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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 6:38 am
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DISTORTED WORLD OF TRANCE: Human World Prompt: You wake up. There are bright lights surrounding you, the bustle of people nearby, consumed in holiday shopping. You have somehow made it to the Human World. It is UP TO YOU the location, but it has to be a populated area (ie: city area) at a shopping district (mall) areal. All players: You will need to navigate through the Shopping District. - All players may notice something odd: You look perfectly Human (if you are Human, then you just look civilian). You can't summon your weapon, you can't use Fear attacks, and you are wearing odd colourful clothing that kind of hurts your eyes. - Someone is yelling at you, all of you, a man that seems very angry. He calls himself Your Boss. He says if you do not complete these tasks, you will be ejected from the store immediately. While he does seem intimidating, it is more questionable as to why you are here in the first place: now is a good time to stay to explore the area - If you GET FIRED you immediately are ejected from the Distorted Portal but suffer side effects of hallucinations for 24 hours where you continuously see everything in red and green. You also feel slightly Joyful... - It is recommended that players go through the shifts at the same pace (ie: I am player 1, in shift1, I roll 3 times and wait for the others before ICly proceeding to shift 2 together, though they can skip players that become inactive after 24 hours). - Even if you finish this exercise, you will continue to feel lingering effects of Joy. It will last up to 24 IC hours. gaia_crown Step 1: Shift 1 The Boss is telling you to do something strange: talk to these Humans and ask them how their day was. Offer them something about a Promotional Sales Item, the discount mascot of Sappy the Sad Reindeer for only twenty dollars. You are given a stuffed sad reindeer to promote. - Roll 1d10. You must do this three times. - If in ANY of your dice rolls you roll 1, the customer becomes very angry and you and complains to Your Boss. You are ejected from the store- YOU ARE FIRED - For each time you roll even you gain +20% Joy (you get a little happier, feel more in the holiday spirit, feel that everything is awesome and Christmas is the best thing ever...) - If you pass, proceed to STEP 2. gaia_crown STEP 2: Shift 2 You now need to Man the Cashier. You don't really know what that means but there is a small machine in front of you with a lot of numbers. Humans carrying items are looking expectantly at you. - Roll 1d6. You must do this three times. - For each time you roll even you gain +20% Joy -If any of your dice rolls to a 1 The Human waiting in line is getting very angry at you. They keep on saying things like how they're going to use their Visa Card, and that you're Pricing the Wrong Item. You have no clue what that means, but your Boss is very upset at you and yells at you. YOU ARE FIRED. - If you manage to make it through, you are on Step 3. gaia_crown Step 3: Shift 3. Mass chaos everywhere, there are Humans running around everywhere, all at once, it is crazy. They keep on asking you where things are. Roll 1d6. You need to do this four times. Whenever you roll even, a Human comes over to ask you the location of *insert item of your choice*. You have no clue where that is. - If you roll three evens, your boss comes over to you and looks Super Angry. YOU ARE FIRED. - If you manage to pass through this phase you are at the end. gaia_crown Step 4: THE END. - Finally the crowd seems to be over and you manage to survive to the end. The Boss tells you to go home, and you are given... nothing? All you feel is a little bit of sadness. Is this what being a Human is really all about.... - You WAKE UP FROM TRANCE
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 8:01 am
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Ariane was just minding her own business when she felt someone slap her on the a**. However, before she could even react - by returning the favor - a portal had sucked her, together with her attacker, right in.
The a** slap was so mighty that it smacked her all the way to another dimension, apparently.
"What the s**t?" She muttered, staring at the red and green dress that she was wearing; she even had a pair of antlers, attached to a headband, on her head. It was all very festive. In fact, it was so festive that it made her slightly uncomfortable... Besides, the bright, flashing lights and colors were hurting her eyes.
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 8:14 am
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Bix's legs felt... breezy. In fact everything from the waist down was... cooler than normal. The albino glanced down to see his legs clad in dark green spandex tights, curly-toed red shoes on his feet and as he looked and felt himself further up.
