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//TESTDRIVE7.0.EXE Mystery Science Theatre -3000 Welcome to Cerealia's latest attraction. In an effort to branch into other forms of entertainment, CERES has been slowly patching together films from various worlds to show in its brand new movie theater. So, grab a friend, sit back, and enjoy the newest batch of imported films with a nice bucket of popcorn. As you'll notice from the long line outside, it's the latest rage in the colony, and those tired of the same virtual battles in ViViD are eager to enjoy a little change in scenery. For those eager to participate, you will find yourself being lead into the lobby by one of the many robotic theater employees. Showing today are five special films, and in the lobbies are various screens advertising them through the movie's digital avatar, Mnemosyne. Allow her to take you on a virtual tour of CERES' finest theatrical offerings. (( P.S. no actual actors/actresses appear in any of the films. It's all done through advanced CGi-technology and voice acting. )) "GOOD EVENING, MOVIE-GOERS. I AM MNEMOSYNE, YOUR GUIDE FOR THIS EVENING. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE SEVERAL CONCESSIONS FOR YOU. PLEASE PARTAKE IN THE CONCESSIONS, BUT DO NOT MAKE A MESS. THE THEATER ROBOTS HAVE BEEN PROGRAMMED TO TAKE ACTION FOR LITTERING. TONIGHT'S FILMS ARE THE MUCH LAUDED AND CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FILMS HAND-PICKED BY JULIUS VINCERE: MY PETITE EQUESTRIAN EXPERIENCE RATED A LARGE ADVENTURER 7 RATED B THE RETALIATORS: ERA OF RADICALON RATED C DECEASE HARDER II RATED D YARD-DOOR PEOPLE OF QUESTIONABLE MORALS RATED Z PLEASE MAKE YOUR SELECTION AT THE BOOTHS IN THE FRONT OF THE LOBBY THEN FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS TO THE APPROPRIATE THEATER. THANK YOU AND ENJOY YOUR EVENING."

//SCENARIOS.EXE THEATER I [ 0000 ] MY PETITE EQUESTRIAN EXPERIENCE - RATED A Advertised as a delightful tale of ponies discovering magic and friendship, this is a must-see! For adults that is. The ponies are killed within the first ten minutes, and then the rest of the run time is filled with a celebratory orgy of Roman-esque proportions. There are no mentions of ponies after the initial scene. They are neither seen nor mourned nor heard from. There are only naked, gyrating bodies as far as the eye can see. If you manage to sit through the horror long enough, you will notice a certain something in between the moaning. Is that your face on one of the protags? Is it a beloved family member or a friend? You will find that spliced between the scenes are cherished and innocent childish memories now being soiled by passionate cries of pleasure. Enjoy the new memory, your poor, sweet summer child. This will only be visible to the viewer himself/herself. THEATER II [ 0000 ] LARGE ADVENTURER 7 - RATED B A touching tale of dealing with loss and more loss. This film is about a giant robot and his pet human that gets eradicated in the Third Robotic Genocide, leaving behind just a human carcass. The giant robot clings to the carcass and cries robotic tears until finally he chucks the carcass into a river full of carcasses and decides to go on a deep quest in search of cheese. But spliced between this tale of woe, viewers will see images of themselves caught in a romantic memory. A first kiss, perhaps? A first love-making session? A first crush? A desired one will also have their face molded on top of all the carcasses as they flow away. This will only be visible to the viewer himself/herself. THEATER III [ 0000 ] THE RETALIATORS: ERA OF RADICALON - RATED C Agent Dick Angry takes it upon himself to assemble a team of miscreant aliens to invade the hell out of "Planet Earth." The aliens include Zorn, an intelligent toaster; Crisis, a blue-skinned beauty that turns purple when she's aroused; Trish, a rogue miniature ficus with a criminal record; and General Cerealia, a handsome, ripped man who beats evil-doers with his laptop and who looks suspiciously like CERES' programmer, Elias. This adventurous romp will feature the tragic memories of death interweaving with the destruction of the "Planet Earth." Those who attend will see first-hand the memories of their own worlds slowly being demolished before their eyes and all their loved ones screaming in agony. Then it'll loop itself again and again for the last hour of the film. Enjoy! This will only be visible to the viewer himself/herself. THEATER IV [ 0000 ] DECEASE HARDER II - RATED D Jack McJack is a cop who is having none of your shit. In this action film, he will ride around on a velociraptor and go around punching evil-doers and detonating them with land mines. If you want all the violence in the world, this is the film for you. Watch as every second is filled with pointless explosions and every curse word in all the known languages in Cerealia. Of course, spliced between every action scene will be every embarrassing moment of your life being played out for you and only you. Or is it? Start sweating and looking in every direction as you begin to wonder if everyone else can see that time you tripped and fell on your senpai almost kissing him (sacre bleu D= !) BONUS - THEATER V [ whyo'clock ] YARD-DOOR PEOPLE OF QUESTIONABLE MORALS - RATED Z This is a touching film about tenderness and coming together to overcome obstacles and achieve greatness. The Yard-Door people run into danger when an evil megalord starts polluting the air with negative feelings. The Yard-Door people must band together and save the world through kindness. They will go and help their neighbors get across the street, rake up leaves from their lawns, donate canned food to the poor, and collect toys for children who do not have any. While this film will draw tears from your eyes, you will see happy memories. The happiest that can be mustered. They will be spliced in with the scenes in the movie, occurring side-by-side with all the smiles and fuzzy feelings leaking off the screens. This will only be visible to the viewer himself/herself. Also, beware! This film contains the angriest of Theater Cleaning Robots. Dropping anything on the floor will result in a bit of a flogging with a wooden paddle and a robot calling you a dirty slut and claiming that you like it. Yes, BDSM robots will not take your bad behavior. You better bend over and start apologizing for being such a filthy, little theater-goer. [ 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 seventh 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!

