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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[ sorry, he doesn't get it. ]
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I suppose... [She could do this. She could face people trying to destroy the universe she could most certainly handle a confession to someone she liked.] That is there's something... I want to tell you.
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he motions for ami to continue, though he isn't particularly fancying where this conversation might go. ]
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I don't... want to make you uncomfortable and... I suppose I would understand if that hope is too high an expectation with what I'm about to say.
That is... [She winced at how this all sounded to her ears.] I'm... really very f-f-fond of you... not just... as a friend. I really love our friendship though as well! [She suddenly rushed to say.] And I know... I mean, I know you don't feel that way and I don't... the last thing I want is for it to be awkward. [She was always so careful with her words, precise, and now she could barely form a sentence.] I don't- I'll understand, though if-if-
[Her hands were shaking and she hid them behind her back and she felt sick to her stomach.
This was a bad idea. This was a horrible idea. This was actually her worst idea ever. She closed her eyes.]
Let's... [She let out a slow breath.] Actually let's just forget I even... said anything. If we could just... [She took a step back.] I just... wanted you to know and now I somewhat wish ViViD would swallow me whole.
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not because there was something wrong with ami, but because there was something wrong with him. actually, no. there were things wrong with him.
he put a hand on her head as a comforting gesture, though this is probably the least comforting thing he can do right now. especially with- ]
I'm flattered. [ and he stops.
what's he supposed to say next? why don't teachers ever teach their students how to deal with situations like these? gosh. okay, some more thoughts rush in and he continues- ] But, [ ah, there it is. ] I don't deserve what you're feeling.
[ this is definitely going to hurt ami, but it's hurting him, as well. ]
You have so much ahead of you, and I do like you. But- I know that in my case, it's a crazy idea. [ a snigger. ] I don't deserve anybody, and nobody should like me in the first place. I'm dead. All I have and all I ever will have is Cerealia.
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But she was a big girl. She took a deep breath and put on a smile. She swallowed despite how much it hurt to do so.]
It's alright. [A bold face lie, but Ami had an incredible poker face when she truly needed one as she tried not to show any signs of how mortified she was. Tadashi always needed to be strong for his brother? Ami always needed to be strong for herself. She let out a shaky breath, saying things slowly because otherwise she might very well cry and she most certainly didn't want to do that, not in front of Tadashi. She swallowed again, smiling up at him.] Really, and I'm sorry, Tadashi, I didn't mean to make this difficult or to ruin an otherwise pleasant evening.
[She could do this. She could. She has faced worse, she has done worse. She was old enough and had gone through worse than just a rejection, first one or not.]
I... [But before Ami could really continue, a ball appeared above her head... only to suddenly burst and shower her with confetti. She closed her eyes and nearly cried with that, she nearly burst out in hysterical laughter as well because why not add being showered in confetti to her rejection? Why not shove an enemy like Wiseman or worse, Galaxia attacking her as well for the cherry on top? She closed her eyes and counted to ten, clasping her hands as tight as she could together so as to not show them shaking.
On any other day, she would address Tadashi's list. On any other night, she'd tell him that he deserved so very much more and that he was wrong to think that death meant that he could not be loved. She'd have spent hours debating with him.
But tonight was just not one of those nights. She was barely able to keep her own composure never mind deal with the slew of issues for why. She bowed to him.]
I-I should go.
[She didn't want him to see how thin the mask of icy calm was near to cracking. She had to get out of there before she made this any more awkward for either of them. She turned on her heel and left, almost running, only to have another ball of confetti burst above her. She stopped only for a moment for that one before continuing on. When she knew she was well out of sight, she bolted further into the maze, having no desire to go back until she was more stable, or until the game ended on it's own and Tadashi was long gone and home.]