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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!


modernized: terry (teenage batman??)

[personal profile] modernized 2014-11-10 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
[Once they're far enough away he lets her go and looks at her hard. So many conflicted feelings, but he knows what's important right now.]

Checking if you're alright. Are you?
tenofhearts: (pic#6055551)

[personal profile] tenofhearts 2014-11-10 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
I am now.

[He looked so much like Terry.]

[For a fleeting moment, when she turned to stare up at him...she smiled, warmly and genuinely. She was never the kind of girl to keep dreaming about the impossible happening. To long after someone who had made it clear where they stood in life. But, just for a moment, with her mind still buzzed, she was willing to indulge in the fantasy.]


Thanks for the help. You saved that guy a major headache.
modernized: terry (the bae)

[personal profile] modernized 2014-11-10 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
Well, I don't think he can get a headache. Inorganic life and all.

[He smiles back a little, unsure what to feel right now. There was a part of him still angry with her, about everything that happened between them. Too many lies and deception and he knows he's a good part in it all. But he can't say he isn't glad to see her after so long, even with those uncertain feelings. He always was a sucker for a smile from a pretty woman.]

If you can tell me where in the housing district you live, I can take you back there if you wanna split. This place can be a real slag sometimes.

[Not different from the clubs in Gotham, but the synthoids trying to get too friendly always muddle the mood for him even though he likes clubbing.]
tenofhearts: (pic#6055559)

[personal profile] tenofhearts 2014-11-10 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
[Slag]

[One word. One syllable, even. That she hadn't heard until now.]

[Twice, she blinked. Posture straightening. Slag. A familiar phrase, combined with a familiar face. Except...no, there was no way...was there?]


...Terry?
modernized: terry (shaft-tilt)

[personal profile] modernized 2014-11-10 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
Uh...yeah?

[He shoots her a confused glance, her reaction worrisome.]

Man, you must really be on the stuff hard if you didn't recognize me.
tenofhearts: (pic#6055557)

[personal profile] tenofhearts 2014-11-10 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Later, when she sobered up completely, she might considering feeling embarrassed about this. How she stared up at him, lips parted in a mixture of genuine surprise and partial disbelief.]

I don't--

I just...never thought I would see you again.

[After he had rejected her letter. Rejected her. There was no way he would come to her aid so calmly like this. Knowing who and what she was. What she was capable of.]
modernized: terry (living with failure)

[personal profile] modernized 2014-11-10 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
[His mouth opens up but all that comes out is a breath of frustration. Slaggit, of course she would be upset. He breathes in and puts a hand on her shoulder, gentle without a squeeze.]

Hey look, maybe we should get out of here. Go someplace that isn't crawling with creepy synthoids.

[There's a lot of complicated feelings here, but he still wants to help Melanie. They're from the same home and maybe things are weird but he won't leave her out to dry here.]
tenofhearts: (pic#6055554)

[personal profile] tenofhearts 2014-11-10 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
[This was. Not how she'd expected their reunion to go. At all. Not even remotely close.]

...your place or mine?

[A faint joke. Almost instinctive, despite the fact that he had just asked where she had been staying. At this rate, she would be lucky if she could even remember where that was; she'd barely glanced around the place before heading out to explore.]

[And then she'd found the festival, and one thing had led to another, and...well...here they were.]
modernized: terry (mfw no sleep)

[personal profile] modernized 2014-11-10 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
I'd prefer yours, unless you can't remember.

[The stuff here ranges from medium to very strong and there's never a light option. If she couldn't even recognize him, he doesn't think she'll remember a building she was told about during her intro-session.]
tenofhearts: (pic#6055630)

[personal profile] tenofhearts 2014-11-10 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
If I said I can't remember, would you believe me?

[She didn't want him to think she was purposely deceiving him. Again. That was the last impression she wanted to make.]
modernized: terry (scornful youth)

[personal profile] modernized 2014-11-10 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
[He swallows back a "no" and eyes the door instead.]

C'mon, you can stay over with me until you sober up.
tenofhearts: (but if you need, I'd be happy to make custom new ones upon request) (pic#6055549)

[personal profile] tenofhearts 2014-11-10 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Without being privy to his thoughts, she could only let out a soft sigh of relief at the thought that he believed her. He trusted her enough to bring her back to his place.]

My hero.

[She meant it. Trying to lean on him as little as possible, one step in front of the other at a time, she allowed him to continue leading her. There was no longer any hesitation. He trusted her, and she would always trust him.]
modernized: terry (above the city)

[personal profile] modernized 2014-11-10 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
[He leads mostly in silence, not sure what to say or what's appropriate to say. Melanie wasn't someone he felt he could trust right now, but this is a different situation from home. She may need help for a while and after that...he can't just leave her alone here though, that would be such a dreg move wouldn't it? Way too many complications and silence to back it up.

At least one of those things he can do something about immediately.
]

Feeling a little better now?
firstcloud: icons by novaicons@tumblr (Default)

[personal profile] firstcloud 2014-11-10 06:54 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, you too. [ He guesses that the hat-pressing action is a respectful one, even if it's a first for him seeing the gesture. ]

I guess. [ If feels weird to think about Hirari as anyones ancestor. And then he wasn't an Abe by blood, only by name.

