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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In the park? We are allowed to just build our own structures there...? [It doesn't sound legal...]
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[As if anything's that simple. But he'll nod!]
Mmhm! We went through all the right ways of building it.
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I see. I can't wait to see it.
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[MOSTLY. Some of them aren't so lucky! Like all of the spirits!!
But he'll just carry on walking toward the park instead of delving into that topic just yet, since that's definitely a sit-down topic.]
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[And Ichigo follows after him.]
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[BUT LO, up ahead, there's the dojo! It's a nicely sized building made up of wood, with both a one-floor indoor practice area and a large, spacious clearing with straw dummies and the like for outdoor training.
There's also what appears to be a small one-stall stable nearby.]
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[Ichigo walks on ahead to examine it then he sees the stable.]
Oh? One of our horses made it here?
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[And he doesn't know where they go now BUT HEY LOOK, A HORSE.]
Mmhm! Aoge did. Wanna go visit him?
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[He starts heading for a stable.]
Sure. Has he been fed today yet?
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[He still doesn't entirely understand it, though...]
Mm, I don't think so. We usually do that in the afternoon.
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Should we feed him now since we're here anyway?
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[A LONG WHILE... As for the question, he nods.]
Lemme go get some of his food. Oats and apples today, I think!
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[Ichigo nods back.] I'll wait inside then.
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[Away he goes to get the stuff, either way! And back he comes with oats and apples in tow. He hands the apples over to Ichigo.]
Here!
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Thank you. [He takes the apples and starts feeding the horse.]
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[For the most part... The horse seems very grateful for the meal!]
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[Ichigo continues to feed the horse till the food Kashuu has given him is all gone.]
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[At which point he whips out his handy dandy CereVice so he can send the document over Ichigo's way.]
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[Ichigo watches as Kashuu works quickly with his CereVice then he hears a message tone from his device and he takes it out.
Ichigo stares at the unfamiliar device for a long while, trying to figure out how to actually use the thing... Sorry, Kashuu, he might not have reached grandpa status yet but he's still pretty old... You kids and your fancy new devices.]
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[Hoppin' on over to Ichigo's side!! It's okay, almost-grandpa, he's here to save the day and show how technology works. Just gonna pull that attachment right up and open it...]
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Thank you, Kashuu-dono.
[Ichigo hands him his CereVice and pays close attention to how Kashuu does it. He's quite fascinated by all the information that suddenly appears on the screen!]
That's amazing! What other things can this device to?
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Mm, no problem! Once you get the hang of it, it's not super hard. These things can do tons of stuff, though. It's basically like the internet, only small!
[He's so... so good at explaining things.]
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What's the internet?
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Um... It's basically like, all different kinds of info and videos and pictures and stuff? Like a one-stop shop! Except you can do waaay more than just shop.
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