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« 001 ⇢ INTERLUDE001.EXE »
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.
▶ VIDEO.EXE | IC: 1/25
▶ RUN.EXE | MOD NOTES
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.
▶ 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.▶ ACTION.EXE | IC: 1/26
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. ]
[ 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. ]
▶ 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!
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She didn't know what exactly that shadow creature was, but the way it went right through Kousetsu marked it as a dangerous threat. It was impossible to know what exactly it was doing, or if anything she could do would even affect something that could pass through solid objects, but she had to try.
A dome of magic appeared in front of her right hand as she put up a basic barrier spell in an attempt to keep the monster away, while a sphere of the same pink magic grew in her right hand. ]
Bullet, shoot! [ She throws her left forward, ball of energy shooting through her barrier in a bright beam of magic and light. ]
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His eyes narrow as he turns to follow it. He'll just slide up against a wall to keep himself from falling over. Perhaps the effects will wear off?! ]
Do not let it touch you. It is able to render your body parts immobile. [ Safe to say this was not looking good. If they couldn't get rid of it they were going to have to retreat. ]
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It's not immediately attacking, but it's clear that it's still there, and perhaps more.
Kousetsu's right side will remain immobile and numb for another day or so, so good luck with that.
And they are still being stalked from the shadows, the shadows flickering around them as if waiting for a good chance to strike. ]
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Her tape recorder was still running, though]
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[This was getting more and more bizarre, but he didn't have the luxury of standing around and staring at Nanoha and whatever it was that she did to hold them off. These things were attacking. He looked through the open drawer containing the note and the matches and lit one, turning to the looming, flickering shadows as he set fire to a piece of paper from the pile on the floor.]
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I'm just going to assume they did cursory introductions on the elevator
I'll keep it away, so keep searching, but stay away from dark corners. There might be more of them. Meanwhile, Raising Heart, set up please. [ Nanoha transformed in a flash of light, donning her Barrier Jacket and turning Raising Heart into its staff form. If there was going to be fighting, she might as well be ready for it.
Luckily for everyone she wasn't one of those magical girls with secret identities. Also luckily for everyone, she was a good shot with a sharp eye, so any shadow movement would quickly find itself met with a quick blast from her staff. ]
▶ CHECKPOINT TWO.SAV
. . . CONTINUING TOUR.EXE. . .
[ Between the flash of light, the camera flashes, and the general magical attacks, the shadow monster is clearly beaten down and weak, shrinking back away from them and cowering.
But it's at the lighting of the match that it flares up quite suddenly, making a loud, groaning noise, before it can't take the light anymore and collapses in on itself, utterly gone.
But nonetheless, the damage has been done. A gust of air, little more than a breeze, really, catches that fire and blows it towards the other papers -- almost as if the fire from those matches has a life of its own. Maybe it was waiting for just this moment; it's hard to say.
Either way, this entire room is paper, and wood, and old, old documents. The fire spreads rapidly, and practically immediately, crawling over scattered papers and onto wooden shelves. ]
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[that is, guess who wears a paper-based disguise all the time and doesn't want to be anywhere near fire? Answer: Scuttlebutt!]
[she'll let out a scream and try to scamper away from the flames as fast as possible!! ...which also means she'll crash to the floor after tripping over herself]
Kaaaaaaaaaaahk!! Help!
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Nanoha-san I am unable to move half my body. ...it is not conducive to our situation to move through this while I am currently in this state. But I am able to demanifest into my true form.
[ He's putting a lot of faith in her right now to even touch his sword form. No one aside from Haru, his master, has done this. But for the sake of everyone's livelihood this is the better option than to drag his human form through this place. He'll hold out his tachi sword then towards her, his voice low and serious. ]
Please do not damage it. Whatever damage is incurred upon my blade directly affects me. I am entrusting it to you until we have gotten out of this place. [ Totally not weird or anything. Basically don't break his blade otherwise he'll die. Still once she takes it Kousetsu will actually disappear in a few orbs of light and all that will remain his is sword form, for now, until they are safe. ]
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but first.
she'll lend a helping hand towards Myriam to get her onto her feet]
Let's go.
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[she skitters on her feet a bit before getting into running in step with Inaba]
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We shouldn't charge back into the lobby, that's too far away. All of you, get into the back room and I'll put out the fire! [ Poking around the desk meant that the entrance could now be considered the far side of the room, and with all the bookshelves threatening to burn down, there was no way making that trek could be safe for the rest of the group.
