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Who: Not CERES
When: OOC: 5/15 ; IC: 7/7
Where: Tropical ViViD Estates
What: CERES thought everyone deserved a bit of a break.
Rating/Warning: PG-13 for some questionable swimsuit choices. Please let the mods know if the rating should go up!

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You know what everyone needs after rampant robotic attacks and another iteration of clone wars? A vacation! That’s right everyone, you deserve this. CERES understands what you need. CERES is here for you all the time, so never doubt that this is a pleasure colony, and they are here to look after all of your needs. Kick your feet up, relax, and let CERES Recreation and Activity Necessity Keepers (Team RANK, that is) set you up with your ideal getaway.

It’s as if you can sense the incoming relaxation and luxury before you even completely finish loading. There’s the warmth encompassing your entire body as your code gets transferred into this particular ViViD Level. A cool, refreshing breeze hits you. The sounds of waves gently lapping against the coast fill you with relaxation. The sun, the sand, the surfs, it’s all there – welcome to the beach, baby!

An echoing greeting message from the ocean comes next, if you can translate it.

OOOOOOOOOOOOHMAHH GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHD.

YOOOOOOOOOOOORRRALL SOOOOOOOOOOOOO KYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT.

KYOOOOOOOOOOOT EEEENAAAAUUUUUUUF TOOOOOOOOOOOOO EEEEEEEEEEEEEEET.

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PHASE I

[ 0800 ] That said, isn’t that breeze a little… too strong? It feels like it’s brushing up against all of you, if you know what I mean. When you open your eyes and look down, it becomes rather clear why. It seems that you’ve found yourself in some pretty interesting attire. Everyone. No exceptions. You appear to have two options – be overcome and scream like the Victorian maiden your heart says you are, or strut like a model in this stuff. Turn some heads! Work that up do!

But don’t worry, we’re also conscious about safety here at CERES! Therefore everyone’s also been provided a pair of super high-tech safety-tested appendage protection floatation devices (STAPFD for short.)

At least everyone around you is caught in the same sort of attire – and everyone around you also appears to be stuck inside a giant sand castle. It’s entirely malleable to what you want it to be! Want to see a fancy sand bidet? Feel like adding a sand statue in your honor? Think that wall should now be a door? Well, with enough perseverance, you can make it happen!

Just uh, be careful about getting sand in your… everywhere.

PHASE II

[ 1000 ] Someone broke it. Not pointing any fingers, even though you sure do seem like a prime suspect, but someone broke it.

It almost starts like an earthquake with how the castle starts to rumble, the sand shaking right beneath your feet. And then the walls right next to you start to cave in followed promptly by the ceiling right… above your head. Oh dear. The sand starts to run and fall, losing its structure and shape. The hallway behind you starts to cave in, ceiling first and then the walls follow suit. Now the sand really is getting everywhere – but not just uncomfortable places. It’s in your hair, your eyes, your nose…. this sure doesn’t seem like a pleasant way to go!

Best to start running – there’s a trusty drawbridge to get over the moat (because what’s a sandcastle without a moat?) but who knows how long until that, too, is going to give way? Best to cross over it before it starts to shake and disappear too. Or if you don’t make it, hopefully you can land some pretty impressive airtime to make it to the other side!

If not, well...there'll be the sensation of sand crushing down upon you, filling your mouth and eyes, and you won't be able to breathe at all – and then you're alive again on the beach (but possibly in yet another new, uncomfortable, skimpy swimsuit). Honestly, be more careful, would you?

PHASE III

[ 1200 ] However, once you do make it to the other side, it’s all smooth sailing from there! Or is it? Hah, as they say, life sure can be a beach.

Which is what this is.

Welcome to your Beach Episode, folks. Now that you’ve made it out of the collapsing sand castle, you’ve made it to the luxurious, picturesque golden coastline. Sure, you’re coughing up fine, luxurious, sand dust right now and you’ve definitely gotten sand in all of your crevices thanks to your swimsuit, but that’s okay! Go take a soak in the ocean or something or cool off with a smoothie. There’s a smoothie shack off into the distance, complete with a long chalkboard with… well, probably a few familiar names? And some unfamiliar ingredients. Sounds appetizing right?

That said, once you do ingest some of the smoothie with the name of a newcomer, you might suddenly find yourself feeling a bit… different. You’ll be taking on some of their traits, one of the most intense parts of their personality – or you might need to take a second to sit down because you’re suddenly seeing one of their memories. Whoa. What do they actually put in this stuff?

PHASE IV

[ 1500 ] For the brave souls that venture out into the water, you have even more adventures waiting for you. Anyone who’s swimming around, wading in the water—hell, even looking at the water is getting scooped up and deposited in one of these giant orbs. But don’t take up too much room, because someone else is getting shoved right in there with you. Time to get cozy with your new friend, because it's only going to get worse as the waves begin to carry you out into this big, blue, virtual ocean. Hopefully the choppy waves don’t bounce you around too much or – well, you could always get really friendly with a stranger! Why not?

At least until it’s made very clear that fresh air does not make it back into these balls. That seems like a bit of a design flaw. Now what? Fight the other person who’s inhaling all your air? Suffer through it for swimsuit-clad fun? Or if you break it…. well, you sure are stranded out in the ocean. Or are you?

