prompts for cerealia appers

[psycholawgy]

This is by no means an official test drive meme, but rather just some possible scenarios you may encounter in Cerealia! No memories of what happens in this post can be made game canon.

Helpful game links:
✧ Arrival
✧ FAQ
✧ Locations
✧ Applications — they open on the 14th!


a: cookie disaster

[ Upon leaving the research center after being briefed via PowerPoint presentation, you'll find a robot that looks like a salt and pepper shaker tailing you, and offering you a fortune cookie! What a cute little robot. It's just so bad that it the cookie gives you strange fortunes like "Someone has Googled you recently". Creepy, huh?

But whether or not you read your fortune out loud, the robot seems to be very, very intent on helping. It follow you around and offer strange, and possibly dangerous advice. Your fortune said "You're allergic to the last thing you ate"? Well, the robot will offer to cut open your stomach to remove the food out! It cares. And this robot will chase you down, threaten you, shoot you with its laser eyes, or all of the above! Apart from that, it's definitely very noisy. Sorry, it's not sorry about how loud it is as it announces to you and to every passerby that "You will spend the next five hours sitting on the toilet"!

(Feel free to think of the most mundane or crazy fortunes and helpful "solutions!") ]

b: error in transporation

[ The metro-rail is basically what everyone who doesn't want to walk uses to get around the colony. It's usually a convenient means of transporation, but with the population growing, the rides start to get crowded! Lucky for you, today isn't one of those days. There aren't a lot of people riding the trains today, and there are probably just three or so people in each cart. You can sit down, and you don't have to smell the person who's invading your personal space because of how crowded it is!

Hold on tight, though, as the train comes to an abrupt stop! The conductor gets every passenger's attention through the intercom right away, and explains that there's some trouble in the next stop that services will be interrupted until further notice. Basically? You're stuck on the train until whatever problem there is is solved. Hope you have nothing important going on!

Well, of course you don't! You just arrived, after all. ]

c: obligatory horror option

[ After being briefed, of course you'd want to find a place to settle down in. Thankfully, the CEO and CERES is generous enough to provide you all with housing, and free rent for two months! Just how swell is that? But upon claiming an apartment of your own, you'll slowly notice that things aren't… how they should be. You blink, and you find the figure of someone who you never ever want to see before you. It's a faceless being, but their other physical characteristics sure are there. You blink again, and they're gone.

You don't feel safe. You start getting paranoid. What if something else happens? Maybe you should find another place to sleep in tonight. Knock on your neighbour's door, or wait outside your building to see if anyone will pick you up.

Or you could always be brave and spend the night at your own apartment. You'll find the lights flickering on and off even though you've switched them off already; the doors opening and closing on their own; the furniture suddenly not being in its place as if someone was dragging them around the house. It's definitely causing a lot of disruption so late at night, and it's not just you who can hear it. Your neighbours can hear the strange noises coming from your apartment, too. ]

d: vivid
✧ ViVid info

[ You thought you were done with ViViD for the day, but for some messed up reason, you clicked on something you weren't supposed to, and you're back in the game.

Your mission? Form a party of two members or more, beat the boss before it beats you! Yes. The boss is a butt with a tongue. It attacks with its tongue by either impaling the character/s, or by releasing pink hairs into the air which will fall all over the stage and causes confusion for a short duration of time.

The mission begins once you've formed a party! Good luck, and don't let love be over! ]

Comments

kay faraday | ace attorney

[failedmurder]

[ A: Turnabout Fortune ]

It was a fairly mundane fortune. Or so she thought, for exactly that one, single, blessedly robot-free hour. When that sixtieth minute ticks over, the robot is back.

No, that's not quite right. The robot isn't just back, it's back with all of its catering systems on maximum. Within minutes, Kay is buried under a pile of burgers, teriyaki chicken and at least eight full portions of spaghetti bolognese.

"C-can't... breathe..."

[ B: Trainabout ]

Because travel safety is always a number one priority, Kay is now checking the doors and windows for emergency escape mechanisms.

[ C: Haunted Turnabout ]

You know what's not cool? Haunted apartments. You know what's cooler than a haunted apartment? Anything. Also, your apartment. Two easily jimmied window latches and a bit of wriggling.... and hey presto. Kay lives here now. Hope you weren't sleeping.

[ D: Turnabout Fantasy ]

[ P A R T Y S E L E C T ]

C

[huglife]

[ You probably should have checked whose apartment you're breaking into... ]

Kay, what a romantic surprise, this is how I always pictured the climax of our love story!

Kazuya Minegishi | Devil Survivor: Overclocked

[belfire]

b;

[Kazuya didn't bother escaping the train when it came to a halt - he really wasn't in any rush to go anywhere, and he was far too lazy to really put any effort into kicking the window out (he might have to pay a fine, ew). But boredom crept in quickly, and so eventually people would find him sprawled across multiple chairs, his white cape twisted around him, and occasionally letting out loud, aggravated groans of boredom, kicking a chair, flopping around...

...making a general, loud, annoyance of himself]

c;

[Kazuya was not going to be beaten by a ghost. He wasn't even afraid of the damn thing, unless his fear of the walls weeping blood and him inevitably cleaning it up counted. One didn't crawl to the top of the demonic foodchain without develop some sort of tolerance for rude hauntings, and this time was no exception - except the repeated banging, lights flickering, and his furniture getting hauled across the room was reeeeeeeeeally beginning to wear thin]

Can't believe they gave me a haunted room. Who does that?

[Kazuya was muttering to himself as he prowled his living room at two in the morning, clutching a broom he had dug out of the cupboard. Alas, sic'ing his demon servants on the ghost would probably end up in collateral damage, and he wasn't in the mood to play clean up this early in the game]

Hell. They're gonna go to Hell. I'll smite them when- HEY!

[He caught his sofa moving, and he brandished his broom threateningly, making more noise than the actual poltergeist at this point. The sofa very quickly stilled its shuffling]

I saw that! Stop touching my goddamn sofa! Just shoo! Go away!

[Was his mad flailing with the broom working? Probably not, but bashing the poor thing against his furniture and knocking the ceiling was making him feel productive and better about the whole horrible situation. Sorry, Kazuya's neighbours...]

b

[kujou]

Tsch. The trains in Osaka are so much more efficient than this...

