The Room was dark. The word Welcome lit up in bright blue letters as I looked up. The word welcome disappeared and were replaced with the words Please Proceed, accompanied by some arrows on the floor. The light of the arrow illuminated a tunnel ahead of me. I walked down the hall and sudden;y there was a blinding light. I covered my eyes with my arm until they became accustomed to the brightness. It was surprisingly realistic for a virtual reality game. I looked around. The room was extremely large and was bustling with life. The game master sent a private voice message to me saying; "Welcome to Paladin Online!" I smiled. I stepped into the room. Small shops and gambling were on both sides. From gameplay videos, i already knew what to do. I broke into a run. I took winding turns until I reached a branch off of the main room that had a bold heading of Armory printed in illuminated blue letters. I was out of breath. Then, I grinned from ear to ear. The armory was filled with Mechs. The main part of this game. I was out of breath so i went as fast as I could into the armory and started a dialogue with the NPC at the receptionist desk. "Welcome. Please acknowledge these new items in your inventory." I saw a notification on my right Light Recruit Mecha It had a boxy shape and didn't look like it had much defense. I sighed and tapped it. Materializing out of thin air was a mecha about 11 feet tall, not as tall as I expected. Well, it is the best I can get for free. It had no armaments all was on it were empty sockets. I hopped in. I tested the controls, pretty simple. A throttle for power and the rest of the controls were made by my mind. Some sort of new technology. the controls were a bit clunky, luckily I couldn't deal damage in the lobby. I began my walk out, occasionally stepping out to check a dealer. I had 5,000 credits, just about enough to get a simple starting weapon and some ammo. I settled on a small stand owned by a man and his family. I bought an assault rifle model with a dot sight and plenty of ammo. for 25 credits I also bought a cupcake from his daughter. It was surprisingly tasty. As I clunked towards the large door opposite from where I entered, I got a notification. An incoming call from: "Mom" I didn't need to answer to know what it was. Dinner time. I logged out of the game, and the screen went black.