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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!


nyet: <user name="nyet"> — ᴅɴᴛ (Default)

[personal profile] nyet 2014-11-08 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ah, but it's only alcoholism if you get drunk! and it is very hard to get russia drunk. because his tolerance is so high. because he drinks so much. ]

And yet here you are!

[ and where you'll stay, right. it's less than ideal, but you're the only one he knows in this godforsaken place.

he might be drinking for the same reasons you're eating.

russia peels off once more to a nearby vendor, purchasing this time a large bottle of whatever it was he'd been consuming before. only this time, he asks for another cup and pours a generous shot into it, handing it to america, while he takes a long, uninterrupted pull out of the bottle.
]
backwordscompatible: (he wanted to party okay)

[personal profile] backwordscompatible 2014-11-09 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Probably not. Although he might have a slightly better chance with dnuorg wollows em. Maybe.]

I'm all for making this not awkward.

Any ideas how? 'Cause, I have to say, my mind keeps going places that probably aren't going to help any.
bigstick: (pic#8494164)

[personal profile] bigstick 2014-11-09 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ that seems a bit flawed but sure ]

I-- [ erk. here he is, isn't he? why is he... here...

oh! ]
Well, someone's gotta watch you, right? Jesus, at least I know how to handle you! I can't let these poor people be burdened with the idea of interacting with someone as disgusting as you.

[ yes that's totally why he's here. excellent!

also, yay booze! america's gonna be real pleased as he gets that drink from russia and grins from ear to ear. ]


Cheers, big guy!

[ hell yeah, shots! ]
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[personal profile] viperess 2014-11-09 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
Fine. [She stops peering down the ledge and turns to the girl with a small smile.] It seems we may be here for a foreseeable future. I assume we will continue our contract with one another during that time, yes?
birdplay: (Default)

[personal profile] birdplay 2014-11-09 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
[Never let it be said that Robin doesn't know how to improvise and roll with the punches. Even if these aren't quite the punches he's used to handling.]

Yeah, now would be a good time for any villainous plots we can foil to conveniently pop up. [A shrug.] Or I can show you around the uh...less interesting parts of town. I'm guessing you just got here?
backwordscompatible: (pic#5193453)

[personal profile] backwordscompatible 2014-11-09 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
What gave it away?

[Although...it took a second. So caught up in the moment, the implication of that last statement almost went right over her head. If she had been moving, her feet might have come to a dramatic halt, but instead she was resigned to a more subtle eyebrow raise in question.]

Is this the part where I ask if you come here often?

[If he somehow knows enough about this place to offer the grand tour.]
deontology: (XXIII.)

III

[personal profile] deontology 2014-11-09 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
[Honestly, at this point, Sousei is pretty practiced at dealing with robots. He knows that there are weak spots where their circuits (?) come together, and it is there that he slams the hilt of his own sword (treasured Abe sword, how unexpected) into that spot.

The robot short-circuits for a moment, and Sousei frowns.

This is disgusting.]


Are you unharmed? [Even though he...knows......... what those robots were actually after.

Also this guy... looks vaguely familiar?]
cheats: please do not take! (pic#8436210)

[personal profile] cheats 2014-11-09 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ He makes an upset, uncomfortable noise with a scowl, but it's at least quick to soften as he lapses into a thoughtful silence. He looks up at Zara, and though he still has a hard, commanding tone, the look on his face is at least (more moe) softer, with hints of red still around his ears. ]

...Don't mention this to anyone, by the way.

[ Because people will make fun of him and he doesn't know how to deal with that other than arson. ]
cheats: (are you fucking serious)

[personal profile] cheats 2014-11-09 02:46 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, now you're just making things up.

[ He scoffs, since wow, Nanami!! Do a better job! ]

You have no bloody idea what it is, do you?
deontology: (VII.)

phase i.

[personal profile] deontology 2014-11-09 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
[There's a calm, rather stoic voice that comes from the side when she does take a sip of that drink. Sousei has been watching the party warily, and he knows there will be more to this--of course there will. It's this place.

When Melanie does take a drink, Sousei's glance slides over to her, and then--]


I would not drink it, even to please them.

[You never know what's in that nonsense.]
cheats: (Love: I don't get enough of it)

[personal profile] cheats 2014-11-09 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
[ No. No it is not. This is clear from how Ciel just stares at his savior, though he's also half hiding behind Cynbel to avoid the machine seeing him, as if that will help. He's been terrorized by that machine, okay. ]

You're joking.