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Gareki | Karneval

[gareki]

Theater IV

[ "Decease Harder II" seemed like one of the only interesting movie titles that were showing right now. Except the movie made absolute no sense what-so-ever which lead to Gareki having a hard time following. He probably would have fallen asleep if it weren't for the constant explosions that happened every second.

He's trying his best to pay attention, absentmindedly eating his bucket of popcorn. Suddenly, the scenes on the movie begin to change. Was this part of the movie or is there something wrong with the film? Gareki blinks when the scene changes into something familiar. But before Gareki can recall it, it switches back to more landmine explosions and more action filled violence. This goes on for a few moments until it finally switches back to that previous scene. This time, it didn't take long for Gareki to recognize it.

He's left gaping as the bit of popcorn in his mouth drops back into the bucket. What the hell?! Why is that that playing on the big screen? It's showing that time when he had to dress up as Nyanperona in Yogi's place. The menacing look on the mascot's face practically matched his current one. He tries to calm himself down though. He's inside of the costume. Even if other people are witnessing this scene, they won't know who's in it-- Or not.

Just when he thought he was safe, it fast forwards to Gareki angrily ripping the costume off his body while threatening to kill a certain Circus combatant later. ]

Damn that stupid cat!

[ As soon as that scene ends, Gareki immediately stands up from his seat and hurls the popcorn at the screen. This either leads to the popcorn flying and some (or all??) of it landing on you. Maybe you ended up getting hit in the head with the bucket, too.

Either way, it's a total mess and the guy responsible is preparing to walk out without owning up to it. ]

[psycholawgy]

[ She really didn't want to watch this film, but was just dragged along by her flatmate. It suddenly became an unwritten and unspoken agreement that they were going to watch all the movies. And this one? Decease Harder II? She was not having fun at all. She's just seen herself on the silverscreen be publicly humiliated by a prosecutor who barely has any hair. And for what reason? For being too young. And it grated her. That stupid guy! Athena had gotten over it already, but the film bringing it up again just made her very angry.

She gets up from her seat, pointing a finger at the screen. ]

Objectio— [ And before she can even finish, a popcorn bucket lands on her head and manages to cover her face.

A few seconds after trying to get over the fact that she now smells like butter, she removes her new hat and looks around the theater. She spots a suspicious character trying to leave. Best course of action? Chase after that guy and put the bucket on his head! ]

Take that!

[ Totally mature lawyer over here. ]

[gareki]

[ Wow, Athena, please?! Now they'll both smell like butter. Gross.

Gareki is confused when his vision was suddenly compromised. A few moments later, he's shouting out string of profanities when he realizes someone dumped "their" garbage on top of his head. It's luckily been muffled by the bucket and the theater's loud speakers. Gareki quickly pulls the container off and turns around to confront the culprit. ]

Hey, genius, the trash can is right over there!

[ He gestures to the one that's near the exit. And rather than just dump it out himself, Gareki is just going to shove it right back to Athena. ]

[psycholawgy]

[ Genius my ass! Athena shoves the bucket right back at Gareki. ]

This is your trash, so take care of it, mister! You're already mean to a lot of people, you can at least follow the rules and keep the place clean!

[gareki]

You picked it up after I threw it. It's your responsibility now!

[ He's going to keep pushing it back into her arms until one of them gives in. This is definitely the most mature way to handle this situation. ]

And I don't know what you're talking about! I haven't been here long enough to do anything to anybody!

