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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Yeah, sure! At this rate, I won't be able to go anywhere on my own.
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I don't think it's good to stick around here longer than you have to anyway. Think you can climb?
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I can do that. What am I climbing?
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Head for your right and you should be able to climb on Baymax's back. There's room for both of us up here. You're good with flying right?
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[ That's definitely not flesh he's touching. Per Hiro's instructions, Izumi moves to his right and gropes his way onto the metal back, mindful of where Hiro might be. With nowhere better to put them, he hooks his fingers around the top edge of the expansive metal against which he's leaning. ]
This good?
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Perfect. [He leans forward then.] Okay bud, whenever you're ready.
[Annnd liftoff! Not very high, of course, but Baymax is coasting along toward the exit and looking for any other signs of life.] ...this is gonna sound weird but do you remember how you lost your vision? I mean you lost it in the game right? [Hiro stop talking.]
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That's what I figured. By the time I was logged in, I already couldn't see a thing.
[He shrugs his shoulders. Well, it's not necessarily true to say that he "lost" his sight.]
My vision's probably intact. I just can't open my eyes. Would this be called a rendering error?
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They really got you early. [He almost sounds frustrated, like this is just another puzzle he hasn't solved yet but he's losing patience for.] I'd have to look at the programming myself but it's entirely possible if there's even one missing string of code. The thing is I don't understand how they attached it to you and not to the rest of us. It should clear up by the next level if it's rendering but...what're you gonna do if it doesn't? [You know. Just thinking positively.]
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You mean, if I still can't open my eyes after leaving ViViD? It's not a big deal if it's just here.
But if this stays with me, I'll just have to deal with it, won't I? It'd be a huge pain, so I hope not.
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I'm really hoping it doesn't stick with you after ViViD but with how glitchy everything's been…I kinda meant if it sticks with you in the next level. Baymax and I might get separated from you. Happens all the time.
[…he's been here for ages and still doesn't entirely understand ViViD because it keeps breaking. Alas.]
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[By that, he means he'll shoot a ton of explosive bullets.]
Is Baymax that other voice I heard?
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I am Baymax, Hiro's personal healthcare companion. I am here to assist in ViViD.
...Baymax came with me when I showed up to the colony. Ever since then he's tried to help out around here.
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Coming in with a familiar face must have been nice! So your name's Hiro? I'm Izumi.
You know, I don't think I've ever met a healthcare companion like Baymax before. But I can't see, so that's probably not much coming from me right now.
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...picture a giant walking marshmallow. That's Baymax.
My non-threatening huggable design makes me an excellent healthcare companion. But my armor helps our team.
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A giant walking marshmallow in armor? I can't wait to get out of here and see.
[He's used to the super robotic look, so a marshmallow would surely be a sight to behold.]
What kind of team are you guys a part of?
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[And then there's Hiro. Superheroes all around – Izumi laughs, because this has to be the most casual introduction.]
What's it like to fight crime here? There's got to be differences.
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Would you believe me if I said the crime here is actually mostly caused by the company that brought us here? Or was...
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I believe it. Sounds like all the problems lately have been their doing, even if they're not around to cause them. What does that mean for you guys?
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Ah, hey! I may be pretty useless now, but that doesn't mean I'm helpless. Once we get out of here, I wouldn't mind helping out once in a while for anything you guys need. I owe you, after all.
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[Not to mention they're laser(?) bullets.]
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