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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estoria2016-01-04 07:52 pm
then i'm eating rock lee's face off, goodbye rock lee
[He brings his sword around again and grins, glad to have found someone in this entire place who understands the importance of battle. Even some of the other swords are telling him this is a party and not a dojo. Everywhere's a dojo if you're dedicated enough!!]
A sword. Name's Doudanuki, or Doutanuki, either one's fine. You?
he had a good run
A sword? I do not understand! But as for myself?
[He goes through some more ridic poses.]
My name is Rock Lee. I am Konoha's Beautiful Green Wild Beast!
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Are they doing poses? He doesn't know any poses. All he can do is hold a sword??? Shit, Rock Lee may have just beat him on the basis of having a cooler intro.]
I'm a tsukumogami. The sword's my real body, and what you see is my manifestation.
See? [To demonstrate, he throws the sword aiming behind Rock Lee and vanishes in a cloud of sakura petals.]
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I... I see now!
Doutanuki-kun!! My newfound, heartfelt friend! Your disappearance is so romantic!! [Rock Lee starts to shed tears about the beauty of it all while he grabs at the sakura petals.]
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Ahn? Romantic? Ain't nothin' romantic about it. It's just how we show up.
[He picks up his sword and drops the top hat, ready to battle again if Lee is.]
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I apologize! But I must defy what you said. There is no image more romantic... than that of the sakura blossoms!
[He sniffles. And he's ready to battle again, yeah, sure. But am I ready to write it out?!]
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Doutanuki could have attacked while Lee's back was turned, but that was cheap and even swords have honor. He waits until the ninja is ready, but shrugs at the thought of sakura being romantic. All he knew was people got really drunk when the trees were out.]
Ain't no apology needed, I just don't see it. Never had a poet for a master, so that stuff goes over my head.
[The cherry blossoms begin to settle and Doutanuki turns to the side.
4
3
2
1
SMASH!
B BUTTON SLASH ATTACK TO THE SHOULDER]
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My attacks!!
[UM UM SHIELD? DODGEY THING?
BUTTON MASHES LEE'S PUNCHES AND KICKS.]
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Although, Rock Lee probably has speed on him, so some of those button mash prompts definitely land. However!! Doutanuki is a versatile fighter and while he prefers the sword, he, too, can throw punches!
When his sword attack fails and he catches a blow to the shoulder, Doutanuki goes for his own punch, aimed at Lee's gut.]
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The punch is unexpected and it hits Lee in the gut.]
Hooof!
[But he's not too winded by it and tries to knee at him in turn.]
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But fighting is fun, and he looks up at Rock Lee with a grin peeking through the grimace.]
Haa- nice.
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Thank you! But, you have fought very admirably yourself!
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[Doutanuki puts his fists back up and begins to circle to the right, looking for a different opening.]
So where's Konoha? That in Iga?
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Iga? I do not know of such a place! Konoha is located in the Land of Fire...!
my weekend is finally here, i can tag... /5000yearslate
[Yeah, he actually said that.]
So you're not in Japan?
[He abruptly changes direction, going in for a feinted punch to test Lee's reaction.]
welcome back...!
Yes, it is a heat provided entirely by the fire in our fighting spirits!
Japan? Ah, that is in another world entirely from my understanding!
[He goes straight to try to block the punch without realizing it is a feint.]
thank you!!!
That. Sounds awesome.
But weird.
Your world is weird, Lee.]
So it would seem!
[The feint works and Doutanuki pulls the fist back, jabbing forward with the other in a blow aimed at Lee's side.]
you're slightly welcome!!
[Oh that blow does get in on his side. But Lee goes on doggedly, trying to immediately roundhouse kick at Doutanuki's side.]
and somehow i lost this tag???? also i see what you did there
That was awesome. Do it again.
He comes back in for another blow aimed at Lee's cheek, but he's winded from getting kicked.]
Nice. How much training do you do in a day?
but can you see why kids love cinnamon toast crunch
Ah... Well, I try to find a way to better myself in almost every waking hour! And I try to devote several hours each day to intense workouts!
it's in the cinnamony swirl at the heart of every crunchy bite!!
Yeah? [Several hours? Bro, that's pretty intense indeed.] Where d'you train?
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Anywhere! Everywhere! But, most often, the gym!