[ Except unintentionally throw popcorn at people. ]

[psycholawgy]

[ Well then! She'll shove right back, but when he says he hasn't been here long enough, she stops and just holds onto the bucket tighter. ]

What do you mean, you haven't been here long enough? You were with me and you were trying to bully me.

[ She doesn't sound mad despite saying the "bully" thing, since she's more curious about what he said. She can't hear any lies in his statements, which is just so weird. What's going on? ]

1/2

[gareki]

I don't really have to explain that to you, right? This is really my first time meeting you.

[ Eventually, all of this back and fourth causes the bucket to cave in. Once it's pushed back into Gareki's arms, the boy lets out an aggravated sound. He doesn't want to fight over a stupid cardboard container. He's more interested in what she's saying. He's been here before and they've apparently met? And apparently, they got off on the wrong foot ( but, at the moment, he honestly isn't surprised. )

Rather than shove the broken bucket back, Gareki keeps it this time. ]

Fine.

[ He'll toss it out. Instead of just walking over and dumping it in the trash like a normal person, he'll just shoot it in like it was some kind of basketball. He looks proud of himself when it just arcs into the trash bin perfectly, and even looks smug when he turns back towards her. What a show off. ]

Can you explain it to me then? Towards someone who supposedly bullied you, you don't sound that upset.

[ If she's bold enough to dump a popcorn bucket on his head, she's probably the type that would hit him, too, if he really made her mad.

...

Unless...!! ]

[gareki]

I don't have a bullying kink. I'm not interested in that kind of play.

[ He says it with a straight and serious face.

Why else would she keep pestering him like this?! ]

[sugarcoats]

[This was the wrong movie. This was definitely the wrong movie. Why are so many things exploding and why is everyone so angry and what kind of person could find this sort of thing entertaining? It was awful.

... No, scratch that, what was awful was the movie's plot, if it could be called that, jumping to--] Noooo, no, no, no...!

[The one time, the only time ever, his underwear had been stolen and he had to get it back and it wasn't his fault, how were they even showing this? Him standing there wrapped in his cloak, Iva yelling him, Gareki judging him, seeing this again is the actual worst.

He's got to get out of here and the sooner the better. Just as he stands up to make his way to the exit, a rain of popcorn and then a well-timed popcorn bucket ding him right in the back of the head.

Rude. Rude and mean. He'll be turning around to see who did it, heedless of the movie still playing.]

H-hey! There was no reason for that!

[gareki]

[ When Gareki first hears a familiar voice, he brushes it off. It's probably the stupid movie again. But by the second time, Gareki stops in his steps and turns around. 'Lo and behold, the source of his embarrassment. ]

You...

[ He's surprised at first. How long as Yogi been sitting here?

Well, that's something the younger boy could worry about later. Having that stupid memory played in front of him brought back some really angry feelings. Even though he's already punished Yogi for it, it didn't feel like it was enough anymore. Not when it's been publicly displayed.

Gareki's expression darkens as he marches over now. ]

I need to have a word with you.

[ Hitting him in the theaters is going to attract unnecessary attention. He'll drag him somewhere else. ]

[sugarcoats]

[Oh. Of course Gareki would be in this kind of movie, he loved things exploding, didn't he?

It doesn't seem like he's as pleased to see Yogi as Yogi is to see him, but that's always the case, so it's not that big of a deal. Still, it seems as if he's decidedly less pleased than usual.

Trying to keep an eye on Gareki and the not-so-friendly robots coming to aggressively clean up the mess that's been made of the popcorn, Yogi offers his best placating smile as he scoops up some popcorn and sets in the popcorn bucket, now upright in his vacant seat.]

Mhm, mhm, that's fine, we should let our robot friends do their job and stop disturbing everyone because we're being rude and I'm sure we can talk outside so we should really be going.

[Just. Casually moving away from janitor-bots because he doesn't want to cause any more of a scene or get involved with angry robots today.]

[gareki]

[ Yes, of course. Except he didn't enjoy it for more reasons than one. Yogi definitely seemed out of place though. He expected Yogi to go into that "ponies and friendship" movie, or whatever it's called. That title alone sounds like a movie made for him.

Whatever, that wasn't important now.

He's only a bit satisfied when Yogi easily agreed to come with him. He's just a bit impatient as he watches the blond help clean up his mess. The robots can handle it, that's the job they are programmed to do. Still, for a bunch of tin cans, they have quite a temper that reminds him of the Circus Sheep. They haven't attacked him yet when he was the one that blatantly tossed the popcorn... and Gareki certainly isn't going to allow that. ]

Come on.

