Welcome to „Second Life"!
Michiko was half Japanese, half Chinese from her mother side.
When it came to her looks she wasn't bad at all. Dark hair down to shoulders, normal for asian people, and dark eyes, not uncommon, too.
Some said she was pretty, many said she was cute. But with all those things she got one big problem - her high.
She was cute, right. Cute like a little doll could be. So petite. Even her looks didn't help her much. She just loved to sleep, taking a nap when she just find enough time to fall into the Morpheus arms. Those things in total just made her look younger than she was.
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It all began on one summer time. The year she went abroad to visit her family in Taiwan. It's been almost three years since last time she saw her aunt.
- Ah! You look so adorable! - the woman cried hugging girl tight - You're so cute, my little one!
That hurt, and it hurt a lot. She wasn't a child! She screamed inside, while blush covered her face.
- You didn't change at all! - there went next fluffy cries.
Yeah, right! She thanked in her mind for reminding her that she looks like some middle schooler when she was a senior high.
It's passed long time until she freed herself from the 'devils' hands and rushed somewhere safe. She hid in her cousin room.
- What 'ra ya plotting here now, Liwei bro?
She sat down on the swivel chair looking through the mess on his desk.
- Don't make a mess, would ya? Chiko-chan. - he teased her.
„Like there isn't already one" the thought crossed her mind.
He sat straight on his bed taking off the virtual visier from his head.
- What's this stuff? - she ignored him pulling out some book-manual from below the papers.
She tried to read it but got some hard time. Still, she wan't used to those letters, living in her father land.
- It's a game manual - he stood out the obvious - The Second Life.
- What's that? - she asked without looking at him.
- You don't know? - Liwei, totally surprised by the question, asked her.
Michiko waved at him with the little book.
- How should I? You are the one playing this stuff. - she raised at him one brow giving him a sterr look.
- Infidel! - he shoot out his hand pointing in her direction - It's new virtual reality game! So highly created, a masterpiece of masterpieces! - he showed off as some fanatic believer - It's got as it's said 99% realism. - he added at the end in a normal tone.
- So, it truly got 99% realism then?
Michiko asked suspiciously.
- Yes! - he respond bluntly then corrected himself - Actually, no. But still it goes around 30% or so.
- Whatever you like, whatever. - she shrugged at him and left his room, leaving him alone in his own world.
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While her cousin give up on her she almost forget the game. One night she just thought „What's hell. Let's see what he is so excited about.". She borrowed the visier and log in to the thing without giving it much thought.
All around her become black. While she was looking around a female voice spoke to her.
- Hello! Welcome to „Second Life"!
Michiko turned to the direction of the voice. There a girl was sitting on some strange looking 'chair'.
„Some kind of program. Is it?" she thought looking at the phenomenon.
- Hello! - the girl repeated her greeting - This is your first time entering the hold on. I will be screening and scanning you.
Michiko didn't wait long for some rays to run around and go away from her. Afterwards, this girl spoke again.
- Scanning Complete. You may now create your character.
- Um, sure - she responded not to sure what else to say.
- Allow me to remind you beforehand. You may only create a character once. Once created, your race, name and appearance cannot be changed.
„This is permanent?" Michiko thought being little surprised.
- Then I can have only one character? - she asked.
- Yes. It is decided to preserve Second Life's realism. - the girl answered and added - From now on, you will be automatically redirected to the game when you put on the client!
- Ah. Um, ok. - Michiko agreed to whatever it was.
- Then, please begin creating you character!
With those words spoken the background instantly changed. Several different kinds of beings and.. Michiko looked closer „Entities?" appeared.
- Er, what are those things?
She pointed out the little flowers, piggies and some undefined 'somethings'. The girl answered the question.
- In race of spirits can be flowers, grass or trees. In race of beast can be Land tribe that varies of animals.
„It was better not to ask" Michiko thought little disheartened „Did some freak made this game or what?"
- First, select your race of choice. - the girl on the chair continued along - The following races include humans, elves, nocturnal species, dwarfs, demons, divines, beasts..
