//SCENARIOS.EXE
PHASE I [ 20 00 ]
The evening begins promptly at 8:00 PM. There will be crowds gathered, lining up to get in. Everyone will be allowed, children, adults, the living and flesh-filled, the robotic, and the undead. The music will be thumping as far as the sidewalks outside, and the first thing everyone will notice would be bowls of candy everywhere as far as the eyes can see. They'll be sitting on top of the tables in all their innocent glory. For the most part, they are harmless.
But not the candy corn. Never the candy corn. Within it is a secret chemical that causes those who consume it to exhibit attraction to the nearest object/person to them, whether it be inanimate or otherwise. They will feel compelled to be close, to kiss and touch whatever is around them, though the effects only last an hour or so. Consider it a low-leveled aphrodisiac of sorts.
PHASE II [ 2122 ]
You're dancing. You're moving to the music. Or you're clinging to the walls and wondering why you're even here to begin with. That's when the holograms start playing around with you. The image flickers frequently until a face appears. You can swear it's talking to you beneath the music.
'We need you. We want you. Join us. Come to the back room. Number 005.'
The closer you get to the hologram screens, the louder the voice becomes until it disappears completely, leaving you to question how real it was.
PHASE III [ 2217 ]
For those brave enough, you go into Backroom #005. What awaits you there is a room full of masked and costumed figures. You don't know if they are human or not, but they watch you eagerly, inviting you to join their private party. Unfortunately, if you chose the backroom, you chose wrong. You chose very wrong. The door is going to be slammed shut and locked, and all the figures will then pull off their masks and reveal faces familiar to yourself. Faces from your world. They'll ask you accusingly why you haven't saved them yet. What's taking you so long. Did you forget them?
Their eyes will glow as they crowd in on you, yelling and growing more caustic until the lights flicker. When you can see clearly again, the entire room will be empty save for a single glass of wine sitting on the table. You'll be sure someone was inside just a moment ago. You were definitely talking to someone. You can't be going crazy, right?
PHASE IV [ 2345 ]
Fifteen minutes to midnight. The music is getting louder and more intense. You've been eating candy or drinking all night (or avoiding food entirely if you're wise enough). Yet the music lures you in with its haunting tone, and you spot in the middle, a masked figure dancing more hypnotically than the rest. He's waving his chainsaw around as he puts out his lethal dance moves, and you are being drawn by the music into a violent dance off. You can fight the feeling, you can try and run. Unfortunately, none of the other natives and robots see the masked man but you. Only outsiders can see him, and the closer you get, the more you reach out to touch him-
you discover he's only a hologram like any other. Your fingers move through his shape, and distort it, but you're still so sure it's real.
BONUS [ whyo'clock ]
One of the back rooms has a beautiful fortune teller by the name of Aria. She will be seated inside, welcoming individuals or groups of people to give them their fortunes, and she will be giving them bizarrely specific and intimate details about their life from their underwear preference to how many partners they've slept with and how many moles they have on their ass. Prepare for awkward embarrassment. Ah, but what does the future hold in store? She'll smile when asked, and then her face will fall apart until a drill protrudes from the center to try and stab through your face. If your reflexes are fast enough, you can dodge it. If you're too slow, prepare for a hospital visit to the CERES Medical Facility.
Once that ordeal is over with, her face will reconstruct itself back to normal, and she will smile and say your future looks very bright in CERES.
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I wasn't really sitting and waiting! My most powerful magic centers around my borg!
[ She never thought that she'd actually have to explain what a borg is to another human before. Guess the both of them will just have to remain clueless while yelling at each other. ]
A-anyway, thanks for your help, but I could have taken care of myself regardless!
[ Even if this person is a bit rude, she should at least thank him for his help. ]
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... Yeah, yeah. Now let's get out of here.
[ He can't stand the noisier part of the area, so he wants to keep walking until they find the safest and most peaceful corner. Maybe one of the dining areas would be more quiet.
He decides to lead the way now, but not without looking back to check if she's following. A lost little girl would be trouble for later. ]
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Why does it sound like you don't believe me?
[ That comment was most likely directly both at her fighting capabilities and the fact that magic is real. However, it didn't occur to her that Yoon isn't the type to believe in magic. There's no question that magic exists, at least where she's from.
She puffs her cheek a bit as Yoon walks away from her. She's probably suppose to follow him but a part of her didn't want to. He's rude! The other part, a much bigger part, urges her to chase after him.
Why?
To prove that she's definitely strong and capable. She had to be strong... for her friends. She sucks in her breath and quickly runs after the boy. ]
Hey you! Wait up!
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[ After they secure a safe enough spot, they should be able to pass the night more easily. Not doing so would only warrant an impending headache... Actually, he may already be developing one right now.
He grunts to himself as they walk, grumbling something about wishing to meet "that princess and her dumb monsters." It seems that rather than focus on his irritation of this party, he decides to preoccupy himself with thinking about his own friends' sake. ]
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[ Grr... this boy's rudeness only gets worse the more she's around him. She's very tempted to bop him on the head with her staff. But a few rude words doesn't condone such an action, right? ]
Hey, do you even know where we're going?
[ They've already walked a safe distance away from the fortune teller room. Where else could they be heading now... unless they plan on exiting the party together? She didn't have much of a reason to stay so she doesn't specifically complain about leaving the club.
It's the destination that worries her. ]
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[ Thank you, genius senses! His survival capability has lead them to a more tolerable dining area. Although various voices can still be heard in the background, it blends more naturally due to the size of the room. But that music... That awful music just won't leave them alone.