[ Hinako is looking at her smartphone, the "No SIgnal" still displaying. The summoning program worked, despite everything - or at least, it looked like did. She walked up the length of the train, trying to see whether there was anybody else in this predicament and she was surprised to see someone generally making a mess of the train. Now that's not on. ]

Hey, I get it's an annoyance but that's no way to behave!

[conduct]

▼ ᴀ. ᴄᴏᴏᴋɪᴇ ᴅɪsᴀsᴛᴇʀ.

[ It’s a good thing Kamina can’t read. It’s also a good thing he’s never seen a fortune cookie, because he just jerks out a, ‘hey, thanks!’ before popping the whole thing in his mouth. When the sharp slice of paper cuts his tongue, however, he makes a show of spitting everything out. Does he have an allergy? Does he even know what an allergy is? Who knows.

Wiping his mouth, he rears up on the salt shaker robot. ]

Hey, what gives! You trying to start something?

[ He kicks it and then, manly annoyance assuaged for the time being, looks at it more closely. It’s a bit invasive. ]

Wow, you’re the tiniest gunman I’ve ever seen. [ He brings the blade of his hand down on the head of the shaker, shouting - ] OPEN UP!

▲ ᴅ. ᴠɪᴠɪᴅ.

[ Kamina will now spend approximately twenty seconds drawing his sword.

No, he hasn’t noticed the butt with the tongue yet. Give it a moment. He’ll grin over at your character, though. ]

Just leave it to me, kid!

[ Yeah, even if your character is, like, sixty. They’re still getting kid-ed. ]

d

[hacksoff]

[ Jensen is definitely not sixty, but the beard should make him look old. And yet.

He just looks at Kamina, a bit puzzled. ]

Kid, seriously?

[ He looks up at the tower and then back at Kamina. Maybe now's not a good time to fix that issue, considering there's a devil spawn right there. ]

Whatever, man! Just kill that piece of shit and I'll try to fix the blocks. Trust me, I've played Tetris a shitton of times. This'll be easy!

aura blackquill | ace attorney

[roboticists]

a

Terrible. Whoever programmed this mess should be shot.

{ Aura has firmly planted her heel in the head of this robot the chasing her. Despite all of this, it was still flailing its arms and trying to sputter out its nonsensical fortunes. ]

What was that? I can disassemble you now if you keep spewing that nonsense!

[ She digs her foot deeper. While she's mildly impressed at how study the material is, it's still annoying to have to deal with malfunctioning robots first day in an unusual place.

Do you feel sorry for the robot or not? Either way, Aura's caught in a battle with it because she sure doesn't want this hunk of junk following her around. ]

b

[ Malfunctioning train? This isn't as terrible as it seemed, because there was nobody around. She didn't have to interact with people. And nobody said that she had to do so.

As a result, Aura has opened one of the panels of the train, but instead of doing something useful, looked like she was fiddling with one of the display screens nearby.

After a moment with her head in the control panel, the screen, which was previously displaying static, was now displaying something else entirely. ]



[ This was what counted as doing something useful to Aura, because she wouldn't get bored while someone else fixed the train. ]

a

[psycholawgy]

[ Athena sure isn't ready for his jelly; but when she sees what might be trouble, she can't help but jump into the situation and meddle. ]

Is everything al— [ Wait. She knows who this is. And now it makes sense why she heard some people whispering about how there was a scuffle between a robot a person... And she's not sure how to react. ] Um, Au— [ Looks like she doesn't know what to call her, either. ] Miss Blackquill?!

[ A million thoughts rush into Athena's head, and she wants to say them all, but she'd rather not bombard Aura with questions considering her temper's already being tested. ]

Hiro Kageyama | Devil Survivor 2

[theshiningone]

B:

[Trains. After nearly getting flattened by one, Hiro had become a little uncomfortable hanging around trains and subways. Being inside of one didn't help his worries at all, but instead of freaking out over it... He'd find a way to channel those bad feelings into something more positive and productive. Mingling with the other prisoners on aboard was a good way to spend his time. And by the wild chance that he was shot down by, well, everyone, he had a back-up plan or two in store. Not only did he want to make sure everything go smoothly, he didn't want to be bored either.

So regardless of what you're doing, this weirdo guy in a bunny hood will scoot up to you. This person might have been more uncomfortable than himself, so Hiro figured that he could do something to cheer them up!]

Soooo... This little trip of ours has gone off the rails, don'tcha think? Just where were you heading, anyway?

C:

[Now Hiro has seen his fair share of horror movies and found them around varying levels of scary and hilarious. But being in an actual haunted house, well, he was naturally feeling uncomfortable... But it wouldn't be very heroic to run away. Thankfully, he had his COMP to summon his demon buddies for help if a big bad ghost had appeared. In fact, he had a cheerful looking demon peeking out from his hood as he's discussing a plan with it. He's currently standing outside of the kitchen door where all kinds of forks, knives and plates were flying around.

If he summoned a bigger one like Byakko, then the whole room would've gotten destroyed. So a Jack Frost casting ice spells would've made any damage a lot less bad. Right? Right????]

Alright, so... That's the plan, Frosty. If worst comes to worst, I'll just punch the hell out of it. I've seen enough horror movies to know how to fight fear with courage!

[But there was one important thing he forgot to realize... You can't punch ghosts. Someone help him in his reckless quest or stop him from doing something reckless?]

b

[belfire]

[Kazuya stared at him long enough for it to become almost awkward, until;]

Er, well, I have no idea. I'm kinda lost right now. [He said this in a rather unconcerned fashion, shrugging one shoulder and fidgeting with the collar of his white cape] How 'bout you? On your way to a Bad Puns Convention or something?

Lapis Fathalla | Original Character

[oneirism]

B.

[Lapis just keeps lazying in her seat when the train comes to a stop, absently tapping her heel as she waits. But eventually she does get bored, and starts singing to herself - at least her voice sounds nice. Even thought she is trying to yank and kick the doors open, growing more agitated with being stuck in one place. It probably doesn't help that something invisible, aka her ghost buddy, sometimes tries to help open the door too.

