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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when they get to their destination, keigo wasn't quite sure what to expect. so when the door opened... well. ]
Ah.
[ ... did a tornado rip through here?? or did a bomb go off?? then again, there were a lot of them living there, weren't there? so maybe it was just an inevitability... ]
U-un, if you say so...
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Kashuu also makes an effort to kind of... tidy up a bit more. Like clearing a few spots out on the couches and chairs to give Keigo some actual choices, and smushing the pile of shoes by the door over to the side so he doesn't trip on anything.]
We mostly have green tea! Is that okay?
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once keigo was inside and gingerly setting himself down on one of the couches, he gave an affirmative nod to kashuu. ]
That's fine! T-thank you!
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O-kay! Wait right here, I'll be back in a sec.
[AND AWAY HE BOUNCES. A few minutes later, he reappears with a tray that has several slices of cake on it.]
Here!
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but that wasn't a concern when there was cake! keigo didn't know what he expected, but kashuu really wasn't kidding! that was a lot of cake! ]
Uwah! T-that's ...
[ be still his heart... ]
Do you just keep a supply of this stuff on hand? N-not that I'm complaining...
[ he could eat that whole tray and not even think twice of it... a dangerous situation indeed. ]
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[Their fridge is never empty... It's a true miracle, considering how much some of them eat.]
So! You can just like, eat whatever you want, since it's not like we're about to run out any time soon. Cake doesn't stay fresh long anyway, so it's best to eat it all now.
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Y-you know, you're asking a dangerous thing of me...
[ he laughed somewhat sheepishly, even as he reached for the tray and one of the many cake slices... ]
I could probably eat all of these...
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[He sounds pretty dang amused, either way... No judgment, though! He knows some swords who can pack away their own body weight in sweets.]
Seriously though, help yourself. You're our guest!