Michiko interrupted her talk.
- Can I see beast?
She wanted to have some more dangerous looking character. Not something cute or petite. The beast should do the thing. It should do was what she thought at first.
- Here it is.
With those words it appeared. Michiko felt cold sweat on her back.
It was there. It got long tail. It got little grey muffle as a face. The worst thing was - it got cat pawns and ears.
It was definitely one, little, cute thing standing next to her!
„That's.. it's to much, isn't it?" She thought embarrassed. „It supposed to be a beast.. beast, not some lolicon pet.."
- Can you change to demon?
She asked in a hurry. She got to chose something else. More devil thing.
- Of course. - the girl responded.
The creature Michiko saw disappeared. Next to her appeared a new 'thing'. This thing got cute little curly horns. Red horns and little red tail ended in some dart. The little devil got small bat-like wings too. It was.. to evil cute.
Michiko mind was full of disconcert. Was brute and evil bad for her? Then what about..
- ..
Before she spoke to fast, she thought again „Deffinitly NOT an elf! I will dig myself even further!". She was more than fed up with this 'little' and 'cutesy'. It was bad enough her kouhai always thought she was some first year. If she got herself some petite little thing, what will awaits her in the game?
- Can you get me a human? - she asked giving in already.
- Here it is. - the girl answered again.
In front of Michiko appeared this time a young human female. She disliked this solution, but alternative seemed worse.
- Can I change something in it? - she asked.
- Of course. You can change hairstyle, hair color, eyes color, and skin color.
„It must suffice then. Could be worse, or couldn't be?" She thought resigned.
- Um, could you make her eyes white? - as she asked, the character's colors changed accordingly - Make hair longer and tied up at the back. Can the skin be pale, really white?
As she glared at the character she thought it will have do. After all it was better than all the previous one.
- Ok, it's done then. What's next? - she asked the sitting girl.
- You may now chose your category, name and place of birth.
- Category?
- You may chose a magician for further spellbased jobs as priest, wizard, summoner or fighter if you prefer physic form of attack and jobs like swordmasters, archers, thieves.
Girl presented shortly some of many professions that game offered. Michiko thought for a moment. If she chose magician then what? She could use spells, but what when someone attacked her directly? Would she hide behind someone like a coward or delicate girl who need protection?
She didn't like the idea much, so she made her mind fast.
- I want to be a fighter.
- Now your character is ready. Chose the name for it.
Michiko stood there blankly. She logged into the game. She created character. Now she have no idea how to name it. She thought about some famous names „No way!" she quickly abandoned the thought. Some animals? „Am I going to become some stupid cute girl with animal name?"
She glared at her character for some time, then said bluntly.
- Mejiro. - the only thing she got in mind while she looked at the girl she was going to become in the game.
- Then it's „Mejiro". - the announcement come to her - Chose your place of birth. North, South, Central..
- Whatever, can be central.
As she said it, she heard in the same moment answer from the girl above her.
- Now you can be born!
And then, again, everything become dark.
Author notes:
I usually don't write in English, so there should be lot's of mistakes I'm not aware of. Be patient You - whom decided to read it and survive till the end of this chapter.
It's right now just a 'try'. I'm not sure how long I will last in the end (it will be decided probably by the popularity among 1/2 Prince fans, too).
As a supplement for this story:
1. Michiko is half Japanese (from father side) and half Chinese (mother side) - she lives in Japan (that's why there are used some Japanese words from time to time), she is my own creation. Her aunt is her mother's sister.
2. Liwei - the RL name I gave one of one-time characters in the manga, who he really is - it's a secret for now :) he is Michiko cousin, son of her aunt from her mother side. I don't owe him.
3. Character creation - I included things You didn't saw in manga (because LoliDragon choose everything herself without Feng Lan consent) as part of the process. There isn't any beautifying - as I decided it was a reward for Prince, not usual thing. I used some other (more fit in my opinion) names for races.
4. Mejiro - as „white-eye"
I don't own the SL or 1/2 Prince and many characters that will show up in the future.