At least she's trying to keep her attempts to open the door as quiet as possible, despite the singing.]

C.

[Most people would be uneasy with this kind of thing happening, but when you work with ghosts for a living, it's hard to be phased by it. Really, she's more annoyed than anything, frowning faintly when the lights start flickering and the doors start opening and closing. So much noise this late at night, but ghosts tend to not be considerate, even if she can't exactly sense them yet.

When her own ghosts buddies say they can't find whatever is causing this, she sighs heavily, glaring sharply at a chair that tries to move, which freezes in response. So she steps out so she can have some peace and quiet to actually think, rubbing her forehead and then glancing over at anyone who has maybe come to investigate the racket.]

... Ah, sorry. My apartment has a ghost problem so it's pretty noisy right now. [Said as if it's a completely normal occurrence.]

[invisibleair]

[ Saber is used to riding the train now. She has to take it to work at her job at a gothic lolita fashion store, which is where she is coming from now. Dressed in a light blue dress with a wide skirt covered in lace and ruffles, she looks almost like a tiny doll...rather than the powerful, magical knight she really is. But her Master likes this look on her...so who is she to complain?

But her attention is on the other girl in the car with her, singing to herself, and trying to open the doors. ]

Excuse me, Miss. You should be careful, you could hurt yourself trying to open these doors. It is not the first time I have seen the train stopped such as this.

[ Saber could easily cut through the entire train car with Excalibur...but that seems like a bad idea even for her. ]

yuuko kanoe | tasogare otome x amnesia

[ghostories]

( OOC: Yuuko is a ghost who can't be seen unless your character can sense the supernatural, but for ease of getting CR, I'll leave it up to you whether your character can see her or not! )


b

[ It's no secret that Yuuko is a beauty: long hair, smooth skin, long lashes, slim build. What's strange, however, is how most passengers on the bus pass by her without batting an eyelash. Shouldn't they be worried that a schoolgirl is on the train this late? Perhaps it's the mildly sinister look in her eyes that is telling them something. You, on the other hand, might be looking her way. You might have even made eye contact. But is that a stroke of luck or misfortune?

In the next moment, she's leaning in, only inches away from completely invading your personal space. ]

Hey. [ Her voice is airy and as light as her presence. ] Is there something on my face?


c

[ So, the minor disturbances? It's all the work of Yuuko, your friendly neighborhood ghost, sorry. She's just trying to test out the lights and doors, okay? She's never seen these before! Catch her trying to figure out how the microwave works or emptying your closet or working your shower or... lifting a table with great difficulty. Of course, to those who can't see her, it might just look like another haunting... ]


wildcard

[ hit yuuko up wherever! ]

c

[bloomnobly]

[ this is it, the day has come, a ghost haunting another ghost

DO U THINK THIS IS FUNNY, YUUKO

DO U

because Yuyuko's not 100% sure if she does

falling out of the closet she was hiding in to see if anyone had actually been sneaking into her apartment isn't fun, but at least she's caught the culprit red-handed. her poor microwave... ]

Aha!

Kokonoe Mercury | Blazblue

[gravitonrage]

A

[ Robots were nothing new to Kokonoe, as creepy as these things looked and sounded. The fortune cookie was pretty simple, "Foolish actions will befall you today", but the fact that the robot was trying to take out the scientist's brain so that it could modify it and make sure the stupid thing didn't happen?

Not in her game plan.

Some time later, the robot is still following Kokonoe around but this time it's a lot more obedient. As if it's been reprogrammed. If you're still having trouble with your bot, Kokonoe might help... for a price. If not, you can just watch her carrying on mumbling conversations with the robobuddy. ]

B

[ With one leg crossed over the other and teeth gnashing at the lollipop in her mouth, it wasn't hard to guess Kokonoe's current emotion: pissed. And that was before the metro stopped in the first place! It stopping was enough to prompt the half-beastkin to jolt up out of her seat and angrily shout. ]

What the hell?! You practically kidnap us and this is the kind of damn thing we have to deal with right out of the starting gate?

C

[ Terumi's face was one that would haunt her nightmares for years. He was gone, permanently, and yet... why was it that she was seeing him constantly? Faceless, too. Well, at least she didn't have to look at his smug face. The rest of the occurrences in her apartment were easily ignored but what kind of scientist would she be if she just sat around and waited?

Instead she spends most of her time trying to study these strange phenomenon. With no luck, however, she heads out of her apartment and goes right to yours. She doesn't so much knock on your door as she does bang, lollipop hanging out of her mouth lazily. ]

Hey, open up. The entire damn neighborhood can hear you!

D

[ Cooperation. Something that while Kokonoe could deal with it, she wasn't exactly the best at it. She could just hack her way into the game and beat the boss on her own, right? But there was no challenge behind that. No drive.

Expect her to be coming up to you and asking whether or not you're willing to join her party and defeat a butt boss with a tongue, completely with a straight face. ]

B

[theshiningone]

Yelling annoyingly isn't gonna help anyone, miss. If anything, you'll be making the whole situation more worst for everyone.

[There's not much snark in his tone as he's simply speaking a matter-of-factually. If you're making noise, then you'll simply make more noise. That was air tight logic in his head.]

So let's calm down a minute. Do you like playing games?

Ookurikara | Touken Ranbu

[birthmarkless]

c.

[ Congratulations! You, my friend, have been appointed as Ookurikara's roommate. As you enter the dim room, you would soon notice how eerie the place is. But somehow in the midst of those darkness, you can't help but feel that there is... Well, a presence in the room.

Bad thing is, that very presence is looming over from the darkness with unusually enigmatic, if not borderline creepy, approach at you. I mean, just look at him, wearing all black, towering you with his sword in his hand. THERE IS LITERALLY NOTHING WRONG HIS WELCOMING METHOD, RIGHT? ]

Oi.

[ See? He's totally not creepy at all with that deep baritone voice of his, right?

On the bright side, you guys can totally forget the other voice for now. You have this fucker to deal with. ]

d.

[ Boss...? Check.
Equipment...? Check.
Mentality...? Check.
Party member...?

...

...Fuck his life.

