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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Doutanuki, where was the fire? I didn't see any, and we certainly didn't start one! Also? The plant probably would have denied being burnt much like how it was quicker than you at getting to your blade even after I threw it perfectly!
[ His tone is rather pointed, though maybe Kogi could have just been a better pitcher in the first place and things would have ended with many shreds of plant fiber all over the place instead of a maze trying to kill them.
With a heavy sigh, Kogi starts to think of the best way to get them out of a situation. Something so shocking and unexpected that the plant would just have to let them go... !!! ]
... if I told you that the vines would let us go if we pretended to be in love, would you believe me?
[ Teehee. ]
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It isn't my fault you threw it so I couldn't catch it. This stupi-- [His words are cut off momentarily when a vine wraps around his head. He struggles and then bites through the plant, spitting it out.] -d thing is possessed!
[He flexes and presses against the vines, but that only serves to choke him and he eventually gives up, turning to growling at any leaves he sees creeping nearby.]
And no, I don't believe you. That sounds stupid.
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[ Can plants eat metal? That's something that Kogitsunemaru doesn't want to find out. Even in ViViD, where death isn't exactly permanent, he can't see any positive coming from getting wrecked by plants with hearts. ]
If we want to get out, we must prove that we are happy together. I promise, I'm not leading you astray. And if you're worried about anything else, I won't say anything about this experience, either.
[ Kogi is 100% serious! Even though it sounds insane... well, a hug won't hurt??? ]
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[That seems like some pretty important intel, Kogi??? Now he regrets ever coming out here. If he'd known, he would have stayed far away from this entire thing.
Sadly, the only way to get out of this also sounds insane and judging by the look on Doutanuki's face, he is -9000% convinced of that plan.]
...But are you serious? They want us to look happy together while they're trying to ch-- [Speaking of which, there's a vine curling around his throat. He jerks back and bangs the back of his head against a branch.] --Piece of shi-!! UGH. How're we supposed to look happy in here?
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[ Look, he enjoys his teasing and getting away acting like a grandpa but when it comes down to it... he doesn't want to be irritating! Even if doing those first two things does it, he'll stop for such a reliable ally like the Sailor. ]
It's quite simple. If we hug, then the maze will let us go and we can get out of here before we become permanent residents. We have to be somewhat convincing, even if it means you have to use your limited skills in deception.
[ He's pretty matter-of-fact now. It might be the most serious Kogitsunemaru has been since being plucked from the source code??? Who is this little fox, who has replaced him...
And he widens his arms, the vines letting go of him but still hovering nearby just in case he chooses betray. ]
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Also seeing Kogitsunemaru act so...seriously? It really weirds Doutanuki out, and actually causes him to calm down a little. He's considering Kogitsunemaru's explanation and the offer up until what he perceives as a veiled insult.
He's got skills in deception!! He's so good at it!!!
Only not really, which is why his face turns sour the second he hears it.]
I don't h--
[The vines tighten around his stomach and neck and he chokes, coughing until they let go.]
Rusts, fine! How do you even hug anyway?
[He's gotten it once from Haru and even then he went stiff and just waddled away.]
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Actually, how does Kogi even know how to do these things? The secret is being a grandpa. ]
Open your arms, as if you are shielding something very precious and sentimental to you. Make yourself big!
[ He's gone super serious mode, this fox. Mostly because he doesn't want his friend to get squished by vines, and also because this is probably the only time he'll ever get a touch from Doutanuki that isn't violent... maybe. ]
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[His voice raises at the end, annoyed that more people are picking up on and using Haru's nickname for him. He's not a damn tanuki!!!!!!!!!!
But despite his grumbling, he'll do what Kogi says. He's never really thought of having something "precious" or "sentimental" because none of those fit into his life as a war machine, but he can get behind the "make yourself big" part. As he opens his arms, the vines loosen.
Unfortunately, his idea of looking big and shielding someone is less "come hug me" cuteness and more "I'm gonna fight the sun" aggressive.]
Like this?
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[ And please, Tanuki to Doutanuki is like Kogi to Kogitsunemaru. Easy-to-find nicknames for swords! It just so happens that, well, it'd be hard to find another spirit who could resemble a tanuki like Tanuki. Wow.
But Donut's 'hugging' stance could definitely use some work, unless he was going for the most aggressive and tightest hug in the world. He reminds Kogi of a bear preparing to attack, standing on hindlegs and roaring? Except, well, it'd be like a giant raccoon dog? Either way, Kogi approaches and without warning, embraces Doutanuki warmly. ]
Oh! Wow, look at this! We are certainly very friendly and may be in a relationship of some sort, though it may not be one of a romantic nature!
[ His tone is disjointed and mechanical in nature, trying not to sound entirely convincing! After all, it's just plants, what will they know? As long as Donut doesn't suddenly find the spirit of hugs and crush Kogi, all will be fine as the vines start to retreat... ]
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[Also this hug is super awkward and he isn't sure what the hell is going on. He can't quite bring himself to follow Kogi's lead and hug the fox sword back, but he isn't slamming a hand into his cheek either, soooo victory....?
At least until the "romantic" part comes in.
Doutanuki's face sours, but he realizes what Kogi is trying to do as the vines loosen. He leans in a little closer and mutters.]
You tell anyone about this and I'll ask Kashuu how to dye your head black.
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[ The vines are almost gone, but Kogi's gotta keep trying to convince the unnatural plants to let them out. The last thing he needs are either of them to be snatched as they leave, or even worse, stolen forever? Look, he's trying to make sure Haru doesn't lose any sleep over any of his swords being broken or disappearing again...
But he'll make sure to whisper right back at Donut: ]
Kashuu would never agree to do such a thing. Also, tell anyone about what?
[ He's a sly fox, but he's not a dumb one. ]
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Even if what Kogitsunemaru is saying is embarrassing as hell, it's working. The plants seem to want them to be happy together. He twists a little and manages to get an arm around Kogitsunemaru's shoulders in what could either be a headlock or a hug - it's anybody's guess.]
Y-yeah, together. Forever.
[His smile is strained and more like a grimace, but it seems to be working. As the vines slither back, he leans in and whispers through clenched teeth:]
Any of this. Just keep it between us.