answered.
That
didn’t clear up my confusion. I made a few noises and kept
watching. This was a wealth of information that wasn’t on any
website I had seen. Experiencing it first hand, Second Headset, was
useful. Even if I didn’t get a copy of Continue Online from
work, I might pick up a copy later.
“ Ready?”
“ Sure.
This stuff is useful, but I haven’t seen the actual game.”
I said.
“ Right.”
She leapt through the doorway and the ground fell away. Below, a
globe similar to Earth rapidly approached.
“ Whoa.
Whoa. WOOooooh.” I did not like the free fall feeling. My heart
rate sped up. Both hands clenched in panic and tried to reassure
myself that the bedroom floor was still present.
“ Gets
you racing doesn’t it?” Beth yelled against the wind,
miles up as the ground grew closer and closer.
“ Don’t
panic!” Images of impending doom drove across my brain. Choices
ranged from burning up in the atmosphere, landing and becoming a pile
of mush, or a belly flop to end all belly flops. We got closer. Beth
was looking around for me, adjusting the in game vision. She looked
over to the ocean.
“ Look
at that! You see it?” She shouted. The wind whipped by and
ruffled her clothes. “I keep telling my friends there’s
something in the water out there! It’s huge!”
Her
vision was over a giant ocean in between continents. For a moment, it
looked like giant waves surged out of nowhere. A portion of water was
darker than the others and almost seemed to crawl.
“ That’s…”
“ It’s
awesome! I’ll get the skills to go out there before the end of
college!” She shouted with a confidence only teenagers could
feel.
I
was going to say frightening.
“ Look
up there!”
Beth
flipped around in the falling air while I was busy watching the
approaching ground out of the game's peripherals. She seemed
oblivious to my fears of falling from such a height.
“ Is
that?” I honed in on the giant object floating up above.
“ A
moon? Yep! Like the colonies! I bet we can explore it too! There’s
an entire guild dedicated to reaching it!” That was admittedly
neater than a giant whatever that was in the ocean.
“ Does
it always take this long to get into the game?” I took a few
deep breaths to steady myself. There was carpet beneath my fingers
and dresser in the way of my feet. At least that's what I felt.
Visually everything felt insane with Beth's dive from the heavens.
“ Nope!
We’re doing a longer log in for you!” She shouted. The
air changed. Sounds were different. Beth stayed laying backwards and
refused to turn around. I actually liked the moon, it was far more
calming than an approaching planet.
“ Can
you do this every time?” A moon without buildings on it seemed
almost innocent. It reminded me of childhood. I had taken the natural
moon for granted.
“ Yep!
Well, I can, it's from a trait!” Her shouts were muffled by the
wind.
I
might be sold already.
“ Landddinnnggg!”
The last drop felt like hitting the softest, fluffiest bed ever
known. Beth’s blinking caused pauses in our visual connection.
I blinked a few times myself and took steadying breaths.
“Huh.
Rope.” She said.
Multiple
messages popped into view. Beth looked at them one by one. Status
updates on her time in autopilot.
Losses
Resource:
7 Gold, 8 Silver, 54 Copper
“ What
the?” These messages were very out of place. Floating like a
modern hologram in a fantasy world. I knew it was fantasy because of
the commercial and few videos online. If that wasn’t a clue,
the tip of a sword on Beth’s waist or people walking around old
houses on cobblestone roads might be a clue.
Gains
Item:
20' Rope – Spider Silk (Common)
Item(s):
Multiple low-level Herbs
Item(s):
Two Meal vouchers Fan base has increased (Now: 42)
Fame
Increased by 40 (Partial credit due to Autopilot)
“ Sorry,
they’re basic looking compared to everything else. I can’t
keep the game world separate without something obvious.”
That
didn’t clear up my confusion. I made a few noises and kept
watching. This was a wealth of information that wasn’t on any
website I had seen. Experiencing it first hand, Second Headset, was
useful. Even if I didn’t get a copy of Continue Online from
work, I might pick up a copy later.
“ Ready?”
“ Sure.
This stuff is useful, but I haven’t seen the actual game.”
I said.
“ Right.”
She leapt through the doorway and the ground fell away. Below, a
globe similar to Earth rapidly approached.
“ Whoa.
Whoa. WOOooooh.” I did not like the free fall feeling. My heart
rate sped up. Both hands clenched in panic and tried to reassure
myself that the bedroom floor was still present.
“ Gets
you racing doesn’t it?” Beth yelled against the wind,
miles up as the ground grew closer and closer.
“ Don’t
panic!” Images of impending doom drove across my brain. Choices
ranged from burning up in the atmosphere, landing and becoming a pile
of mush, or a belly flop to end all belly flops. We got closer. Beth
was looking around for me, adjusting the in game vision. She looked
over to the ocean.
“ Look
at that! You see it?” She shouted. The wind whipped by and
ruffled her clothes. “I keep telling my friends there’s
something in the water out there! It’s huge!”
Her
vision was over a giant ocean in between continents. For a moment, it
looked like giant waves surged out of nowhere. A portion of water was
darker than the others and almost seemed to crawl.
“ That’s…”
“ It’s
awesome! I’ll get the skills to go out there before the end of
college!” She shouted with a confidence only teenagers could
feel.
I
was going to say frightening.
“ Look
up there!”
Beth
flipped around in the falling air while I was busy watching the
approaching ground out of the game's peripherals. She seemed
oblivious to my fears of falling from such a height.
“ Is
that?” I honed in on the giant object floating up above.
“ A
moon? Yep! Like the colonies! I bet we can explore it too! There’s
an entire guild dedicated to reaching it!” That was admittedly
neater than a giant whatever that was in the ocean.
“ Does
it always take this long to get into the game?” I took a few
deep breaths to steady myself. There was carpet beneath my fingers
and dresser in the way of my feet. At least that's what I felt.
Visually everything felt insane with Beth's dive from the heavens.
“ Nope!
We’re doing a longer log in for you!” She shouted. The
air changed. Sounds were different. Beth stayed laying backwards and
refused to turn around. I actually liked the moon, it was far more
calming than an approaching planet.
“ Can
you do this every time?” A moon without buildings on it seemed
almost innocent. It reminded me of childhood. I had taken the natural
moon for granted.
“ Yep!
Well, I can, it's from a trait!” Her shouts were muffled by the
wind.
I
might be sold already.
“ Landddinnnggg!”
The last drop felt like hitting the softest, fluffiest bed ever
known. Beth’s blinking caused pauses in our visual connection.
I blinked a few times myself and took steadying breaths.
“Huh.
Rope.” She said.
Multiple
messages popped into view. Beth looked at them one by one. Status
updates on her time in autopilot.
Losses
Resource:
7 Gold, 8 Silver, 54 Copper
“ What
the?” These messages were very out of place. Floating like a
modern hologram in a fantasy world. I knew it was fantasy because of
the commercial and few videos online. If that wasn’t a clue,
the tip of a sword on Beth’s waist or people walking around old
houses on cobblestone roads might be a clue.
Gains
Item:
20' Rope – Spider Silk (Common)
Item(s):
Multiple low-level Herbs
Item(s):
Two Meal vouchers Fan base has increased (Now: 42)
Fame
Increased by 40 (Partial credit due to Autopilot)
“ Sorry,
they’re basic looking compared to everything else. I can’t
keep the game world separate without something obvious.”
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