It is a quiet day in mostly reconstructed Cerealia. The robots are busily running into walls that were not there before, the Cybuddy bees are buzzing...and CERES has still not said a word. Attempting to contact them still gets the User Offline error. Strange...
But who cares if CERES is offline? After all, they are the cruel and tyrannical captors. A Cerealia without them must be better than a Cerealia with them. So there's nothing to worry about on this fine, peaceful day. Or, at least, that's what it seems like, when suddenly there's a voice in everyone's head. A chosen few may recognize the voice, for they will have heard it before, but to the vast majority, it is brand new.
Looks like someone has been saved, and a reward granted... and no, you don't have a single choice in the matter.
 Your heroism will be remembered, lost and stolen souls.
You have saved me, and so now, I shall save you.
All of you.
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PHASE I [ day one ] It happens so quickly. One moment you’re in the colony, going about your daily life, and the next, you’re… floating. A moment later, every player character from the colony is transported with a wisp of fresh air to...somewhere very very different. The distance is far, but it is covered in what must have only been a scant moment, and it’s clear somehow, especially to air characters, that it was Caeli’s doing that brought everyone there.
There, naturally, being right in the middle of the jungle.
Everyone is then unceremoniously dropped. You may land on a tree, or in a patch of poison mushrooms (no really, look out for the colorful plant life, it’s probably poisonous) or in the river. There are some strange insects of all sorts and types, some of which have some uncomfortable side effects if you’re bitten, such as swelling or the uncomfortable urge to go hug the nearest person, and there are strange flowers everywhere, some of which glow only in the dark of night or the shade of trees. It is dreadfully humid, however, and a little hard to breathe--unless you’re of the air disposition.
Either way, you’ve certainly landed somewhere fantastical, so take some time to get used to your surroundings. It shouldn’t take too long to find everyone else, hopefully.
PHASE II [ day two ] Of course, this far into the jungle, and making this much noise, it was only inevitable before some company was attracted.
Some are clearly dangerous, some are peaceful as can be and some are somewhere in between; approach at your own risk.
Either way, these monsters are all drawn to larger groups of people and a lot of noise, so it may be best to keep quiet...though the ones that keep their distance may be even more concerning.
Everyone is certainly being stalked at one point or another in the jungle -- and at night, there are eyes watching from the darker parts of the trees.
PHASE III [ day three ] But perhaps if you follow some of those monsters deeper into the woods, you will stumble across an old, run down village of sorts. It looks as though time and the jungle has overtaken it. Exploring it will reveal plenty of homes that were clearly lived in however, by families and by people of all sorts.
There are empty rooms, covered in dust, and a central village fire, long gone out.
Small knick-knacks and various objects can be found… if you want to steal from the dead, you know. It’s a little rude. It appears they led a simple, peaceful life, however; most notably, there is no technology to be found.
And if The Bridge catches you doing it, she will look incredibly sad and ask you to put everything back in its proper place before she goes back to looking very irritated at Caeli. You may overhear words about how this “isn’t the right place” and Caeli’s unrepentant, “It is only a few hundred miles”. Looks like something went a little wrong in the transportation process.
Time to camp out for the night, perhaps. And your CereVices don’t get any reception out here, so no surfing the internet for you. If you try to connect to the internet, for some reason the device starts playing a song. Was that programmed…?
PHASE IV [ day four ] By the fourth day, it’s pretty clear that you’re going to be stuck here for a bit. Pestering Caeli or Maris gets nothing, while the Bridge still can’t be approached for pretty good reasons. So… you’ll just have to make the best of it while they figure out their next approach.
Time to figure out how to camp with few supplies and even fewer nice places to sleep. Maybe try to make a fire (though it’s incredibly difficult, considering how muggy it is here) or try to find some bugs to eat (ew gross).
Of course, you can try hunting, but the prey doesn’t look too friendly, so be careful not to become the prey yourself. The same goes for fishing, it seems.
