//SCENARIOS.EXE
PHASE I [ xx xx ]
Your first day will go normally enough, even if some things at work or school will behave a little oddly. Nothing too major, but enough to give you a sense of unease through the day.
The real fun begins when the evening is in full swing, because things will feel even worse than before. Objects will disappear and reappear in the wrong places, your HoloGM at home or the workplace will decide to suddenly flicker into strange shapes and frightening objects before turning to normal, and who threw that lamp??
If you were planning on spending an evening of peace, well. We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but... on the positive side, there's a fun stream of spooky shows to watch?! Just ignore the possibility of someone joining you... or not. Ignoring a guest isn't nice, you know. Will you run into the arms of a lover or friend, or run and hide? The choice is yours.
PHASE II [ xxxx ] You're going to really not like what comes next, deep into the hours past 3 a.m. Hope you're not a cranky sleeper, because you may want to be up for this. Your Cerevice will blink a strange message that will merely read "W A R N I N G" and flicker to normal before you feel that your privacy has been completely compromised.
Or at least haunted.
Because the next thing you know? Ghosts. Lots of them. And they're not going to wait before giving you chase and letting your senses take the hit. Of course, you might just get lucky and not be visited by any of the ghosts at all- but then again, things will just continue to make you jumpy and spook you out throughout the time the others suffer. Hope you weren't counting on a lot of sleep. And as for those of you who will eventually become victims of your unfriendly visitors, well... hope your friends are around to help. Your CereVice certainly will.
PHASE III [ xxxx ]
What a rotten week. If you haven't been visited by your ghosts of eternal damage, you're going to have a nasty week at work with things going wrong and everything just points at you. If you have been hit by a ghost, you're going to be suffering the after-effects throughout. The good news is, your CereVices will do their best to compensate for what you did lose. You can voice activate them or touch activate them, or have them give you textual directions. Your healer friends however, can come in very handy and attempt to fix you up- and may even succeed! Though some effects may be stronger than the rest. Even ViViD will have some intriguing new stages that may put your recent condition into focus and have you work through them to gain a better boost.
Just don't be surprised if it isn't entirely effective, but hey, remember when we said having friends is a good thing? Hope you've been making some, because they might just be the only chance you have against suffering this alone.
PHASE IV [ xxxx ]
As the week draws to a close, the effects of the hauntings will start to wear off, and surprise and joy, things will seem normal again. People won't be experiencing any irritations and jumpy situations at home anymore, and all will be well.
Then night will fall and they'll come again.
For those of you who were lucky enough to escape, the only trouble you'll have is the screams of horror and the frightening situations your friends are in (did we mention you had to make friends?)- you may have to get out of bed to help, hunt around- and probably put your life on the line.
Because those that did get affected, will be dragged into a place of horror and fright, of shivers and quivers- Vidia's Secret: Premium Lingerie to suit all tastes. A beast of horrifying proportions awaits there, ready to tear your friends from limb to limb, so we do hope the captives are prepared to fight, or die trying.
PURGATORY [ whyo'clock ]
You died while fighting against the final boss. Sucks, but it happens. That's why you're here, after all. There isn't much, but make yourselves at home. The surroundings will look pleasant enough, little recovery huts with some cute digital medics of all types waiting in there to help you out. After about 12 hours in Ceres time, the characters will step out of ViViD and be given gift bags with "You Tried" stars on them, each containing a sexy set of lingerie (and animal onesies for anyone below 16) and pampering materials like bath bombs, chocolates, candles and shampoos to take the trauma off the last few days. For those that survived, they'll be getting the same, as well as "Well Done!" stars on their bags (and an extra massage coupon)- and all parties will recieve a little note contained within reading: "We're sorry, have some gifts. You can blame one of your own for being too curious, though. Remember to read the instructions next time, and don't go on witch hunts!"
For those exploring Purgatory, just relax and enjoy the view. Also, your characters might have woken up wearing the lingerie or onesies during their "recovery treatment"... we're sorry they're the only clothes they'll get until they leave. :(
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It is no ghost, rest assured. More of a projection from my mind, if you will. [ So no external supernatural origins... unlike the ones they were attacked with. ] I can explain later, if you wish to know more.
[ But on to the more pertinent questions. ] Have you met anyone else in this place?
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As for the other question: ]
I have. I'm not the only one stuck here, although not everyone is in my... situation.
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I see. Well, we are in a ViViD setting, which means that our clothes now may not translate to what we are wearing in reality. [ This could go both ways. ] But I understand. I suppose our priorities now would be to, ah, find something better to cover ourselves with?
[ The robot attendants here are surprisingly mild, which is a good thing.
But before that... ] I forget my manners. Could I have your name?
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[ apparently, he wasn't aware of that. At first, he's relieved to think that he's not actually stuck wearing women's smallclothes, but then he realizes it makes almost no difference, seeing as he was seen by and interacted with others here in the exact same way he would in the real world. His face lights up for a sad, brief moment before going back to embarrassed again. ]
... Right. My name is Zara Skeens... [ clears his throat. ] ... Please don't spread what you've seen today around. I've a reputation to uphold.
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[ He replies immediately, frowning slightly. Zara's sentiments are something he very much understands, after all. He, too, has a reputation. ]
I am Takakage Kobayakawa, from the Land of the Rising Sun. A pleasure to make your acquaintance. [ He hasn't seen Zara around, though that is easily explained by the sheer size of the city and the various events that had been happening. ]
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Mister... Kobayakawa? [ he pronounces it slowly, but mostly correctly! Good job, Zara. ] That's quite a mouthful. But yes... Thank you. It seems I'm in your debt.
