[Mari]

((Hi! The overwhelming majority of this mission will be taking place in-game. I'll be using the IC thread mostly for exposition purposes and to keep track of plot progression just so that it's somewhere other than our memories. Other members of the mission do no need to post here, and can simply react to things in-game. After the first posts, you'll just see daily summaries of progression related things made after we finish playing.))

"Thank you for coming! I know this isn't one of the life sphere's top priorities, but if it works out as well as I've been promised it could pave the way for a much more secure Life Sphere and save lives. This machine will virtualize you, which will keep your physical body safe from any real harm. Once you're all in, I'll check up on you in the virtual simulation to make sure everything's okay. --...Valorie. I've done my best to ensure that you'll have something similar to your human body once you enter. I can make some minor adjustments as w go though, so let me know if anything makes you uncomfortable, alright? Now then, Arle--Why don't you go first?"

Meanwhile, in the laboratory of so called "Doctor X"...

"Nyehehehe"

Soon after entering the virtual world, Arle and company will find they cannot leave of their own volition.

[Mari]

The group of heroes was able to triumph the virtual world, using a loophole wherein they could leave the game by beating it and triggering a sort of 'game over' state to leave it. However, it appears that something strange is happening within the virtual world. An oddly girly fae menace has revealed itself to be even more powerful than the corruption our heroes have faced so far, with a mysterious figure watching over them to observe and tally their progress. They might find that they would be called upon to fight again in the future.