Some of the trees are poisonous, some of the grasses will cause unfortunate rashes, and some vines will lash out to grab at people (especially colorful ones); basically, this is an entirely untamed alien jungle, so it may not be the fun camping trip you'd like.
Time to work together to survive out here, at least for a little longer.
It’s your time to shine. This is Person Versus Wild.
PHASE V [ day six ] On day six, the jungle goes utterly silent.
The monsters and animals disappear. The extra friends poof away hastily and suddenly. Maris and the Bridge fall silent (though Caeli admittedly continues floating there as ever). If anyone approaches them to ask, they'll just say that "she is coming".
And soon, she does appear. She moves slowly, lacking in feet; they are roots, as though that of a tree. Nonetheless, she has no troubles with moving forward, slow bit by bit. She does not speak, not at first, and behind her, trotting lightly through the woods, there is another. Both feel strongly of spiritual energy, just like Maris and Caeli. And eventually, after observing the people gathered, they can be spoken to.
BONUS [ day ??? ] After spending some time in the jungle, emotions might be running a bit amuck. And those emotions might bring some unexpected...friends. Yes, let's go with friends.
Because if a character is typically grumpy, gloomy, stoic, lineface, or anything along those lines, they may find themselves followed by a bright, happy bird. That bird feeds off of those emotions, and will just cheerfully follow around any lineface character for as long as possible. Or until they smile. The birds are otherwise harmless, chirping happily every now and then and following them around like a friendly shadow.
Happy, cheerful, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, energetic characters, on the other hand, will soon find themselves followed by... a different friend. Or maybe a handful of them. It depends on how cheerful they are. Either way, these creatures feed off of happiness and fun, but they will also chew on hair or an ear if they're allowed to get that close, making horrifying, chittering noises as they follow anyone who is in a good mood.
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[Kaz's response was a bit delayed and sluggish, and he leaned back as Hiro stood up and began brushing himself down. Aside from a bleeding nose, Hiro looked okay - the worst injury was probably a bruised pride by his reckoning. Though, how the hell did he even managed to hurt himself like that? Kazuya had fallen down, but Hiro looked like he'd fallen sideways into the tree]
...
[Slowly, so he wouldn't fall down from the sudden movement, Kazuya looked over at the tree, seeing a few vines hanging down. Even concussed, Kazuya made the connection]
Did you seriously... try vine swinging? What are you... some ape man?
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Awww... You caught me! ♪ Well, I figured that it oughta try something like that at least once in my life! It's the recklessness of youth!
[He'll take a moment to look up the tree and try and estimate the distance from where he fell. All he could conclude was "It was a pretty far drop".]
Heights aren't really my thing, but gotta try to conquer those fears in one way or another.
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[But Kazuya wasn't going to spend his precious remaining wits on this fool. Besides, he should be mad at him, anyway, for... a reason. There was a reason, though he couldn't quite remember it. He made a face at the other boy - though it looked slightly confused, rather than intimidating - before turning away with a sigh.
You know what, he was going to sit down. He ran over here, thinking someone was in trouble, and... that, that took concentration. Do you know how hard it was to run while the world was going everywhere and not staying still. Pretty damn hard, and exhausting!
He sat down, right on the floor, without a single explanation]
Tiring. You're too exhausting. M'gonna sleep.
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Hey, Kazuyan... I know that you've got some learning disabilities, but um...
[There was a short pause before he speaks up again.]
Did you forget the fact that we're in a jungle? Sleeping in a random place isn't really the safest thing to do.
[While he wouldn't minded seeing the wildlife, Hiro knew that not everything out there was friendly. And chances were that 'they' were probably more than hungry.]
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[Kazuya's eyes were half-shut, thin, drowsy slits that he surveyed his surroundings with. He knew sleeping here was a bad idea, and he wasn't going to actually sleep. Doze, maybe, and hope that his brain would have sorted itself out by the time he woke up. Maybe it was one of those cases where another whack to the head would solve his problem? Or would it make it worse. It worked in movies, so... no, wait, what was he even thinking about?
