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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“STOP!!”
And he shakes himself free from both parties. This would probably be a good moment to run!
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Hopefully the robots find somebody else to latch onto in the meantime.
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Ichigo glances back and slows down. “Oji-ue! It's alright. They're gone now. Thank you for helping me back there.”
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"We're very glad to see you here, Ichigo-dono! Though this isn't the best place to meet...did you just arrive? Nakigitsune is happy to assist you where he can!"
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"...They have strange food here."
Yes, a good change of topic. Maybe. Probably.
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Ichigo blinks a bit at the sudden change of topic. Then he realizes what Naki is doing. Naki even said it in his own voice! That makes him feel quite grateful. Good old uncle Naki! Though a part of him also felt like hugging Naki and just crying. But he couldn't do that. Surely that would just cause trouble for his uncle.
“Strange food? What do you mean, Oji-ue?”
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"There is all kinds of food available in this place, Ichigo-dono! Different dishes from many different lands...Nakigitsune was given a job delivering pizza to people around the city, and we have a neighbor who often makes Vietnamese food, for example." His tail wags, in an entirely undoglike manner.
"There are many other things available as well - our room is full of interesting things we've found during our stay here!"
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‘I see! I'll love to try all that and to see the things you've managed to collect! What is pizza though?’
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The fox likes headpats...so does Naki, actually, though he can't bring himself to ask. Actually, looking at Ichigo and his secret hidden sorrow....he can't help staring, for maybe a moment longer than is polite, scrutinizing. He saw it! It passed by really fast, but he's sure he saw it! But also, he can't confirm it? But...regardless of whether it was his imagination or not, he reaches up to pat Ichigo's head.
There, there, Ichi-nii. Nakigitsune's here for you.
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Ichigo freezes for a moment at the touch, unused to being on the receiving end of a headpat. Then he relaxes and lets his guard down, tears start welling in his eyes and he doesn't even try to hold them back anymore. He bows his head and cries into his hands, struggling to keep his voice steady. ‘T-They-They are all dead, aren't they, Oji-ue? My-My brothers...’
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"They're...I'm sure they're fine. After all, people have come and gone here, and...they never seem particularly worse for wear, I think."
The fox can't help sounding unsure himself, stuck with a subject they could never quite confirm, but...it's better than believing their comrades are dead, at least. That's one of the few things they've honestly refused to believe, in this place.
"...We'll see them again, someday."
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‘I... I... I'm sorry... I... I'll be alright in a... little while...’
He just really needs to get this all out. The fear and despair he’d felt on the corpse pile, as he stared at those familiar faces.
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The fox moves onto Ichigo's shoulders, meanwhile, adding what little furry comfort he can. Don't worry, we're here for you. Here with pats! And snacks! And not much else, though not for lack of trying.
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Ichigo feels the fox’s soft fur round his neck and leans slightly against it, comforted by its presence. He eventually stops crying and quickly rubs the last of the tears from his eyes. However, he stays leaning against Naki for now as he calms down and relaxes more.