//CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT?

[cannonades]

Who: Everyone! ... who glitches into this wonderful night, anyway.
When: OOC: 1/4 ; IC: 5/2
Where: Just your ordinary, adventurous ViViD level. Right? Of course.
What: You saw a flyer go out, a nice little promotion declaring that anyone who signed into ViViD today at a specific time would be awarded 500 credits. You thought that sounded nice, so you decided to log in for a quick game, thinking it would be no big deal. You absolutely did not get what you bargained for.
Rating/Warning: Let’s say PG for now. If this changes, please say so in the header of your thread and let Pip or Xan know so we can change the rating!

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//CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT?

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.

//SCENARIOS.EXE

PHASE I [ 600 ] 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.

Comments

[swordboning]

[He just grits his teeth. No satisfaction of noise from him!]

What are you so mad about?

[psycholawgy]

You're just pretending nothing is wrong with you?!

[swordboning]

Because there's nothing wrong with me. Whatever happened, happened a while ago.

[psycholawgy]

Then why is Rei suddenly your new master?

... Whatever that means.

[swordboning]

...if I didn't get a source of magical energy in the space of a week, I'd vanish. Which means I'd be dead for real.

[psycholawgy]

Did you talk to her about Rin? About how you feel and everything?

[swordboning]

No. But that doesn't mean she didn't figure it all out in fairly short order.

[psycholawgy]

And when she did? What did she do about it? What did you do?

[swordboning]

Not much. Rational adults don't really delve deeply in other people's business.

[psycholawgy]

[ her eyes narrow and she removes her hands from archer's. ]

I can't believe you.

[swordboning]

...don't tell me you're misunderstanding and you think cheating on Rin.

[psycholawgy]

I wouldn't think that.

But- [ she backs away. ] I thought we were friends, that's all.

[ you know. friends who tell each other things.

and she walks out and heads off elsewhere. ]

[swordboning]

[Archer just...sighs.

And follows after her. Not running but definitely keeping pace until she decides to stop.]

[psycholawgy]

[ she decides to sulk in a table nearby, and she is most definitely ignoring archer when he follows her. ]

[swordboning]

[And most definitely ignoring him when he takes a seat across from her?]

[psycholawgy]

[ yes :T HMPH. ]

[swordboning]

...what are you so mad about? I'm not exactly known to be a master of women here.

[psycholawgy]

I'm not mad.

[ she totally is. even widget says so. ]

[swordboning]

You're mad. Now come on, you might as well tell me why.

[psycholawgy]

Because. You're such a big jerk.

[swordboning]

Obviously. But I can't be a small jerk without hints on improvement.

[psycholawgy]

[ she mumbles a few words before slouching forward to sulk. :T ]

[swordboning]

Can you repeat that in a way I can understand?

[psycholawgy]

You're so annoying. I thought we were friends.

[swordboning]

The fact that I decided to chase you down means we aren't friends? As far as I can tell, that must mean you're pretty important to me. Otherwise, I'd just let you go.