//SCENARIOS.EXE
PHASE I [ 19 00 ]
The festival begins promptly with a kick-off speech and a toast from Julius Vincere, encouraging everyone to celebrate beneath the two moons as they light the sky. The weather is crisp and beautiful, leaving them both in full view as their light cascades upon the festival. Around the district, there are several stands full of standard fair food (candy apples/corn dogs/ice cream/deep fried everything), games, and an assortment of many awkward prizes (if you're wondering what these are, do remember you're in the Pleasure District!). Also, there is alcohol everywhere, served to minors and adults alike.
PHASE II [ 1945 ]
The music is playing loudly beneath the noises of the festival. Anyone approaching the speakers will notice a strange buzzing noise that keeps wavering. Then, the sound changes abruptly to the sound of pained moaning hidden within the song. It grows more pronounced by the second until the lights in the Pleasure District flicker off for a brief second. When they return, there is someone crawling out of the speaker. Your eyes squint, and you can see them briefly, the faint outlines of their form as their screaming escalates, only everyone else seems to be deaf to it. Only you can hear it, and you wonder how and why no one else is reacting. Is it just you? Are you hallucinating? Better get used to that feeling in Cerealia.
PHASE III [ 2000 ]
Your friendly speaker friend up there doesn't seem to want to go away. (S)he keeps crawling out and disappearing throughout the evening, but it's easier to ignore as Julius takes to the stage. He has a special announcement for all. CERESdate (who sponsored this wonderful festival by the way) has agreed to set up all you vibrant, sexy Cerealia singles with some robot partners for the night. Want to escape? Too late. They're latching on and dragging you out to the dance floor to boogie down. Afterwards, they'll try and drag you to the nearby hotels for some extra loving. You are welcome to run at this point or comply happily.
PHASE IV [ 2103 ]
Have you escaped the overzealous sex robots? Good, good! Now, it's time for the real fun. The holograms turn from PG images of the stars and surrounding moons and planets to a few fun images of various robot couples caught in absolute bliss. You may spot a clown mask in there or two, reminiscent of those who were running around causing a bit of trouble earlier. The images continue to get distorted as the clowns look like they're stretching their necks out of the image and reaching out towards you. The moaning from before returns.
Doesn't it get you in the mood? If it does and you'd like to find a partner for the night, a few CERESdate robots will be on hand to help fix you up with a partner, organic or otherwise. They're being quite insistent again because they want your credits.
BONUS [ whyo'clock ]
Have you ever been stalked by a condom-dispensing machine? Well, there's a first time for everything! These friendly contraptions are set up all over the Pleasure District, waiting for you to pass by before trailing after you very slowly. At first you don't notice. Every time you turn around, it stands stationery. But the moment you start to move, it just carefully rolls behind you. Watching. Waiting.
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But it's not right to leave him to deal with that, not when he's just found him. So Nesso will do what any good knight would, swooping in to rescue someone clearly in distress. He swoops in to try to coax the robot away.]
Sorry, I'm afraid I have to cut in. [He mostly manages this bit of utter cheesiness without chuckling.]
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Nesso...! [ if he sounds relieved, it's because he is, even if this is kind of humiliating. All things considered, he'd rather deal with good-natured jabs than uncomfortable robot foreplay. Zara takes the chance to duck away from the robot - which, unfortunately, also tries to go around Nesso. ] Thank you, but -- it seems I've somehow gotten a persistent suitor!
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Zara. [A greeting, thinly veiled relief at seeing him, here and well -- aside from his new admirer.] I never knew you were such a heart breaker.
[Can he really trust someone like that around his precious, naive Fiona? Really? Nesso chuckles at the thought, even as the robot goes chasing its way around him. Ah... Very persistent.]
She certainly doesn't want to take no for an answer. [He'll be kind and try to maneuver himself between Zara and his robot girlfriend.]
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Neither did I, [ he admits in a faintly amused voice, not taking the bait to tease him back, for once. The amount of appeal he may or may not have to the opposite sex is one area that Zara puts very little stock into. ] Apparently, my dancing sweeps the ladies right off their feet.
[ note to self: never dance with a stranger just because she begs you nicely. It's mildly embarrassing to be defended by his master, though - not to mention insulting to his servant's dignity, as kind as the gesture may be - so he's quick to grab Nesso's arm, trying to tug him back. Not out of the way, but to escape. ] Nesso, I think leaving might be the best option.
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[It's the start of all sorts of things, isn't it? But Nesso certainly doesn't mind defending Zara, though all he seems to be doing is annoying the persistent lady anyway. So as he's tugged back, he moves, backing away a moment before turning to follow after him.]
I don't think I'd argue with that. [Escape.] Wherever we are, I wouldn't mind leaving entirely.
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That said, that hurried pace does allow the two of them to slip away from the dance floor and into the crowd, where it's much easier to lose his animatronic amour. It doesn't take long to get out and away somewhere quieter. ]
... This should be far enough. Good grief... I never imagined I'd end up in a situation like this.
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No? Never expected such an aggressive suitor? [Haha she really was into you, bunny. But yes. Okay More seriously.] This is all a little beyond imagination I think.
[Nesso slows, glancing around. Maybe it's old habit that has his hand dropping to the pommel of his sword.]
All of this, it doesn't seem like it should be real. [And then, the inevitable.] There's no sign of Fiona anywhere.
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... I haven't seen heads or tails of her, either. We need to find out if she's all right.
[ after what they'd been told happened to Weblin, well... he feels a little antsy. ]
If what they said is true, she might be in danger. [ to say the least. He pauses, then adds: ] ... To be quite honest, even thinking of her walking around this place unaccompanied is giving me a headache.