For those who are still around to do some preparation, they would probably be able to see a relatively young swordsman staring at the boss from afar (frankly, far enough to not enter the boss' aggro), standing all alone by himself. Oh boy, being a tryhard, loner character have their perks, and this is definitely not one of them.

Someone, please notice him before he puts a 'LFP: PRO HITTER INVITE ME TO THE PARTY I CAN ONE SHOT THIS FUCKER' somewhere around him. ]

c!

[blacklists]

[arya has a totally cool mantra for occasions like these, just like these!! except not really, because despite being acquainted with dark rooms and the prickling feeling of being watched and super tall people with swords towering over her, she hasn't really been through all three at the same time.]

[her needle-thin sword whips out in a practiced grip, pointing at what she thinks is this guy's face, but is probably just towards his body SINCE HE'S TOO TALL WHAT THE HECK]

Stay away. [an impressively tough answer from a tiny tot, if only her voice didn't tremble towards the end there.]

minatsuki takami | deadman wonderland

[primulas]

a;

[...aha, this fucking tin can with a plunger was still following her around, trying to push fortunes on her. yeah right. as soon as she got any said fortune from it, she immediately dropped it to the ground, only to smash it with her foot.]

Go follow someone else, I'm not interested in your shitty fortunes, robot.

[that just made the robot start to make noise- Exterminate! it 'said' in its jumbled up robot speak. wait- is the robot talking about her or the fact she destroyed the cookie-... no matter what, the robot then just fired off a laser at her foot.]

Wha-! Hey! Do that again and I'll-- [just as she said that it fired off another, but good thing she ducked out of the way. whoever was behind her better watch out because a laser was just about to hit them! get hit or dodge as well? either way you're involved in this now too!!]

c;

[the fuck was that....?!

okay, being here was fine and all, she could really care less about where she was.... but this was just...]

Dammit-! [she leaned up against the wall just outside of her building, cursing under her breath as she tried to get that... that thing out of her head. she was used to her monsters coming back and haunting her, she would never openly admit it however, but that thing still startled her. just breathe she told herself. it was probably a shitty side effect of being here- just get it together and then she would head back inside.

she had already dealt with her biggest fear, this shit was nothing.

anyone around her will properly hear her mutter-]

...I'll just whip them down to the bone, whatever. [yes good, that was a good solution to this problem of course.]

A

[sjokolade]

[And here Anna was, simply just enjoying her day now that she got everything done! She finished dinner, somehow managed to clean her apartment, and she even got her shopping done! Today was a great day for her and nothing was going to destroy her day!

...Of course, that was before she heard something running from behind her.]

Hey, is everything o-

[And then, that was when the laser nearly hit her! So much for having the perfect day] What was that for?! What did you do that thing?!

Junpei Iori | Persona 3

[machoglory]

a ; the magician's curse?

[... Was that a robot?

That was a robot. And not a smokin' one like Aigis, either; it was metallic, cliche, and very, very persistent with its bizarre fortune telling crap. Which, y'know, he probably wouldn't have really minded, if it hadn't told him that he was "going to die a-"]

C-come on man, go away. [He tries to dismiss the robot with a wave of his hand, doing his best to walk away as fast as he humanly can - without turning his back, because this robot seems to be very insistent on trying to help him out with the "problem" he'll apparently have his whole life. And he's very insistent on not letting it do that.]

A real man doesn't need help in love, alright? And definitely not from a robot. Who'd believe that fortune crap anyway?!

[Not him, nope. That's why he's totally not sulking about it, as he tries to flee the scene as fast as he can.]

b ; the day the train died v2

Huh...? Wait, say what?! [He gasps when he hears the intercom, quickly jolting to sit as if suddenly struck by lightning. No, he wasn't sleeping. Totally not. He was just... taking a break from his staying awake duties.]

Trapped? [Still groggy, he looks around to try and lay his gaze on someone, because come on, at least he doesn't want to be here alone!] In a train?

... Again?!

c ; loser sleepover

[There's a knock on your door. A very frantic, very panicked knock, accompanied by a loud cough as if to make sure you can't miss the guy desperately wanting to get inside your house. If you choose to open the door, you'll see a young man smiling pleasantly - if in an unmistakably forced manner - holding a pillow to his chest. If you're a girl, he'll likely grin as he sees you, as well.]

U-uh, g'evening! [He'll give you a salute with a trembling hand.] I'm your neighbour and I need to sleep in your house tonight - c-could you please let me in.

c

[birthmarkless]

[ Honestly, Ookurikara had enough headache to face himself with this goddamn noise and imagination around him. So to be waken up at this hour? You can bet that he's grumpier than ever.

So then he opens the door widely after around the fourth or fifth knock, staring at the trembling Junpei, deadpan-- ]

Wadanohara || Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea

[oounabaramajo]

A)
[Robots weren't a daily thing back home, so seeing one for the 2nd time was quite a treat, especially since she didn't have to go into battle this time.]

Aww, for me? Thank you very much!

[Once she cracks open the cookie and reads her fortune, she tilts her heads as she raises an eyebrow. What the heck was this about hats again?]

Huh, that's...str-

[She doesn't get to finish, as her hat is immediately whisked away.]

H-hey, come back here- !!

[For anyone that's near the area, there's now a small witch chasing after a robot with a huge, blue hat with a triple-colored ribbon and an anchor decoration.]

D)
[...so. A butt monster. That sure was...something, alright. It wasn't anything like the Red Sea monsters back home, at least. Yet, for how zany its appearance was, its high level made up for it. Hence, it's why Wadanohara is now down on her knees, and holds onto her staff as she struggles to get back up.]

Can't give up...we've almost got it defeated...!

Sonata Dusk | Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks

[backup_siren]

[C]

Usually Sonata isn't one to be overly afraid of anything or find anyone really threatening, it just isn't in her style. But there's something awfully... off about this place and it's starting to make the hairs on the back of her neck stand on end and make her not want to be in this place for much longer. Taking a deep breath she tries to move into the apartment some more before noticing a brief flicker of white, bright and shiny white with pink hair. That is only one form and it's absolutely not someone she wants to encounter. Not as a pony and not as a human, thus she's quick to break for the door, running out of the apartment and down the stairs until she reaches the bottom of the apartment complex.

