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!
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After, so I'm pretty sure they didn't have anything to do with it. I don't think they've ever had anything to do with that stuff, though.
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It might be 'cause there was some sorta CERES technology that kept their influence to a minimum or something, but that's not working anymore. Kinda like the technology that kept 'em outta here in the first place.
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I do wish I'd been there to see them off. There are still so many questions they've left unanswered. Like... What about the Flamines?
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[When will they catch a break from stupid guys? That's what he wants to know.]
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Mm, that probably isn't that far off from what will happen. I wonder if there is a way to make contact with them beforehand. Though I suppose they will eventually contact us. [he just doesn't agree with sitting around and waiting]
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[He's not good at keeping track of most things that aren't god-related... Too many conflicts!! Too much to remember, and he's but one wee sword.]
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I see. Well, it's all right, then. I suppose we'll just have to deal with whatever is thrown at us. Without CERES watching us, we should have a bit more freedom to look around, at least.
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[Though he'd rather keep it, and he'd rather it not be filled with the coRPSES OF HIS FRIENDS, but hey. You take what you can get.]
What's the last thing you remember, anyway? I'll see if I missed explaining anything big.
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Yeah, things were quiet for a little after that, but then there was all that news about Mosley.
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I heard a little bit about that. What exactly happened?
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Bellona made an announcement saying he was terminated 'cause of spying and stuff like that. Fired, y'know? Except I wouldn't be surprised if they were being really serious about the termination thing.
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...Right. [he bows his head, thinking] That wouldn't surprise me either. I wonder what made him decide to turn against CERES.
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Well, that robot guy from earlier said it was 'cause he started feeling bad or something, but who knows? I never really talked to him myself, and he didn't seem like the kinda guy who'd give straightforward answers anyway.
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Maybe, maybe not. I think he was working with that robot guy though, and he's definitely still around.
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[So very specific...]
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[Kashuu stares up toward the overhang above, nose wrinkling a little as he tries to think... about the origin of Mystery Robots...]
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It's all right if you can't remember. Thank you for sharing what information you did have with me.
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[He probably should have led in with this.]
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Ah, no... I don't believe so.
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