He goes ahead and takes a seat by one of the unoccupied tables, claiming it for the two of them. Resting here will be good, so he could hopefully rid of his growing headache. Now if only that godawful music would stop. ]
Really though, what is up with this gathering? Candy, candy everywhere! I'm never touching that much sweets.
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When she slides into her seat, she sighs a little, looking down at her hands. She hasn't been in this place for very long and she already gotten into trouble. Sheba could almost hear the scolding she'd receive if the others knew.
Actually, she wouldn't mind hearing the scolding especially if what was told to her was true. It'd mean that her friends were okay in the end.
The moment she exits out of her thoughts, she stiffens when Yoon mentions the candy. She quickly waves her hand. ]
I... wouldn't suggest touching them at all...
[ At least not with the experience that she had to endure. ]
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[ The way she worded that makes it seem she ate some already. But due to Sheba's earlier childishness, Yoon wouldn't put it past her. Maybe now she has a stomachache from eating too much sweets. ]
What's the matter, are you feeling bad?
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N-no, just some really embarrassing memories.
[ She clears her throat a little before continuing. ]
I just wanted to warn you before you made the mistake I made.
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Well, it's better to avoid them. You can never tell what they added in them. I prefer to prepare my own meals.
[ That way, he knows what goes in them. And he can control the amount of healthiness as well, one's health is very important! ]
Are you sure you're not feeling bad? It's best to find water to wash it off properly.
[ If there's even clean water in here... ]
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I-I'm fine! The person I ended up meeting because of the incident helped me out greatly.
[ That women was extremely forgiving and helped her get fresh water. Thank goodness for that. ]
A-anyway, I know now that I won't be accepting anything else that happens to be left out here.
[ She's learned her lesson big time, and can use her knowledge to protect others who are unaware too! ]
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All right, then.
[ But... Geez, how long will this party drag on? And how long should he keep his mask? It's starting to get uncomfortable after wearing it for several hours. ]
Ugh, I want to leave already. Everything here is irritating.
[ Constant flashing of colored lights, grating loud music, voices of drunks, and strange dances... And he could have sworn he started hallucinating odd things earlier. ]
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[ It was hard to hear earlier because of the music, but it sounded like the boy was looking for something or someone. He sounded really troubled too, but it might be because Yoon suddenly had Sheba to watch over.
And if he really wanted to leave, he could have gone out on his own. It didn't look like anybody is really going to stop them from exiting the party. They're not expected to stay the whole night. ]
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[ In a gathering like this, the chances of finding someone familiar is high. Or so he thought. He hasn't seen anyone he's familiar with at all... Although they've been told that their world is in complicated circumstances, he still has a hard time believing it.
Those guys, they're definitely somewhere. He knows this! So he wanted to do his best to find the others... Even if the chances are low. Even if he can't, he could still attempt finding more information around here.
Drunks tend to speak a lot, after all. It's easy to listen in. ]
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I'm... hoping to find my friends too.
[ Even if she can't find them, she just hopes that they are alright... That this group, CERES, had or will be able to save everyone else just like how they managed to do for her. ]
The fortune teller said there was a bright future ahead in CERES. Maybe it'll mean something good for the both of us. She was... very accurate about the other things...
[ Her voice grew smaller and smaller, face turning redder and redder once more. ]
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[ They haven't been treated too badly, but Yoon doesn't know how else to take all of this. What is the truth about CERES? The information fed to them, they don't know how much of that is accurate. It didn't feel like the whole story. He doesn't want to just end the explanations after one day, especially not without confirming with his own eyes.
Aria tried to hurt Sheba earlier, wasn't that extremely dubious? If they really need their help to save the world or whatever, then what was that? Why are they trying to hurt them, or was that some kind of abominable test? Though... from the look of things, it seems that nobody is getting any answers from this party. ]
I don't know what she told you, but I think we should be cautious around them. Let me remind you that from the beginning, they already knew about us.
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[ Though it's also true about what Yoon said as well. She wanted to be really optimistic about things, but when she's reminded about being "a pile of data that was saved and backed up" or whatever, Sheba begins to look crestfallen. She was having a really hard time following that presentation during her arrival. It's all technical speak that she's far from being used to.
Maybe she really wanted to believe in it because she'd thought it means she might see her friends and loved ones again... Her future wouldn't be bright without Solomon, Arba, and the others by her side. ]
Sorry...
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[ All right, maybe he came off as being too opposed to the thought. But that's not it at all. Although he doesn't trust the source, it doesn't mean that he doesn't trust the words itself. ]
We don't need a third-party to tell us what we should believe. I want to personally believe in those idiots, so I don't need anyone telling me that they're going to be okay. I know that they're going to be okay!
[ So... ]
So, you know... I think your own friends would be the same.
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He's right. Her friends will definitely be okay. They are strong and CERES needed strong people to help their cause right? Then they will definitely need the rest of the resistance too. ]
Yes! They'll definitely be okay...!
[ She clasps her hands together and mummers a small prayer. It probably wasn't necessary, but a prayer to Ilah just felt a bit comforting too. ]
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[ So that they too, will be all right. They have to keep going in order to eventually reunite with everyone, so they have to do what the can for now. Letting the situation get the worst of them will only make things bitter. ]
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[ She puffs her cheek for a bit. If Yoon had kept up that mean tough boy act from earlier, she would have been more upset at him. But she smiles at him knowingly. ]
You know, I also prayed to God that you'll find your friends, too.
[ He might think she's being ridiculous again, but she has his well-being in her thoughts. ]