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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!
no subject
I want to see what they are made out of and look more into the kind of technology they have in this place.
Maybe we can get a recording of something else and view it if that is how their equipment works.
[ you feel him ]
no subject
...guess that's true. [He nods slowly... a little reluctantly.]
no subject
It's going to be for the best if you blind them, Oz-kun. Just put your chains in front of the objectives, but don't break them yet. We can still break them if that doesn't work. But first of all, let's not spook the monster-lady either if we can.
[-and not give CERES more reason to be after their necks. Those things are supposed to be expensive. Turning to the other two, he gives them a shy smile.]
...and if it helps, Katsura-san could always just take the parts that hold the recordings? There should be some memory cards in them if they're not hooked up to transmit life.
no subject
As for Shep, she gets a broken, wry laugh out of the woman. ]
Even if you're not CERES, you know nothing. You're a waste of my time.
People who know nothing can change nothing.
no subject
CERES hasn't told us anything since we got here. If you could help us understand, I would appreciate it. We can change things, but not unless we have help.
[going in blind wasn't completely unusual but not what she wanted to do in this case.]
no subject
I'll leave those cameras alone for now... Should we see if we can find a card in one of those?
[He gestures up toward one of the cameras in the corner. He knows nothing about technology so this'll be all on the rest of the team, oops...
He also casts a glance back toward the woman, uncertain but still wanting to help.]
no subject
So, too late. By the time Oz has spoken, Katsura is already making his way over to one of the cameras that are in reach. By now, he figures it's been enough time for their identities to be recognized-- hiding his face or the camera in general might be a moot point.
So don't mind Katsura trying to figure out how to open or dismantle this device. Any way for him to take the recordings or does he need to get violent and get the whole camera?
He's looking for any ejection or attachment cords. ]
no subject
[He comments distractedly as he steps closer to Shepard, eyeing the 'monster' with a thoughtful-curious look.]
no subject
It seems as though the woman is sizing up everyone, before she finally nods slowly. ]
If you are truly not CERES...and truly wish to help... then come closer. [ her voice drops ] They are always listening, watching. They mustn't hear.
[ She nods to the cameras, well-aware that they are there, and then beckons to them. ]
no subject
But this seems like a priority. So when they're beckoned to, he approaches.]
no subject
I can't come much closer than this. [Unless Katsura uses his bomb again, but that's beside the point here.] How can I help?
no subject
no subject
Doesn't mean his senses aren't as alert as hell, though.]
Are you a flamingo?
[Not that he really expects any of the rumored monsters to be that easily detained. But asking confusing questions has always been a helpful method to break the mood of others' games, be it a hissy fit or grand charades.]
▶ END TOUR.EXE
. . . STARTING RESET.EXE. . .
[ They step closer, and the woman nods to herself, quiet as if mustering up the courage to speak -- and then when they get close enough, her eyes widen and snap open, and she looks both furious and horrified. ]
They are here, watching, through you. They have always been. How dare --
[ And with that, the ocular implants short out quite suddenly, leaving the characters blind in one eye. Any other technology on them also shorts out (CereVices includes) and a few moments later, they'll find themselves falling unconscious from the shock of the ocular implant reacting in such a negative way (that's connected to your brain, you know; it's very delicate).
When they wake up, they'll be at home as if nothing had ever happened. Their vision will return in one eye slowly over the course of the next IC 24 hours as the ocular implant reboots itself, though they will feel woozy and sick during that period of time. The technology that Vector picked up will unfortunately be defunct; seems it wasn't as able to bounce back as their ocular implants were, as will any basic technology they had on their person (such as personal cell phones, watches, or anything similar).
As soon as you wake up, your CereVice will ring and when it's pulled out, each screen will show a certain robot some may remember from the previous event. He stares at them blankly for a while before a slow smile spreads across his face and then screen turns black. A few seconds pass and suddenly, letter by letter, a message is shown on the screen. ]
[ And then the CereVice goes dead. Unfortunately, it'll still be out of service for the next six hours before turning on again and working just like normal after that. Well, except for the fact that any information on the CereVice recorded during the tour is now gone. Whoops. ]