Hey there! Did you know that yearly check-ups are the best preventative medicine you can give to your darling CYbuddy? Their health is of the utmost importance and from the Pomeranian to the Velociraptor, it's so very necessary to give your CYbuddy what he or she needs to be as happy and healthy as can be. After all, CYbuddies are the first and last defense in the war against loneliness, so you must do your best to protect the ones you have! You wouldn't want to be a friendless CYbuddy-less loser, would you? Through thick and thin, rain or shine, your CYbuddy will love you forever. And ever. And ever. Do not disappoint your CYbuddy.
You blink and suddenly find yourself in what looks like a doctor's waiting room, completely alone aside from the robot receptionist. Posters line the walls in various degrees of friendliness. Actually, is this the vet? It kind of looks like the vet. In fact, when you look down towards your lap, there will be a creature snoozing comfortably on you. Really, how did you not notice? The creature's collar names him Fluffy. (That's a dumb name, why did you name your pet Fluffy? Be more creative!) If you decide to call out to the receptionist, they will ignore you, but soon after you will hear clacking of sharp nails on the floor as someone -- or something -- comes out of the back room.
No worries, it's just the doctor.
 Greetings! My name is Thelonious T-Bone the Third and I will be Fluffy's doctor today. I will take good care of your dear Fluffy and be right back to you with him or her in a jiffy. You can, of course, completely trust me for I am the best in the business! No other Velociraptor can treat and heal pets as well as I, most certainly. But there is one tiny little thing, you see. My nurse is out sick today and my hands are too small and dangerous to work well without accidentally killing your poor pet. So, to make up for this, I will need you to be my nurse today. Do you think you can handle that?
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PHASE I [ 09 00 ] Welcome to ViViD's state of the art pet care simulator. It looks like everyone is ready and willing to get started -- maybe a little too eager to get started. There seems to have been a minor misunderstanding actually and Dr. T-Bone seems to think that... well, that you're the pet. Didn't he see Fluffy's collar? (Still, such a dumb name!)
If you don't think fast, you're likely to be shoved into a kennel or forced into getting really uncomfortable shots (to prevent rabies, you see; side effects include dizziness, nausea, sprouting animal ears for a few hours and the increased desire to bite people). At least you'll have company since it looks like this mistake is happening to everyone. Might as well get cozy and get to know the people stuck in the kennels next to you while you're here.
PHASE II [ 1200 ] It's time to actually be the nurse! And time to treat one of Dr. T-Bone's most prominent clients. You will be led to, well, a dinosaur -- a T-Rex to be exact. And you will be told that your job is to take care of its teeth.
That's right. Someone has to clean all of those teeth. And it looks like you're the lucky sap who got the job. Don't worry, the Tyrannosaurus Rex's name tag proclaims it to be vegan (and to go by the name of Sir Gadzooks) so it should be perfectly safe to reach into that gaping maw and start cleaning those teeth.
Alternatively, you could make your dental assistant do it; looks like you weren't the only one to get dragged into this farce. The question is, which one is handling the sharp pointy objects, and which one is sticking their hand into that mouth?
Also, it's not really a vegan dinosaur, that was a great big lie. And it's very, very hungry -- now might be a good time to run.
PHASE III [ 1300 ] Hope you weren't doing anything important (like sticking your hand into the mouth of a dinosaur), because someone is now throwing a blindfold over your eyes and hustling you right into the basement. A couple of twists and turns later, and you're being shoved into what appears to be an underground... peacock fighting ring? With a jaunty peacock headband on and none of your weapons on you, it seems as though you've been mistaken for a particularly ugly peacock and have been tossed into the ring.
Look out though. Those peacocks look mean. They'll go straight for the eyes if they get the chance, and will peck away merrily at your head. Of course, the walls aren't that high all things considered (they're peacocks), so it probably wouldn't be that hard to escape the ring.
(Or, if you manage to find your way down there yourself, you can always join in on the ludicrously outlandish betting pool. It might be a good way to get some cash -- if you bet on the right peacock.
Actually, is that Mr. T-Bone in the crowd too? Someone get the quack out of here!)
PHASE IV [ 1600 ] There's someone whispering.
It's a quiet, throaty whisper, and no matter where you are in the ViViD level, you can hear it. Sometimes, it's clearer than others. Sometimes, it can barely be heard at all. But it's always there, whispering, "Come closer. Come closer. Come closer."
If you should gather up your courage and follow those whispers, they will lead you to a... bird. Upon seeing you, the bird will begin to speak again in that throaty whisper, this time detailing the destruction of your world, down to the tiniest of details, such as the look on your best friend's face as they died, or the last words of your most important person. It's almost hypnotic, so much so that you can't pull away --
And just like that, the bird squawks, and it's over. What was that about? Hopefully nobody else heard all of that.
BONUS [ xxxx ] You go to speak with the vet, whether to complain about your treatment at the hands of the others, the fact that you had to play dino dentistry or to let him know that there's an illegal peacock fighting ring below his practice, and before you know it there's talk of "just to be safe" and "you never know what someone with an attitude like that will do" -- which, what? All of a sudden Dr. T-Bone and his receptionist are shoving you into a cone of shame. How embarrassing! And no matter what you do, it just won't come off.
