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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At least he isn't a total wreck, and Kagari thinks they may end up fighting after all when the peacock makes a move. Sadly, or rather, hilariously, that just seems to inspire a more creative display.
Even when the rest of the crowd starts jeering around him, Kagari is snorting to himself, amused by the whole ridiculous show going on in the ring. While he feels as confused as the guy in the ring looks, being able to watch it from the outside is especially entertaining.
Finally, when the peacock starts turning around like it's a display in a store, Kagari starts outright laughing.]
Are you-- are you gonna fight it, or just let it look all dolled up for you?
[At this point it doesn't even matter. Coming down here seeing all this has already been worth it.]
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Dammit. I've no time for this! [ He's got bigger and better things to do. Like unleash demons onto his world and let them run through the streets terrorizing people? Wait -- no, he's going to make the world a better place for it! ] Come here, you ... !
[ He'll make a grab for the peacock while it's turned around, hoping that it won't pop a red rocket or anything nasty like that.
Once the feathered beast is in his hands, he turns to chuck it at the nearest person outside of the ring. Who happens to be Kagari.
He might have aimed for him on purpose.
The poor peacock might not take this rejection too well. Watch out Kagari. It's coming right for your head and it's ready to take its heartbreak out on you. ]
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He grabs a handful of tail feathers and snatches at the thrashing bird's legs so that he has a second to spare to yell out, either at the man in the ring, or the bird, or both.]
Wh-- what the hell are you doing?
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I'm seeking leverage against you people. [ Meaning: you'll be his hostage. ]
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Leverage? What--
[It actually doesn't really matter what this guy is going on about, because Kagari is certainly not going anywhere without a fight. He twists in the grip, rotating his hips enough to try and get a foot hooked behind them to trip them up, wanting to at least jostle them enough for him to get free.]
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YOU... YOU LATENT CRIMINAL PEOPLEWalter has done his fair share of brawling in the past and has limited professional experience training underneath a master Samurai, but even the best of the best get tripped up once in a while. No pun intended.
He senses the foot coming, anticipating the entanglement before it even happens. There's no way of assuaging this quick enough, so instead of trying to counter, he simply grabs hold of his neck tighter to take him down with him as he drops to the floor.
Are they seriously going to wrestle in the crowd like this? Well, they didn't come here for that kind of show, but the people surrounding them seem to be taken with the turn of events. Leaving the real peacock ignored, they start backing up to make room for a misshapen circle for their fight to take place in. ]
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While he's never really had any style or finesse to his way of fighting, all Kagari cares about now is causing the biggest amount of pain in the shortest amount of time. To that end, he's jamming an elbow backwards in a short, sharp jab and reaching for Walters leg; see how he likes having it pulled in the wrong direction.]
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He grunts in his efforts, trying to wrap the bow of leg around his neck, seeing as how he's... down there, anyway. ]
Why you...! [ With his hands free, he grabs for his arms, yanking them down to his sides and keeping them immobile.
The crowd is seriously getting a kick out of this and are placing their bets. ]
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Even though it galls him, he finds himself slapping a hand on his opponents leg, trying to signal that he has had enough of this stupidity.
Besides, if the moron still wants to keep it up after this, at least he'll have gotten himself up and and in a better position to fight.]
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[Normally he would be offended that anyone asked if was giving up, but mostly he wants to get this over with. He hasn't actually given up entirely, either, and is still struggling to get his arm free.]
How do you even think this is going to end for you, huh?
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I'll be taking you captive until further notice - so lest you wind up with a black eye, I suggest you be good. Agh.
Now, take me to where my weapons are being held.
[ He'll start getting up, lifting Kagari to his feet. Which is easy because the other man is smol despite.... being older than Walter. ]
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Despite being dragged to his feet and the ache in his arm and shoulder, he starts laughing, looking over his shoulder incredulously.]
Did you hit your head really hard? Why would I know where your crap is? I'm just as confused about being here as anyone else-- so find it yourself.
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But if you're really as clueless as you say you are, then I suppose I have no choice but to throw you into the next fight as my replacement while I reclaim my possessions.
[ He starts pushing kagari forward, using him as a shield of sorts against the crowd. If he keeps going forward, they'll find a way out of this stupid cluster of bodies. ]
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[He is digging his heels in to the ground now, and will be wrenching his arm to get free. It's awkward and painful, but so is trying to have a conversation with this man.]
Replacement? Uh uh. I'm not doing that. Look, they don't even care who's in there, they'll forget you even left before the next fight starts.
[Sure enough, other confused-looking people are stumbling into the ring, to the crowds apparent delight.]
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[ Sorry, Kagari, you weigh like nothing...
But digging his heels into the ground does prove to make shepherding him difficult. So what else to do?
He'll just bend down and hoist the other man up onto his shoulder, ala caveman style. ]
Until I'm assured a way out of this place, you'll remain my hostage.
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Screw that, I'm not going to be anybody's hostage, not even here. It's just a stupid game, anyway!
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Ugh, to hell with this! [ Walter is strong, but he lacks the bulk needed to stay upright as a grown man writhes on his shoulder. He pretty much... drops Kagari to the floor, and unceremoniously at that.
He also tears off the peacock cap from his head to fling it at Kagari's orange head as he begins walking past the fallen boy. He didn't sacrifice himself to Lucifer to end up like this. ] If you're speaking the truth, then you might as well follow if you wish to get out of here, too.