You've seen the flyer. Or maybe you haven't. Whatever your reasons may be, you've decided to log onto ViViD today at around 6 PM. At first, all seems normal as the game loads, and you prepare to start on what should be an average adventure. Maybe you'll do a little fighting, or some exploring, or even a little platforming. Either way, there shouldn't be anything unusual about this.
Right?
You couldn't have been more wrong. The moment you log in, something goes strange. The game glitches around you, whatever world that started to load seizing up and freezing with static, warping with strange colors. And then a different setting loads smoothly like nothing ever happened. The first thing you notice is that it's sprawling and beautiful, if not a little ostentatious. Should your curiosity draw you from the courtyard you've arrived in through the great double doors, you'll arrive in...
... a ballroom. Welcome to prom. |
PHASE I [ 6 00 ] There are tables scattered around the periphery of the room, and a DJ, somewhat out of place in this beautiful setting, is stationed at the back, spinning out tunes to help you get settled into the start of the night. On the scattered tables are... punch bowls? They look tantalizing, and they come in quite a rainbow of colors. Should you be brave enough to take a sip, you'll find interesting things will happen. Drink the red punch, and you'll end up in rococo fashion. Drink the pale champagne-colored punch, and you'll find yourself sporting elegant regency attire. How about that cool blue punch? You'll step right into the roaring 20's. What about that dayglo orange punch over there? How about some far out 80's, man? That futuristic purple punch will suit you up in Tron style. And then there's one last punch bowl on a lonely table in the corner. No one can quite identify that color. Is that ... brown? Brave this punch bowl and you'll be, uh ... richly rewarded with modern-day fashions. Will you step up and test these refreshments, for science? Or will you be the first onto the dance floor, or to make an insane request of the DJ?
Last but not least, certain Cerealians who glitch into the level may find they have a specific corsage attached that they cannot remove! If they stick around long enough, they'll find one other lucky soul with a matching corsage. This is your ViViD assigned date! No one is going to force you two to dance... but you might find that the longer you put off dancing, the tighter that corsage gets around your wrist, or the more it begins to prick your chest, depending on its location. Might want to rethink your position...
Dates: - Shijima Kurookano & Himeko Inaba
- Trucy Wright & Enomoto "Ene" Takane
- Adelina & Rock Lee
- Byakuya Togami & Lailah
- Archer & Touka Kirishima
- Sakuya Le Bel Shirogane & Maya Fey
- Leon Kuwata & Alisha Diphda
PHASE II [ 730 ] So you're here. Whether out of curiosity or you've resigned yourself to the strange festivities, you're in. Maybe you've been wallflowering it up for a while, even with the cool kickin music playing. Whatever the case may be, the DJ announces themselves (DJ Slim Shaydee, not to be confused with that knock off from Earth). You're welcomed in an enthusiastic manner. Also hey, if you're near a table, see those cute placards? Yeah the ones in the center pieces mixed in with the bowl of candy and flowers. You'll notice they have a neatly typed out list— DJ Slim Shaydee says whoever fulfills the criteria on the list will be crowned Prom Royalty. Who doesn't want that???
- Successfully complete a slow dance
- Do the cha cha slide OR do the electric slide without messing up the turn
- Make out in the rose garden out back
- Have a dramatic fight with a close friend and storm out (you may come back after)
- Comfort a crying friend in the bathroom
- If you're a minor, accidentally get drunk
- Successfully spike every punch bowl within a 20 minute time limit
- Confess romantic feelings to the object of your affections
To truly kick it off or maybe give those ambitious types a head start, DJ Slim is gonna play you (yes all of you) a group dance! Hope you know the moves to the Cha Cha Slide. If not, don't worry, the song will tell you every step.
Oh and one more thing — anyone who fulfills an item on the list will get a confetti surprise. What does this mean? It means a golden, multi-faceted little ball will spontaneously appear over your head out of nowhere soon after you fulfill a condition, hovering for a moment before it explodes into a shower of confetti. Enjoy!
PHASE III [ 900 ] Whew. All these fast paced songs sure have you tired out, right? Maybe take a sip from the many punch bowls around the room if you haven't tested them out yet. Or try your hand at fulfilling another portion of that list from earlier—by spiking the punch. Better work fast though, the bowls themselves refresh fairly quickly once they sense contamination. See how many you can get in one go! Or if you're not a dirty prankster, see how many people you can catch spiking those dang bowls.
