Chapter Eighteen: Prepping for livestream
Eight or nine hours later, Dan was up and about, setting up his computer and a few other things in his office for a live stream.
Alex soon stirred awake and got up. She wondered around downstairs for a little bit.
Dan went downstairs to fetch a quick snack from the fridge and then saw Alex. "Oh, Morning." He said.
Alex gave him a sleepy smile. "Morning." She replied as she ran a hand through her bed head mess of hair.
She came over her sock footed feet tapping on the floor. "What are you doing up so early?" She asked.
"Getting ready for a live stream that I have planned today." He replied, taking out some leftovers that Jemma left for him. "You wanna join me on this one?"
Alex blinked. "Oh. Um...sure?" she replied.
Dan looked at the dish of food he was holding and back at her. "Do you want some food?" He asked, placing the food on the kitchen countertop.
"That would be great. Thanks." she replied.
Dan got some breakfast for Alex and the pugs.
He placed the little food bowls down on the floor.
Alex thanked him and sat down to eat.
The pugs ran over and started eating as well.
Dan ate as well. He kept an eye on the clock to make sure they had enough time, since seeing Alex might want to...freshen up before the stream.
Alex soon finished. "So, where's my stuff? Seeing as you want me to stream with you, I might need to be properly dressed in something I haven't slept in."
"Upstairs." He replied. "Come on, I'll show you the room you're staying in."
She nodded and stood up. "Alright."
She followed him up the stairs.
"Here's your room!" Dan said with a smile and opened the door to a room somewhat connected to his office.
All her stuff was inside but she had enough room for a bed.
Alex smiled as she looked around. "This will work great. Thanks." She told him.
"You're welcome." He replied, and stepped away. "I'll let you get ready."
She nodded and shut the door once he left.
After a minute, she came out wearing her hair in a braid, a hoodie jacket over a t-shirt, and a pair of jeans.
She was still barefooted except her socks.
She held her laptop and the VR helmet in her arms.
She came over. "So, what's the plan?" She asked.
Dan seemed to blink in surprise upon seeing the helmet. "Uh. Well, the plan is to introduce you to everyone and play some Minecraft."
"Alright. I figured that Minecraft would be involved and thought it might be interesting to see if my helmet still works." She explained, setting the stuff on the couch.
Dan turned around in his chair. "Okay. First see if it turns on, before you try wearing it."
She nodded. She pressed the power button and it slowly hummed to life. "I'm surprised this thing isn't completely destroyed."
"That makes two of us." He said, looking a little unsure about the device. "Mine should be arriving soon."
"Yeah. I just will make sure not to charge it and play it at the same time..." she chuckled slightly. "But I wonder if you'll be pulled in like last time." She looked at the helmet. "Cause the chances of that happening before were like unknown."
Dan glanced at the computer. "Yeah, but hopefully we will hear from Notch."
Alex nodded. "Do you want me to go ahead and get in or?"
"Um, we do have little bit of time left. Although I'm not sure how that would work out with the live stream..." He couldn't think of a straight answer.
Alex shrugged. "I don't know either. It'd be cool if it worked though." She replied, setting her laptop up.
As she did, she set the helmet to the side and when she opened Minecraft she felt something tugging on her and almost immediately shut the laptop with a gasp of surprise.
The tug faded.
Dan looked back at her. "What?"
"It...it tugged on me...?" she replied uncertainly, looking at her laptop. "Like it tried to pull me back in..."
"Really? Without the helmet?" He asked.
She nodded. "Y-yeah. I don't know if it was Notch or what but...it definitely caught me off guard..."
"Yeah." Dan said, agreeing with her. "Hmm. Don't know if you can play Minecraft like that..."
She shrugged. "I don't know. I mean I can just put the helmet on and go in... I'm just not sure."
Dan quickly thought about. "It would make more since if you use the helmet. That way, you might have a better chance of leaving the game on your own free will."
Of course, that was just a guess.
He then started signing into Minecraft.
She nodded. "So, introductions after playing?" She asked as she got it ready.
"Yeah. We will do intros while we play." He replied.
His Minecraft game came online for her to join.
"Alright." She started to log into Minecraft again and slipped the helmet on and laid back. "See you in the lab."
With that she felt the tug pull her in.
As Dan's world loaded, the light headedness returned to him as Alex entered.
Dan blinked, realizing what was happening and cast a glance towards Alex before passing out.
He then awoke back in the lab.
Alex glanced at him. "Oh hey. It did pull you in." She replied as she got up.
"Yeah. That...was unexpected." He replied, slightly tripping forward as he glanced around.
She quickly made sure he didn't fall. "Is it still recording?" She asked curiously.
Trayaurus heard them and came over. "Oh! You're back!" He exclaimed.
"Yes. We are back." Dan replied, steadying himself. "As for the live stream, I'm not sure..." He kind of hoped the camera didn't catch his ungraceful entry into unconsciousness.
Alex nodded. "You could log out and check and maybe have Jemma help out if she's awake."
"I got an idea." Dan replied, feeling around his coat's pocket and took something out.