Besides, if they let the fire keep burning, there was no telling how many other people could be affected. No, it was best to end this fire here and now. Even if what she was going to do would be considered just a bit rough. Just a bit. ]
Hayate-chan would have just frozen everything, but unfortunately she's not here, so...
[ If and when she sees the other three are safe, Nanoha will start charging a beam. Fire needed three parts to burn: Heat, oxygen, and fuel. And since the fuel for this particular blaze was wood and paper, it would be a relatively simple task for her to annihilate those with a few well-placed Busters.
Probably. Failing that, she could still fly everyone out. ]
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▶ FINAL CHECKPOINT.SAV
. . . CONTINUING TOUR.EXE. . .
[ It takes a few keys, but eventually the door to the back room opens up, allowing them to all tumble inside. It's a smaller office, clearly in disuse, but once very homey and lived in. There are books on the shelves and across the desks, and files scattered everywhere as well. The smoke is still pretty bad in here as well, unfortunately.
As for Nanoha's attempts on the fire, removing the fuel works well enough; eventually, the fire flickers down and dies when there is nothing left but cold, sterile white walls and flooring for it to touch, nothing left behind but ashes and the charred remains of the shelves, desk and books and files.
The smoke, unfortunately, remains just as bad as it was before, however; there don't seem to be any windows around, either. ]
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[Scuttlebutt's "kahks" were a little more strained and desperate now]
Someone... someone open a window...!
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He'll take back his true form with a polite and silent bow of his head as he leans up against one of the shelves lining the wall. The area isn't much different than the previous place they were currently in but perhaps the documents here might hold some answers. He'll cough with the rest of them, trying to cover his mouth with a sleeve as he looks around, dragging himself through the room as his right side remains unresponsive as a result of the shadow's attack. Thankfully they all got out of there safe and sound.
Though the smoke does pose a problem now. Coughing as they were he wondered how long they would manage here. Scuttlebutt has logical concerns after all...there weren't any windows. ] ...it appears that this room does not have any to open.
[ Said while coughing all the while. ]
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She wouldn't accept that. ]
If there's no window, we'll just have to make one. What do you think is on the other side of these walls?
[ There were quite possibly workers on the other side, but they could take a minor disturbance.
Jamming the tip of Raising Heart into the nearest wall, Nanoha fired off a small blast at point blank range, testing their integrity. She didn't need to destroy the whole thing, just make a large enough hole for the smoke to escape. ]
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They'll get a quick glance at the documents, which seem much, much older than anything that was outside in the library; these are all signed by Julius Vincere, and every last paper is about Tellus. Prices, appraisals of land worth, such things --
But they'll only get a quick glance before there's a polite knock at the library door. And then Mosley steps in without waiting to be invited in, what an asshole. There's ash on his shoes and he gives a polite cough. ]
What a mess. I disappear for two seconds and you all decide to --
[ He notices the hole in the wall and his face drops. ]
You blew a hole through the building. Of course you blew a hole through the building, why would I expect common decency out of a bunch of savages like yourselves? And now there is a hole in my building.
[ A very angry look is now given to the group before he points sharply out the door he just came through. ]
We're leaving.
[ Then he turns on his heel and stomps out, expecting the group to follow him back to the elevator. You might want to, since he doesn't seem to be in the mood for jokes anymore. ]
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[of course this would happen. Inaba is honestly just as pissed as the next guy as she mutters that under her breath. she was just this close to sniffing through the place, and now that he's back? she kind of can't do that now unless... someone distracts him.
but Inaba isn't the type to do that sort of shit, so she's just going to walk back to the elevator. she'll distract him for you guys if you really want to do something, but she's not taking the blame for any of you]
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[this was just weird]
And the entire place was on fire! We could've suffocated! Any court of law would call that "grounds to sue for gross negligence!"
[...she would meekly follow him back out, though. Scuttlebutt wasn't quite dumb or brave enough to try photographing more documents right in front of the scary immortal PR guy.]
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He doesn't take any of documents, because they were already in some sort of trouble, and he did not need Ceres targeting him or his loved ones either. So he is slow to follow as his mobility is shot but follow he does.
And without learning anything either about Tenka or those who have disappeared whereabouts, it seems like this was a pointless endeavor indeed. ]
▶ END TOUR.EXE