"AN ELF?!" His eyes darted around at all the shiny and bright. He really couldn't process much beyond that.
"YEAH AN ELF. FALL IN." A booming voice cut the chatter before Bix could react to much. He found himself shuffled in next to Ariane, who thankfully was here with him, and looked adorable in antlers and a dress. They'd even painted a red nose on her! The albino snickered audibly, shushing only when the angry man cast him a look.
The angry man in particular was clearly THE BOSS judging by his successful filling out of the Santa suit he wore. His falsely rosey cheeks were offset by the glare he gave them all from under his glued on white eyebrows, "You know what you all have to do. Get in there. Get them happy. Get them buying." He barked like a football coach, pointing at other employees in the small gathered group. "And you know what to do?"
A skinny teen in glasses dressed like a candycane drawled boredly, "Don't be sad for the holidays. Let Sappy the Sad Reindeer be sad for you. Only $19.99 this holiday season."
"THAT'S RIGHT!" Santa boss slammed his fist excitedly into his hand. "NOW GET OUT THERE!" He spun and charged off. The other employees filtered away to their stations, leaving Bix and Ariane standing dumbstruck.
Bix smirked, unsure where to go right this second, but starting to absorb the shiny smile enducing vibes of this place. "Nice dress."
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 8:37 am
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"Nice tights," Ariane muttered in reply, clearly unhappy about the situation they were in; was this some kind of illusion? Why were they in some shopping mall? She started tugging at her dress, frowning at how horribly clashing everything was; she liked the color green, but not this shade of green with that shade of red! Ugh. Turning to look at Bix, she continued, "It's like you're showing off your legs."
Oh right.
"And this is for earlier," She hissed, slapping Bix on his a**. For some reason, that made her feel oddly joyful... Maybe it was just the atmosphere of this place, "So... We're supposed to work?"
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iloveyouDIE rolled 1 10-sided dice:
9
Total: 9 (1-10)
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 8:48 am
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Dragain rolled 1 10-sided dice:
6
Total: 6 (1-10)
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 9:00 am
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iloveyouDIE rolled 2 10-sided dice:
10, 8
Total: 18 (2-20)
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 9:19 am
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Dragain rolled 2 10-sided dice:
10, 9
Total: 19 (2-20)
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 9:30 am
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iloveyouDIE rolled 1 6-sided dice:
1
Total: 1 (1-6)
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 9:58 am
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Dragain rolled 1 6-sided dice:
6
Total: 6 (1-6)
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 10:19 am
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"Hey, I'm just using my given resources!" Ariane laughed, wrapping her arms around her body to hug herself. Before she could make another sale, they were transferred over to do cashiering; to be honest, she thought that standing behind a booth, and collecting money, would be easier than sales, but she had underestimated the amount of patience - or lack of patience - that the customers have.
"NEXT!" She exclaimed, scanning one thing after the other; despite how busy it was, she couldn't stop smiling. After a while, she was even humming along to the Christmas jingle that was currently playing, "NEXT PLEASE!"
[Shift 2 - 1/3 - Passed! Joy: 60%]
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Dragain rolled 1 6-sided dice:
1
Total: 1 (1-6)
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 10:24 am
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 10:47 am
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"LEAD THE WAY, BIXDOLPH!" Ariane yelled, sticking close to Bix as they made their escape; she could hear the Boss yelling after them, but that was quickly drowned out by the joyous music in the air. Even as the world around them distorted, and she found herself back in Deus Ex, cheerful Christmas music was still ringing in her ears... It was like she was living in Christmas.
The fact that the world was all red and green - even Bix looked like he had been dipped in a can of red and green paint - did not help.
Normally, she would be pretty annoyed; Christmas wasn't her favorite holiday, mostly because she wasn't a very "giving" person... However, she couldn't bring herself to be annoyed. There was too much JOY in her; the red and green just made her smile, even if her facial muscles were starting to ache from all the smiling and grinning.
"What was that?" She asked, withdrawing her hand from Bix's grip as she massaged her temples, "That was ho-"
Ho ho ho? Wait, no.
"-Horrible."
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 10:53 am
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