//TESTDRIVE2.0.EXE

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//TESTDRIVE2.0.EXE Welcome to the Castle-town of Valoria The prototype of ViViD's newest level has been complete. However, right now, only a single castle-town is open and available to be accessed with a mini-mission for all registered players. This castle-town is currently undergoing a terrible plague that causes those who drink the water to become strongly infected by the venom laced within. The venom creates a form of volatile madness known as The Maenas, and it is said to originate by a single flower growing in the center of the castle-town's lake. In order to purify it, everyone will have to work together to rescue the Priestess who is being held hostage in one of the castle-town's main towers, which is currently being guarded by a large dragon. Who that dragon is working for is currently unknown, but right now, it's preventing the priestess from helping the villagers. At the log in screen, players will be greeted by Vidia, giving them a friendly announcement and providing them with the mission details: "You're here at last! There's no time to delay, Player. The priestess mourns the more you hesitate. Come on, get equipped, and follow me! Are you ready? You simply have to follow my instructions. ✩ Get to the tower and defeat the dragon. ✩ Do not kill the townsfolk. They don't know any better! Knock them out, but do not let them die, or the imps will eat their corpses! ✩ Kill the imps, they're aggravating the madness! Each imp will release a soul orb on death. Grab it! It'll protect you from the madness, too. Each soul orb is worth ten credits! ✩ You have six hours. Please rescue the Priestess in that time, and she will be able to let you out. ✩ If you encounter people already from Tellus, you'll get a bonus orb for each soul orb you collect for all players. ✩ If you don't fight, you'll end up affected by the flower's curse... please, band together with someone and travel with them to slow the effects. ✩ The dragon will continue to re-spawn if it's fought alone. Please fight as a pair or group to bring it down if you can! ✩ Remember, you only have six hours... hurry, please!"

//SCENARIOS.EXE PHASE I [ xxxx ] You're standing right in the center of the entertainment district inside the main ViViD hub. The machines sit before you, beckoning to being worn so you can test out the newest level in ViViD. There are others around you, in similar positions. Researchers are on stand-by to document your every move and make sure there are no glitches at all. As you settle into your chair, you slowly put on the helmet and find yourself being immersed in a world that's so real, you can hardly tell whether or not you're in the game or still in reality. (Please don't attack the researchers, they're only doing their job and they won't hurt anyone!) PHASE II [ xxxx ] You're fully immersed in the game now, wandering around with the list of objectives Vidia gave you. It's your choice where you want to start first. You can talk to the NPCs, engage in a grueling battle, level up, or head straight to fight the boss in a daring suicide run. However, as you walk through the castle-town, you catch glimpses of shifting faces. The NPCs look familiar for a moment, maybe reminiscent of someone back home. The effect lasts too short for it to be noteworthy until it continues to occur. Feel free to explore, but remember, you have six hours, a holographic timer to the side of your screen will appear when you wish for it. PHASE III [ xxxx ] Another glitch appears. This one is more debilitating than the rest, leaving you hanging mid-attack. The game seems to freeze completely for a solid two minutes. In that time-span, the world shifts to your own. You're standing right in the middle of the one you remember, staring up into a sky painted red with fire while a blood-curling scream erupts from the back of your mind. You glance down around, and one by one, the people start to fall to the ground, shattering like glass. In the distance, the dragon looms, staring straight at you and roaring, though its voice seems equally agonized. Then the game resumes normally as though nothing happened. Your complete your attack and continue as normal. Then something else appears within the darkness for a moment, lost in a single blink. That one second passes so swiftly it's barely noticeable. It might throw you off, it might leave you facing a pair of imps or crazed hordes. Whoever is with you had better started fighting... And you'd better run if you're alone! PHASE IV [ xxxx ] You've reached the end. Victory is yours. The townspeople are cheering, and the Priestess is rewarding you with a kind smile and several credits to your name. The dragon lies on the ground defeated, though its eyes are open still, hollow and black. In the reflection, you can still see the traces of a world left behind. In that moment, you can also swear you see it blinking when it should be dead, but there's no time to dwell. You're being logged out and the researchers are shoving surveys in your face or asking you questions about your experience. BONUS [ whyo'clock ] Welcome to the Dressing Room. This is where you can dress up your character in ViViD in all kinds of costumes. Completing missions will open up new outfits that will be delivered in the real world to character's flats. As a prize for completing the above mission, characters will be rewarded with some special outfits (both are unisex). Characters will immediately be launched into the Dressing Room upon completion so they can see themselves modeling their brand new outfits to one another. [ You can choose to set your threads in the game or before/after if you'd like. Remember to apply proper warnings on threads with trigger-y or inappropriate material and do let a mod know if your thread careens off into maiming or canoodling so we can lock the log. ]