[ His voice is completely flat and unamused, because this is bullshit. ]
cheats: (hear the screams from everywhere)

[personal profile] cheats 2014-11-09 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ woah there friend you are at least twice as fast as meganerd Ciel, so while he runs to keep up, he's not wearing very sensible shoes for running. His little heels boost his ego and his height, okay!! ]

I'm— going!! Dammit, you're too fast!
changeably: (The growlin' of machinery)

[personal profile] changeably 2014-11-09 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
[Yeah, good luck with the hiding behind a 3 feet tall fairy, Ciel. That's very effective.

Cynbel doesn't seem to mind, though, and he just keeps smiling, even though the rest of him seems dead serious.
]

Unfortunately not. It finished only days ago, and this festival almost feels like an apology for all the trouble, really.

[Yeah, it's bullshit, but it's still true. Jamjar rules are terrible.]
Edited 2014-11-09 03:25 (UTC)
sunshrouded: (☀ THAT PROOF MEANS NOTHING)

Phase I

[personal profile] sunshrouded 2014-11-09 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
[In all honesty, Tenka was curious. (And before the evening is over, he will decide that curiosity is not a good enough reason to stick around and promptly book it back home to sit around the table and whine at his partner. But until then--)

Then he was alarmed because-]


Ah?! Gerokichi?!

[He recognizes that Tanuki. And that's why he's walking over now-]

Hey- excuse me! Is that your tanuki?

[Because he's pretty sure he recognizes that tanuki in particular...]
birdplay: (hacking)

[personal profile] birdplay 2014-11-09 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
You learn to ignore the...androids after you've been here a while. [He really can't bring himself to say either sexbots or walking condom machines in front of her. Heroic courage can only get you so far.]

If it is, then here's the part where I say out of all the supposed safe havens from alien attacks in the multiverse, you walk into mine. Did you already get the whole Powerpoint presentation on why we're here? [Brief shudder. His inner computer nerd is crying over a world with the most advanced virtual reality system outside of actual telepathy he's ever seen still using Powerpoint.]
sewayaku: (pyon)

[personal profile] sewayaku 2014-11-09 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ wow. For half a second, he looks fairly shocked by that bold question, but -- no, he has to remember that most people aren't used to Rabbits. They don't know proper etiquette. So Zara chuckles somewhat awkwardly. ]

-- I'm sorry, but I'll have to say no. These ears are very sensitive. [ a beat. ] For future reference, it's not very polite to ask such a thing of a stranger... Since you didn't know any better, I don't mind, but it's best to learn now.
backwordscompatible: (smoulder)

[personal profile] backwordscompatible 2014-11-09 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
[She would be eternally grateful for the verbal substitution. As it was, she was still trying to ignore the machine...which, in a possibly ironic twist, seemed like it was trying to get between them in hopes she would finally notice it again.]

I tuned in and out.

[Actually, she had clung to every word in hopes questions would be answered. She walked away with even more questions than when it started.]

They have a really bizarre definition of safe haven, for the record. My dad will probably kill us both if he ever finds out about this.

...so, about that tour?

[As if the mere thought of Death by Enraged Zatara was such a common event in her young life, it no longer phased her.]

[Either that, or she was getting her bucket list in while she still had borrowed time left.]
sewayaku: (fancy mr tux)

[personal profile] sewayaku 2014-11-09 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ poor thing. Maybe he shouldn't have told him -- but no, then things would have just been worse later. Possibly with someone less understanding than himself. Subject aside, that face Ciel is making is adorable, so Zara can't help but give in. He smiles, one eyebrow raised. ]

Understood. [ not that he has anyone to tell, anyway... he lets a moment pass, then continues, expression somewhat apologetic. ] ... This is a terrible first meeting, but I wonder if I could ask you something. Do you know this place well? This... world.

[ which still sounds strange, but seems like the best term he can use. ]
cheats: (bought the chain)

[personal profile] cheats 2014-11-09 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ciel frowns, since he finds that smile minutely irritating, but it's only because that same sort of smile tend to be terribly condescending when used by other butlers that Ciel knows, but he'll hardly say anything about that. The change of topic is appreciated, since it's one that's more, well, comfortable, to put it simply. Ciel turns to walk away, motioning lightly for Zara to follow, but this is also because he doesn't want to see these game stalls again in his life... ]

Scarcely at all, I am afraid. I just arrived here earlier today myself, so I am still learning.

