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//TESTDRIVE.EXE
//TESTDRIVE.EXE
 The lights flicker overhead, music blaring from the speakers as you step inside, every sound drowned out except for that hypnotic tune. The walls are painted in an array of hypnotic colors, saturated to the point where your attention doesn't know where to land, and all kinds of screens hang from each corner, showing flashing images of ads, gadget after gadget appearing in a second to show you the best of what Ceres has to offer. Dancing bodies flank each side of the large ballroom, bodies with eyes that look hollow and their faces too symmetrical. They'll occasionally glance at you and smile, maybe even engage and offer to take you to one of the private rooms in the back. However, their words are interrupted when the lights suddenly turn brighter and focus on the center where a raised platform sits. A man appears in the center, one hand raised to silence the music while the other holds a microphone. He pauses to reach out for a glass, snatching it from one of the wait staff passing by before raising it to the crowd. "We've finally obtained our first victory here on Cerealia. The colony is ours completely and will be fully functional from this day forward. Please enjoy all the luxurious amenities we have put together, and join me in journeying towards a new and better future. Together, we will expand our territory here and reach even further horizons. And by all means, don't be shy with the staff. They're also here for your entertainment."He gestures around the room, smiling before taking a sip of his champagne. Applause echoes from the crowd while Julius steps off the stage, handing the mic to one of the staff before pausing for pictures and interviews from reporters. You stand in the crowd as the lights dim once more, lost in a sea of people and wondering where to go next. |
//SCENARIOS.EXE
PHASE I [ 18 PHASE II [ ?? PHASE III [ 21 PHASE IV [ 02 BONUS [ why[ The party will be long, so take your time enjoying each scenario... and dreading it. At the end of it all, things will be calmed down and you're free to enjoy the night as you please. Remember to keep things PG (the FAQ below elaborates!), and absolutely no forcing any R-rated things with anyone below 15-16 (so be sure to ask their age, right?) or the droids will have a little fun chasing you around! Do enjoy the pretty views of the gorgeous digital city though. Which seems strangely quiet, but at this late hour, why not, right? ] |
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The screens lining the walls inside even extend into the bathrooms and the back rooms, playing commercial after commercial, all CERES themed, as you mingle with the other guests, but occasionally, the image transforms into a flash of something else. It appears for a split-second. There's the face of a woman, lips parted in a soundless cry. She looks to be in pain, fingers pressed to the screen. It's so quick that most don't register it, barely even notice it's there unless they focus. The party continues without incident, otherwise. Because it's a pretty damn good party, isn't it? There's plenty of food, strong drinks - hey, no one under seventeen is allowed to drink - and many decorative people. Just ignore that feeling of being watched! You're just so good looking, after all.
//RUN.EXE
Welcome to CEREALIA's first test drive! Please forgive our appearance as we are going through the final stages game completion. While most pages are under development and/or hidden from the public eye, please don't feel discouraged, since knowing everything doesn't always make the experience. Your characters will know as little as you. For your convenience, we have compiled a mini-FAQ - please read it thoroughly before playing. Thank you! FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS HOW DID MY CHARACTER GET HERE? You may have been just been doing their day-to-day activities - be it swimming or fighting demons - but the next moment, a crack and blinding light - now you're here, in your best attire, celebrating. The memories of your at-home activities fade away like a fleeting dream, and it's replaced with the feeling of happiness. ( You haven't forgotten your past, just that anything you were doing seems far too distant to be important. ) Must be something in the air. You can't remember clearly fighting for CERES, and whatever this Julius Vincere is telling you might be complete bullshit for all you know, but something influences you to play along anyway - if you think about it long enough, perhaps you had fought for CERES after all...?WHO/WHAT IS CERES? WHAT IS CEREALIA? You mean... you don't remember? After all the help you gave it?WHAT FORMAT CAN WE USE FOR THIS TESTDRIVE? Action (brackets/prose), video/voice, and texting are all available via your CEREVICE at this moment. Most functions are currently undergoing a system update, but as long as it is still connected to the Auralia Network, it will be available for communicative uses.WHAT IS ViVID? An amazing VR game! The demo version of ViViD will be here to play, aren't you excited? It's played with headsets that immediately allow you to experience full-body simulation, without having to move out of your seat! You can enjoy the demo world, design your own, play alone, play with a team, but remember, the boss must be beaten! Please check the phase ii thread for details and interactions!SO... PHASE III? Sexy things can happen, you're getting hot and heavy on the dance floor, and there are rooms in the back that can be decorated to your mood, after all. REMEMBER, the age of consent is 15-16, please use your