PHASE I [ ?? ?? ] It's impossible to tell time in this place, and everything looks the same, but it won't be long before you're probably sick of the tower. Time to get down -- unless you have magical powers or can fly or something, it'll probably be pretty tough, too. You could try to climb down, but the walls look pretty slick, and -- oh god, your arm just went through the wall, what the hell.
Whatever you do, don't fall.
If you fall, you'll be stuck falling forever. And ever. And ever. Looks like they didn't put a failsafe into ViViD for falling, so now you're stuck. You might see some other people stuck in the same glitch, falling forever a la Alice in Wonderland, but honestly? You're stuck that way until your game resets itself.
PHASE II [ ???? ] Either way, you've made it to the ground (somehow). The ground looks like... a half-finished city, really. There are streets, and houses... but some of the houses are unfinished, just four walls and no roof, or only three walls, or nothing inside, and a lot of the NPCs are completely faceless, or only have one line they repeat over and over again.
It's honestly pretty unnerving, especially since there's no soundtrack at all. You can just traverse this creepy hellscape in complete and utter silence.
And then the cars start to fly away.
That's definitely normal (is there anything about this game that isn't faulty?).
PHASE III [ ???? ] It's not safe.
You could be anywhere in this level, wandering, searching -- and then suddenly, it's there. As it appears, a battle theme starts, but it's distorted, eerie and off-pitch. There's something very wrong about this enemy, that's for sure. It can't be defeated, either. Attacks can harm it, and it can be tossed aside or fought, but it just gets right back up, bloodied and beaten, as if unstopped by anything it's feeling.
Over and over and over again.
Just don't let it touch you.
Because it will start to absorb you, code bit by code bit, until there's nothing left of you. It's a cannibalistic distorted monster, wonderful.
PHASE IV [ ???? ] If it wasn't apparent already, physics is a little weird here. One second you're walking along, and the next there's basically no gravity; you could jump wherever you want, clearing buildings in a single bound like the superman you were always meant to be. One second you're your normal amount of strength, and the next you could life cars (if you so chose), for no apparent good reason.
Sometimes the world just tilts, making the ceiling the floor very suddenly, and sometimes the floor drops out from under you entirely.
Anything that could go wrong with the physics here does go wrong.
Just try not to get caught halfway through a now-solid floor. That sounds really, really uncomfortable.
BONUS [ ???? ] Of course, it wouldn't be glitch central without something weird happening to you. And it could be anything -- one second you're fine, and the next your arm is twice as long as it should be, and totally noodly. Suddenly you have a mermaid tail or animal ears, or your head has rotated upside down (how is that even happening?). You're suddenly able to walk through walls, or drag objects to you by pointing at them.
If this was a video game (it is), it would be the faultiest game to ever exist, that's for sure.
(Still, teleporting from one side of the world to the other by jumping on a single spot on a flowerbed is kind of entertaining, if nothing else.)
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Fatima | Luminous Arc 2
[ Inexplicably being on top of a big, dark tower is not quite how Fatima expected to start out the day, but she doesn't think about it too much before glancing to the side. There are others at the top with her, and, more worrisome, that sure looks to her like someone about to slip off the side of the tower. Given how she can't see the ground however far down below, she can only imagine the grisly pancake they'd make and shoots an ice spell near their feet to keep them from stepping onto air. Ice isn't much better of a platform, but it's just dry enough to not have them slip. ]
Be more careful! Falling from this high would kill you. [ She sounds almost like a mom, chastising like that, but she looks more than a little frustrated too. ]
PHASE III
[ Of all the things she had to find here, she had to find a Beast Fiend. Or, what she thinks is a Beast Fiend. Damn if it doesn't look just like one. Despite its grotesque and warped appearance, she doesn't feel anything remotely similar to fear. She's handled monsters like this before, so what's one more? ]
You. [ She jerks her head toward the monster, and in order to stop its advance and buy herself a little more time to talk, she casts a Gravity Ice spell. The huge, purplish chunk of ice drops right onto its head, pinning it in place, and as the creature flails around to get it off, she waves at the other person as if shooing them away. ] If you're not going to run, I hope you're at least good with a weapon or something.
