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exsithstential ([personal profile] exsithstential) wrote in [community profile] maskormenacelogs2015-10-16 07:37 pm
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Boys and girls of every age, Wouldn't you like to see something strange

WHO: Imports
WHERE: Helix Station, Maurtia Falls
WHEN: Evening of 10/16
WHAT: Swear-In Ceremony, with a bonus Haunted House!
WARNINGS: Violence and other spoopy stuff.





The Festival


An orange moon slowly burns into life as the sun begins the last few moment's of it's descent, washing the sky in beautiful splashes of fading twilight hues. The white walls the Helix Station glow in the warm autumn light as throngs of costumed children and their families parade through the large front gate and into the festively decorated courtyard within.

Laughter and squeals of anticipation and delight ring out from the gaggle of children in a never ending chorus as their attentions dance between the kitsch decorations of gremlins and skeletons, to the ImPort Heroes in attendance. But at least the parents and guardians seem to be doing a good job of keeping the beaming or bashful kids from bothering ImPorts too much as you make your way into the facility. Though do be prepared for an autograph request or three. Unlike some of the previous Swear-Ins, this is no media circus. While there may be a reporter or two in the crowd, asking for a few quick shots with imports and their adoring fans, this gathering is for you and your new rosy cheeked best friends. Just a bit of seasonal fun and the added benefit of helping a local children's hospital by contributing to their charity.

STALLS

Colorfully decorated stalls line the exterior of the courtyard, offering the attendees a wide variety of activities, entertainment, and gifts. While most of the stalls are managed by groups or individual imports contributing with their time and goodwill (mostly), several also offer refreshments and snacks manned by droids or volunteers from the hospital staff or children's family.

A few honorable mentions of ImPort run stalls:

-Hazel and the Doctor's Face Paintings
-Kanaya and Helena's Fangtastic Bobbing for Apples
-Manolo and Sabriel's Performance Cake Walk
-Stan's Photo Booth of Terror (And extortion)
-Lucifer's Mystic Magic Mirror of Mystery
-Fraiser and Kowalski's Totally Scary Puppy Petting Zoo

And of course there's also a stall with informative pamphlets and a chipper Government representative ready to register any willing imports and talk about the benefits inherent to doing so.

There are also plenty of open stalls if you want to add to festivities!

HAUNTED HOUSE

Just inside the main building, the lobby area and adjacent rooms open into the main area of the Haunted House. Despite the spooky imagery and haunting ambiance, this floor is rather tame. There may be a few motion sensor activated skeletons that pop up and startling the careless, but otherwise it's all kid friendly.

This however is NOT the case with the upper floors. Which prohibit native participation completely. If that doesn't chill your blood then the fact that you have to stop by a booth near the elevator to "check in" and received a warning that only those that are seeking a true test of terror should enter, might.

However the droid representative will NOT offer any additional information to imports, save that all participants will be given thirty minutes to escape before "time is up". They will NOT be telling anyone that:

-Immediately upon exiting the elevator, you will find yourself seeped in power dampening fog, leaving you de-powered.
-That the upper floors are inhabited by wandering animatronics with monstrous appearances that are programmed to hunt the imports trying to find their way out.
-As the thiry minutes tick by, the animatronics will become faster and hunt the imports with more tenacity and ever increasing perception. Early in the hunt it's possible to hide or avoid most animatronics. This becomes less effective as time goes by.
-Any imports that are unable to escape the animatronics will NOT be hurt. When an import is captured they will be hauled to a secret exit which ends in a shoot that deposits the character outside, near Stan's Photo booth. (Who might just have a series of photos depicting your character in various compromising states of terror.) However the participating imports will be unaware of the lack of danger they are in until this happens. Which means you might even see some imports being hauled off kicking and screaming into the darkness.

Imports that manage to evade the animatronics long enough to find their way out of the maze of corridors and rooms will find themselves in the haunted house lobby, where they will be presented with a plush version of one of the monsters that had been hunting them. Not so scary now, huh?

Attack on Helix Station

Just after midnight as the festivities hit full swing, several masked men slip over the wall and into the facility. While mostly concealed, to any ImPorts sharp enough to notice them, it quickly becomes apparent that these men are armed to the teeth and full of bad intentions. Moving with precision, skill before any import can alert the others, the gunmen take up positions to cause as much damage as possible. However as they ready their weapons an alarm blares through out the facility. In that brief moment of confusion the gunmen hesitate. And in the span of that hesitation, several security droids suddenly march out into the facility through side doors hefting snub nosed weapons cradled in their arms.

