//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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this is probably the worst thread we've done so far
What a beautiful trainwreck. (Let's pray to all the gods out there Tenka never learns about Shinjiro trying to seduce his little brother, Shinji does not have a death wish quite yet.)
Shinjiro lets out a strangled yell at the extremely forward question, one that quickly turns into a noise of confusion at Soramaru Voice the Second.]
—Kumou? [Wait a sec.] What the hell—cut that out!
[Completely thrown off balance by everything as he's been so far, Shinji hasn't quite put two and two together yet. Possessed Shinji couldn't care less; having found his soulmate, he is determined to hold on and never let go, quite literally. One hand reaches out to grip Soramaru's shoulder. This is it; he's been waiting for this.
Except, much to the relief of both original body occupants, a random kid on a skateboard picks that moment to speed down the sidewalk and force his way between the two, shoving them apart as he yells:]
Comin' through!
[Save #1! But will they be so lucky again?]
WE CAN DO WORSE just not with these two....
BUT THANK YOU RANDOM SKATER KID come back one day so Soramaru can gratefully pat your helmeted head (he better have been wearing a helmet, let's advertise some safety here).
Alright, alright. Soramaru's ghost is distracted by the... distraction. In fact, he sort of starts wandering away again toward the direction the kid disappeared off to. Short attention span, this one.]
Where do you think you're going now? ... Ah. [He almost forgot about Shinjiro, whoops.] Aragaki-san, what was that about!? I didn't consider you that sort of person...!
[Momentarily forgets that he's invisible... And that his ghost started it... kind of.]
do you really want to do worse though
But! There is a far more touching tale to be told here, of love found and lost in such a short time! Truly, this relationship represents all of life's fleeting moments, here one moment and vanished in the wind the very next.
Ahem. Anyway.
Not-Really-Shinjiro looks bereft at the loss of his One True Love but. since ghosts are finicky capricious creatures, quickly brightens again and starts seeking out its next victim of love. If only so many other people were so easily consoled. Actual Shinjiro, for one, who is currently highly insulted that anyone thinks he might stoop to something as low as hitting on someone
a milliontwo years younger than him.]That wasn't me! It was some perverted ghost who stole my body that was doin' it! Geez, you really think I'd do that kinda stuff?
[Sure, he may be a thug but he's definitely not a pervert.]
no
S-still, he'll do his best.]
Oh. Sorry. [He at least has the decency to sound properly apologetic. He looks it too but, once again, can't see it. And how was he supposed to know if Shinjiro did or didn't do that stuff?? HE BARELY KNOWS YOU, MAN.] I didn't realize this had happened to others.
[Since he'd run out of his place in pursuit of his body first thing in the morning and has been trailing after it ever since.]
until next time then
Shinjiro sighs and rubs his face, most of his irritation replaced with weariness.]
Looks like it's happening to most people, except not all the same. [People losing voices, sight, bodies....it's downright ridiculous. And since everything's so varied, it's hard to pinpoint just what might've caused it.] How long you been like this?
[Maybe figuring out commonalities will be a start.]
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Let's stop bracketing about this, it's getting weird.]
About a week now. [AND IT WAS TERRIBLE it was like being possessed by the Orochi all over again except a lot less extreme. Thankfully, his ghost doesn't want to cause mayhem and destruction, only complete humiliation.
Which is a step up, he guesses.]
You don't think it's permanent, do you?
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But, hmm. A week sounds about right, given his own unfortunate condition. He hasn't done much asking around yet, but from what he's seen, all the strange happenings seemed to have started a week ago.]
Some guy said weird shit [sorry not sorry about the language] like this happens all the time. Said it usually doesn't last more than a week.
[But it's already been a week?? This is terrible.]
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Ah, then it'll be over soon, hopefully. [Okay, again, talking to nothing is really difficult. Soramaru's invisible eyes trail over to where his ghost-possessed body is now growing fainter and fainter with distance.] Aragaki-san, let's meet again once we've returned to our bodies. [Because he's got a ghost to chase down and make sure it stays out of trouble!! Can't be asking more hobos for kisses or anything.]
Good luck with everything. I'm sorry I can't be of much help in this situation.
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In any case, he waves a hand, his own gaze also trained firmly on his fleeing ghost-possessed body.]
Ain't your fault. Go worry about your own damn body first.
[And then they'll meet again LIKE ROMEO AND JULIET except not.]