While you're doing that, the DJ seems to want to wind down the energy in the room. That means, you guessed it: time for that coveted slow dance. As the first chords of the song play, the doors to the garden veranda and hedge maze open. How romantic.
PHASE IV [ 1000 ] It's the end of the night, and maybe you've been trying your best to satisfy all those win conditions. Or maybe you haven't! Either way, it's clear from the mood in the air that the time is drawing near for the announcement of the Prom Royalty. The DJ brings the lights low, and spotlights hit his stand. He brings a mic to his mouth, and announces grimly that there will be no Prom Royalty. Apparently, no one satisfied enough of the win conditions! How can that be? Surely someone tried! Well, whatever happened, the DJ isn't happy, and the lights in the room will come back up. The DJ will mess with some of the equipment at his station, and all across the room, small panels will open up near the ceiling. Pouring out will come ... balloons? And not just any balloons - they're water balloons, and not only are they somehow floating, they're coming straight for you. How are they flying? We just don't know. If they come in contact with you, they'll frizz your perfect prom hair. Worse, if you apply even the mildest force to them, they'll immediately pop and drench you in freezing cold water, leaving you drenched.
The ballroom quickly fills with these angry little balloons, threatening to flood the room completely if too many of them pop. Will you flee and save yourself? Try to save your friends? Try to reason with the DJ and stop the balloon menace? No matter what you do, you'd better work fast. The floor is already getting dangerously wet...
BONUS [ hour ??? ] Remember that garden maze? From a certain point of the evening on, prom guests have been free to wander through as they please. They're beautiful, a rose maze by day that looks even more breathtaking at night with fairy lights glittering and winking in between all the flowers and leaves. Maybe you wandered out there to get away from the craziness in the party. Perhaps you want to be a true wallflower. But should you explore this maze with another at your side, you'll find it a pleasant enough trip, and if you manage to make it all the way to the center of the maze, you'll discover a secluded little gazebo that seems like it was placed there just for you.
Go in alone, though, and the maze seems like a completely different place. The fairy lights will be dimmer, less pleasant. You'll hear a rustling too loud to just be the wind. What was that sound? Turn around, and nothing is there. Too late you'll realize that the maze itself is alive, and has been watching you this entire time. It doesn't like lone wanderers. Better run fast or find a way to get out of the plant's clutches before you really become veggie.
However, if you get caught, you'll be trapped by the sentient vines that shoot out from the walls and bound to the side of the maze until another lone explorer finds you. At this point the vines will reach out and snap up that unlucky soul, too, wrapping you both up in a not-so-tender embrace. You'll both be stuck there until you can do whatever it is the maze wants that will convince it to set you free. What is that? Well, it does seem to be fond of lovers... and public displays of affection.
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2.. obviously...
But in any case, it's a friendly dance.. between two gigantic marshmallows. Right? Right.
Elizabeth reveals a placard:
"Hey— do you know anything like The Walkman?"
Geeze. Even Elizabeth is dated like Katsura. ]
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Baymax scans the words on the placard and takes the time to absorb them, racking his database for any kind of answer.]
The Walkman is not in my database. I am not designed to dance. Will learning The Walkman help improve your emotional state?
[And somewhere off to the side Hiro's probably silently screaming in horror.]
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Katsura had been sheltered up for awhile, now— only going out once in awhile via wheelchair and via Elizabeth pushing him but..
His injury really needed to heal before he could move to something else like crutches or a cane.
People don't know how much running is important to him. That's his title, anyway— Runaway Kotarou. And now, he isn't sure if Zura can fully live up to that title anymore. It was up in the air as to how disable Katsura would be or within a few months he would be back to normal.
Either way, Elizabeth hated to see Katsura upset. It made him upset.
Hanging his head, another sign appears:
"Yes.." ]
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I will research The Walkman and add it to my database. [He pauses in their dance for a moment to look around the room full of others dancing.] Does it look something like this?
