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[reparator]

Who: Mosley and these unfortunate souls
When: OOC: 6/27, IC: 1/26
Where: CERES Research Tower
What: Mosley takes a few lucky souls on a tour of the CERES offices.
Rating/Warning: PG-13: Some violence, injuries and possible death.

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▶ VIDEO.EXE | IC: 1/25

[ The broadcast comes bright and early for those paying attention to their CereVices; the man who appears on the screen is strikingly pale, white-haired and piercingly blue-eyed. He looks young, no more than nineteen or twenty and he's dressed in a crisp black and white suit. He stares into the screen for a long moment, long enough to be, frankly, just a bit uncomfortable.

And then white eyelashes blink and an awkward, unsure smile spreads across his face. He lifts a hand to fix his tie and speaks. ]

This is Mosley.

[ The smile drops, leaving him with a blank expression once again. ]

CERES has decided in a show of good faith to open our doors to you. I have been given the task of, [ He lifts his hands to emphasize with air quotes. ] "being your tour guide." If that is what I must do, so be it. The lazy worm does not get the apple, after all.

[ He looks down at the tablet on his desk, giving it a few taps and suddenly an icon appears on the bottom right hand of the video. ]

That link will bring you to a listing to make an appointment. You will be given a time. Show up promptly or do not, it is no matter to me. The tour will leave ten minutes after your given time and that will be that. Tours will only last a few hours so you needn't worry about the rest of your day. You will certainly return home in time to catch the latest episode of [ Air quotes again. ] "Banana is the New Black." I hear there's going to be a cliffhanger!

[ A pause and he looks oddly thoughtful. ]

I suppose you could also steal it off the internet? [ Blank again. ] Which would be wrong. Our lawyers will contact you if you do that. Do not.

[ And then another of those awkward smiles before quickly turning into something a bit startled and he taps his tablet again, ending the video. Replies to this feed have been disabled, unfortunately. Seems like someone isn't feeling very chatty. It's a miracle. ]

▶ ACTION.EXE | IC: 1/26

[ The next day, that Monday, those who take Mosley up on his offer will find that him standing there right in front of the main CERES office building, waiting. It’s with that same disconcerting smile that he unlocks the door and ushers them in.

Welcome, all of you, to our lovely CERES!

The group will find themselves standing in a lobby. Clean white walls and floors, a bright blue rug leading towards the elevators on the far wall, and a white reception counter. At the counter are two CERES robots answering calls and directing any visitors (though the lobby seems quite empty today) and on the wall behind them is a hologram of the CERES logo for all to see. Mosley stands in the center of the carpet in his usual suit and claps his hands together, putting on a smile. ]

Welcome to CERES.

[ And then the smile drops. Voice flat, he continues. ]

There has been... talk over the past few months that we at CERES have not been working 24/7 to help you, our clientele, return to your homes safely and soundly. There has also been... talk that we do not do anything. That this entire company is a farce, which is honestly quite hurtful to both me and the other hardworking staff at this company. Mr. Vincere had his way of running this place but Ms. Recreare is fond of a more hands on approach. We want to share that approach with you.

[ He spreads his hands to indicate to the building around them. ]

CERES has many fingers in many jars and they've all been sealed tight for a while. We would like to open those jars. So once again, welcome to CERES and please follow me.

[ After that, Mosley turns and begins to lead the group off. ]

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▶ RUN.EXE | MOD NOTES

This is the event log for these sign-ups! Your groups have been sorted below; here are a few handy links for you:

Group 01 | OOC plotting
Group 02 | OOC plotting
Group 03 | OOC plotting
Group 04 | OOC plotting
Group 05 | OOC plotting
Group 06 | OOC plotting
Group 07 | OOC plotting
Group 08 | OOC plotting
Group 09 | OOC plotting
Group 10 | OOC plotting
There is no tagging order, so feel free to tag in whatever way works best for you as a group.

The tours will technically last 3 hours icly, but that may change as ic events happen; oocly, the threads will last as long as necessary, though Mosley will come and collect your characters if they are moseying around too long! There will be mod involvement in each of the tours.

If there are any questions, feel free to ask them here. You are welcome to plot with your groupmates by using the ooc top level comments linked above. Thank you!

Comments

[complices]

Well, it's not as if they're dead. I sent a fish for them. They're elsewhere and eventually will be here and then their tour will end.

[ That's one mystery solved. ]

Actually, it's you who should be feeling guilty. You didn't go with them. They're probably worried sick about you. Yet here you are yelling. See, this is why I said you should be more kind. What a mean-spirited thing to do, leaving your friends to die.

[ This is all said in the flattest voice, of course. Eternally calm, cool, and collected, that's Mosley. ]

[capforthat]

[If only she trusted him, she might believe that they're alive. Funny, how being shoved down a trash chute sours your opinion of someone.]

I'm an exceptionally kind person!! [Something about that placid voice is getting on her nerves. Couldn't possibly be that it's hard to keep up a good head of righteous steam when the person she's attempting to argue with is perfectly calm, could it.

Wait. There's something important in what he said--]

You sent that monster after them? Why would you do that? How awful!

[complices]

[ They're really alive! Really! Look up a thread! ]

Oh, no. Not the first one. That one was a... mistake.

[ A pause. ]

I sent the second.

[capforthat]

S-second...?

[Okay, that took some of the wind out of her sails. Good job?]

[complices]

[ Just as calmly as earlier. ]

Yes, the second one. It ate them and sent them elsewhere. You were supposed to be with them.

[capforthat]

[She still isn't buying it. Like a fish would just spit people back up after swallowing them!

...but she does need to find a way out of here.]

Okay. Let's say I believe you--what am I supposed to do now? [Put on some floaties and jump in the pool?] Are you gonna send another fish monster after me?

[complices]

[ Just because you underestimate Mosley's Aquaman powers doesn't mean it didn't happen. ]

Of course. Give me a moment.

[ If Bulma waits five minutes, suddenly a larger than average shark pokes its head out of the water. He looks friendly enough though. After a tip of his hat, he opens his mouth wide for Bulma to go inside. Mosley's voice rings out again. ]

I do hope that will be acceptable. Enjoy your ride, Ms. Briefs.

[ If she goes inside, she will be swallowed whole and land in a rather lush (but humid) seating area. She'll be sent to the docks to join the others but her ride will be much more polite about it, at least. ]

[capforthat]

Give you--that wasn't a request!!

[He's joking, right? He can't really summon fish monsters?

...and yet... When the shark shows up she just stares at it for a few seconds. That is a gigantic fish wearing a hat. A very polite one, in fact. Still not the weirdest thing she's ever seen, but it's definitely in the top twenty.

She swallows and glances nervously at the ceiling. She has zero reason to trust CERES. She also has no way out but down, apparently, and she doesn't want to spend the rest of her life in the dark and the damp.]

... Fine, but if it eats me you're not going to like the consequences! Vegeta will rip this place apart!!

[Probably. Eventually. When he notices she hasn't come home in a while.

Here goes nothing... Bulma steps into the waiting jaws of the dapper shark.]

[reparator]

[ Into the dapper shark she goes, and it'll take a quick trip to where the rest of the group is still recovering from their unfortunate swim and less than enjoyable ride. Someone got first class, and it wasn't those suckers.

Anyway, as soon as Bulma steps onto that rickety metal pier, the dapper fish lifts his hat in a farewell gesture and dives back into the water.

Now the gang is all back together again. ]