Whimpering softly to herself does she sit down on the curb, pulling her knees to her chest to bury her face into her legs. This was already going poorly and she'd just arrived. Though she'd arrived without Adagio or Aria to help her out.

[ladybuck]

Sonata would not be alone for long. Only a few minutes later, someone else was walking down the street, scratching her head as she tried to make heads or tails of this map. Space colony... Never in Applejack's mind would she have thought she'd wind up in space. She was a simple, down-to-earth girl. She was having a difficult time getting used to the bright lights and robots. Especially the robots.

When she looked up from her map, she realized that there was a familiar someone sitting on the curb. That... That was one of those sirens!

"What in tarnation are you doin' here?"

Arima Kishou | Tokyo Ghoul

[prodigism]

B;

[ Despite having nothing important going on Arima is also on board the train today. However he doesn't seem to be too perturbed by that sudden jolting stop that morning. The moment it happens he'll stand and begin searching for any sort of emergency protocol system. ] There doesn't seem to be any in place. I suppose we'll just have to wait for them to handle the situation.

[ Where it anywhere else he'd assume it to be a ghoul attack and take the initiative to handle the situation. But here...he's not quite sure what to make of it. He's rather calm about the whole situation though and he's simply looking out through the train windows to make sure nothing is going wrong. He'll finally end up standing in the corner of the car reading his book with a strange black and gold briefcase next to his feet. You're free to approach him should you wish. He might not be the most social butterfly, but he's not against talking to people should they wish to chat. And don't worry. He doesn't look very aware of people in the train car around him but he most definitely is. ]

welp

[gorger]

[ Rize isn't too bothered or caught off-guard by the unexpected halting of the train. She doesn't suppose the situation will last too long, hopes for as much because being stuck like this makes her antsy, makes her bored, and if there's one thing she hates being more than anything it's that. She twirls a lock of her hair around her index finger, gaze wandering from stranger to stranger, all locked up within the confines of the compartment with her. It's all too much a waiting five-course meal to her eyes - she can pick out the ones more designated to be entrees, the softer, prettier morsel she'd save for dessert - but when her attention falls on one man in particular, Rize's thoughts come to a halt. Something about him has her steeling more than she ever would among harmless humans, and her violet, predatory gaze remains on him for an extended period of wonder, curiously awaiting any movement, any sign that he might be aware of her as well. ]

Oichi | Sengoku Basara (Game version)

[bloodiedflower]

[A part 1:]

[Your fortune is in another cookie! Oichi had sat and blinked at the fortune for a long moment, not certain as to why she was given this in the first place, or what it was supposed to mean.

"You need more fortunes!" The robot shouts it and seems to be aggressively trying to give the woman more fortune cookies. However, Oichi just stares and lets the ground open up beneath her--

Okay not exactly. But before you can think to step in and help the obviously baffled woman, dark circles appear in the ground, and up from them explode giant shadowy hands that grab at the robot. They lift it up rather effortlessly as Oichi raises her own hand, conducting it. The robot flails and continues trying to toss fortune cookies on her, or anyone passing by.]

What are you...?

[A. Part 2!]

[At some point Oichi gave in and opened another cookie.] A man with brown eyes has a surprise for you...?

[Oichi tilts her head this way and that, and then looks off as another robot seems intent on helping. Maybe you hae brown eyes, or...maybe you don't, the robot doesn't seem to care. "Come on, come on!" It does its best to corral you in her direction. "Give her a surprise! Gie her a kiss, or some expensive! Make it count!"

Oichi doesn't seem to be paying attention though, swaying lightly on her feet as she stares at some undefined point in the sky. At length she notices and her unfocused gaze turns on you, like someone studying a mildly interesting insect. Her voice has a strangely dream-like, childish lilt to it]

Who are you...?

[C]

[DID SOMEONE SAY HORROR?

Maybe the apartments are creepy, but there's a disturbingly childish voice singing a lullaby-like song outside that's probably making the apartments look downright cozy.]

Wander freely, wander far
Off beneath the Devil's star,
The white of flesh, the white of bone,
the worms will leave your soul alone.
Her fear in hand, her fear in heart
her fear did tug her soul apart.
On and on the road does go
Down into the depths below.
Off you go to call the king.
you wish to hear the devil sing...

[The song trails off and there's quiet for a moment before the singing moves from the shadows of the building when she notices someone's presence] Come out, come out, wherever you are...

A1!

[shoutai]

[The dark shadows that appear beneath Oichi should be enough to make someone turn around and walk away, but— well, not this guy. He watches Oichi interrogate the robot for a moment before casually stepping in, not too bothered by her shadowy friends or the way she takes initiative against the robot.]

An overly helpful machine, it would seem.

[—to answer her question, that is. While he hasn't been harassed by it yet, it also doesn't seem that strange to him.

He'd offer more than that, but truthfully, he's curious about what she's going to do to it.]

oikawa tooru | haikyuu

[astringency]

( a : did you say egotistical )

[It's funny to think that you spend your life looking up at the stars assuming that something else might be out there (mostly because having something like aliens out there would be pretty cool, right? he's seen enough shows to know how that goes) and it's another thing to wake up in a place, be smothered with information then shoved out to find your own way.

Especially when tiny robots are there offering strange fortunes.

Oikawa is observant, and he's seen enough people by now be stopped by these things to know that while they may have good (??) intentions, they can be dangerous.

He just doesn't make his escape fast enough.

"In precisely 17 minutes someone will arrive who is more popular than you"

It takes a moment for that to sink in, but merely seconds for him to start laughing, hand going to the back of his neck.]

I know we only just met, but that's a little silly, Robot-chan.

[Mostly because there isn't anyone???????????]

( b : i'm on a train mothe-- ah )

[There might only be a few people on the train with him, but it doesn't necessarily mean they all have to be sitting miles apart, right? There's something eerie about not having the rest of his team around to bother, and it's already starting to become a nice defence mechanism to bother other people he comes across.

You just happen to be the next unfortunate soul in his path.

There's a soft sigh that falls from his mouth (far too dramatic, for all that it's worth) before he plonks himself down on the seat next to you.]

They really should have a better service than this, I don't think even Tokyo shuts down this easily.

[Not like he's even from Tokyo......... but whatever.]

