PHASE I [ 8 00 ] You’ve arrived. You’ve received your powerpoint presentation, and your head is filled to the brim with the knowledge that your world is destroyed, and that everyone you once knew and loved is dead. You are ready to handle whatever is thrown your way --
Or maybe not. You end up in a giant game of Pacman, and from the yellow spandex jumpsuit you’re now stuck in (glow-in-the-dark, even, how snazzy), you’re Pacman. Everything is a maze, all towering dark walls and corridors, and everything seems just a little...well, off. First off, the balls you’d normally collect in pacman? They’re floating there, yellow and distinct, the only source of light in the maze, but if you pick them up and touch them, you’ll experience a memory.
It’ll be something warm, gentle and sweet, a memory of your home or the people you love that is something you truly treasure, a memory of a time that is so very important to you. And then the globe is gone and the world returns to its cold, stark state, and you are reminded: everyone is dead. Better go pick up another one!
And, of course, there are the ghosts. They’re a little horrifying (though they come in all sorts of fun colors!) and if they grab you, all of those positive memories turn horrible. A nice memory of a picnic? It’s now a memory of losing everyone important on that day, cut down by masked figures.
Of course, that’s only for the newcomers to ViViD. For anyone who enters ViViD as a veteran, well...you can watch. If you try to enter the game, there are some unfortunate consequences -- you’ll end up as one of the ghosts chasing down those poor innocents, unable to do a thing about it.
Be sure to admire the scoreboard hanging over the game for everyone to see, though.
PHASE II [ 1030 ] Just when you’ve gotten a handle on Pacman, now you’re stuck playing...Tetris?
Everyone (newcomer and old veteran) has been dumped in the game now, and those falling blocks don’t seem to be slowing down any time soon. You'll be in an unfortunate tag-team; the person you're tossed into the game with may be a total stranger to you, but you're stuck with them now. After a few moments of dodging giant, falling blocks, it should become clear how you win this game: the blocks follow you (or your partner) in an attempt to squash you, so with some careful wrangling, you can guide those blocks into place and erase row after row of deadly blocks. Of course, if you can't work together, you're more likely to end up squished at the top of the screen, but if you should somehow manage to clear the screen, the door at the other end will open and you'll be free to go.
Let's hope you're stuck with someone easy to work with.
PHASE III [ 1145 ] Stumbling out of Tetris will bring you onto a rickety platform, a hangman’s noose gently wrapped around one of your very most important people. You can’t approach them, you can’t touch them, and they can’t speak, but they look at you with pleading eyes even as the talking tree they are to be hanged from tells you the rules. Guess letters, guess the word, and your friend will be freed. Guess wrong, and, well… the noose will tighten bit by bit.
Time to work together to get your friends down from there. Admittedly you might see someone different up there from the person next to you, but it’s all the same in the end, isn’t it? You’ve got to save them either way.
If you fail, that person will be hanged -- only to reveal that they were just a straw doll all along. Phew, what a relief!
If they succeed at guessing the word, a trap door will open up underneath that person and the rope will be released, dropping them down to never be seen again. Bye!
PHASE IV [ 1300 ] And then you’re dumped right out of ViViD and back into Cerealia. The city is still a little water-logged, though it is looking better than it was before; either way, you may be dumped anywhere. On a roof, in the middle of the park, on top of the scrap heap… anything could happen.
And it seems that things are still a little glitchy, or maybe the glitchy ViViD experience has infected your code in some way, because for a short period of time after, there may be a few...side effects. Fingers and faces might glitch out for a moment, or your hand might phase through a wall. You may also have your In Game Title hovering over your head for all to see. That’s not weird at all.
It’ll all fade away in an hour or two anyway, without any side effects to speak of. Or so it would seem.
PENALTY [ xxxx ] You may have ended up here after getting eaten by a pacman (or ghost), or you may have ended up here after jumping down the trapdoor to save your friend in Hangman. Perhaps you were squashed by a tetris block. Perhaps you just fell down onto your sword (why would you do that). Either way, here you are.
It’s an empty area, totally silent and void, aside from this one carnival game. Once you’re seated, you can’t stand up -- you have to win the game to leave, as the friendly game host will inform you without a single smile. You’ll be playing against the others who managed to end up here, but you’d better give it your best shot, or who knows how long you’ll end up staying here.
Time to play a carnival shooter game.
At least the targets are of a few familiar faces. Maybe that’ll make it more appealing?
And if you win you’ll be able to exit stage right, plus you’ll have a cute Mosley plushie as a prize. Hooray!
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Have an unique taste in music, don't you, kiddo?
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Iii don't see how that's any of your business, you - really, though, what are you? Sprite? Fairy? Pixie? Some kind of...flying elf?
[ HE'S NOT TRYING TO BE RUDE, he's actually legitimately curious now! ]
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[Jack doesn't see it as rude! Curiosity is good in a kid - in anyone, really. So he just laughs as he helps Dipper back to the ground.]
Winter spirit, but I guess sprite works to. You okay, kiddo?
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All things considered? I'm pretty okay. [ but omg no, he is not a kiddo! he tries to retain some dignity by clearing his throat. ] Winter spirit, huh? I guess that explains the cold touch. Aaand the hair.
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And the flying aaaaand the looking young. [He can be here all day!] Jack Frost, snow day maker. Should I call you Disco Girl or...? [He's grinning and his tone is obviously teasing.]
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Whoa, wait - the Jack Frost? [ that's the stuff of legends. pretty cool, actually. dipper wouldn't have believed jack frost was actually real, but then gravity falls happened. ]
Uh - no, no - you can call me Dipper. [ please call him dipper. PLEASE NEVER DISCO GIRL. hopefully this title thing isn't permanent... ]
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The one and only. [And that's a very good thing.] Hey, Dipper. Welcome to the colony. Dunno what you saw, but Vivid is kinda glitchy right now. There are other ways to have fun, though, you can trust me on that one.
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You're big into having fun, huh? [ jack frost was supposed to be a little impish, right? it made sense that he'd be looking for ways to have fun.
dipper still can't believe he's actually talking to jack frost. ]
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[Jack's tone shows a frustration because of that. He's never had any explanations from the Moon either, he's had enough of that shit.
Ah, but there's a kid with him now, can't get into old man mode. Big Bro must stay.] Fun is certainly my thing, kiddo. What is yours? Can we count on you for the next snowball fight? There are some beings with fur arms around here, I'm gonna need reinforcements.
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[ given the circumstances of, well, everything. ]
Buuut I think I'll have some time for snowball fights, too.
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But it doesn't matter, regardless of the answer, Jack still has Guardian duty here.] Yeeep, lots of paranormal people around here. Tell you what, for every snowball you throw with us, I'll give you a supernatural story. About Santa, Nessie or whoever you wanna ask about. Deal?
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but there's a nagging voice in the back of his mind that causes him to hesitate. ]
You're not...pulling my leg about all that, are you? [ because that would be really uncool. pun intended. it's just not the first time he would have been teased about this sort of thing. ]
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I joke about many things, but not about this. And especially not to a young believer. [Ha makes a snowflake appear on his fingers, which is sent to poke at Dipper's nose - don't worry, it's not the special frost.] You have my Guardian's word.
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maybe he's not 100% convinced, but if it's true, well. it's pretty awesome. ]
Hey, I'm not that young. [ at the ripe old age of 12, he's basically a teenager! ] But...let's say I'll take your word for it. You know, with a grain of salt.
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Really? Because Santa doesn't visit adults, you know. [Hopefully that makes the trick.] And hey, no salt around the snow spirit.
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Alright, alright, I believe you.