particular food you like, chances are it will be there. (Don't ask how they knew what you like.) While you're eating, another black-clad messenger might appear and give you even more fanmail than you might have received before the shoot - apparently people have been watching, and this has really boosted your popularity! You're developing quite the fanbase. The dinner crowd's fanmail definitely ranges more along the "creepy" side of things, though some of the notes actually will be cute and innocent expressions of admiration. The security has been stepped up considerably for the meal, so the paparazzi won't be able to get in (though you can certainly hear them trying). At the end of the night, the volunteers will offer to escort you home, and should you take them up on their offer you'll make it home safely and be unbothered by the paparazzi at your place of residence. Try and go home alone, though, and the paparazzi will stalk you until sunrise, even going so far as to try to break into your room. BONUS [ whyo'clock ] It seems like your devoted fanbase has gotten a little out of hand! At any point during the log - even during the chaos surrounding the animal outbreak and paparazzi attack - you might just be approached by a robot. A robot that loves you so much, it's going to take you away from all of this. This robot will wax poetic about its undying love for you and how it's going to make sure that the two of you can be together forever and no one will ever be able to take you away from them. It will then proceed to do its best to kidnap you. Maybe there's some kind of a glitch in its program, because it's not gentle about it at all! And if you try and escape, it'll definitely get violent. Try to run away and it might just have to break your legs so you can never leave it behind. Try and fight it off, and it'll do its best to incapacitate you so it can drag you off, put you on display, and take super good care of you. These robots are incredibly sturdy, but the more technologically-inclined may be able to reprogram them into being less creepy and more helpful if they can get to the control panel on its back. Fight hard enough, or avoid it for long enough, and eventually its battery will wear down and you'll be safe. If you can't fight or run, you'd better hope someone who can will come along and help you...! [ Remember to apply proper warnings on threads with trigger-y or inappropriate material and do let a mod know if your thread careens off into maiming or canoodling so we can lock the log. ]

//RUN.EXE Welcome to CEREALIA's latest intro post For your convenience, we have compiled a post detailing everyone's usual arrival experience and feel free to consult the FAQ if needed. Please leave any lingering questions right here, and we'll answer them as soon as we can.

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open, oldbie!

[punchesyu]

Phase I:

[He can be caught getting food at the buffet table, stocking up and taking advantage of the fact that all this food is completely free and reveling in how awesome that is. That is, until he's been called for makeup.

That's right, time for makeup, Yosuke. He yells in protest.]

What??!! I'm not putting makeup on, I'm a dude, not a girl!

Phase IV :

[After being prettied up, almost having his soul taken, and fighting off paparazzi, he finally manages to find some solace with a well earned lunch/dinner/linner. That's when he gets the package with the letters. He reads the letters, which boost his ego quite a bit, but the package is something else.

He removes a lacy bra and matching underwear with a note from his adoring female fans.]

No. Way. [He doesn't know if he should be creeped out or if he should fight down the excitement that girls are sending him their lingerie. This is almost as cool as all the merchandise of him, save for the creepy crap about it.]

Wildcard:

[The other options for the event are totally open too, I just didn't write a starter for them ;; go ahead and hit me up if you'd like to do one of those!]

phase i

[protectthecastle]

[Veronica has already gone through the process of getting makeup put on her (though not on her eyes because she'd reflexively closed them one too many times and the makeup artist had given up.)

She gives Yosuke a quizzical look.]

Why does it matter if you are male or female?

[No, really, she wants to know.]

phase i

[punchesyu]

Because guys don't wear makeup!

[He's not a theater kid, he's not cross dressing right now, why does he have to wear makeup?]

[protectthecastle]

Why not? Are they not just coloured powders and creams?

[She couldn't see a reason for why things like having your cheeks dusted pink with powder, or gloss applied to your lips had anything to do with being a guy or not.]

iv

[poised]

[ . . . . . okay but she was just walking by, looking for an exit, when some movement caught her eye. Cue Natalia looking the farthest thing from impressed as Yosuke pulls out the lingerie from the package.]

Disgusting!

[WHAT A PIG

oh dear]

iv

[punchesyu]

Wha-! [His head slowly turns and oh NO]

N-Natalia! What a coincidence seeing you here-!

[Busted]

[poised]

An unfortunate one, I'd say!

[Guess who's putting her hands on her hips and looking the farthest thing from impressed? THIS GIRL.]

How absolutely perverted of you...! I simply cannot believe that you'd partake in such lewd acts in the middle of a crowded space!

phase iv!

[meriter]

[ After gauging the reactions of those exiting the luncheon to read their letters, Elliot hasn't even bothered going through the mail he's been handed. On some subconscious level, he knows it's skeevy as all hell, and well — he has its limits.