( c : thanks for the reminder )

[The first time he sees it he thinks he's imagining things -- just like this entire experience to be honest. He's acted as though everything is perfectly fine and dandy but he's growing more restless by the minute. There are places he should be, and trying to swallow the bitter pill that everything might be gone--that he's missed his chance already--isn't one he can easily accept.

It's the third time that he sees the figure that he freezes in place, though it may not be for the reason many others would in this position. For them, the faceless figure would remain unattached to anything, like a ghost. Someone like Oikawa though, with too many ghosts and demons of unattainable goals and people that block his path see that figure twist into the face of their most hated person.

His eyes burn from the inside out, and he has to bite his tongue to remember none of this can possibly be real, not if everything he's seen and felt thus far is.]

I won't lose to you...

[It comes out quietly at first, and in the end it's only when his hands have clenched so tightly that he draws blood with his nails that he blinks and the figure disappears. He topples over, cringing as he lands funnily and knocks over the single table he has in his room. The crash is loud enough that it probably echoes outside too, along with the bitter yell that follows it.

This is not the time or place to fall apart.

Either way, it should be easy enough to enter the room for anyone who is mildly curious about the racket going on in there -- no matter how long it is before the door opens, he'll play it off as though he forgot the table was there. Good luck, fellow resident.]

a

[rollin]

[ When Yata arrives onto the scene, Oikawa's fortune turns into the biggest joke of his life. He's at a distance, kind of... whimpering as a group of girls corner him. They don't seem to be hurting or threatening him, but... ]

N-no. I dunno where it is, I swear!

[ He seems to be trembling!? ]

minako arisato | kids with guns and jungian psychology

[awaken]

a.

[ The robot was kind of cute, if a little oddly-shaped (and it made her think of Aigis), especially with the toilet plunger and egg whisk (???) for weapons. Or something. She takes the fortune, though, expecting something like the fortunes from Naganaki Shrine.

Minako gets something else.

You will find a thing. It may be important.

.... ]

That's... really kind of vague, don't you think, Robot-san—

[ "YOU ARE SEEKING AN OBJECT. I WILL RETRIEVE SAID OBJECT." The funny little robot declares and proceeds to approach anyone and exclaiming, "YOU HAVE SOMETHING. IT IS IMPORTANT. GIVE IT TO THE GIRL." ]

Robot-san?!?!

a

[niceguypose]

[Rock Lee stares at the robot for a moment. And then...]

Yes, sir!! [He immediately tries to hand her his wallet.]

Matrix | Reboot

[unmended]

[General notes: Matrix is a big green guy who appears to be human, but is actually a living game sprite from a computer game. One of his most notable features is a golden prosthetic eye that has an "M" on it, and it turns red when he's using his gun. He always has a Gun on him that he doesn't even have to hold in his hand, and he's usually accompanied by his dog, Frisket. The dog is friendly enough, as long as you're not a Virus, and can be present in any of the prompts.]

A.

[Matrix had taken the fortune cookie with a look of deep scrutiny. It came with a fortune that said, "Your smile lights up someone else's day." He scoffed and crumpled it up before throwing it away. ...But if only throwing away the robot was as easy. It follows him persistantly, and whenever another person draws near, it gets violent, waving weapons at both Matrix and the other person.]

"Smile! Smile! Light up this person's day or you will both be destroyed!"

[As for Matrix, he just stubbornly shakes his head and waves his arms in protest as he threatens the robot.]

No way! Not happening, you 8-bit hunk of junk, so log off!

B.

[Matrix stands impatiently in the stalled train car with his arms crossed. His gun is floating at his side, occasionally spinning in place and he looks all too umimpressed.]

How long do they expect us to wait...

I'll give them one minute before I blast my way out of this mess.

D.

[Another game? Oh well. Guess it's time to get used to this so-called "ViViD". He looks towards whoever he's going to be partnered up with.]

I guess we'll be working together. Just try not to end-file.

[And now it's time for him to try to 'reboot'. He double-taps the icon on his chest.] Reboot!

[And in a flash of light, he's changed to meet this game scenario. He's still big and green, but his clothes and hair have changed to resemble this guy. He'll spend just a moment being puzzled by this new appearance.]

Wild Card

[Come up with something else! And/or feel free to use one of the scenarios from here!]

d

[muties]

If anyone ends up end-filing it won't be me.

[ This guy... does not look like a gamer, he looks like-- HOLY SHIT WHAT DID HE JUST DO.

Roxy frowns, then double-taps her own chest where her Void symbol is plastered on her top. ] Reboot? [ Nothing happens. ] Ok, how'd you do that.

kumou okuni | rengoku ni warau

[amanojyaku]

topping robots for love & justice (& other great tales);
[ right, so there is definitely a commotion just down the hallway and around the corner. very loud voices (one of them a woman?), some banging, and suddenly there's a very loud bang, and a robot goes flying through the air, slamming into the wall. ]

That is not-- [ and suddenly a surprisingly dainty young woman stalks from around said corner, shaking out a fan and holding it in front of her face, planting a foot squarely in the middle of the poor fallen robot. ] --how you approach a lady! [ a lady who'd just apparently beaten the insistent little terror into a metal pulp. ] And anyway, I don't accept candy from weird little monsters.

[ seeming to realize she has an audience, she whips around, and suddenly she's all sweet smiles behind the edge of her fan. ]

Oh, thank goodness. Someone who can help me.

[ danger, will robinson. ]


this being twinless thing sucks;
[ normally, okuni wouldn't think much of the bumps and weird flickers and faces. she and baren are cursed twins, after all, and the kumou shrine has been rumoured to be haunted for years, and then there's the whole orochi business-- but it's different here. baren isn't with her for basically the first time in her life, and it's actually kind of.. lonely. it's not so bad when it's the two of them against the world, but when it's just her, it's a lot more noticeable.

the maybe-haunting gives her an excuse, at least, and who knows? maybe the neighbors are fun. she could do with another justice-obsessed idiot like sakicchan, at least until she finds a way to con this CERES organization into bringing baren here.

