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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Ene | Slow but still open!
Ket
[Ket forgetting her wasn't actually a worry until he brought it up, she'd actually been far more concerned for him and his mind, what happened to cause that? Now, however, she's realised that could happen again. No, no way, she doesn't want that, she's been forgotten by enough friends! It makes her angry, once again he has triggered the tsundere!]
O... Of course I do! We're friends so you'd be in trouble if you didn't feel that! You better not, you know, if you go forgetting me I won't forgive you.
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And bursts out laughing. ]
You said that in such a scary way, Ene-chan. I wouldn't be able to forget you if I tried, now that I know what your wrath is like. [ Sierbel, she's as easy to tease as Len is. ]
Richter
Ehhh, so soon? But I owe you for rescuing me, you should stay for dinner at least.
[She's not really listening to his protests, continuing to pull him away. If Ene wants you to spend time with her you don't get a choice, too bad!]
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I am more than capable of foraging for my own food. I cannot accept such a request, I do not even know your name.
[He gets the feeling that unless he chews his arm off, he's not gonna get away from this.]
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It's Ene~ And it's not about whether you're capable or not, it's gratitude. Do I get the name of the man I'm so grateful to as well?
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He finally gives up and allows her to drag him along, certain that he'll get his chance to disappear later.]
....I am Cerberus. A pleasure...Miss Ene.
Sayo
[Let's. Let's stop clawing at the vine and hold still for someone swinging a sword in such close proximity. The second the vine is cut, Ene looks much happier, grinning brightly at Sayo.]
Alright! Thanks!
Re: Sayo
[He'll be cutting more and more of the vines. But after a few, Sayo have to move closer to cut the vines that's a little out of his reach. Almost... make it... it almost looks like he might fall off to anyone's eyes?!
(He's not, but he would if someone break his concentration)]
Kuwata
[Oh boy I love not being murdered! Ene relaxes as he makes his way through, and her person remains intact. Eventually enough vines get cut that she can shimmy through the rest, knocking them loose, and Ene leans in to smile at him.]
You did it~ You really are my hero~
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[HOORAY KNIVES.
He flips the blade back in and tucks it away to save another lovely lady another day, or something. Hopefully that. That is definitely his favorite thing he's ever done with a knife! Then he reaches out to tug lightly at one of her pigtails.]
You okay now?
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Mm, I'm completely fine, thanks to you.
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Uh . . . cool. Glad I found you before that got bad!
Hiro
Listen to the tiger, hero!
[Shouting more, why would you ever talk of getting a kiss from a tsundere, what is that about? Ene tries to wriggle free since Hiro is very much not helping, but that's just agitating the vines and they wind tighter around her, trying to drag her down.]
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[And Byakko is going to carefully start ripping the vines with his claws and making sure not to hurt Ene in the process. His master would be seriously mad if something like that happened--
Speaking of which! Some vines crawl in and grab Hiro from behind right now... Pulling him right off Byakko!]
Whoa, whoa, whoa! LEWD! HANDS OFF PERVERTED VINES! [KARMA IS A BITCH.]
Iwatooshi
[Ene is hovering in front of him, so even though she is super tiny she's at his eye level, rolling over mid-air and making a show of looking herself over.]
Mm! I'm just fine, no injuries to report.
eventually he's going to recognize her from the drag show tbh
That's really cool! How can you do that? [things that can float aren't really that new to him, but this is the first time he's met one that's person-shaped!]