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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sciencesorcery! ]We could ask Haruji or Kousetsu. Ishikirimaru, though... it's been a while since I've seen him last. I hope he is okay out there.
[ And not making television sets into shrines. ]
How much do we need to collect?
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But, ah... Kousetsu is here, and Ishikirimaru isn't, huh. It's good to know, even though it makes him sad to hear another name that isn't with them.]
Hm... maybe we could fill up a bucket, and see if they need more after that? But where could we find one?
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A bucket? Hm. [ Hesitantly, he pats his sides and looks inside his sleeves. There are no containers on Kogi's person. It looks like there is no hammerspace for swords. Looking up, there's a distinct glisten of recognition in his weary eyes. ]
... stay here. I'll be back with something, soon.
[ Kogi hurries off into a nearby restaurant, walking in like he owns the place with a wave and then a hurt look before the door closes. Above it is a fox holding a bowl of udon with an aburaage sitting in it.
Almost as fast as he went in, he's leaving! In his hands, a measuring cup inside of a giant tub. ]
They said I could have either, so I took both. Here, take one.
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But oho? It sure does look like Kogi's got an idea, so Namazuo will do as he's told, standing with his hands over his eyes. It's not really raining all that hard, but his bangs are sticking to his face anyway, and his ahoge is very nearly flat by the time Kogi returns.]
Oh, this is perfect! [Nabbing the measuring cup, because it's small like him...] They'll definitely be able to answer our questions with these.
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It might take a while for this container to fill, so I might walk back toward our home while it continues to rain. I would also like to change clothes.
[ He's definitely soaked too, though maybe not as much as the drowned ahoge on top of Namazuo's head. ]
You should consider coming back with me, so you can dry off. No use in standing around in wet clothes.
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But he nods, holding the cup carefully with both of his hands. He could shield his face from the rain, but it wouldn't do a whole lot of good, so he doesn't bother.]
Okay. Please lead the way, Kogitsunemaru-san.
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I'll be happy to. We'll have things filled with rain water in no time, and worst case scenario... well, I can always squeeze out my hair.
[ A drenched Kogi is a lightly miserable Kogi, but he will make do. ]
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[ESSENCE OF KOGI polluting their water supply?!]
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Perhaps my hair purifies the water? After all, I was forged with the assistance of a god.
[ Maybe that's pushing it... ]
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[Kogi...]
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Because I can only hold so much water in my fur.
[ Look, if you want to get a large quantity of anything purified, it's probably best left to the experts??? Not this fox! ]
Besides, I don't want to sit around all day in water. That'd ruin my other plans for the day.