.. so when the stranger who owns this apartment comes home, okuni is seated on top of the table in the kitchen and she's basically eaten everything in their fridge. how did she even get in?! ]

[shoutai]

[For Takasugi, too, the idea of being haunted by ghosts or spirits or anything probably isn't all that strange—he's done more than enough to deserve it, at least—but seeing some woman sitting on the table with the scraps of whatever had been in the kitchen while he was gone is still enough to give him pause. Ghosts, he could accept, but this... This is definitely Something.

How did she get in here... Why is she even here in the first place?!

Still, despite all the questions this raises, Takasugi plays it cool.]

I didn't realize I should be expecting company.

[...just how bothered by this is he?!]

mikazuki munechika | touken ranbu

[munechika]

i. MUGGING IS A GOOD OCCUPATION TO BE HAD

[ are you a pessimist (or just some random person walking by)? then you're in luck! because the fortune that mikazuki got was —

"borrow money from a pessimist — they don't expect it back!"

not that mikazuki's in dire need of money in the first place but the robot, as helpful as it is, doesn't care about that. hence it's going around the area, demanding money from random people without even asking if they're a pessimist. because people turn into pessimists when the talk is about money, right? just think of it as being held up for the sake of the flashy, rich-looking man following it some few feet away, looking as confused as ever. ]

Give me your money.

[ thaaaat's the robot talking btw ]

ii. JUST THINK OF IT AS THE HAUNTED MANSION IN DISNEYLAND

[ living with mikazuki is like living in disneyland. there is never a dull day.

(and sometimes, it's the happiest place in the world ... let's just assume you're stuck with him for some weird reason! perhaps you decided to break into his house because of spirits living in your house!)

and even more so when spirits start to haunt said living space. of course, being a tsukumogami himself doesn't really deter him from continuing to live there. if anything, he's starting to get used to it albeit still wondering why everything's malfunctioning.

that's not all because — ]

Ha ha, is that so? What a very amusing story. Tell me more.

[ he's started talking to the spirits, laughing amicably as he often does when talking to living people. the spirit (or whatever it is) isn't visible however and so it looks like he's talking to himself.

... or acting like a crazy person. that's valid too. ]

c. REAR FORMATION

[ vivid feels so familiar. forming a party, beating the boss ... potential for dying a gruesome death?

but that's not really what mikazuki's thinking about right now! in fact, he looks as serene as always as he approaches you — yes, you person you — with a smile, his sword at his hip. he's not the most useful-looking person in the battle, i know. ]

Ha ha, shall we go at it and whip that backside into shape?

[ ... a.k.a. would you like to sortie? ]

wow that's okuni's line aka i.

[amanojyaku]

[ she's (maybe) just minding her own business, and suddenly there's a robot basically trying to hold her up and take her money? and who's this guy with the look of some senile old man trailing along behind it? is he the robot's lackey? is he the muscle? he looks kind of useless tbh.. ]

Oh. [ she snaps open her fan, holding it demurely over her mouth, eyes going very wide and innocent. ] Goodness, how dangerous. It's too bad there's no one around to help a poor, harmless young girl.

[ seriously, gramps, what're you doing? can't you see she's a damsel in distress???

whatever, he's not moving fast enough. she suddenly spins and lashes out, one long leg whipping up and slamming into the robot, sending it skidding away and into the wall. she snaps her fan shut, then, pointing it toward the rich stranger. ] Hey! Don't you know that you're supposed to help a lady when she's in trouble?! [ .... are you really in trouble, okuni?! ]

Jade Curtiss | Tales of the Abyss

[yourfononsarewhack]

A.

[Jade opens the cookie with a look of skeptical curiosity. But then! He... seems to be very okay with the fortune.

"Everyone agrees. You are the best."

The colonel gives a soft shrug and then he muses in a very tongue-in-cheek fashion.]

Well, I suppose it's not untrue...

[Of course, he gives suspicious looks to the robot that's continuing to follow him. He's ready to act at a moment's notice if the robot tries to attack him, but the robot instead zooms over to he nearest person and screeches at them.]

"DO YOU AGREE?"

B.

[The colonel is in no rush and doesn't want to use any excess energy. Besides, one of the younger people in this car is probably doing a good enough job of checking for a solution. He'll just watch from the peanut gallery and quip as needed, with a casual smile on his face.]

D.

[In ViViD, Jade seeks out the nearest potential teammate, and he addresses tthem very matter-of-factly.]

You look as if you could use some company, or something to destroy. Luckily, this mission will provide us with both.

b for bros

[namedbytheflower]

[Sophie hadn't paid much attention to the other passengers on the train when she first boarded, being distracted with other matters at the moment. When the train stops, though, and the announcement comes over the intercom, she finally thinks to check out the other passengers in the car with her.

A familiar face catches her attention right away.]

Jade?

Usopp | One Piece

[followthenose]

A) [on opening his fortune cookie, he reads: "Someone will find you hot". What really? he said first. Well of course! He added second in a confident voice. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TRYING TO DO?! He bellowed third as the room glistened with some kind of insta freeze gel that turned a chair momentarily into a icicle before it breaks apart completely.

Feel free to see Usopp running down the street at full tilt, dodging and slipping as ice spurts all over the place and the robot begs Usopp to let him cool him down.]

I WON'T BE COLD! I'LL BE DEAD!


B) Aw man.

[Well, at least he's sitting down and he didn't come unprepared. Usopp hauls his bag onto his lap and pulls out a stick of strawberry flavored pocky. And because he's not alone ...]

Want one?


D)

[blinks at the boss. Just...blinks at it]

Are you kidding me?! What is up with that-- [scrambles to dodge fuzzy pink darts heading his way] Let me finish being freaked out before attacking, damnit!

B;

[rubbernecking]

[ The answer forthcoming is cut short when someone's sandalled feet slap down on the transparent roof of the metro-rail car, only to begin sauntering along like he isn't taking a stroll on a stalled out mode of speedy transportation like it's a sidewalk. He stops, shading his eyes with a raised hand, straw hat dangling between his shoulderblades from the little cord around his neck, taking in the surroundings.

People inside the train car are starting to point at him, but he's oblivious to their gawking. He starts to wander back the way he came, and it's on the second such pass that one might conclude that he's absolutely lost.