No, wait. More importantly ]
Ancestor? Him? I mean, what? [ He's not entirely grasping the situation here, to be honest. Time has passed since his era? Since Kamakura? He's figured they currently are in the future because no way anything like all the things in this place exists during his time, but it feels a little absurd, to be honest. It would explain why he's got Hirari's sword, but is it really that simple? ]
firstcloud: (04_Even when the sun shall fall in sleep)

[personal profile] firstcloud 2014-11-10 07:03 am (UTC)(link)
Doesn't people plea to their ancestors when they pray to them, too?

[ Not the same thing, but. ]

If that's the case, that's not your or my fault, is it? If we're not supposed to meet, something could have been done from hindering it. I'm relieved, though. If I have descendants, it means things will be fine.

[ They did get told that things had sort of been destroyed. ]
sewayaku: (fancy mr tux)

[personal profile] sewayaku 2014-11-10 07:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ once he learns what a gun is he'll surely think reim is worth having around... ]

Nonsense. Merchants aside, the situation is quite serious. [ you know, the blown up worlds and weird computer(??? what even is that) stuff. Zara is trying his best to compartmentalize that for the moment until he's better informed; for Reim's sake, he smiles a little. ] Although if parties themselves are the problem... maybe a little bit too seriously, yes.
sewayaku: (shitty keywords)

WOW so mean to sebastian ciel

[personal profile] sewayaku 2014-11-10 07:12 am (UTC)(link)
[ he nods in agreement. It is ridiculous. For his own sanity, he has to believe it's ridiculous. If something had happened to Fiona in an instant before he was even aware of it - if he hadn't been able to save her - if she was --

No, it's ridiculous. He refuses to think about it. The peaceful smile on his face flickers a bit with a darker concern, but only for a second or two. ]


We'll see about that. In my opinion, this isn't a stellar first impression of what they have to offer us.
sewayaku: (ojoo somo...)

[personal profile] sewayaku 2014-11-10 07:17 am (UTC)(link)
... A good point, [ he concedes. Somehow, he hadn't thought of that. He really shouldn't get too close if he doesn't want to seriously injure his ears, he thinks.

A part of him worries about sending Elza off on his own after that ominous-looking creature, but he knows that the lion is perfectly equipped to deal with any dangerous situations that come up - far more than he is. So he nods once. ]


Very well. Be careful. We don't know what that was... It might be dangerous.
harepiece: (i always take jenga seriously)

[personal profile] harepiece 2014-11-10 08:02 am (UTC)(link)
Run faster!!

[Oz of little sympathy...

But at least he does shift a candy apple to his other hand and reach out with the newly freed one to try grabbing Ciel's. Will this actually help him though or will it just trip him up only time will tell.]
harepiece: (a face you can trust)

[personal profile] harepiece 2014-11-10 08:03 am (UTC)(link)
[The World Is Hard: A Cross-Canon Saga. This new topic is much better, though - well-suited for light smalltalk.]

Oh, you shouldn't be! They're really cute. If anyone tries to bully you about them, just let me know and I'll make sure they cry so you won't have to! [It's hard to tell if he's joking or not...]
harepiece: (hoovers up all the food)

[personal profile] harepiece 2014-11-10 08:05 am (UTC)(link)
[Reim is neurotic enough about his note taking to make up for everyone else not taking any notes at all, basically...

SO YES Oz will take the notebook, ignoring That Look™ and all it threatens, and starts to flip through. Reim levels of detail, it's just like being home again.]


I'm not sure... That was the perfect time to ask questions, wasn't it? [So the ignoring of questions is likely entirely on purpose and it means they're now stuck in some weirdass place in the future with a company that is more inclined to throw a festival in the quarters than answer the basic Five Ws.]

Maybe you can corner them in a back alley so they have no choice but to answer! [HE'LL HELP.]
firstcloud: icons by novaicons@tumblr (Default)

[personal profile] firstcloud 2014-11-10 08:44 am (UTC)(link)
It could end up being permanent? Or you could make painful mistakes.

[ Both yo yourself and to others. And he doesn't want people to get hurt. ]
allweather: (does he even comb his hair)

[personal profile] allweather 2014-11-10 03:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[The paranoid loser and the nerd. Reim frowns in the general direction of the party crowd like it's all their fault he can't do something supremely anal retentive instead of chat with strangers.]

I think some of them already have. We'd hardly be the only ones all the way over here otherwise. [bless his nerd heart, he actually sighs] Our work is certainly cut out for us.
allweather: (well maybe you don't suck)

[personal profile] allweather 2014-11-10 03:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[Only a little suspicious, but Reim takes anti-thief comfort in the fact that he is really tall and could hold Cynbel back with one outstretched arm, if he really had to. He's safe.]

Your persuasion could use some work. [He means that in a nice way, really. Learn to be more unassuming!] In any case, I'm grateful.

[Time for the handshake.] Reim Lunettes, by the way.
allweather: (glasses.....)

[personal profile] allweather 2014-11-10 03:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[it's just a purse gun... don't let him see bigger guns]

Oh, thank you. [Not really, he looks a little deflated. At least someone is here to tell him he's being, uh, himself.] I'd rather be working on those other problems, that's all... Playing around isn't to my taste.

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