[closed] you feel so L.A.

[bropane]

Who: Tadashi Hamada bropane, Levi "he can smile" Spoilerman dirtdevil, Adelina bloodbiter, Ami Mizuno allergictoloveletters, Mitsuru Kirijo cestmagnifique
When: 17 May - 21 May
Where: ViViD
What: Tadashi plays various ViViD levels with a bunch of people. Separate starters provided within the post.
Rating/Warning: PG-13 at most, I guess?!

Comments

LEVI

[bropane]

[ this study is actually pretty simple. test out various vivid-specific items such as the potions and weaponry, and figure out if one can hack into the game to bring them to the colony itself. it wouldn't hurt anybody. both are code, so it should be possible with some work, wouldn't it?

it's what tadashi wants to achieve, anyway, and hopefully, he'll be able to understand vivid even more from this game.

he waits for outside the gaming center, texting on his cerevice. he has a milkshake on his other hand, but he tosses it to the bin quickly enough when he realises the cup is empty. ]

[dirtdevil]

[ Tadashi won't have to wait long; he's always on time. he's got nothing on him as requested (though he reeeally doesn't like going out without his knife—a sign of true friendship, for sure), so he looks a little wary. what if he gets those Hello Kitty boxcutters again?? ]

Hey. You ready?

[bropane]

Hey.

[ he nods to where the door is and starts walking. levi's always been a straight-to-business kind of person, so he may as well cut the small talk. ]

Do you remember CereScape?

[dirtdevil]

[ he follows close behind, still not really sure what to expect. especially since, no, he doesn't remember CereScape. is that bad?? ]

No... what is it?

[bropane]

You'll see. It's nothing bad. But- [ he enters one of the rooms and sets up his headpiece. ] We'll find ourselves in a town when we get there.

You ready?

[dirtdevil]

[ a town? that doesn't sound too bad. better than a swamp or a sea of trash. he follows suit and gets himself set up, though a little more slowly than Tadashi since he doesn't use ViViD voluntarily very often.

but it's okay, he trusts Tadashi not to make this suck. ]

Ready.

pick a class!

[bropane]

[ and into the game they go...! tadashi picks valkyrie as his class, and upon arriving at the town, his clothes seem to have changed to this. neat. ]

I can barely move in this.

ADELINA

[bropane]

[ he said he'd wait for adelina by the gaming center the night after they had talked, so that's what tadashi does. since he said not to bring anything, he doesn't have anything on him but his cerevice and his usual clothes: a shirt, a cardigan, a jacket, pants, sneakers.

it's a bit weird to enter vivid without gear, but he knows this'll at least help him in what he's planning. ]

[bloodbiter]

[it feels strange and vulnerable entering without a weapon, but his instructions were clear. besides, he may be right- perhaps she is worrying too much.

she waves as she sees him, offering a smile.]

Hello!

[bropane]

Oh, hey.

[ typical tadashi greeting. and he nods towards the direction of the entrance, leading the way. ]

Thanks for making time for this.

[bloodbiter]

You needn't thank me. If I can indeed take weaponry or armor out of the level, this experience will have been more than worth my time. And if not, it's still valuable training.

[she follows him inside.]

[bropane]

[ they reach the white rooms for playing, and tadashi clicks on a few things on the panel. ]

Are you ready? We'll find ourselves in a town upon arrival.

[bloodbiter]

[she nods.]

A town should be harmless. I'm ready.

AMI

[bropane]

Dinner and ViViD after work? Nothing fancy, focus is ViViD after all. Meet at the usual cafe.

[ so yes, before playing, he's decided to treat ami to dinner. they haven't had time to just sit down and catch up with what's been going on, so it's a nice change of pace.

he waits at their usual table, a menu by his side. he's reading a book, and has a legal pad with him as he draws a couple of things, too. this guy's busy. ]

[allergictoloveletters]

[Ami came in not too long after work. She went over to Tadashi and sat down.]

Hello, how was work? [She asked as she ordered some ice water.]

[bropane]

Oh, hey.

[ he lets out a chortle and slides over his legal pad full of animal doodles. ]

I'm working on some new CYbuddies. My network post helped me out a lot.

[allergictoloveletters]

Anything that would be completely custom? [She asked as she looked over the animals in question.]

[bropane]

Oh, they're all going to be customised.

But can you imagine an actual dinosaur CYbuddy who can breathe fire? Or a monkey that knows martial arts!

[allergictoloveletters]

Is that what people asked for? [She looked through the various pages.]

I don't suppose there are any more nurse CYbuddies?

MITSURU

[bropane]

[ right. mitsuru's got to be the kind of person who arrives earlier than planned, so he clocks out early from work to head to the gaming centre.

he waits outside, checking his watch now and then. ten minutes to six, it shouldn't be long now. ]

[cestmagnifique]

[ Tadashi is absolutely right. Mitsuru has no classes later than 4 PM that day, so she has plenty of time to arrive at the designated rendezvous point. Honestly, she's been looking for new opportunities and avenues to have a better understanding of the mechanics of this world. So if she can offer her assistance in any way, she is glad to do it.

She arrives precisely ten minutes to six, moderately surprised to see Tadashi there. But, then again, he's the organizer of this venture, so it would be irresponsible of him not to be prepared. That's a good show of leadership on his part. ]

Good evening. I hope I haven't kept you waiting long.

[bropane]

Hey. [ he pockets his hands. stay cool, tadashi. ] I got here just a few minutes ago. Don't worry about me.

[ and he isn't wasting time, either. as soon as mitsuru's near him, he nods towards the direction of the door and holds it out for her. ]

I've done a bit of studying on the codes so far, and CERES did a really good job of coding us, I gotta say.

[cestmagnifique]

[ Mitsuru gives a curt nod of thanks as she steps through the doorway. She's perfectly fine with getting right down to business. If he hasn't already noticed, small talk is not her speciality. ]

You have access to such a thing?

[ That's surprising to hear. ]

[bropane]

If there's a will, there's a way.

[ which of course means that he's been hacking into the ceres system to see how they coded everybody. ]

[cestmagnifique]

[ Yes, she...definitely picks up on the implied meaning, there. Not to say she's against bending the rules (or breaking them) if necessary. People breaking HER rules are something else entirely. ]

...It seems that's something you and your brother have a lot of.

[ At least she sounds amused. ]