An electric blue flash suddenly illuminates the courtyard as a blast from one of the droid's stun weapons strikes one of the gunmen, who crumples.

And then chaos erupts.

Seeing them as the clear and present danger the gunmen focus their fire on the advancing security bots, but as several defense turrets pop out from concealed slots in the walls, their position quickly becomes untenable. While strong in numbers, the gunmen scatter into groups through out the facility to take cover. A few of them drop smoke grenades to cover their escape, but the blinding cloud is short lived. As contaminates are detected in the air, several purifiers cleverly disguised within the decorations will activate, drawing in the smoke and laying the terrorists' movements bare.


As the gloom recedes, Revan stalks forward out of the smoke, a sheathed katana clenched in one hand
and his expression blazing as he marches towards the nearest group of soldiers.

"WE ARE UNDER ATTACK!" his voice booms strangely loud, carrying over the entire courtyard with the force and command power of someone used to leading warriors into battle. "IMPORTS!" With a fluid motion he withdraws the sword and tosses the scabbard aside.

Little did these bastards know that they were ready. With a small army of Imports, comprised of RISE and volunteer security forces, at his back Revan gave a flourish of his blade before dashing forward.

"TO ARMS!"

[ooc: More info as well as plotting posts can be found here!]
ursawhiner: But what about adults? The fun-swing. (Swings are great for the kids.)

[personal profile] ursawhiner 2015-10-18 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, hey! I'm Dipper!

[He shakes Manolo's hand happily.]

We met during that communicator misfire thing, remember?
matadorable: (♮ My Funny Valentine)

[personal profile] matadorable 2015-10-19 11:08 am (UTC)(link)
Dipper? [Manolo's eyes brighten.] Hah! Now I can finally put a face to that name!
ursawhiner: and think "yeah, I could juice that?" (You ever look at a skinny cucumber)

[personal profile] ursawhiner 2015-10-20 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
Did you ever find your friend? Uh, Joaquin?
matadorable: (♫ The Entertainer)

[personal profile] matadorable 2015-10-20 10:52 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah! [He laughs a little.] Actually, I already knew where he was. I was just wanting to send him something funny, you know?
ursawhiner: and think "yeah, I could juice that?" (You ever look at a skinny cucumber)

[personal profile] ursawhiner 2015-10-21 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
The skulls and hearts were pretty great. Even without the sparkles.
matadorable: (🎼 Your Song)

[personal profile] matadorable 2015-10-21 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Hah, thanks! I'm happy someone was entertained by them, at least. They go with my guitar. [He gently pats his beloved instrument. Some people here probably think the design was intended to match the theme of the party, but no. It's totally a coincidence.]
ursawhiner: Two hearts, one passion. (Hoofprints never fade. Together as one.)

[personal profile] ursawhiner 2015-10-23 07:09 am (UTC)(link)
Neat! Did you paint that yourself? It's pretty appropriate for Halloween.
matadorable: (♮ God Only Knows)

[personal profile] matadorable 2015-10-23 11:07 am (UTC)(link)
No, actually. It was already like this when I received it as a special gift. [His smile becomes a little more subdued, but he's looking at the designs with clear fondness in his eyes now.] It was custom-made just for me.
ursawhiner: inside John Goodman. (You could really make a life for youself)

[personal profile] ursawhiner 2015-10-25 09:41 pm (UTC)(link)
That's a really thoughtful gift. Must be from someone close to you.
matadorable: (🎼 Don't Go Breaking My Heart)

[personal profile] matadorable 2015-10-26 11:01 am (UTC)(link)
The woman I love more than life itself. [He strums a pleasant chord on the instrument.] Her name is Maria.
ursawhiner: (GMOs are just chemtrails that you eat.)

[personal profile] ursawhiner 2015-10-26 04:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Maria, huh? Is she here, too?
matadorable: (♭ Hey Jude)

[personal profile] matadorable 2015-10-26 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
No, she's...at home. [With a bittersweet smile, he instinctively hugs the guitar a little closer to himself.]
ursawhiner: Let me show you to the pancreas. We've made a life down there. (Welcome traveler.)

[personal profile] ursawhiner 2015-10-30 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. Sorry to bring it up. At least you have Joaquin?
matadorable: (♮ Stayin' Alive)

[personal profile] matadorable 2015-10-31 12:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[He immediately gives Dipper a reassuring grin.] No, no, it's alright! Even though she's so far away, I still like thinking about her.

And it's true, I do have Joaquin. I am very lucky in that regard.