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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[That had been humiliating. But luckily Ruby's a good sport and Hiro was able to play it off and now...heh.] It's really, really awkward trying to explain to a girl why you're suddenly dancing with her when you've never met her before.
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[ Sorry, Hiro. Dipper's just trying to picture it in his head, and...yep, horrifying and hilarious are all the words he has for it. ]
Iiii can imagine. But it must not have been that awkward since you're still, you know, friends.
[ Which, okay, is a fair point. And Xion is the last person in the world who would stop being his friend just because of one awkward dance. ]
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[Just one of the things he likes about her, weirdly enough.] That is the point though. Weird stuff happened and we're still...friends. [There's a slight lilt to his voice when he uses that word, almost like he's unsure about it. This is about Dipper and Xion though.] Xion doesn't strike me as the type to hold it against you if you do something really dumb. I'm pretty sure you've got nothing to worry about.
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[ ... ]
I mean, she's still totally cool, but, uh - well, you said it. [ He's seriously not trying to diss your girl, Hiro. ] But...I guess you have a point about Xion. She's probably the last person in the world who would hold it against me for doing something embarrassing.
[ He hates rational logic sometimes. ]
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He rocks back on his feet. If it turns into something else...
Time to change the subject! ] You know, the last time I wanted to dance with a girl? I ended up making clones of myself.
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[ Well, except for Tyrone. But Tyrone was Special. ]
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But even if he doesn't make those mistakes...he tugs self-consciously at his neck. ] I don't know, man. She's way out of my league. I mean, Wendy was too, but... [ Perhaps another lesson. Like Wendy, Xion could want to be the best of friends, and that was great - Dipper certainly didn't want to diminish how much their friendship meant to him. But he had to be honest with himself. Why would someone like her want to be more than friends with someone like him?
He bites his lower lip. ] I don't think I really have a chance. Even with you watching my back.
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...listen. If I can get Ruby to say yes to me, you have to at least try with Xion. You don't think Ruby's out of my league? [He lifts an eyebrow.] Besides, what have the movies always taught us? At prom, the underdog always gets the girl.
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[ IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, HIRO, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE. ]
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...Seriously?! Just like that?
[ Sorry, Hiro, but he's a little dumbfounded. Dipper isn't sure whether to be impressed or jealous or excited - probably a mix of all three, if he's being honest with himself. ]
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Iiiii don't know if that's such a good idea. [ Dipper Pines, Paranormal Investigator and Professional Hypocrite. ] I mean - can you really just - tell a girl something like that? What if she turns me down? She's too nice to ignore me, but...it'll always be a little weird.
[ He and Wendy had stayed friends, but...it was still a little weird. ]
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...and if you don't tell her, there's nothing stopping someone else from doing it.
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...He really doesn't want to repeat that scenario with Xion. ]
Of course you'd say something like that. [ HIS PARANOIA, HIRO. ] I'll...think about it. Let me just work up the courage to ask her to dance, first.
[ Baby steps. ]
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You've got this. Just...stop thinking about it so much. I know that's hard but it's okay. [While it sounds a little sarcastic, he's being serious. He knows it's hard for guys like him and Dipper to stop thinking and planning but if he can do it, so can Dipper.] And maybe consider drinking some other punch? Dude, you're making my eyes water.
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A laugh to shuffle off the awkwardness. ] Heh - sorry. What color should I go for? The whole lightsuit look is pretty cool...
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Well the lightsuit comes from the purple kind and it's pretty much the only thing I've been comfortable in all night. Just stay away from the red one and the fake champagne and you should be okay. I don't know what the others ones do yet. And I guess if you really wanted to you could log out and log back in and return in your normal clothes. Haven't tried that yet either.
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