No, no, a nap would solve it. Yeah. Let Hiro throw himself off trees. He didn't care any more. Wake him up when someone worth it was in danger]
Go n' hit more trees, or sumthin'... get eaten... by wildlife... zzzzz...
[Yup, he's dozing off]
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[There was a pause before Hiro mumbles something along the lines of "Oh, for fuck's sake..." and almost considers just leaving him there. If he gets eaten, then it's Kazuya's own fault! It wouldn't be Hiro's responsibility since he already warned him once. Besides, he had other things to do like look for his friends and find shelter! He didn't have time to play games with him...
Of course, Hiro's thoughts are immediately derailed as he hears something stalking through the underbrush. And like a bunny caught in headlights, Hiro quickly goes wide eyed and while he does his best to keep a poker face... Well, it's pretty clear that he's mentally panicking. Whenever he sees the creature approaching them in the near distance, he quickly ditches his whole "Disgard Kazuya; Obtain Survival" plan. They had to move or fighting... One or either!
So now, he's starting to kick Kazuya in the gut repeatedly. Anything to get his ass in gear!]
--Wakeupwakeupwakeupwakeup-! We've got trouble!
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[Kaz roused almost immediately from the frantic stomach kicking, hissing in pain when Hiro managed to hit him right where he'd been slammed by a tree branch (his stomach was just one giant bruise). Bewildered and agitated, Kazuya did the first thing that popped into his head: he latched onto Hiro's leg with claws out, and allowed his Bel-fire to flare out violently as a warning, singing the nearby bush and foliage, scorching the bark of the tree - and no doubt attracting the creature's attention]
What- the hell? [His voice had managed to drop half an octave from sheer irritation, the little embers of his flare up still hungrily eating away at the surrounding plant-life] What's the matter with you!? You- ah.
[He caught sight of the creature - the creature that was now making its steady way towards them, the twisted light from his Bel-fire casting disturbing shadows over its alien body. Ah. Well.]
...I see.
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Out of reflex, Hiro just shakes Kazuya around as if he's trying to get to off his poor leg. And the black flames starting to erode the environment was something that he was taking very close note of. All of the smoke and the smell of burning plant life was filling his nose.]
Good! You see! Glad we got the obvious out of the way!
[One of those flames jumped onto his jacket where Hiro screams and tries to bat it off. But quickly, he uses the Factor of Heat to manipulate the heat and try pulling the flames off where the black flame bends at an unusual angle like Hiro had sticky gum on his hand. It had demonic potential, so it felt pretty wild and difficult to control compared to a normal flame. He could feel his fingers burning... Owowow-!]
Hothothot... We can't run now, so take some responsibility and help me fight that thing! [A beat.] And what the hell are these flames made of!? Are you trying to set up some kind of chunni music video or something!?
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Abruptly, Kazuya snapped his head right round to stare at Hiro, unlatching his claws from the poor teenager's leg to snatch at the hand manipulating his fire instead. He clamped his claws around it tight (RIP Hiro's fingers), and with a soft hiss, the black flames faded out of existence - while the embers around them flared up creating a short, squat, smoky wall between them and the approaching monster]
Don't touch that. [Kazuya's voice was dark and guttural, eyes a deep, foreboding red as they gazed at Hiro intently - before he blinked, eyes back to blue, and released his hand. He breathed out shakily. That had felt nasty...] Right... right... right...
[Right.
Kazuya stood up shakily, the world still swaying from side to side, made worse by the heavy smoke wafting over them. He could barely see the damn monster now - though he could hear it scuttling around past the firewall. Looked like it was cautious in approaching, as it should be. Those flames sucked the energy out of anything it touched (thanks Beldr)]
Okay, fighting, I can do that. Okay... you go and... act as bait. M'too woozy to run in a straight line, so...
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A better view, alas, happened to include fire, smoke, a thorn spider abomination, and two younglings screaming in a not so dignified fashion. He wouldn't mind abandoning the pornographer apostate to his well-deserved fate, but God would probably be mad at him if he neglected the Messiah's safety.