In fact, if nothing else, it seems magnetically attracted to the walls and anyone else wearing one. If one of those poor fools happen to be within a ten foot radius of you, prepare yourselves for a massive collision. What a pain, right? It seems like the cones won't come off until you (and your magnetic partner) get out of this confounded level. If only you could find the exit (and Fluffy too -- where'd he get off to?)
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kanda yuu ; dgm
[ regardless of who is actually the designated dental assistant, kanda is standing with one foot planted firmly on the t-rex's jaw, the other used to pry its mouth slightly open. his other hand rests conspicuously on the hilt of the sword at his waist as he cocks his head at a patch of plaque. ]
You. Scrub.
PHASE IV.
[ not everyone takes well to doomsday predictions (or proclamations), it seems. the bird has been grasped by its bony neck, briefly strangled, and hurled into the distance with unnatural strength.
it may have hit someone in the face. sorry. ]
ii cos why not
Picking up a large scrubbing brush that's probably too big for her, she puts on the paste and starts scrubbing.]
Are you find up there?
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[ like the fact that you're scrubbing a t-rex's teeth, vietnam... the t-rex which kanda is kicking lightly. it growls deep, so loud that its frame vibrates, but kanda stays where he is for now. ]
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[Don't worry, Kanda, she can regrow limbs! Her healing doesn't kill her like his does (OHHHHH). And Kanda, stop aggravating the t-rex otherwise she will be in trouble.]
There. [She's scrubbed firmly once, but she's unsure if she missed a spot at this angle.] Do you see anywhere else I need to scrub?
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Over there.
[ actually being vaguely helpful, kanda points—and his boot slips slightly. he doesn't fall, but the t-rex lifts its head, ready to roar—! ]
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She was totally prepared to go scrub over where he pointed, but as soon as the t-rex shuffles slightly (listen to that air getting sucked in--!!) she immediately shoves the brush down against its jaw to try to get it to be stable. It may or may not work, it's just a brush!]
H-how does one even pacify a dinosaur?!
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How am I supposed to know? [ he moves to hop down, finally. the t-rex snorts. ] Feed it something?
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iv
Except he did and he's confused.]
I do not understand. Why did you do that?
[He speaks in a voice devoid of any emotion.]
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Ha? Do what?
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You threw that creature. Why?
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[ kanda tosses his head a little, looking away. not at the half-dead weird bird on the ground, nope. ]
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And so Gowther points at the other, using a bit of his magic. He only meant to see why the man threw the creature, but he sees something more interesting instead.]
Lotus flowers?
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[ that got his attention pretty quickly. kanda's gaze focuses on gowther, eyes narrowing. ]
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Was it calling you, too?
[Creepy bird it might have been, but she looks kind of sad that it's dead now as she glances from the bird, then back to him.]
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None of your business.
[ he glares at the bird again. ] What do you mean, calling? Your name?
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She shakes her head at his question, though, and takes no offense at how brusque he's being.]
I kept hearing someone say, "come closer". When I followed the voice, it seemed to be coming from here.
[She holds it up again with both hands, gently, to get a better look.]
I assumed it was the bird by your reaction. Was I wrong?
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...no. [ no, she wasn't wrong. kanda crosses his arms, huffs and shifts his weight briefly. ] Did it say anything else to you?
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Before you threw it towards me?
[Because it definitely wasn't intentionally at her... She somehow has more faith in him than that.]
It said the name of my village, I think... I didn't hear much more than that.
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he grunts in acknowledgement of her statement. ] Then you were lucky.
[ now he notices that the bird is still moving around and places a hand on the hilt of his sword. ] Let me finish it.
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ii!
You can't be- oh, fuck. You are serious, aren't you.
[ The assassin's got his hands close to his own daggers as he tenses up, ready to spring back at a moment's notice. ]
Give me one good reason why I gotta go through with this, and the first one- [ Styx inclines his head toward Kanda's sword, that thinly-veiled threat ] - doesn't count!
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Because... it's your job.
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Oh, well, my mistake, I completely forgot that my job description's got "gullible idiot" and "dinner entree" written all over it! I'll just go over here and lather myself in cooking sauces. You ought to come out and roll around in a fire- you're only half-baked.
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You talk too much. [ hopping off the t-rex's face! it growls and tosses its head a little, but kanda is unperturbed as he stalks toward the other person. ] Can you not handle a simple task?
[ it's kind of not simple, but, well. details. ]
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Look, kid, there's a difference between can handle and won't handle. And I'm telling you right now, I can jump right in and start picking at those teeth- but I won't, because I didn't live to be a hundred-something by pulling off dumb-ass stunts like that!
[ He holds his hands out, palms upward, in the universal gesture of "why this." ]
I'm still waiting for that one good reason, by the way.
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[ kanda's distracted from the t-rex business until styx mentions reasons again, so it's his own fault really. ]
There doesn't have to be a good reason. Just get it over with so it's happy and I can leave.
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