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[reparator]

Who: CERES & you
When: IC: 10/04 | OOC: 11/15
Where: ViViD & McCERES
What: Intro Log
Rating/Warning: PG-13 | slightly nsfw

//event005.EXE Learning is Fundamental! Let's play CERESLearn ViViD's usual worlds are unfortunately down for maintenance. While CERES' programmers work on getting it back up and running, all new entrees this round will be going through a different level than usual. Only a single world is accessible at the moment, a simple one entitled 'CERESLearn.' "What the $%@& is this?" you must be thinking. Well, it's simple! It's a study program, of course! CERES' advanced AI technology is here to make sure you learn and that you learn sexily. Whether or not you pay attention to the actual content is up to you, the player. Please enjoy it while it lasts. They're here to teach you a variety of subjects and also to make you feel vaguely uncomfortable all over. New arrivals and those logging into ViViD will first find themselves in a classroom with a new operator greeting them rather than Vidia. "Greetings and welcome to Cerealia! It's nice of you to join us at last. As you can see, we're just about to get started! Here are the instructions: ♥ Choose your subject of choice. They include things like medicine, math, CERES economics, CERES history, fun facts about Julius, engineering, and science! ♥ Choose your tutor. You can hire Astor, Hilda, or UN-Zippy ♥ They'll teach you slowly, deliberately, sensually. Then after that, they'll drill you hard and without stopping. ♥ Just when you think you've had enough, they'll quiz you all over until you're sweating and panting. ♥ For those of you who pass, you'll be welcomed well into Cerealia and be given a free voucher for a McCERES Mildly Content meal. Please enjoy!"

//SCENARIOS.EXE PHASE I [ xxxx ] Once you choose your lesson and your tutor, you will be transported to a classroom where you and a few other players who decide to choose the same lesson will sit with your tutor after school, getting knowledge taught to you by someone who seems more intent on learning what's under your clothes than filling your head with knowledge. They will be awkwardly stretching, dropping pencils by 'accident' on the floor, and bending down slowly to pick them up. Certain things might be spilling out of their clothes. Awkward things. They will breathe down your neck and make sure you are well-versed in their anatomy by the end of the lesson. Fortunately, it won't last long as their bodies start to flicker erratically. PHASE II [ xxxx ] Just as things begin to escalate, the flickering will grow intense until your tutor will start to morph before your eyes. What takes their place is something that is anything but friendly. And yes, it will continue to breathe down your neck and speak in a sweet, soft, alluring voice while reaching out with its 'hands' to try and touch you. This will be your cue to run through the halls of the school while That Thing chases you in every single direction imaginable. There will be others joining you as everyone starts bolting out of their classrooms. PHASE III [ xxxx ] Feeling tired already? Well, don't stop and rest now! For those who successfully murder their own tutor, they will get their food voucher and a lovely welcome into CERES. You've officially passed! Everyone will be allowed to mingle around the game room in the CERES Research Tower before being directed into McCERES just across the street. For those who were already in the colony, you will also receive a voucher and directions to McCERES at the end of the game in case you want to go meet up with the newcomers there or just eat some artery-killing fast food. PHASE IV [ xxxx ] For those who get eaten by That Thing or don't pass their quizzes and upset their tutors, they will be forced to endure the Price of Failure. This means being sent to the gym with the other 'failures' to endure a painfully slow and erotic striptease by UN-Zippy. Once that is over, they will then be logged out and allowed to have their complimentary McCERES voucher. BONUS [ whyo'clock ] Congratulations on surviving CERESLearn! Here's your complimentary voucher for a free Mildly Content Meal at McCERES. This month's special is also the McKnight Burger. Characters are immediately invited to take a load off and enjoy some good ol' fashion fast food of questionable origin. Those who decide to order and eat here will also get a special toy included inside their Mildly Content Meals. [ 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 (which is not entirely applicable this round for reasons stated above^) and a FAQ that should explain everything in more detail. Please read them thoroughly before playing. Thank you!

Comments

[cheats]

[ He sighs and nods understandingly, at least, since he's glad that Oz doesn't push on the topic, as usual, and also just understands that Ciel is serious about his candy business... ]

Right. [ There's a pause, then he adds: ] ...If Sebastian did show up, what would you do, Oz?

iii!

[meriter]

[ LOOK, he does know quite a lot about those blatantly hypersexualized aliens — in fact, much more about their anatomy than the average constituent ought to ever humanly learn, what with all their ridiculous posturing and soulful, condolent gazes, but addressing it as psychological trauma is five kinds of distasteful. He doesn't cower, never cowers, and one day this obstinance might actually become a point of contention (ha, ha) — but for now he's sitting on one of the various tables, head down, possibly attempting to emulate some form of catatonia.

Disgruntled by the (kind, courteous, unnecessary) offer, he doesn't bother raising his head, only exhaling sharply in return. ]

No, it has bugs in it.

iii!

[meriter]

[ AH YES, the brother no one wanted to see (hint: it's not Vincent), trawling the general perimeter with a decidedly pensive scowl plastered over his features.

Either he's currently undergoing a shitload of emotional constipation (thanks Oz, you're a real pal) or so out of it that he doesn't immediately retract his arm when it's wrenched out, blinking down at it like he could induce insentience into someone else's limb by just not — moving. But if his last encounter in a game of metaphysical Russian Roulette with various relatives and (begrudged) friends as the cartridges taught him anything, he couldn't merely dismiss them as hallucinations contrived under an inordinate amount of stress. ]

... No, I haven't.

[ SURE SOUNDS FAMILIAR ... but in true Elliot fashion, he internally glosses over that particular aspect to finally raise his gaze, withholding the insatiable urge to go bolting off at the slightest provocation, or maybe just sweat uncomfortably because what the hell, Vincent. ]

When did you become someone else's lapdog? [ Clearly the more important issue here ... ]

[topscores]

[He's still kind of doubtful, if only because he knows Birthday.]