After enough flailing, you’ll be met by a giant, dumb-looking creature who will then eat you whole.

Everything goes dark. This is surely the end --

And then you're in Cerealia proper; it seems that was the exit to the level (but why there?) and you'll find yourself either in one of the fountains or the pond in the park. Either way, you'll be very, very well. And this time, that's not virtual. But hey, at least you'll have all of your stuff with you.

BONUS

[ xxxx ] Do you hear that?

Anyone idle on the beach will hear a distant melody coming from further out into the ocean. It’s a beautiful, elegant song that automatically makes the listener stop what they’re doing and immediately wander toward the noise. It takes you a moment to recall – it takes a moment to think about anything now, really – but you remember hearing the smoothie shack owner say something about mermaids populating the beach. Could this be their song calling out to you? Whether you would normally abide by this kind of call or not, you find your feet walking further and further out into the water, the shallows lapping up to your ankles and up and up as you are drawn in by the song.

A rather classic song, though the usual instances of French are also replaced with the very enticing, enchanting nonsense promise of omelette du fromage........and then they try to drown you.

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Phase 1

[ THIS IS INCREDIBLY STUPID.

THIS IS SERIOUSLY NOT OKAY ON ANY LEVEL!! He thought that Kanji's simple black speedo had been bad enough when they went to the beach back in Inaba, but this? This is absolutely ridiculous. Yosuke finds himself in a very uncomfortable but appropriately orange pair of "swim jocks" which are a little too "business in the front, nothing in the back". Who in their right mind would think that guys should wear this kind of thing? What is the point of having an ass window? This is awful!

But if he screams he'll call attention to himself.

So he doesn't.

Instead, he tries to make sure that, as he moves through the sand castle, he is most definitely hiding behind. Things. Anything from the waist down is necessary. So hopefully he's not a total creep when you turn the corner and he's trying to half-bury himself in the wall. Or if you catch him out in the open and he immediately reaches back to cover his butt. So smooth. (His reactions, not his ass. Though we guess that's probably a good enough texture too.) ]

--H-H-Hey there! Uh, looking for...something?

[ Yeah he's nearly shouting that. You surprised him. ]

Phase 2

[ This is also ridiculous, but not unexpected. Hasn't he already found himself in a sand ditch once before? He's really starting to think that the whole lost and dying alone in the desert thing is preferable. They didn't cover this level of humiliation in the presentation...

There's no time to be modest! He's got to run and hope that he doesn't side ball out of his swimsuit. (Yes, that is totally a thing. Why do you think he prefers to wear trunks?) If he sees you while he's running, at least he can put his embarrassment aside for the greater good of not being crushed in a pile of sand. ]

There's no time! Go!

[ And if you didn't meet during the grand escape, you'll at least see a pretty impressive sight of him almost literally flying out as the castle crashes down behind him. It doesn't look entirely intentional, though, and he most definitely lands face down and ass up into the softer sand of the beach.

Ow.

Ow...

...Is he stuck? ]

Phase 3

[ Once he's upright, Yosuke can finally enjoy the beach. Right? Right! It takes him a minute to get the sand out of his hair and, uh, places (which he tries to do with some level of modesty), but the view is definitely a good one. And the coastline isn't bad either. (Ha, see what we did there?) At least the women here are wearing similar things, so...fair's fair, right?

There's a lot to take in, he's got to reflect on the presentation, what happened prior. What exactly are the implications of this? It's a little over the top, scifi for him, but...no embarrassment of his level can be made up. Only his luck is that shitty. But he definitely deserves a drink after this.

So he makes his way to the smoothie shack, still feeling self-conscious but more exhausted than anything else. He rolls up to the counter with a sigh, and just let his head fall on it. ]

I can't take this much longer...

[ There's only so much time for wallowing, though. At some point he pulls himself up and looks at the menu, but...

"Yosuke H(ban)anamura"? ]

...Oh, c'mon! What the hell is this--motor oil!?

Phase 4

[ Don't even ask why he thought it would be a good idea to go out into the water. Maybe because it's the beach, and that's what you're supposed to do. Maybe because the water seems like it would offer some sense of cover if he goes out into it. Regardless, this is decidedly not how he wanted it to go, but he's quickly realizing that it doesn't matter what he wants. This place is designed to screw you over.

Now it's time to get really close and personal. Mostly naked. Again. Hopefully you're a cute girl. ]

...You know, I shouldn't be surprised anymore.

[ Although...is the shore looking like it's getting father away? ]

Oh shit--we've gotta roll this back...!

Wildcard

[ Anything not in the above prompts...come at me! ]

[ There is most definitely a cute girl in a way too revealing swimsuit that barely covers her. This sucks. No, let her take that back. This really sucks. ]

How the hell are we supposed to roll this back?! This isn't a hamster wheel, you know!

[ Well, that is...at least one good thing that's happened to him thus far! He kind of laments not having better time to appreciate it, although it's still infinitely more awkward when he's also dressed like...he is and they're kind of forced to be all close and--well...okay maybe that last part isn't so bad.

The getting further away froms hore part is definitely bad. ]

Isn't that how these things work?! Like...you walk in one direction and the ball rolls that way--or...I guess against the current...

Yosuke Hanamura | OTA

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