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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Matt Murdock | Daredevil (TV series)
p h a s e I I I;
B o n u s;
W i l d c a r d;
Bonus
You're joking, right? Because if I knew, I sure as hell wouldn't be walking around with one.
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I'm guessing you tried to talk to our... [A pause!] so-called doctor as well.
[But he's trying to get up, as well, very slowly.] I thought... isn't there some way to get it off?
[Is this thing not for dogs. Not that he's ever really dealt with any (aside from service dogs), but.]
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I keep trying, but all that happens is a love affair between it and the wall. Stupid thing has me off-balance...and yeah, I did. Or I tried. I was working my way up to a good rant about their bedside manner when they slapped this on me! First the kennels, then this. Like I'm someone's stupid pet.
[And now she's not even too drugged up to ignore the claustrophobia as earlier, so yes she sounds a bit on edge.]
Did they do that to you, too? Or something worse?
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[Well, they sure tried. Matt was able to avoid the worst of it - but he's been tossed in one of those metallic kennels, like an animal. Just like her. ]
It sounds like we're all in the same boat. I've gotten tossed around and collared like an animal since I got here.
[A pause.]
They tried to throw me in an underground peacock fighting ring. [There's a mirthless smile at that!] Not much of a fight. [Blind and all.]
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An underground...peackock fighting ring. Seriously? Treating us like this isn't horrible enough, they had to add actual animal cruelty to the list?
oh my god please also phase iii
But I was winning. Surely you can wait five more minutes before doing... whatever it is you're doing.
[ hawke, don't make shitty jokes around the unstable catholic. but yeah she's just going to be gesturing her hands for him to get out of the way. real bad survival instincts on this one. ]
;D
I'm putting an end to this. You want to enact animal cruelty, do it on your own time.
[And this is about the time the owner sends a flock of vicious peacocks right for him! Uh oh, Hawke might get caught in the crossfire.]
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I think you're highly underestimating the capabilities of these peacocks. Maybe they like fighting. You know, showing their prowess. It's the adrenaline, I'm sure.
[ but oh suddenly peacock stampede that's no fun. hawke's not really paying attention either so yeah, she's probably getting run over like an idiot. from under the pile: ]
I take it back, I take it back!
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I'm sure it's a perfectly fair fight. [SARDONICALLY. But the peacock stampede is coming, and he's backflipping over them - trying to avoid hurting them, but snagging Hawke by her clothing and yanking her out of the way.]
[He cocks his head at...... well, that person he seems to think is in charge.]
Call off the birds.
[They're swarming.]
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Sorry to interrupt, but may I leave now?
[ still zero awareness for the situation at hand. or more like, awareness but lack of care for it. ]
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[And they keep coming-]
Yes, get out of here. Get everyone out of here!
[But can he handle all these birds on his own?!]
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she'll leave you to your birds fate, matt. ]
Come on! You heard the very angry masked man, go on out. What are you even doing? Don't pick that up! Isn't this a doctor's office? Why is there even a gambling ring here?!
[ as if you weren't involved at all hawke, pls. but she'll definitely have most people out of here within the next fifteen minutes or so, even if she has to shove them out. how's those birds going, matt? ]
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phase ii
Such as, letting a blind man try to clean the T-Rex's teeth. Ai has set her own, "Fluffy" pet aside to try and see what can be done]
I-I can help you out! At least the dinosaur doesn't seem dangerous!
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[...And as far as he can tell, that's definitely some kind of huge lizard. From what he can tell, it does seem like a dinosaur... but that's not possible, right?]
[Anyway, he'll reach out for her arm - definitely for his own sake and not to keep her from moving closer to the dinosaur. Definitely.]
Hang on - did you just say dinosaur?
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Now about that last part...]
Y-Yeah, it's definitely a dinosaur. The game's taken a strange turn to say the least.
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I didn't think that was possible. [But that thing sounds hungry, and he doesn't exactly have the time to sit around and debate the absurdity of what he's sensing.]
And we're expected to play dentist to this thing? Does that sound right to you?
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[The T-Rex may be giving the duo a toothy smile and causing Ai to take a step back nervously. But then she tries to sound optimistic even though there's a tremble throughout her body making the trepidation obvious.]
But you know, it's not impossible! But two people for this job isn't enough.
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[He takes a step back with her, sensing her fear. Aaand another step, gently trying to take her back further with him]
[But really, he keeps wondering why she has no issue with any of this.]
I'm not sure there should be people for this job to begin with. We didn't exactly get reptile dentistry training.
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II
...What's vegan? [there are no vegetarians in westeros???]
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[...Alarmingly young, even. Matt immediately straightens, pausing to concentrate on Arya to determine how close she is to the dinosaur and anything else he can notice.]
People who don't eat anything that comes from an animal - meat, eggs, milk, nothing. [Pause.] But I doubt that's the case with our friend, here.
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It eats meat. [flatly] You don't need teeth like that to eat flowers.
[her heartbeat picks up faster than normal, despite her attempted cool. she's nervous and afraid of the dinosaur, and more than little suspicious of Matt (because strangers and adults and what is he wearing on his face!! what are dark glasses!! can he even see through those). she eyes Matt,]
Can you run fast?
[as for her, she's faster than children her age, but weeks of eating scanty provisions and sleeping on hard ground has taken its toll on her body. she's too skinny for her age, the very picture of a child who's been toughing the outdoors for longer than she should]
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From what I can hear, it doesn't sound very friendly.
[He keeps his tone light, taking a few slow steps towards her as the dinosaur glares them both down - it apparently expected a full cleaning, so why aren't they hopping to it? Such terrible service.]
Yes. Can you guide me? [He doesn't really need her help, of course, but he wants to get close enough to shield her if he has to - without making her even more nervous.]
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[but she also can't turn tail and abandon him, because she's not like some lannisters, nor is she a craven!! survival's her first option here, survival and somehow finding the way back to Westeros and to the Wall -- where Jon Snow is. Jon, who would be really disappointed to know that she left a blind guy to get eaten by a dinosaur.]
If you're lying, then I'm leaving you for dead. [she's lying... she won't leave matt. She might angrily kick him though. Still, she walks close enough to take his arm. the dinosaur makes a warning grumble. it's probably not going to make a customer complaint... Arya's heartbeat skitters even higher, tugging Matt to the direction of the exit and sadly turning her back to the customer.]
[WILL IT LET THEM LEAVE IN PEACE?? probably not, because as soon as Arya turns, it starts to rise from it's seat]
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That's what this is for.
[He can tell the threat is empty - but she's not responsible for him. More like the other way around. But she's close now, tugging him, and he heard that warning grumble. He goes along with her easily, making sure to keep himself between the dinosaur and her. That is a very unsatisfied reptile, and it's coming. His fist is tightening around the cane.]
Time to run!
[Now, fellow television protag...!]