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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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//SCENARIOS.EXE

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. ]

//RUN.EXE

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

[... what the hell happened here?

England has just managed to escape the pile of bodies (he'd been hugged by his own lifeless body. try waking up like that), and now he is looking around the Sanctuary. it's in complete disarray. brows furrowed, he moves toward the exit and peeks outside. it's raining, and there is no sound of whirring electronics or trains.

what happened while he was gone? he has so many questions. and while he'd heard a little about what went down in ViViD, he's still confused. he sees your character passing by the Sanctuary, or perhaps you were already in the Sanctuary. but he finally approaches you] Is it true? Is CERES really gone?

PHASE IV

[he is now checking the rest of the colony itself with you. but you both get caught in a sudden storm. England is actually not bothered by the rain. he likes it, but he will look for cover for you. all he has is one of those pamphlets that he got from the weird robot. he'll hold that over you like an umbrella while you look for shelter]

I can hardly believe this. I haven't even been gone that long. For things to change so drastically... [he lets that thought trail off. it wouldn't do to think about things that could have been. things probably would have progressed the same had he stayed]

BONUS

[just for kicks, let's go looking at the mess in the Pleasure District. even here is a mess, though England doesn't know why he's surprised. as you and he are walking, a robot suddenly comes up behind you and gropes your cute butts. wow. then it wanders away.

England squawks when it happens, then glares at the robot as it saunters off] You're lucky I don't dismantle you myself! [he calls after the the bloody thing, shaking his fist threateningly]

BROW-DONOOOOO!!!
_{[ A distant cry echoes throughout the sky as Katsura looks distraught on top of the mountain of corpses. His fingertips clench the shoulders of a lifeless England body that happened to also be in the pile of people, not even realizing that there was England alive and well just a few yards from him. There are other things to worry about here...! ]}

You were so old! Your eyebrows were so big..!
_{[ how are these good things to mention about a person's death? ]}

What was the cause of this, Brow-dono..!? Was it a heart attack? Was your name written in the De*th N*te!?

[ah... England was trying to talk to someone, and Katsura's cry startles him enough to make him forget his question. he stares for a moment, realizing who it is, and then walks over to him.

soon he is standing behind Katsura, hands on his hips] I'm right here, you idiot. [man, it seems like it's been forever since he's seen Katsura. a very small part of England had missed his... oddness]

_{[ Yeah, it has been awhile, hasn't it? A lot has happened since he and England have crossed paths. In fact, Katsura has a new look this go around. Over 200 chapters! Zura has been through a lot, but hos oddness certainly hasn't changed.

Zura pauses, looking at the corpse he is holding, then back to England, then back to the corpse, then back to England.
Disrespectfully, he drops the corpse and allows it to tumble down to thr ground. Calmly, he replies: ]}

It's not you idiot, it's Katsura.

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