//RUN.EXE Welcome to CEREALIA's second Test Drive Meme. Please forgive our appearance as we are still going through the final stages of game completion… mostly fighting with table codes. While most pages are under development and/or hidden from the public eye, please don't feel discouraged, since knowing everything doesn't always make the experience. Your characters will know as little as you. For your convenience, we have compiled a post detailing everyone's arrival experience and a FAQ that should explain everything in more detail. Please read them thoroughly before playing. Thank you!

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[triviatime]

[ in truth, cent had spotted two some time again, wandering through the ViViD level. his immediate impulse had been to call out to her, but he fought that back in favor of just observing for a little while. this way, he could suddenly make a daring entrance at some point and sweep her off her feet, right? in the stories, things like that always happened by happenstance, but in reality a dynamic entrance takes a lot of timing and planning. so he just followed after her, making sure to keep his distance while also making sure she didn't get herself into any trouble.

admittedly, if something was powerful enough to give two trouble, it was questionable whether cent would actually be able to help.

for now, he would just blend into the crowd and do his best not to be noticed- ] Eh? [ a plan which comes crashing down when he suddenly hears two calling out to him. of course, he should have known that the connection between them was too strong to be deceived by any trickery, and that she'd find him even if he tried to hide himself away in a throng of people. yes, that was truly the power of-

"Heeey, you there! We should totally team up, don'tcha think?"

or this could just be a complete coincidence and she hasn't even realized it's him yet. ]

Lady Two... don't you think it's beneath you to solicit company for complete strangers?

[homemade]

[wow... creeper... well, a not quite but still coincidental encounter was still pretty dramatic in Two's opinion. And while it was a bit anti-climatic on Cent's side, Two felt like the wind had been taken straight outta her lungs the moment she realizes it's him. Her heart immediately swells with a familiar love and joy that she wouldn't trade for all the world.]

Wha...? Cent! How long have you been standing there? [Ohhh gosh she hopes it wasn't too long though or she'd just die from embarrassment! How could she have acted so cold to her own boyfriend/disciple!!!]

[triviatime]

[ no, creeper is correct. he may be her boyfriend/disciple, but that was definitely some grade a creeping. even if she somehow managed to spot him almost right away.

regardless, what are you supposed to say in situations like this? oh, right. ]

No, I just got here. [ never mind the fact that makes absolutely no sense in this context. ] As I expected, Lady Two was able to find me immediately. [ he is such a liar. ]

[homemade]

[It may be a lie, but she's buying it anyway.]

Y-You did? [Whew. She was relieved like you can't believe.] Oh! Then I guess I did, huh?

[Even without trying, she could find Cent in any world. Just the idea that she was capable makes her heart go all aflutter again, even if it wasn't the truth. It makes her happy either way.]

I'm really glad to see you're okay, Cent. I was getting worried... and kinda lonely.

[triviatime]

[ two is the only one who actually buys any of his crap... maybe that's why they actually get along. ]

Then I'm glad I'm here to alleviate your loneliness.

[ okay he definitely knows this is over the top cheesy but he can't stop himself anyway... ]

I'm alright, now that I've returned to your side.

[homemade]

Aww, you're so sweet, Cent. [She giggles, not entirely unlike a school girl.] You always know how to make me feel better.

[triviatime]

That is one of my most important duties, after all. [ school girl two... yeah i can see it. ] So then, I take it you plan to rescue the priestess and save this place?

[ he was totally opposed to helping dito with this shit, but... ] I would be happy to accompany you.