It's movement inside that funny tube of metal and glass that finally draws his attention, and Luffy lifts a foot to rounded eyes staring down at the familiar long-nosed face of his sharpshooter before he realizes.

Realizes, that is, to the tune of laying down on the roof of the train to squash his cheek against the glass, grinning and shouting in greeting.

Too bad you can't really hear him! ]

Yuyuko Saigyouji | Touhou Project

[bloomnobly]

a
Excuse you, sir! You're going to have to take me out to dinner before doing anything like that! [ said in response to the offer of cutting open her stomach.............she's not sacrificing her pastrami, that was good pastrami, she went into town with princess murdermachine to get it and everything.

Her idea of fending it off also includes smacking it with her fans and bouncing her own lasers off its hull, which equates to "this is mostly a game." Take your predicaments seriously, Yuyuko. ]

c
[ Or "every horror option is actually the comedy option when you're already dead."

Perhaps, one day, you've caught Yuyuko screaming at her ceiling fan, or her fridge, or trying to set up purification talismans around her door and wincing when one of them singes her hand. She can't even touch whatever spirit is haunting her apartment. ]

I do say, I was offered this apartment, so it's only polite that you vacate for the time being! You don't even have your own body, so I can't imagine why you're so upset with me!

Although I may ask you for haunting tips in the future. You're doing a much better job with this than me.

e
[ Wildcard, hit me with anything! ]

C

[oounabaramajo]

[Yuyuko was pretty nice neighbor, all things considered. Sure, she does surprise her sometimes and she eats a lot, but to Wadanohara, the pink-haired girl was just another person she was delighted to see mostly everyday.

...although, maybe Wadanohara shouldn't have come today. That shrieking was pretty loud, so she might be busy. But, still...]

Hello, Yuyuko? [She knocks on the door, before she peeks her head in.] Is something the matter?

masamune date | screaming samurais

[dragonizing]

A: HOW FORTUNATE
[ ah, yes, what an eventful day and what an eventful man, decked out in armor and looking very archaic amidst the technological mumbo-jumbo. there's something about wearing a metal helmet with a large crescent moon on it that makes you stand out, after all--especially when six swords are strapped to your waist, and there's a robot at your heels.

"A RIVAL WILL STRIKE YOU FROM THE SHADOWS," the fortune cookie he was handed had said. ]

IT'S THEM! FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT ... beep boop. [ the robot says, pointing.

right at you. and the man glances over, arms crossed. could one look unimpressed and interested all at once? he's doing it. ]

Yo.

B: ONE TRACK MIND
[ yes, the train is stopped. yes, masamune had heard about the need to wait until they cleared up whatever the problem was. no, masamune did not know what this entire thing was, nor is he making much sense of the situation standing around with the horse (which, by the way, he'd Somehow managed to get on public , and is probably a point of attention).

and, he's also not sitting around. man and horse, metro-rail door and hands reaching to prop it open. fated pairs, as it were.

or maybe the sword, since that door's not opening so easily. ]

Something you're looking at?

[ is what he finally says, when his hands are on one of his six swords and his gaze meets whoever's in the car with him. cut it, see, that's the solution to everything. stop him. please. ]

C: A GHOST OF A-- WHO CARES
[ shaking in his boots, masamune is leaning on the wall in the hallway outside the door to an apartment: one that is currently opening and closing without end.

there might be something humorous about the image, maybe. well, there would be, if you didn't perhaps trip on his helmet when you came down the hallway in your own haunted panic. or perhaps it's simply a guy decked out in near full armor, waiting for something to come out of that incredibly confused door. ]

The guy giving you trouble didn't come down this way. [ ... ] I'm waiting for my own.

[ because you can totally fight ghosts and they totally go out the front door after they're done haunting you. ]

b

[hotarumaru]

[ actually he was hoping this ridiculous man with his ostentatious get-up, six swords and horse would step away from the door. he's met a lot of strange swordsmen during his travels in hinomoto but no one is as strange as this one right here.

seriously though, as unfamiliar and baffled as he is when it comes to modern forms of transportation, who brings a horse into a cramped space such as a train? ]

Not at all. [ a beat as his hand reaches for his own sword slung on his back. ] Are you cutting it down or shall I?

[ a.k.a. you're taking too long at this, bro. because he totally has the same idea in mind as you do. ]

[winces]

A: this is not the harem i signed up for...

[ in the middle of the street, there is a bit of a commotion. a tiny robot is currently bleating (yes, bleating, what an annoying voice) at the top of its little metal lungs: ]

SOON YOU WILL MEET YOUR FUTURE FAMILY! SOON YOU WILL MEET YOUR FUTURE FAMILY!

[ standing just beside it is olivia, doing her best to shush the little thing without drawing further attention to them both... ]

Sh-Shh! Please — You shouldn't say things like that...!

[ especially not when her own friends back home have started to meet their future children... olivia hasn't even married yet — saying that kind of thing is really scary okay!! ]

B: such awk

[ the first few minutes hadn't been so bad. but as time dragged on, the awkward silence thickened to the point it almost felt tangible. stuck in the train with you is one other person, a petite thing with soft pink hair that seems intent on trying to make herself as invisible as possible: avoiding your eyes, shrinking back into her seat, tucking herself into a shadowy corner.

after about fifteen minutes, whether or not you were actually doing it, she suddenly bursts out in a squeak: ]

P-Please stop looking at me!

C: i'm a damsel and i'm in distress have a nice day

[ it isn't a big deal. at least, that's what olivia keeps trying to tell herself in her head, as she presses her back against the wall and valiantly attempts to ward off the — dark spirits? evil horrors? naughty pranksters with bad senses of humor? — with only a wooden spoon in her hands, brandished like one might a sword.

she's terrified, but running away wouldn't do her any good. she has to be brave! she has to carry her own weight! the rest of the shepards wouldn't let a little thing like spooky noises deter them, after all. ]

I'm. I'm warning you! [ she'd probably sound a little more intimidating if her voice wasn't so tiny and shaky. ] Y-You don't want to mess with me...!

C

[theshiningone]

[It was moments like these that Hiro had exploited to the fullest. He planned on helping out, but not without getting something out of her own expense, of course. So draped in a big white sheet, Hiro will appear behind Olivia and let out a big--]

BOO!