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Don't worry about it; it's the least I could do. [ At least, it is what he expects every sane person to do, if they were in his situation.
But anyway. ] Shall we go?
[ To find something better to cover themselves with, he means. That is quite high on his priority list right now. ]
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[ takakage also sounds hard to pronounce. But Zara just waves a hand dismissively; he'll learn to pronounce it. It's not a big deal for someone like him. Besides, he has more important problems to solve - like getting out of here and finding pants. ]
Yes, let's. The exit can't be too difficult to find. This is... a garden of some kind?
[ in that case, they should just be able to walk out. ]
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[ But even then... ] It might be more prudent to look around here first. If I am not mistaken, this ViViD platform in particular is supposed to be relaxing. [ Though with the choice of clothes it obviously isn't too relaxing. ] There may be some attendants here that we can ask, or at least supplies that we can take.
[ Which hopefully includes pants. ]
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... Right. This is "virtual." [ he still has a hard time figuring out where the virtual world ends and the real one begins. Honestly, he's just glad he (even vaguely) understands what a "virtual world" is. ] There must be some way to get out. Being trapped is hardly relaxing.
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There should be. I suppose there is a criteria that we will need to fulfil before we are allowed to leave. [ But he hasn't been informed of what it is yet. ] I presume such information was not given to you?
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[ clothes were barely given to him. They defeated that monster, so what else could there possibly be to do? Zara sighs, fidgeting uncomfortably in his slip. ]
I have to believe we've already completed the bulk of what they wanted us to do... Perhaps we simply have to find the exit.
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[ Unless, of course, they had other nasty surprises planned... it wouldn't be completely out of expectation. ]
But before that, we would need something to, ah, preserve our modesty with. [ It's a good thing that there isn't anyone else in the vicinity. He wouldn't want to accidentally disrespect a woman, or have someone do the same to him... ]
I did pass by some couches for sleeping. Perhaps we can take those sheets.
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It's worth a try. Lead the way?
[ he hasn't moved more than a few steps in this place since waking up, and all of those steps were in the direction of the bush he was just hiding in... ]
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So he nods slightly, and begins heading down the way he had came. ]
Let us proceed, then.
[ It takes a few minutes, but they end up walking around a few swimming pools before reaching the sunbathing area. There are futons put at the poolside, and some of them have bedsheets (for some strange reason). There are also some towels hanging to the side, if any of the intended swimmers wished to dry off. ]
There isn't anyone here, so I suppose we can just take them.
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Fortunately, his eternity only lasts a couple of minutes (and he manages to avoid falling into said pools) before they reach something usable. The poor rabbit perks up immediately when he sees the towels. ]
Even if there were others here, I'm certain they'd understand... [ he is not taking no for an answer here. Zara is quick to walk out in front, grabbing the first towel he can get his hands on and quickly wrapping it around his waist. It's a little uncomfortable on the tail, but it's better than nothing - or essentially nothing, as it happens. ] Oh, thank goodness... I thought I'd be stripped of all dignity.
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He ends up draping it around him in a vague imitation of a Roman toga, only turning around once he can be sure that Zara is ready as well. ]
I feared the same as well. [ This is said with a slightly heavier sigh. ] I suppose 'tis fortunate that we have our lives back, but this is something entirely unnecessary.
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[ it takes him a moment to understand what Takakage is talking about; some surprise dawns on him when he does, clearly showing on his face. ]
You truly believe that they saved us by bringing us here, then?
[ not that Zara has another explanation for what happened - he's just hesitant to accept that he's going to die. Or anything else that they tell him, really. ]
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No, not that. If you refer to the tale they fed us about the Flamines, I do not believe it fully either. The probability of it being false still exists. [ He can't quite accept that a being as powerful as Philemon could be thwarted by some mere aliens. ] I had meant that they were able to revive us after our deaths at the hand of that invincible ghost.
[ He shakes his head slightly at this point. ]
Unless I am mistaken? Did you make it out alive as well?
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[ against his desire to keep an open mind, he finds himself slightly relieved that Takakage doesn't buy the Flamines story, either, but that's not the point. He crosses his arms across his chest. ]
You're not mistaken, but this is all "virtual," correct? We were never in real danger.
[ even if it hurt like real danger. ]
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If you mean this ViViD platform, then yes. It is virtual. But the world in which we currently live in - the CERES colony - is very much real.
I do not know where this planet is relative to our worlds, but suffices to say that we are on a different plane altogether. The dangers we had faced, such as the robots and the ghost - they are real.
[ Quite lamentably, indeed. ]
Please, be careful.
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... If we appeared here, though, then surely when we were "killed" by that monster, we were already out of the real world? It's impossible to truly bring the dead back to life.
[ what a jamjar noob you are, zara ]
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It is possible to bring the dead to life. I am technically dead in my homeland. In exchange for living beyond my predestined time, I paid the price of exile. I can no longer return home.
[ He says this evenly, as if it meant little to him. Which it did. It was only the natural course of events, after all. Philemon is indeed a multiversal being, but it did not strike him as impossible to reverse the biological processes of death.
Not to mention that if they were truly code, restoring from a backup would solve the problem. ]
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But you aren't truly a resurrected corpse... You couldn't possibly mean that, could you?
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I am not concretely sure of the circumstance, but I presume you can say that, yes. A greater being healed my fatal affliction.
[ He even knows what it is called - or at least, will be called in modernity. ]
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