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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Hi, I'm late Phase II
Hey, wasn't that...?]
....I'm afraid so but please don't worry, we're trying to find as much information as we can. I'm sure we can figure everything out eventually.
[...And yet, the way he spoke, he couldn't deny that this person looked awfully familiar]
oh hai
Ah... If there's anything I can do, please allow me to help.
\o
[Why couldn't Takeru put his finger on him. He looks so familiar and yet, why couldn't he remember his name? It's on the tip of his tongue, he just knows it...!]
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I lived in Cerealia for quite a while, a little over seven months, I believe. Then, for some reason, I disappeared, and was missing for a month and a half. But. [he looks down] I wasn't returned home, or anything like that. Things were fine one day, and the next time I woke up, CERES was gone.
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So you were almost like me a while ago, I was here for a few months before I went back home. Although, I was gone for 3 years before coming right back here. But I'm not sure why they wanted me to come back here.
[Not that he was complaining, he rather come back and help as many people as he could. But still...]
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[Mumble mumble] It just doesn't seem fair when Hikari-chan and I got to leave and so many people didn't.
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This... may seem like a strange question, but are you, by chance, Takeru?
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Yes, that's me but mind if I ask how did you know my name?
[C'mon, what was his name? It's on the tip of his tongue, what was it??]
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We spent a little bit of time together. I knew you when you were first here. [and since it seems like Takeru is struggling to remember, England brings a hand up to his chest, indicating himself] I am Arthur? Mister Kirkland?
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Oh, that's right! I remember now, Arthur-san, you did go back a while ago didn't you?
[Then he gave a soft chuckle] Well, that's really rude of me to forget!
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[Oh boy, where to begin...] Mind if I ask what the last thing you remember about this place? That would be a good place to start.
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Well, after you left, those robots decided to kidnap a few people and take them somewhere else. They also created quite the chaos around Cerealia as they were attacking everyone and nothing seemed to be working. But...
[Pause] The worst part was knowing that Mosley left and we still have no idea what's going on though...
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Mosley left?
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I'm afraid so. However, for what reason, I'm not sure. But I really hope that there's a good reason why he did this.
[Because why would Mosley just up and leave without a word. It seems rather odd all things considered]
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What happened after he left?
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I'm afraid that things got a little interesting. Let's just say that with him gone, it was quite difficult to function in Cerealia for a while.
[Because you know. With robots running around, a train getting derailed, and having your elemental power go out of control? Sure was a lot of fun!]
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...You really think so? Because even if they are physically fine, it makes me wonder if they are.