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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Okay to be honest, it's because of who usually asks for piggybacks from him or tries to dangle from his arm. Urashima is not a bad otouto, he's a great otouto! But also spoiled and Nagasone doesn't want to come off as or be spoiled. Pride, his nemesis... ]
If you're being this dependable, maybe it's not so bad if I'm short for a while.
[ Savage dad burns, THE WORST. But in all seriousness... GIVE HIM BACK HIS BEEF, VIVID. HE WILL FIGHT YOU. SOMEHOW. HIS KID'S BEING A PUNK AS A COPING MECHANISM AND THAT'S NOT GOOD. ]
Am I? Atmosphere aside, it's not bothering me--
[ Then a ViViD physics mishap knocks over that tall metal shelf Naga wanted to climb. He's fine, he can dodge. But he did stumble a bit (it's not his hems, he swears) in the process and now he's holding onto Kashuu's arm to steady himself. ]
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Hey! I'm always dependable.
[HUFFS AND PUFFS... But before he can start hashing out the revenge plan against ViViD or even make a punk remark about Nagasone's boneheaded adaptability, THERE GOES THE SHELF.]
Hey—!! [And in true Kashuu fashion, he shifts from Teasing Mode to Actual Worried Mother Hen Mode in like .5 seconds. He rushes forward at the same time Nagasone dodges and stumbles, so his arm is in easy grabbing range.]
Geez! Be careful!
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[ Tail. that is a tiger tail, and it's definitely his...
wrong game this is not utopiqueNagasone just. Stares at it for moment, then back up to Mother Hen. His face says "I'm tired like a dad stuck in a department store clearance sale for two hours". So very, very tired. ]
Um, thanks for catching me... I take it back. So, getting away from here before this gets weirder is a good idea, yeah?
[ Commander uchi knows when be appreciative! That's how to be a good commander and not on Kashuu's... not-nice side? ]
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But he is definitely glancing down at Nagasone's tail with a quirked brow, like he isn't sure whether to find this endearing or hilarious or concerning. It's a healthy mix of all three, really.]
No problem, but you're still gonna want to do something about... Y'know. [GESTURING AT HIS TAIL.] Everything you're tripping on. We should definitely get outta here, though. It's probably only gonna get weirder from here.
[Gently starting to usher Nagasone away... To where, exactly? GOOD QUESTION. He's still not sure!]