PHASE IV
[ The sudden and recurrent changes in physics have, up until this moment, been pretty mundane. Sure, an unexpected step launching her into the air and landing on top of a house is bizarre, but at least she's in one piece and can still get down!
Or so she thinks. Fatima's puzzled expression morphs into abject horror as the roof itself suddenly becomes intangible, and she falls halfway through it, just up under her armpits, before the roof becomes solid again. She tries to free herself, but the woodwork is solid, and she's not going to be getting free any time soon. What's worse, she can feel her feet dangling and kicking in the room below.
Fatima drags a gloved hand down her face and pulls herself up the most she can to shout down at the street below. Mortifying as it is, she can't get out by herself. ]
H-Hey! I need some help! So...could you come here?!
iv.
and yet. and yet in the midst of this digitally fucked up crazy world, he hears someone calling for help, and he looks up to see the woman there. he looks mildly annoyed, actually, but that's just him on a regular day.]
Tell me what you want first, and then I'll consider.
[if this is some trap, he wants to be prepared. and to make sure absolutely no one else will see him being helpful.]
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I'm stuck in the roof and just want help getting unstuck.
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[looking left. looking right. god. if he was a better man he'd leave her there to fend for herself. but Chuuya is Chuuya and in the end, an idiot who ends up in these situations.]
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I'm not the type to make a fuss.
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How'd you get stuck like this anyway?
[how does a pretty girl fuse herself with a roof? it's not an every day occurrence.]
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The gravity was a little strange there for a minute, then it kind of...well, the roof turned into quick sand...that's the best way I can describe it.
Phase III
He doesn't look at all afraid, his one good eye focused down the sights of his weapon at the point of impact of the Gravity Ice.]
I've been told I'm "pretty good."
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That's a relief, actually...
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Quite a trick you've got there. But whatever this... thing is, it doesn't seem like it's down for the count. Tougher than it looks.
...How long's that ice going to last?
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[ And to punctuate her point, she flings out a hand to drop another giant block of ice on the creature. ]
So whatever you have planned, I say go for it.
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Once that was done, he started walking away.]
Let's get some distance. You don't want to be near this once I set it off.
Phase IV
Ah! Miss! What... what has happened to the rest of your body?! [Has she been tragically cut in half?] ...Am I too late?!
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No, I'm fine. I'm just stuck in the roof.
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W-W-Wait! Don't pull so fast! It's pinching!
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I apologize! I- I thought it would be over instantly [And as he takes a better look at the situation.] ...You are truly stuck there very well, Miss!
IV
[So, here he is, bounding away as the gravity fails when he hears someone crying for help.]
[He turns and bounds off in the direction of the voice...]
[Only to see a girl stuck in the roof of a building.]
[Well, he can't just leave the poor girl there, so he starts his descent...]
[When the gravity decides to kick back on with a vengeance. Sending Darin's frame careening into the roof with a crash.]
[He's now stuck in the roof too. Except it was done the hard way. Also, he's upside down. Enjoy talking to some legs because he's staring at yours.]
What the hell?! What happened to the gravity?!
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Okay, no, she is. She's smirking and trying not to laugh, like an ass. ]
Good question.
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I'm here to help you!
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[ Since they're both stuck, she's at a loss for what to do. He can't exactly help her if he's stuck himself, but how to remedy this... ]
I don't suppose you've got something that can break through the wood of the roof?
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Give me a...[grunt]...second...[Hrk...]
[He shifts and lifts lifts his arm below (beneath?) his head and punches straight up.]
[Which breaks through the wood but...now his hand is stuck.]
Okay!
I can break through the wood!
Now what?
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Keep punching until you wiggle free. Then come help me.
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What if I...?
[His legs wiggle and he tries smashing his knee into the roof.]
[But he just can't seem to work up the amount of force necessary, so it kind of looks like he's doing upside down, turbo squats.]
[Either way, he's working up a sweat.]
Dammit, this is ridiculous! Is there anything you can do from up there?!
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[ So, you know, not fun and kinda worse. ]
Though I could probably freeze the wood to make it more brittle...
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