And just like that, the towering, hooded figure vanished leaving all of us players wondering what to do. Some people just broke down, and cried; others laughed hysterically, but most just stood there, taking it all in. Was it real? Are we really trapped here? Are our lives in this game directly linked to ours in real life? I had to take a breather, I left the central plaza and sat on one of the benches, and that's when I first met Seth. He looked just as worse for wear as me, tall, dark haired and good looking, Seth was your stereotypical rich boy asshole. "Hey bro, do you think he was legit," he asked me. "Something tells me he wasn't joking," I replied. "Yeah I was really hoping he was just doing that for an event or something." "I'm York, nice to meet you." He looked at me with a sympathetic smile, "Name's Seth, it's a shame we had to meet in such bad pretenses." I nodded and we sat there, contemplating our situation. I started up and he followed, "Well York, you seem to be a nice guy, so how about we partner up for now and try to make sure things don't get too crazy around here?" I liked him despite his cocky demeanor, I replied, "Yeah, I always wanted to help those who couldn't help themselves, I guess now is the time to start." And with that we both headed towards the Central Plaza, leaving our fears behind in hopes of getting through this nightmare.
As we were walking to the Central Plaza I started getting to know Seth. "So, how old are you IRL, Seth?" "I'm 17, currently in High School, and before all this I was interested into going into medicine, you?" I was kind of shocked by his sincerity, "I am 16 on a scholarship who is planning on going into Criminal Justice." He looked at me with a silly smile, "Awh man, I feel like best friends after a 5 minute walk, funny how disasters can bring us together eh?" "Yeah Seth, just hilarious." "Sooooooo, York, do you have any friends you wanted to find while we're at this." Ha! If only he knew, "No, none of my friends were really gamers," I lied. He looked actually kind of relieved, "Well that's good, at least they're safe in the real world. I really need to find my neighbor, she's kind of a dork, but she's really nice." At this point I knew Seth was a nice guy, but I kept on getting shocked by his kindness, I replied, "Don't worry man, we'll find her." He smiled and said, "Thanks man, you're a good guy. Let's go help out some of the others get their bearings, we got a friend to find and a game to beat." Yeah, a game to beat alright. I will not allow myself to be defeated; I York Justice shall conquer this game and free all of these people. With those roaming thoughts, Seth and I plunged deeper into the plaza, helping all the children get to inns and inviting some others into our party.