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What new and wonderful and exciting ViViD level awaits you today? What fun time will you have in ViViD this time? Surely it will be a work of art that CERES has been working on for months and months --

Actually, wait, CERES isn't even around, are they?

Uh oh.

Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzt.

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PHASE I

[ ???? ] This time, ViViD is a deathtrap.

There is random magma everywhere, monsters will spawn at random, and at some points, the game is entirely unplayable. It’s like the dev team totally disappeared mid-constructing the level.

Oh wait, that’s exactly what happened.

Monsters may spawn on top of you, you may suddenly be standing in a poisonous bog, you may suddenly lose your powers, or your senses, or so many different things --

It’s time to get out of here, ASAP.

Thankfully, the exit is obvious. Like. Blindingly obvious. It’s got a big sign over it that says EXIT

And just like that, you’ll be out of ViViD and --

PHASE II

[ 0830 ] When you wake up (and it’s strange, because you were sure that you were logging out just a second ago), it’s in a pile of bodies.

They’re cold, but not in the same sense that a dead body would be cold. While they are lifeless and look incredibly real, they don’t feel real. They feel like dolls, mannequins, empty models and nothing more. Their code doesn’t seem to be functioning right.

And what some characters may realize upon looking at this pile of bodies is that they are all of the characters who were sacrifices before. Any character that was dropped who had a high magical or spiritual affinity is there in that pile of bodies, lifeless and eyes blank and vacant. Even you might be there, staring at your own dead body -- but it isn’t real It can be touched, but it’s really nothing more than a lifeless body.

You’ll have to crawl out of that pile of bodies to get anywhere, and then you’ll realize -- you’re in the Sanctuary, a building built by the characters as a safe place from CERES. And it’s looking pretty run-down at this point. The technology in it no longer functions, there is no security on it whatsoever…

Oh, and now there’s a pile of bodies. Great.

PHASE III

[ 1000 ] There’s also a robot.

It’s wandering from place to place, though it’s impossible to follow. One second it’s there, the next it’s just gone.

Also, it’s wearing this. Weird.

But even with that on its face, the robot seems focused on one thing in particular. In fact, it has a sign, and it says:

Down with CERES. Up with Robots.

That’s a happy, cheerful message. If you try to go up to it to talk to it, it will look at you before...bonking you on the head with the sign and running off. That’s incredibly rude.

Alternatively, you may be safe and sound in your home, but then the doorbell rings, and there’s the robot again. The duck mask is gone, but now instead it has a pin on his fake lapel, and then he’s shoving a pamphlet at you.

He tips his hat, and then he’s gone. Weird.

(Also, if you hold onto the pamphlet, it will lead you directly to the person whose picture is on it, and you’ll feel like you’ve known them and have loved them for years.)

PHASE IV

[ 1245 ] But not all is fun and games and shenanigans. There is something...well, strange happening, and the first real realization of that will be when it starts to rain. More than just the localized rain that a few unfortunates have dealt with -- no, it’s raining completely and totally, and that’s when it might hit you.

For the first time in Cerealia, there’s weather.

It’ll rain for a few hours, and then it’ll stop and become hot and sunny. It may get humid, considering it’s a jungle planet. At night, it’ll get rather cold.

Seems like whatever was keeping Cerealia’s atmosphere stable is now gone -- which also means that characters may start to occasionally experience headaches, nausea and dizziness if they go too close to the walls. It seems safer in the center of the city, and the Residential District is still okay, but… there’s no doubt that the planet’s atmosphere is starting to encroach on the city.

BONUS

[ why o'clock ] But who cares about all of that? More importantly, you are here in this… totally not shoddy city to have fun, and it’s still being advertised as a pleasure colony. Or, well, it would be if, you know, CERES was still around.

But close enough.

And as a pleasure colony, it would figure that the first robots to really get fixed are...well, the Pleasure District robots. Unfortunately, the Pleasure District is still a nice big mess, so now they’re wandering the entire colony, looking for people they can hug, massage or...try to drag into more explicit activities.

Welcome to Cerealia!

[ Remember to apply proper warnings on threads with sensitive or inappropriate material and do let a mod know if your thread careens off into maiming or canoodling so we can lock the log. ]

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Welcome to Cerealia's September intro log! For your convenience, we have compiled the characters' arrival experience here, and should you have any questions, feel free to ask them here! You can also check the FAQ for more general inquiries. Should this event log hit Captcha, there is an all-purpose overflow here. Thank you!

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[Phase II]

[Well, alright then. To say this is a bad wake-up would be an understatement, and oona wastes no time in voicing his displeasure by screaming. Loudly.

The screaming turns into unintelligible cursing as she scrambles from the doll... body...things, breathing hard.] Eh? Eh!? Fake? Who-- Poor joke! Not funny! [Her speech is broken and strangely accented, but that's not important. What IS important is the savage kicking she does against the bodies in retaliation for them having scared her so badly.

How dare they.

Sorry, was that your friend she's kicking?]

Stupid-- Stupid! Wake up, and here? Why does it look so bad? Everything looks bad! ["bad' may be an understatement, but she doesn't know how else to describe it]

[Phase III]

Eh, do not know about robots, but... CERES can drown. [At least she appreciates that part of the idea. She tilts her head from one side to the other before approaching.]

Have questions. Answer them! [Her arrogant sounding demand is met with that blank stare and then-- BONK. Off the robot goes as Oona flails backwards with a comical indignant spluttering and squawking, falling right on her ass]

Wha-- What--!? See that? Saw, right? [She looks around in disbelief for someone else to commiserate with. LOOK AT THIS INJUSTICE SHE FACED]

[Phase IV]

Rain! Real rain! [Well at least someone's having fun. Oona laughs in delight, running about in the rain, dancing and spinning around in open joy. She's barely dressed for this--tiny shorts and a tank top that's unfortunately (?) white. The fact tht it's going see-through and she's very obviously not wearing anything underneath it doesn't bother her in the slightest.

Sorry everyone else?

She jumps into puddles like a kid, sending water splashing and kicking water at anyone passing by, grinning wickedly] Were looking little dry! [What a shit]

Edited 2016-09-15 00:21 (UTC)

[its not that he's unhappy to see you Oona its just, well. he hadn't planned to get wet in this manner today.

So with water dripping into his eyes he'll give her a deadpan stare before kicking up a nice arc of water and mud back at her.]

I'll get you wet, it'll be my pleasure.

Eek! [She squeals in a mix of delight and alarm, throwing her arms up to ward off mud from getting onto her face]

Ahh, so mean, so mean! Will get you back, you know! [She bends slightly and waves her hands, dragging water from other puddle to the one she's already standing in to make it larger.

But her own motions distract her and she suddenly looks excited] If it rains enough, could we make pool in the street, do you think?

[he's startled with awe for a second or two, he didn't know mermaids could do that-- but then again it makes sense. Whooping, he continues his assault]

That's called flooding and its a pain in the ass for engines. I sure hope not.

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