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//TESTDRIVE4.0.EXE

MOONFESTCON 2014 PART I: Embracing Lunacy


It's that time of the season to praise the two moons of Cerealia. As they hang in the sky, looking harmless and moon-like, the robots and CERES staff have gathered together to prepare a fanciful celebration. It's primarily located in the Pleasure District where paper lanterns hang and where fireworks are starting to burst in the sky. Everyone is welcome to dress up and enjoy an evening of fantastic pleasures, platonic or otherwise.

"Good evening! As always, I'm pleased you all can join me. Do enjoy all the beverages being passed around along with the many services we have to offer, all there for your pleasure.

Take time to play in one of our many booths or just slip away and have a crazy evening. The moons bid it. Don't be shy."

//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
[ 19:45 ] 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
[ 20:00 ] 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
[ 21:03 ] 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
[ why:o'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.
[ 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 meme. ]

//RUN.EXE
Welcome to CEREALIA's fourth Test Drive Meme. For your convenience, we have compiled a post detailing everyone's arrival experience and a FAQ that should explain everything in more detail. Please read them thoroughly before playing. Thank you!


sisconning: (and i will wait)

[personal profile] sisconning 2014-11-06 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
[Nesso ducks his head in thanks. Elza really is a good friend, probably a better one than he deserves sometimes.

His lips curl into an amused smile as Elza keeps talking though, glancing back the way that they had come.]
I'm sure she hasn't. So we shouldn't stay here too long unless you want to wind up betrothed against your will.

[That robot lady is persistent.]
allweather: (why isn't this one keyworded)

[personal profile] allweather 2014-11-06 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
[He'd punch Julius in the head, maybe. For now, he looks a mixture of defeated and affronted - that's something he'd expect from Break... Don't be like Break, strange girl.]

If that's truly the only way...
sisconning: (but i'll kneel down)

[personal profile] sisconning 2014-11-06 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
Dancing's a dangerous game.

[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.
cheats: (I'M NOT GOING TO MARRY YOU ANISE)

[personal profile] cheats 2014-11-06 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ciel seems relieved, at least at first, so he nods, but. No. The rolling gets Ciel to whip around and he stares in horror in irritation, but... ]

Aaaaargh!! [ That sure was a scream, and Ciel just bolts back behind Oz, since this machine is Very Rude and Very Fixated on him, so he's just beyond reason, as he was with the fire in the kitchen. ]

Then let's smash it! That'll stop the damned thing!!

[ ciel no ]
allweather: (later losers)

[personal profile] allweather 2014-11-06 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
[Ah yeah, now Reim remembers he's probably supposed to be looking after old people right now, aaannd he's not OOPS-]

She isn't? I suppose if those two haven't found you first, there are only so many possibilities for why... [they could be loose, and with this music drowning out the screaming...] To be honest, the explanation given for how we "arrived" is a little beyond me.

[He has the logical progression of facts down, but the actual meaning of all those scifi words?? Whoa, slow down.]
lionly: (f ↯ i absolutely can't)

[personal profile] lionly 2014-11-06 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
And you know as well as I do that I'm not ready to settle down yet.

[In fact, he winces theatrically at the thought of it. Certainly, some day he'd like to be married, but not yet. There are things to do! Things like figuring out what the heck is going on, for one.

So, with a wave of his hand to beckon Nesso, he turns to start heading down the alley.]
allweather: (do you even speak fake victorian)

[personal profile] allweather 2014-11-06 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
[that guy!! that other guy!! guys. Well, Reim's politely pretending bunny ears are normal will continue undeterred. It must be normal somewhere...

He gives Zara a look of resigned understanding; he does wonder if he's saying that just to make him feel less lame!! but he'll assume the best case scenario. Comrade.]


Well, I've had enough entertainment for quite a while. Did they mention how long this festival lasts?
fuckaccuracy: (4)

Phase I

[personal profile] fuckaccuracy 2014-11-06 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
Hey noob, watch where you're-

[Woah, backing up for a second here, because this guy? Tall, dark and freakin' hot. Like, seriously.]

I mean, yeah it's fine. NBD.

[We cool?

We cool.]
allweather: (getting mad about notes)

[personal profile] allweather 2014-11-06 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
[You hardcore kids, what the hell. Reim considers for a moment; they're good kids, Oz and friends. Oz might not be as dazzling as Gilbert, but still, they're worth having faith in.

Even if Oz tripped him that one time and his chin was bruised for like a week from smacking into the floor never mind that.]


It is, rather... He and his friends are all very lively. [a beat; his friends who are not little old man] From our world, of course. Though I've often suspected he could befriend anyone if given the time.

[unnatural]
fuckaccuracy: (7)

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[personal profile] fuckaccuracy 2014-11-06 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
[Gaige only really has one question she can ask at this point.]

What the hell is that supposed to mean?
sisconning: (so tame my flesh and fix my eyes)

[personal profile] sisconning 2014-11-06 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
Right right. No tying Elza Clifford down just yet, hmm?

[Someday, Elza! Nesso is grinning as he pushes himself away from the wall to follow along after the other man. He's all for figuring out what's going on. Where they are. How they get back to where they belong because the only thing that Nesso knows for absolute certain is that he should be with his sister right now.

And not in a place with weird romantic robots.]
Wherever we are... it's certainly not Weblin. [This is why he's captain.]

[personal profile] futurefree 2014-11-06 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, that confirmed that at least one person was seeing and hearing the same thing. But that was still just a small number compared to the size of the crowd.]

Yeah.

[Blake looks around, but she can't spot it anywhere.]