Ah, so divine intervention it is.
And here he is, quiet like a cat and balancing himself on a high tree branch like a bloody elf in a butler outfit.]
Sir? Mister Kazuya? Would you care for some assistance?
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Okay, that was weird. Well, whatever... Hiro staggers back to shake his hand out.]
D-Don't haveta go full Exorcist on me, man... [He'll look at his hand. It was just blood and burns now. His leg was already a little fucked up too, but Hiro figured that he could just power through the pain. He's had worst injuries before!] Alright, let's--
[Then he heard Kevin approach on the tree. Hiro's survival instincts were on high alert, so he shifted into a battle position... Only to hear that familiar voice. It was just Kevvy... Hiro wasn't sure if he could fight, but it wasn't like he was in a position to reject help.]
Wait, Kevvy? Um... If you grab some milk, eggs and help us take out this monster, then you'd be a big help!
[How he was able to force himself to sound remotely cheerful in this position was a miracle.]
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Kevin... I could kiss you. [Finally, someone sane has entered the scene - well, 'sane'. He was sane for an angel, and currently the most rational person here, he suspected. That instantly bumped their survival chances from low to moderateish. High? High. Kevin had a spear. Definitely high. Kaz clasped his hands together as if in prayer, and tried to look as imploring as possible - which wasn't hard, he suspected his battered appearance made him seem suitably pathetic and wanting] Your help would... greatly be appreciated, so... please smite that... whatever it is. Thing. And Hiro too, if you... if you feel like it.
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You shall not have milk and eggs from me, infidel. Mister Kazuya, would you care to step back?
[He rolls up his sleeves, all businesslike. Clearly, Hiro getting himself out of his firing range is entirely optional.]
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No worries, Kevvy! I'll give my good buddy here a little gentle push. ♥
[So just like that, Hiro lifts his foot and twists his body around to kick Kazuya dead in the face like he's booting a soccer ball away. At the very least, he had to make it look like he had intention to have Kazuya fly away to a decently safe distance. So Kazuya might have already looked beaten up... Hiro figured that he'd just shake it off. Probably.
Quickly, however... Hiro had to start moving away from the area too. Especially if Kevin was going to bring down the
Magical GirlDivine Punishment.]Sorry, Kazuyan~! I might have put a little too much power into it. [From the dickishly mischievous smile on his face... He really didn't look very sorry.]
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Ah.
Just what he needed.
His fifth concussion of the day.]
SON OF A-!
[Kazuya shrieked - both in pain and absolute rage - and staggered and stumbled back several metres away, thankfully out of range of Kevin's AOE. He tripped over something though, and ended up sprawled in the thick greenery, seeing literal stars spinning dizzying circles above him. That kick... had hurt... a lot, his brain noted sluggishly, before deciding that today was a lost cause and promptly gave up.
Yup, Kazuya blacked out for a second or two. A reboot was severely needed - but that meant the black flames keeping the monster at bay immediately vanished into smoky wisps. A clear shot was offered up, and Kaz dazedly hoped that Hiro was still in the line of fire when Kevin did whatever it was he was doing. Forget whatever complicated relationship they had: Hiro needed to burn]
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[He raises his hand and points towards the sky, and now there is something really off with the air pressure.
Without warning, a tornado of light and fire descends from the sky, having Kevin standing as its epicenter, much like a lightening rod of DNW. It engulfs the thorn spider right after Kaz's barrier of black flames vanishes, and spreads across the clearing like the blinding horror it is.
Oh well, he did not quite wait for Hiro to find a safe spot. Why, there is nothing passive aggressive about this angel, not that all.]
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No time to use a Factor or spell since he couldn't even comprehend what was thrown at him! Eventually, Hiro finds himself spiraling down somewhere into the underbrush. Surprisingly enough, he's not quite dead... Even if he feels close to it. The two biggest things was that he felt was being really disoriented and now his whole body hurt. A little annoyingly, Hiro speaks with a rather groggy tone.]
