In RPGs, someone almost always dies or reveals themselves as a traitor in the first town/tutorial level, be it your parents, your brother, your sister, your mentor, your allies in your terrorist cell, Emperor Uriel Septim, your fiancé, your best friend, and frequently the entire town where you grew up will get set ablaze.
Red flashy screens = near death. Even in third person.
Can you see liquid anywhere near you? Is this liquid any colour other than clear blue? Then it will damage your health to go in it.