//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 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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[ he repeats the statement in an uncertain voice, regarding Takakage as if trying to tell how serious he's being. Rather unusually for his time period, he included higher powers along with the supernatural in the list of things he didn't believe in. He was essentially claiming a miracle brought him back from the brink of death.
But, once again, having been exposed to magic and spirits (one right in front of him with Takakage, in fact), he finds he no longer can dispute such claims. He merely sighs quietly. ]
But you were exiled from your country for it?
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[ The circumstances are difficult to explain, but he supposes he just has to tell the story in full. ]
Before my demise, I visited another nexus point much like this one. Another city where people from different worlds came together, drawn by a cause much more noble than a supposed alien swarm. It was watched over by a being who embodied the sea of consciousness across multiple universe. That being, Philemon, had the power to let us travel between worlds, using our memories as an anchor to find our way.
This anchor is named a String. It is what ties a person to their home realm. Cutting it would release some form of soul energy, which Philemon could use to revive the dead. I am not too sure on the specifics, for he did not tell me - but that was what he did. But without my String, I can no longer return home. I am exiled not only from my country, but from my world.
[ Again, he says this evenly, as if it meant little. ]
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I... see. [ his wrinkled brow and hesitant tone of voice suggest that he doesn't really, but that he's at least making an attempt. ] Then you can never go back home...? Or, rather, you no longer exist there at all?
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I know. It's quite complicated, and even I do not understand some parts of it myself. [ But at least he can answer some questions. ] I can never go back home, yes. I can speak to individuals from my homeland, and watch it indirectly - but never interfere.
[ The second question is a bit more difficult to answer. ] I assumed my body still existed, since my son buried me, but I woke up in Hinoto-Ri afterwards. Forgive my ignorance - I am not too clear on the specifics.
[ He says he has a son, and yet he looks at most twenty years old. ]
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He feels farther away from home than ever. He'd always thought himself fairly well-learned, but it's becoming more and more obvious that he doesn't know very much at all. ]
No, there's no need to apologize... I'm the one asking all these questions of you, though we've hardly just met. Forgive my rudeness. My curiosity can get the better of me at times.
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[ Not that he would have much of an opportunity to learn about it. Philemon is cryptic at best. ]
I suppose we would need to find the exit, then. Afterwards, we can make inquiries about the process, if we so wish to. If you recall, we arrived in a similar way. [ Finishing ViViD and all. ]