[ He quickly leads the both of them towards the exit. The moment Yogi steps out, Gareki stops walking. The lobby seemed cleared now that all of the attendees have settled in their respective theater. Even the staff at the concession stand have temporarily left. Maybe they left on a bathroom break. A perfect time to commit a crime.

or to swing his fist at Yogi without warning. ]

Did you see what was on the screen earlier?!

[sugarcoats]

[Maybe this wouldn't be so bad. It seemed to be very important, and Yogi was all about being there for his friends, especially when they seemed to be in extra terrible moods.

He narrowly avoid running into Gareki as they exit the theater. Even more important than the thought, then. It was probably a good thing the lobby seemed deserted.]

Ye--

[It's not entirely unusual to be swung at by Gareki, but Yogi really wasn't expecting it at all so while he avoids the full brunt of the swing, it still catches him in the face. Which totally excuses his undignified shriek yell and the tears welling up in his eyes, right.]

Why?! It only happened the one time and everything eventually worked out, didn't it? I know it was embarrassing, but think about how I felt when it happened, too! I didn't enjoy it, either!

[Because why would it occur to him that they might've seen different things, and really, why would Gareki be so upset over one stolen-underwear incident? Yogi is the one that should be the most upset here...!]

[gareki]

Tch...!

[ His punch didn't fully connect, but it doesn't stop Gareki from trying again. This time with his other fist. Yogi isn't going to get away with this so easily. ]

One time was more than enough! And what do you have to be so embarrassed about?! You're always wearing it!!

[ This is the stupid fur suit they're talking about, right? There's no way Yogi would ever feel ashamed about it. He's always been so enthusiastic about that damned cat.

It would have been fine if this was kept secret between a few people. Except no, somehow it was all recorded and displayed for everyone to see. Now the memories of all of those stupid dances and posing requests the children had requested from him are fresh in his mind again.

That just fires his temper up even more. ]

You shoved me into the damn thing and now you're saying you're not happy about it?!

[ Oh the misunderstanding. ]

[quaria]

[ Gareki's bucket flew off somewhere else, but stray popcorn did hit him. Setsuna lightly guarded against the popcorn, though it was useless since some of them are sticky. A couple decided to stay on his uniform and hair. He doesn't really react much aside from being surprised at the sudden tantrum within the theater. He's surprised with another thing as well...

Just now, he was sure that he witnessed several scenes from his home mothership, Ptolemaios. It was mostly him being scolded over doing something silly or reckless again. Embarrassing, yet harmless memories; why would they resurface now though? Maybe he's just tired. This isn't the first time that he thinks that he saw something before his eyes.

More importantly, this movie is confusing him. No one around him seem to be particularly thrilled either. Is it really meant to be like this? He doesn't know much about the entertainment business, so he's left unsure.

Then again, everyone else around him were hit by popcorn as well. No one, especially someone like Tieria, would be amused if they were hit by food! After another look, it seems the youth who threw popcorn around is already preparing to walk out. Finding not much use to stay, Setsuna decides to follow suit. ... Hey, Gareki, look over here and pity this bystander you hit. :c It seems that he's just going to take it. ]

[gareki]

[ He's still fuming by the time he exits the theater, but when he notices that someone is also leaving, Gareki quickly steps aside to let the stranger pass. As he allows Setsuna to pass, the boy could smell the scent of butter on him. For some reason, that caught his attention enough to look at the young man properly. ]

Ah.

[ This weirdo guy is casually walking around while wearing popcorn. For a moment, the boy actually forgets why he was upset, because yeah. This sort of display is eye catching and distracting. Maybe it's because Setsuna is looking so calm and doesn't seem to think that anything is wrong at all. ]

Do you normally walk around with junk food in your hair and clothes?

[ He doesn't even realize it's his fault to begin. ]

[quaria]

[ Wow, come on. For someone with a cute face, this boy sure is rude as hell. From Setsuna's point of view, it definitely feels like he's being mocked. After all, it's Gareki who made him look this way. Luckily for Gareki, Setsuna doesn't pick fights with children or innocent civilians. He just gives him a small look, not really appreciating the comment meant to dismay him.

He looks back forward shortly, beginning to clean the popcorn off with small strokes. He's doing it so calmly. Even though he doesn't appreciate it, it doesn't mean that he doesn't accept it. It might be rather sad to realize that he really did accept it just like that. He must have his reasons...

It's a bit hard to clean it all off when there's no mirror around. But he eventually stops doing it, not really bothered that much in the end. Still, even though it's fine to do it to him, it doesn't mean it's okay to do it to others. ]

... I hope that you will not do that anymore.

