Dread it, run from it, anime arrive all the same. -- Anon Guest
[AN: I have no context for the video this links to, and at this point I am afraid to ask. Video shows anime-style character announcing that soon, the entire world will be Anime]
They called it the Kawaiivirus, and it was sweeping the world. On paper, it sounded adorable, but once you actually saw a human transformed by it, you never wanted that to happen to you. The aesthetic of animation does not fit well with living flesh. Huge eyes, near-nonexistent noses, and mouths that could vary from tiny ticks to wide, all-encompassing maws... it was all horrible.
Scientists were evenly divided between finding a cure and methods of preventing infection for that exact reason. Of course, those already infected were more invested in the cure. Nobody wants to look that way in real life, even with access to Hammerspace and physics-defying bosoms with unachievable figures. The downside was that any female-identifying member of the Infected who wore skirts inevitably had their privacy violated by circumstance. Pants, naturally, became the hottest fashion choice among all those at risk.
Some people liked the infection, despite the disturbing end of the symptoms. Hammerspace evened out the dating game and almost ended domestic abuse overnight. People could summon their pent-up emotions and use them to effect others, the real world, or things in their aura. News events dealing with the inevitable aftermath of overpowered anime blasts, ready access to Hammerspace, and creepy emotion-driven influence were all over the place.
Something had to be done, or it would be the end of the world. Of course, the conspiracy theorists were going even more insane than normal. It was an alien plot, it was a corporate plot, it was a sign from the divine as a judgement on mankind for its wickedness. This did not often gel with the fact that the traditionally 'wicked' were the ones being actual heroes in the inevitable chaos. It was a hard sell. So too was the concept that this was a real disease. So many people were going off about advanced holograms that it was hard to find the actual truth.
The less said about the lot refusing to do anything to help prevent the spread, all in the name of their freedoms, the better.
If there was one group putting their all behind the cure, it was the most surprising in the world. You wouldn't believe it, considering their immense knowledge and even more immense collections. And yet, the White Otaku group were pushing harder for a cure than anyone else.
Turns out, when your dreams come true, the reality is more nightmare than anything else.
Especially when Hammerspace is involved. Nothing says "NO, and stay away from me" faster than a gigantic battle mace pulled out of thin air and then applied directly to the nearest body part. There were even rumours about those complaining that Hammerspace ruined all their fun were being hunted down and mercilessly slaughtered.
It was mayhem. It was chaos.
And then the tentacle hentai attacked.
[Image (c) Can Stock Photo / frescostudio5]
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