No one else seems to have noticed.
lionly: (s ↯ don't ruin it)

[personal profile] lionly 2014-11-06 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
Just hearing that makes me feel nervous. [He punctuates this with a shiver, managing even to make the fur on his tail stand up. Brr. Scary. Committment!]

Nothing in Weblin ever looked like this place.

[He leads the way out of the alley, to a more open space, though makes sure to have a good look around for any robots first.]
cheats: (no thank god)

[personal profile] cheats 2014-11-06 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ciel smiles in a fond, soft way, because he agrees, and Oz at least also managed to pierce his icy heart and draw out a few friendship moes. That is unnatural. ]

I imagine that you're right. He managed to befriend nearly all of the people where we were at before, so it would at least not surprise me.

[ He shrugs. ]

He told me about some of them. Mostly a man named Gilbert, actually.

[personal profile] futurefree 2014-11-06 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
[Pyrrha what are you doing and why are you apologizing to a condom-dispensing machine.

Honestly, what has your life become.

In any case, Blake arrives on the scene, ready to lend a helping hand. Also wow that is really loud. She covers her ears, though her faunus ears twitch underneath the bow. Yeah, that is pretty uncomfortable.

She doesn't really want to know why it's doing that, so much as figuring out how to make it stop.]


Come on. [Blake walks up behind her.] Let's get this back on its feet.

[One can only hope that it would stop then.]
sewayaku: (fuck off)

[personal profile] sewayaku 2014-11-06 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ unfortunately, Zara is only difficult when he has good reason to be (or when it'll get his young lady riled up, but that's obviously not the case here.) He winces a little at Ciel's reaction. Maybe he should have been even more vague - but it was difficult to straddle the line between 'informative but polite' and 'inciting even more uncomfortable questions.'

Either way, he's left with a flustered little boy. The rabbit raises his hands in a placating manner, looking sympathetic. ]


You're completely correct! It's entirely inappropriate, especially for a festival with children attending. I've given up trying to understand their reasoning, at this point... [ maybe all people from the future are like this? god, he hopes not. ] Perhaps I'll try speaking with the management.
cheats: (ridin' with they dillingers)

[personal profile] cheats 2014-11-06 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
It's inappropriate in any context!

[ He shouts, because Ciel is... Ciel... He doesn't do much quietly when he's riled up, which he certainly is now. ]

How dare they do such a thing! You— You should speak to the management, yes!
sewayaku: (pyon)

[personal profile] sewayaku 2014-11-06 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ a little of column A, a little of column B... no, he doesn't know Reim well enough to tease him yet. Comrade!! ]

Not that I know of, unfortunately. With any luck, it won't be any more than a few days, at worst. I'm already tired of it, too.
sewayaku: (fuck off)

[personal profile] sewayaku 2014-11-06 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ he is glad that the robot is apparently going to leave him alone now. He's less glad that this came about because it was beaten up. Zara accepts the sharp words with nothing more than a narrowing of his eyes, face remaining impassive and disapproving as he crosses his arms. ]

I'm afraid attacking people isn't a skill of mine. [ not entirely a lie. combat only in self-defense! But he leaves that for now, shaking his head. ] As for what I know... We're in the middle of some kind of pleasure festival, and some of the people are getting overenthusiastic. Are you hurt?
sisconning: (like a stone)

[personal profile] sisconning 2014-11-06 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
[The most frightening of foes, eh? Don't worry, Elza. Nesso will help you defend your bachelor lifestyle for as long as he can! Especially from weird sex robots. No vice captain of his will be snatched up by weird sex robots, not so long as he's around.]

All of it is wrong. And more than that... other than you and the strange... machines... nearly everyone seems to be huma. [It's weird he's used to being surrounded by people with adorable fuzzy ears.]
sewayaku: (gawrsh)

[personal profile] sewayaku 2014-11-06 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ he hasn't heard of sushi, so he just blinks blankly, listening but confused. Eating raw fish and seaweed? That sounds absolutely repulsive.

But saying that is absolutely out of the question, so he quietly passes over the topic, noting her interest in the apple instead. And her growling stomach, which makes him chuckle slightly. ]


... Fufu. You sound quite hungry. Would you like one?
sewayaku: (ey how you doin lil mama)

[personal profile] sewayaku 2014-11-06 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ fair enough. Zara nods, although he still needs to do something about that shouting... ]

I will, then. Once I learn where to find them... [ because lol he still doesn't know where anything is and he also has the vague notion that "management" might be an intangible being, based on his understanding of how this simulation thing works. but. ] But for the time being, please relax, Earl Phantomhive. And maybe try to avoid the game booths.
mermaiding: (I disdain all glittering gold)

[personal profile] mermaiding 2014-11-06 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
[Oona's eyes light up in response, perking up completely.

A second later she tries to look aloof and disinterested, resting one hand on her hip as she looks off.
] If offering, will not say no. Do not like most human foods, but will try it. Am not really that--

[Her stomach growls again and she turns red, annoyed.]
sewayaku: (pyon)

[personal profile] sewayaku 2014-11-06 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
You have my full support there, [ quips Zara back, sounding more fed up than playful. Sure, it's funny, but it'll be funnier once they're away and he's not about to be dragged away. Despite his snappy responses, his hurried pace reveals that he's probably more hassled than he's letting on. He does not like being manhandled.

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.
lionly: (c ↯ and days repeat)

[personal profile] lionly 2014-11-06 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
[Kyaa, his hero, captain. He will continue to live the life of the bachelor, in that case, and relish in all of its freedoms. One of his ears twitch at the mention of "huma" and he hums, folding his arms over his chest.]

Yeah. I haven't even seen any other lieve or anything... Instead, it's all of your people.

[He heaves a put-upon sigh at him.]

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