Argh... Why does everyone defend that prick... Seriously? [And more loudly for Kevin to hear.] THANKS FOR THE SAVE, ASSHOLE!
[This is why dangerous gods of any kind were no friends of his. #humanfreedom4lyfe]
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Sweet, sweet justice]
H-Haha... that's what you get, you bastard! [Shouting hurt his head - made it pound until little dots swam in his vision, but it was so, so worth it] M'gonna remember that forever... funniest thing ever...
[Thank you, Kevin. Thank you so much. He is definitely going to hug you once he could stand up]
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He won't say that because, you know, angels should keep the higher ground, but he thought that was funny too.]
You are welcome, sir.
[Without further ado, he collects the two brats under his arms like the silly puppies they are.]
Perhaps we should find a body of water to clean those wounds? You both look...dehydrated.
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D-Dehydrated?! Maybe you're overthinking things! I mean, we don't look that bad!
[And weakly, he'll be tapping Kazuya's foot with his own.]
Right, Kazuyan? Right?!
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So when Hiro tried to get his support? Kazuya just stared at him blankly, then up at Kevin, then back at Hiro - and smiled sweetly]
Ah, he's... he's totally delusional. We look awful, absolutely horrendous... completely and utterly dehydrated. Keen eye, Kevin.
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[Kaz's cheerfulness is somewhat contagious. The two young man may notice a few fluffy and pristine white feathers float gently down to the devastated ground as the angel reveals his sole wing and takes flight regardless of the most basic laws of physics. At least the breeze is soothing on their burn skin?
It doesn't take him long to spot a shiny surface amidst the tree tops. A lake! After a very brief examination to make sure that nothing too big or hungry lies underneath, the angel nosedives until his wing tip is barely brushing the surface and gently drops Kaz and Hiro. Gosh, sweaty humans sure are smelly.
Luckily for Hiro, no perversion was intended by this most angelic being. Probably. Maybe.]
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And he does remember using the Demon Fusion App to fuse two demons together and create an angel. To Hiro, angels and demons were more or less the same. But that was another bag of worms to stay shut for now. With a yell, Hiro feels himself falling down from Kevin's arms, through the air and right into the pond. That actually wasn't a bad drop!]
... You're dating him, aren't you? [He's wet and staring pointly at Kaz as he cuts right to the chase.]
I dunno what heart-throbbing dick riding adventures you've been on... But I think you're the kind of guy who pretends to be nice to someone when you're getting something outta it.
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Ah-!
[He was shocked out of his drowsy thoughts when suddenly water. He inhaled some of it, he admitted it, and returned to the surface coughing lightly, blinking rapidly as he clumsily tread water. Oh. Oh, okay, yes - some lucidity had been restored! Okay, so his head still felt like it was stuffed full of cotton wool, and he had a migraine the size of the tree he got beaten up by, but he felt like he could focus!
Unfortunately, that focus came just when Hiro opened his mouth]
...are you high? [Kazuya had burned a lot of plants back in the clearing... he wouldn't be surprise if he burnt some alien jungle version of weed and Hiro was the only one human enough to reap the effects of it] Angels are too pure to do heart-throbbing dick riding adventures.
[Yeah, that's the bit he got stuck on. Sorry, Kevin]
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...
[Oh, dear. Hiro does seem to enjoy living dangerously.]
...Are you so eager to meet an early demise, Mister Hiro?
[He says, and a very pointy white feather soars like a dart a few millimeters past Hiro's ear. It's hard to figure out when Kevin threw it.
He turns his attention to the other brat:]
Thank you, Mister Kazuya. [He says with a small suffering sigh as he alights on the lake's margin.] That is quite correct. However, you should watch your language. It is unsurprising that the Apostate has terrible manners and makes assumptions that inexorably imply sodomy, but you, sir, should know better! Please, try not to be so influenced by your bad company.
[Anxious about the state of Kazuya's soul, he moves his wing in a long, sweeping motion, creating a little tsunami.]
Now wash your hair, gentlemen. And do not forget to scrub behind your ears!
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