own discretion and don't upset people. For the test drive, any situation that goes above PG (beyond kissing/grinding/light making out... We're lenient) must go into threads in your own journals. Any creeper behavior or unwanted advances will get an IC boot into the Frozen Locker with "Let it Go" on repeat.POWER LIMITATIONS? Actually, no, the characters don't have any of their abilities locked or otherwise suppressed. More info will be i the official FAQ, but so long as you don't destroy the entire game ( and we trust you can use your powers responsibly— as does CERES! ), limitations are nonexistent.OKAY, WHAT ABOUT PREVIOUS GAME MEMORIES? It's completely acceptable to bring a character that has been in a previous game to Cerealia!THE NAME LOOKS FAMILIAR. . . Yes, a loosely related setting concept with a place called CEREALIA was pitched for an ExitVoid phase before the moderators decided to close the game for good. A few of us got together with the original pitchers of the idea since we thought it really awesome and with a lot of potential and decided to try our own thing with it!ARE THE GAMES RELATED? Nope. Not at all, it's been rehashed from the ground up and built to stand on its own as an original place and game.We'll keep coming back to this, so don't worry. |
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[ One by one, they'd be devoured completely, and there would be nothing to stop it. It's not a fate he's ready for and not one he'd subject all these people to. He fears for them and what could commence if they don't exercise control over those who would seek to stall or stop their progress.
This woman in particular holds a strength that this handshake alone can't convey. It's trapped behind her eyes at the moment, a silent power that could govern even him, and he can't say it isn't alluring as they dance around one another. She must have questions, but what can he answer at this given moment? He has questions himself. ]
But there is no need to worry now. The threat has been taken care of, so you can say it's a good time to relax.
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[ Although she had and did quite frequently, worrying for the friends and family she had left back home, assuming they even lived at all still. She's read Mr. Einstein's work after all. But she took in a breath and kept her smile in place as she let go of her employer's hand and stepped back a step. This was business after all. ]
However, doing so would of course serve no purpose. If you have plans to continue researching the threat, I would be happy to offer my services. One can never be too prepared, in case the enemy chooses to rise again someday.
[ But let's hope she does a better job this time of it then she did in canon. Peggy's only saving grace is that she's too far gone now to know how insidious Hydra truly was in SHIELD. ]
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[ He gestures to the small droids absently cleaning up the mess on the floor before sliding his hand to some of the servers, letting her guess which ones aren't real and which ones are. It would be too easy for him to merely point it all out to her, especially when it's an indication of their technology to show her how well they can mock reality.
But nothing can ever overpower the minds of humans, the set of synapses that respond to outside stimuli in a myriad of unpredictable ways. There is beauty to the lack of rationale behind the human mind, though he's studied it well in all its incarnations. ]
May I ask what your specialties are? We would like to utilize you to the best of your abilities rather than have you do something you are terribly suited for.
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However, she couldn't linger on such troubling questions forever and with a deep breath, she turned back to Mr. Vinceres. ]
I'm afraid it's in my nature to do whatever job is given me to the best of my abilities. Surely you must already have my resume on file? [ How else did she get here after all? Still... She shook her head after holding his gaze for a moment. ] I am skilled in various secretarial work and was an aide in the army. If you want a true demonstration of my skills, however, I suggest you lend me a gun.
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That won't be necessary. I was hoping to keep violent incidents to a minimum this evening, and you've already convinced me well enough that you're not a woman to be trifled with.
[ He appreciates that kind of self-assured stance where one would generally show fear and hesitation. He knows they're stepping into the unknown, and where as some might be excited by the infinite possibilities that lie before them, others might be afraid of the lack of concrete answers and explanations. Which path they choose to take here is what will ultimately decide their fate. ]
I can already think of a few positions I would like to see you in for our cause. I hope you'll consider them, but we have time to discuss it. Tonight is more about pleasure than business.
[ He gestures around to the music, the lights, the inviting smiles, and the screens displaying all sorts of visuals dancing before them. ]
By all means, don't hold back on my account.
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But business is of vital importance to the well being of everyone, wouldn't you agree? If not tonight, then at least grant me a portion of your time tomorrow, if you're free. I'm afraid I have a great many things I'd like to ask you if I may.
[ the first being, of course how did she get here and the why for that matter. The rest is simply window dressing. ]