Some people, though. Elliot visibly recoils from the stranger in question, his expression flatlining from dismay to horror in five seconds flat at the guy waving a pair of women's undergarments around. ]

O-Oi, what the hell is wrong with you?! Have you no shame?

[punchesyu]

Yo, dude, it's not like I sent these to myself or anything!

[Is he not allowed presents]

[meriter]

[ not if he's going to act five about them. ]

How would I know that? It's not like you can prove it.

[ elliot, no ... ]

It's indecent! If you're going to flaunt them around, can't you indulge in your sick fixations elsewhere? We're in public!

IV

[aerialassault]

[After the day he's had (which, up till now, has included attempted abduction of young blonds and shoving his fist into the face of a fish monster,) the sight of poor Yosuke getting a face full of some gorgeous lingerie was just bizarre enough that there was only one possible reaction for Cliff to have.

Laughter.]

Looks like you've got quite the fanclub! [He said when he finally managed to catch a breath.] Luck must really like you, kid!

[punchesyu]

Someone up there actually likes me, this is like every guy's dream! [Oh someone is talking to him waaaait a second]

Jeez! [He hides them quickly from Cliff.] I never thought girls would ever send me their underwear!

[aerialassault]

Yeah. That's pretty impressive too, seeing as we haven't even been here that long.

[It felt a little suspicious, in his opinion, although he didn't voice his concerns for the sake of the teen's ego. Maybe another time...but, not now.]

So, tell me. What are you gonna do with them?

IV

[sjokolade]

[All Anna wanted to do right now was to get home as fast as she could. If she managed to find one more person trying to ask for her photo, she didn't know what she could do! Of course, as she finally found a space just for herself, that's when she found Yosuke.]

Hey, Yosuke, there you a-

[.........

............

................

Oh hell no]]

What is wrong with you?! Where in the world did you get those anyway, you...you....you...! I don't even know what to say about you!

[punchesyu]

[He was admiring his package, but now he's not going to get the chance to admire it much longer. If at all. He looks up at her in surprise, looking back to the lingerie, and back to Anna.]

Anna! What, no! This isn't what it looks like!

[sjokolade]

Oh I definitely see what it looks like! And here, I wanted to thank you for helping me out the other day, you jerk!

[And all the respect Anna had for Yosuke went right out the window! Don't mind her glaring at you.]

[faithfulflame]

[What a sight. Yosuke standing there holding a pair of lacy underthings. Rei can't help but sigh as she feels the excitement building in him.]

And here I thought you were different.

[punchesyu]

[Oh no. Getting caught by all these women can't be good for his health...]

Hey, I'm just appreciating the gifts from my adoring fans. [Yeah. That's his story.]

[faithfulflame]

[A heavy, disgusted, and almost undignified sigh.]

Fans of what? What did you do to earn their adoration?

iv

[demonicbookworm]

<sub>[Ruca lets a sigh as he tries to find a quieter place to hopefully hide. And this is the moment when he's walking close by and he sees the guy who...

...

....

.....is that lingerie?

Ruca at first stares, then he blushes madly and turning around he covers his eyes.]</sub>

I-I'm sorry...!

_{[HE DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. He'll try to leave now.]}

[punchesyu]

[He looks at Ruca, then back to the underwear in his hand...oh crap.]

It's not mine! Oh no, please don't tell me you thought I was gunna wear this crap-!

[This is horrible this isn't how this is supposed to go! He never thought this would go this way...]

[demonicbookworm]

<sub>[Ruca is still blushing when he looks at the other and after a long moment he shakes his head.

Then he frowns and looks away again.]</sub>

...You shouldn't take things that aren't yours...

_{[Congratulations, you gained the title "pervert". And yes, he thinks you stole someone's underwear.]}

phase iv

[nostatus]

[ ...

What.

No, seriously, what. Shinpachi also doesn't know how anyone should feel about female fans sending their underwear or anything like that, but he's still staring when he sees Yosuke pull that from his package. Sure, all of this stuff is just fake as hell and another weird.. ploy.. thing.. something like that, but on the other hand, dude. ]

They sent that to you?! [ HOW COME HE DIDN'T GET ANY THEN AND YOSUKE OF ALL PEOPLE DID. WHAT IS THIS UNFAIRNESS. ]

i.

[awaken]

[ Guess who overhears and is in the middle of stuffing her face with food but immediately swallows when she overhears Yosuke being Yosuke. (Aside from weirdly sounding like Ryoji with Junpei's personality.) ]

Guys wear makeup too, y'know. And we're supposed to be doing photoshoots or something, so you totally need 'em.

phase iv

[helmsplitter]

[Cue one of the only people here who has probably never seen anything like that. Dotanuki just stares at the lacy things in Yosuke's hands as he passes by, confused.]

Are you supposed to wear that? It doesn't look like it'd be any protection at all.