[ He makes a dismissive noise, but then shrugs. ]

The very idea of it is completely preposterous though, don't you think?
birdplay: (oh crap)

[personal profile] birdplay 2014-11-09 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
Your--

[Wow. And here he'd thought this could not possibly get any more uncomfortable with the extremely persistent condom machine. Being from different points in the timeline hadn't even crossed his mind as a possibility.

Of course, he could be overreacting. As much as he likes Zatanna, he doesn't actually know her that well yet - maybe she's the type of person who reacts to trauma and tragedy by distancing herself and making jokes about it. But if that's not the case and he asks her what the last thing she remembers is now, she's definitely going to know something happened with her dad, and there's already enough to deal with right now without adding that onto the pile. Dick's not a big enough jerk to keep something like that from her forever, but telling someone her dad is Dr. Fate's new vessel right after she's been transported to a completely unknown world just doesn't seem to be the best idea.

So he'll cough awkwardly and move on, hoping she'll assume he's just horrified by the idea of Zatara finding out about any of this.]


Right, about that! [He goes ahead and starts strolling towards the exit of the festival.] This is the...well, I think you can probably guess what district this is.
sewayaku: (A CAN OF FIZZ)

[personal profile] sewayaku 2014-11-09 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ neither does he.. he won't complain. Zara folds his hands neatly in front of himself and follows slightly behind him and to the side, not wanting to overstep his boundaries.

Sounds like he won't be able to ask about where Fiona is... Too bad. (He's doing a good job of hiding it, but he's deathly worried about her right now.) ]


It is. For the moment, I'm taking it with a grain of salt... It's a bit much to process all at once.
backwordscompatible: (Fate's a Bitch)

[personal profile] backwordscompatible 2014-11-09 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
A few theories came to mind, yeah.

[He was right, on multiple levels. She very much was the girl who hid her sorrows. Tried to make light of tragedy with smiles and denial. Almost as she had forgotten....]

[It had been less than a day, after all. Combined with the insanity of their current predicament, and a little shell-shock was excusable. If she kept referring to Giovanni like he were still waiting for her back home, she might even manage to convince herself he wasn't gone. That Fate would see the err of his ways and give him back.]

[Except the Robin had to go and look at her like that, nearly ruining the moment by remembering, and she had to turn away to make sure he didn't notice her smile falter.]

[When she turned back a moment later, her care-free expression had returned. Fully content with the pretense of simply thinking her dad was still blissfully unaware--at least, in the sense that her state of bliss resulted from his being unaware--that she had actually ditched her previously agreed upon Halloween plans to go joy riding with Artemis, and that was the biggest thing she would have to worry about. Alien sex district (or whatever) aside.]

[Things were easier that way.]


Are all the districts this...friendly?
cheats: at the concert (Imma need to see your fucking hands)

[personal profile] cheats 2014-11-09 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ This gait and distance is familiar to Ciel, so despite himself, he relaxes visibly. It's not exactly like speaking to Sebastian (this person was probably better, since Sebastian wasn't a high standard), but it's enough. ]

Quite. The idea of a whole world being destroyed... How ridiculous. As if we're supposed to believe that.

[ He scoffs openly with a shake of his head. ]

But so long as the intentions remain benign, it's not terrible, I suppose.
birdplay: (hacking)

[personal profile] birdplay 2014-11-09 06:33 am (UTC)(link)
[Unlike certain redheads who shall go unnamed, Dick's not completely oblivious. He's getting the feeling he's made a serious mistake here, but if Zatanna wants to avoid the topic, he's happy going along with it.]

Nah, it's just this one thankfully. The other districts are a lot less dis and a lot more turbing.

...except when they try to 'reward' people with stripperbots. And when they spam you with android dating ads. [Pushes his shades up his nose.] You know, I bet Red Tornado would love it here.
backwordscompatible: (Be as -chalant- as you like)

[personal profile] backwordscompatible 2014-11-09 06:45 am (UTC)(link)
[Stripperbots. Bots that...strip? Why were they even--no, on second thought, she wasn't even going to go there.]

That'd be one way to get the guy to loosen up a bit. Think the robot overlords here would be willing to trade him for us? Seems like a pretty fair deal to me.

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