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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If we can find any, that is.... well, I'm sure we can borrow some from the stores nearby! As long as we put them back eventually.
[ given that they're heading down the middle of a shopping district, there's bound to be a store that can provide them free umbrellas... and maybe other things. ]
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[YOU CAN'T BORROW FROM SHOPS YOU HAVE TO BUY THINGS geez... on the plus side, though, look at all these shops! Namazuo points at one with a lot of neon and a flashing sign with an alpaca on it.]
Do you think they have any in there?
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[ what's with all of these comrades accusing him of thievery lately! but from his tone, it's clear that he's just joking, even if he's entered Puffy Cat Mode. but once they approach the store that namazuo points out, he does take a moment to try to glance inside, peering through the shop window. ]
Let's see, let's see... Aha, there they are! They have cute patterns, too — like llamas, or something.
[ tsuru no those are alpacas ]
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[Also just not answering that question, tralala...]
Oh, those are cute! [Namazuo no...] Do you think they have other animals as well? I'd like one with a fish on it. [Just one fish apparently.]
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Hmm... Just one fish? [ rummaging through the pile, now. ]
I found one with two fish, and five fish, and — ooh, here's one with twenty fish, but I can't find any with one fish...
[ namazuo just why ]
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[Where are all the catfish umbrellas!!! He's the only fish around, why can't--
Wait...
There's a smaller umbrella down towards the bottom of the pile, he sees, and he purses his lips, crouching down. It takes a lot of rummaging, but eventually, he pulls the umbrella out, inspecting it carefully.]
What do you think of this one?
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Ooh, good find! That one suits you perfectly.
[ as for him, he's still looking for his good crane umbrella!! but, also: ]
You know, while we're here — let's surprise everyone else with new umbrellas. These aren't too expensive, so I think it'll be fine. What do you say?
[ it's still mikazuki's wallet, so they'll be okay... ]
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That's a wonderful idea! Do you see any good ones? Let's see... we need some foxes...
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We'll need two fox ones...
[ assuming that these are for kogi and naki, obviously! so back into the umbrella pile he goes, rummaging around... until he pulls out one umbrella. ]
Hmm, how's this one for Naki?
[ it has the entire cute aesthetic, so he thinks naki will be pretty pleased with it? on the other hand... ]
I think Kogi would prefer an umbrella that's more... mature-looking.
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Oh, I like it, I like it! That's cute. [He holds out a hand, ready to take it and add to the beginnings of their umbrella pile.] Something more mature... do umbrellas really need to be mature?
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Well... I mean, I don't think Kogi would want one that looks like that. What if he thinks it's too cutesy for someone like him?
[ but he'll pass along their choice for naki's umbrella to namazuo, before going through the pile again. ]
Like — this one! It's mature-looking, isn't it?