Depends on what you might've put "too much" of into it.

[IT'S STILL SO TEMPTING but he's doubtful because it's Birthday of all people trying to give him food. Not that he thinks it's poisoned...but...]

[lionly]

Eh?

[Elza's certainly not expecting that name to come popping up... he gives Oz a bewildered look, ears all perked up and twitching and everything. He tries to confirm now if this kid is at all familiar, maybe some noble, but he draws a blank.]

I do... he's my captain's servant. Pretty capable guy. [He inclines his head.] You know him?

[lionly]

[It's basically pretty Complicated in Weblin, Mary... who even knows with that country.]

No-- There isn't, I'm afraid. [He frowns.] Not that I know of.

[immobileyes]

[ She blinks, a little braver now that it's just a... raccoon? Tanuki?

Well, she'll hold her hand out to it anyway. ]

[derepressed]

[just wait til next even, they'll probably all end up trying to murder each other...

ANYWAY, they continue walking for a little bit, and soon enough there they are... just outside the cosplay café! It looks like most of the waitresses are dressed up as catgirls today, and Chizuru inwardly thanks her lucky stars that she's off from work.]

Right this way..!

[In they go, and she snags a menu to hand to him.]

Um - whatever sounds good on there... just let me know, and I'll get it!

[topscores]

[Disobeying orders and sassing is 100% Nice's Thing and it probably won't take Steve long to figure that out.]

You sound like a cop or something...

[Except he looked much more weird than that, in his opinion. He side eyes Steve, and puts his hands in his pockets.]

But I can't do anything unless it does. How about you keep doing the distraction thing, and I'll take care of it?

[He's tapping the front of his shoe behind him, as if the idea of a monster bug coming that close to him doesn't bother him at all...]

[immobileyes]

... I'm sorry. If it's a bad disease, it must be hard.

[derepressed]

Well, that was one of them... some others would see things that weren't there, or get very angry and violent, or...

[She shrugs uselessly. She's not telling this kid that some people who ate the Knight Burgers started thinking they were in a sex game.]

Anyway, it wasn't a good situation. It's possible that these are entirely innocent, but the name is close enough that you might have a hard time finding someone to take it from you.

[lionly]

It's all right. [He squeezes her hand again, gently.] Sorry, here I am telling you about depressing things.

How about you tell me about you instead, Mary?

[lionly]

Do you suppose she has it all memorised? So she can just rattle it off when she's doing... what she's doing?

[He lightly tips his head in her direction before he gets up from his seat in a clinking of armour.

He'll lend a hand searching!! He's walking over to do just that.]

[topscores]

Hey, don't be scared.

[He gets back up, and faces the monster before he takes one more glance over at her.]

Just do that freeze-thing again if it moves if you can, okay? I'll take care of it.

[lionly]

That's for sure. [Elza laughs a bit.]

If only they were as good at teaching as they were with doling out punishments. [He raises his eyebrow in the direction of the robot now much further from the both of them.]

[immobileyes]

Thank you!

[ that definitely brightened her up. ]

[immobileyes]

Me? [ She looks a little bewildered now. ] I'm not that interesting.

[derepressed]

It's sometimes a little surprising, to meet people who have also met her... it takes a little getting used to. [She smiles back and tries to cover up her earlier pause with a seemingly offhand explanation, which could end up just sounding more suspicious anyway because Chizuru is frankly quite awful at keeping secrets.] We were separated when we were young and were only reunited very recently, but if coincidences like this mean that I can keep my sister closer than I was able to in the past, I'm glad for it.

[saying stuff like this is going to get Chizuru labeled as the possessive shithead but whatever...

Oh. Is his hand out for a handshake? Probably... When she had been in Zelien she had seen handshakes happen a few times, but they still sort of baffle her, so she hopes that she isn't doing it wrong when she takes his hand and shakes it lightly. Only one twin is the smooth one and it sure as heck isn't her...]

It's very nice to meet you. My name is Yukimura Ch-- umm, I mean, Chizuru Yukimura. I forget that people who aren't from Japan say their surnames last, sometimes... I'm sorry.

[lionly]

I find you very interesting. I'd like to get to know you more.

[He tips his head slightly.] Can I?

handwaving a gogo

[immobileyes]

[ She's a little overwhelmed by everything, although food had helped. But now she knew about the apartment, and now she's... just tired. ]

Thank you... for showing me everything.

[lionly]

[Elza lifts up the longsword, keeping it trained on the monsters as they enter.]

Can you fight? You gonna be all right if we take one each?

[He asks without turning his head, his body slowly shifting to get in an ideal position.]

[immobileyes]

You'll-- [ How, she wants to ask, suspicious and desperate, but he's a stranger, and her unease makes her hold her tongue, prompting a slow nod instead. If nothing else... she can do that much. ]

[immobileyes]

[ She's unaccustomed to this firm confidence, when Seto had been sweetly awkward, the others confused, Momo frazzled. His interest in her can't be because of rumors, the monster who lived in an unforgiving forest-- she's confused, and it shows.

... But he's already tried to reassure her. She's sure he can't be bad, and everything she knows of lions, she thinks through. Mighty. Brave.

It should be all right. ]

... All right. [ it's a quiet murmur, still nervous. ]

[topscores]

[Good idea.]

Well I hope not.

[He'll be happily oblivious to whatever they put into it, though...he probably should be more careful about that, but oh well.]

Maybe you should give to someone less fortunate next time?

[Says the person who's completely selfish in his own actions, most of the time.]

[immobileyes]

... Do you know how to get back?