[gareki]

[ Should have picked a seat that wasn't so close to the screen! Everyone knows the best seats at the theater are towards the back. But at least he realizes that the reason Setsuna is covered in popcorn is because of him. ]

I wasn't actually aiming for you.

[ It seems like this person (and probably several others) ended up getting hit in the "crossfire". Still, watching Setsuna just take this kind of treatment, even if it's unintentional, is a bit unsettling. ]

Your clothes are still a little dirty.

[ It must be hard to clean up when you can't even see the stains clearly. Gareki sighs a little as he scans the lobby for any signs of a restroom. ]

There. [ He points across the room. ] Come with me.

[quaria]

[ Except Setsuna isn't a normal person!! He wouldn't know something like that. Besides, there's a lot of couples cuddling at the back rows. He didn't feel like he fitted along with them... It was awkward.

He shortly looks at the boy again, a little surprised that he suddenly proposed this. Is he intending to help? He doesn't know what happened, but at least the boy seems to be calmer now. He nods a little, not minding to come along. It's not long he had any other place to go after this.

So he follows the younger boy. ]

Why did you throw your food?

[gareki]

[ He doesn't answer until the both of them arrive in the restroom. Luckily, it's empty here and it seems pretty sanitary. The janitor robots did a really good job at keeping the place spotless. They're probably angrily sweeping up the his popcorn mess right now.

Speaking of cleaning up, Gareki begins to gather some towels and soaks them with a bit of warm water. ]

The movie was horrible so I threw it in protest.

[ That was partially true. He could just popcorned at the constant explosions. It's the scenes that appeared in-between the film that really angered him. ]

You must have witnessed it, right? The scenes that were really out of place...

[ He won't describe it because he'd have to actually had to remember that stupid moment. Gareki just wants to push it into the back of his mind. But the screen had shown the moment he popped out of the costume. It may have happened quite some time ago but Gareki is sure he didn't look that different.

He wasn't recognized at all? ]

[yooknowit]

[ Yoon is only here to admire the technology of these cinemas. He thought he could learn from watching the explosives in action too, since he has a growing interest in modern firearms. They function similarly to classical ones, but they definitely have major differences as well. It's fascinating to witness and learn about. However, his enjoyment was compromised when the screen started showing irrelevant moments.

Even worse, it's brief flashes of seemingly all the times he ever said or did something embarrassing!! The more that flashed by, the more his face changes, until he explodes with his overwhelming blush and stands up to yell—


Except that was prevented with popcorn landing all over him right on cue. His embarrassment meter doesn't die out, but now he's also incredibly irritated! He makes a quick turn with a scowl, intending to find the person who threw popcorn on him. It has to be that guy... That guy who's making an escape! How dare! ]

HEY, YOU! How dare you dirty my pretty face! Rather, how dare you waste food!?

[gareki]

Hah?

[ You know what's more rude, Yoon? Standing while yelling in a movie theater. Okay, so Gareki did that, too, but at least he immediately made a move to leave the room. Yoon's just blocking the screen for anyone that's actually still interested in this terrible movie. ]

You're free to eat it if wasting food really bothers you.

[ Gareki gestures to the top of his head to indicate that the boy had some on there. ]

It's my treat to you. Enjoy it.

[ NO REMORSE AT ALL. In fact, he's acting like he did Yoon a favor. ]

[yooknowit]

You bastard!

[ It's okay, no one is actually enjoying the movie anyway. Most of the audience are just talking among themselves at this point or asleep. Anyway, Yoon doesn't allow Gareki to get away with wasting food. He can allow the damage to his beautiful face, but never against food.

As he runs forward to leave his aisle, he literally tackles the other boy towards the exit. Now they're no longer in the cinema, he's allowed to be as loud as he wants!! ]

I won't forgive those who take food for granted!

[gareki]

[ For a small guy, Yoon can really hustle. Or Gareki had been caught off guard when he's tackled into the lobby. Cue the both of them tumbling onto the ground because there's nothing for Gareki to grab onto. Ouch. ]

G-get off...!

[ If it weren't for that girly face of yours, Gareki would have punched that pretty face. But, no, he won't do that. He doesn't hit girls. Instead, Yoon is going to get a rough shove while he struggles to stand up. ]

[yooknowit]

Who do you think you are, huh? Just because popcorn is cheap, doesn't mean that it's real worth is any less!

[ Apologize to the popcorn and the corn farmers! Despite the rough shove, Yoon's energy doesn't deplete at all. But he does tumble a little bit, landing on the floor next to the other boy. ]