[He proceeds to do a very slow, wobbly version of The Running Man. While all of this is going on, Hiro's strongly debating interrupting them to ask Elizabeth where Katsura actually is. It's been a while since he'd actually spoken with the man and while he knew he'd come out of the tower alive (his name never left the CereVice registry), it was still unlike him to go this long without popping up.]
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Was.. he okay?
Maybe this dance reminded him of Katsura— maybe it's something crazy they did together. Hopefully he'll be able to dance as well with Elizabeth in due time. But for now, it doesn't matter, he waves a flipper to motion for Baymax.
"You did it good—
Thank you."
The next thing that happens is odd, but he reaches over to give Baymax a big, squishing hug.
Are you sure you want to interrupt them, Hiro? ]
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And Baymax is still reassuring Elizabeth.] You will be all right.
[Just.
Why. Why this?]
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Elizabeth!! Oh, you look so cute in your attire!
I'm proud she is making friends and not getting too drunk!
Elizabeth, show him the Cupid Shuffle..! <3
[ Incredible.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth pulls back, seeming oddly soothed by this embrace before holding out a sign:
"I'm sorry. I need to sit for awhile.
Dance with me again— Katsura-san is the one who taught me how—
—To really cut a rug."
With that, he'll go and take a seat next to Hiro, pulling out his flask from his beak again and unscrewing the top. What an alcoholic. ]
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Meanwhile, Hiro looks up from his CereVice about the time Elizabeth sits down, eyeing that flask curiously before speaking up.]
Do...you always bring alcohol with you into ViViD?
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A placard rises:
"This is only my second time—
—I am investigating here, per Katsura-san's request—
Is there a problem to bring your own items in here?
If so..
I don't care."
Wow, what a tough guy. ]
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I didn't say that. It's just that most people bring something more useful. Anyway, where is Katsura? It's been a while since...well. You know.
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—For anything—
You are mistaken.
I can fit plenty of things under here." Like a drill— and a cannon. Somehow. Miraculously. Not the mention, he can shoot lasers from his eyes too, but nobody needs to know that.
"He is at home— not interested in participating right now.
He is busy watching his favorite commercials."
Yeah. Not TV shows. Just the commercials. ]
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"He is as okay as—
A crippled person can be."
No, Hiro. He isn't doing so hot.
With that, Elizabeth takes another shot. ]
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[If CERES permanently damaged Katsura, he's going to flip his shit.]
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His signs appear:
"Katsura-san was injured under a lot of debris—
—From a bomb explosion. It was shot at from some robots, and caused it to go off too early.
He is doing fine. He just cannot walk.
For somebody who is so prepared—
We were not prepared for that.
I feel like he is going through—
An immense amount of regret." ]
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Will he be able to walk again? [That's the first and most important question.] How could any of us been prepared for that? We weren't even prepared for what happened in the higher part of the tower, too.
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It's embarrassing for him so show his face to you and the rest.
"It's debatable if he will be able to.
He refuses some of the treatment they are offering for him."
of course he is.
of coooooourse he is. ]
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Why is he being such an idiot about it? [Seriously.] If this is about his pride or whatever tell him to knock it out so I can catch up with him soon.
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He doesn't feel safe about them replacing his right leg."
Is all that Elizabeth can gather. To be honest, Katsura won't give him the real reason why, which is surprising since these two basically share everything with one another.
Anyway, Elizabeth ends with a shrug before holding up another sign:
"You can always catch up with him.
It's not like.. he is fast anymore."
A little dark humor on Eli's part, but you know. ]
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In that case I think I owe him a visit. Think that'd work?
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—He is out of his current job for the time being.
So he can see you, or you are welcome at our place.
It's much quieter now.
Sakamoto-san also went away. We are by ourselves again.
I think—
—Just by knowing him—
—Coming straight to you would reveal how much he has failed you—
—And everyone else.
But that is just my guess." ]
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It's not...[Sigh.] He's not failing anyone. I'll tell him that myself when I see him. [There's a short smile at least though.] Thank you for telling me. I never would have guessed.
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He probably would not have told anyone.
I suppose that is part—
Of the reason why I am here."
A beat.
"Also, Baymax-san is pleasant company."
is one mascot hitting on the other mascot? we'll never know.. ]
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And caring creature.
The fact that he isn't a robot shouldn't matter.
I think we should be friends.
As Katsura-san is friends with you." ]
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