Chapter 1: Just try it
"So what's the big deal about this game anyways?" I asked again, flipping the game over.
"It's the biggest and best selling game in the world" Sheila sighed. "More than one million copies have been sold."
"You know I've never been a gamer" I said. "I never got into it. I've seen the way people turn out when they start. Always turning fat, and living in their parents basement." I shuddered at the thought.
"And what about me?" Sheila hissed. "Do I look fat to you?"
I knew I had to be careful. Dealing with a woman's weight was walking onto a minefield, though most would prefer the minefield with death being instant. "No, you look perfectly fine. Models use you as their desired body shape."Sheila smiled and gave a small peck to my cheek. Crisis averted.
"Just try it, you may enjoy it" Sheila said. "Anyways, I've got homework to do. Stupid college teachers seem to love those essays more than anything. Later!"
I waved goodbye as Sheila got into her car and drove home. I climbed into my Jeep and started the engine, tossing the game into the passenger's seat. Driving home, I thought about the game and the commercials I've seen on it. The game had been released about a year ago for the computer and didn't start off so well. Suddenly, sales skyrocketed and the game was off the shelves with more people lining up to buy a copy.
The team who designed the game were from all over, the best and the brightest of what the world had to offer. What they made was a multi-man online role playing game, or the term for it now was MMORPG. From what the commercials said, it was based off the old Nintendo game called Super Smash Brothers, with moderators taking on the role of the old heroes while the villains became quest bosses.
People would purchase the game and would receive a special headset that actually read a person's brainwaves to better suit their character. If a person was good at something, their character would be too. It also gave a base for what the players could build their characters from. This way, no one could be the opposite gender to mess with other players, weirdoes.
After that a person could choose from multiple races, though it escapes me at the moment since I always was practicing martial arts or doing homework to actually pay attention the television.
I pulled into the parking lot of my apartment complex and parked my car. Gathering my bag and the game, I walked in and headed for my room. Setting everything on the counter, I grabbed the game and headed for my computer. I popped the game in and pulled out the head piece Sheila gave me. It was an odd device, more along the hats I would've seen in the old science fiction movies. Metal bars crossed all over, with wires poking out between a few of them and a small light bulb on the top.
"I'd never do this if I didn't know Sheila would kick my ass" I muttered, flipping the thing over.
I set the helmet on my desk and found a small retractable plug coming out near the ear piece. Tugging it out, I found the receptacle for it and plugged it in, the light blinking on. The screen was blank for a few moments before a message typed out across the screen.
Please put on your virtual helmet.
Simple enough. With a deep breath, I pulled it on.
Later, in the days to come, I wondered what would've happened if I just said no.
End chapter. Short, I know but it's the aftermath of CHRISTMAS! YEAH! Anyways, this was something just squatting in my head and demanded attention. The original plot for this was from a book I read back in highschool but the name currently eludes me. No, don't ask about OCs. The last time, from those who remember my Dragon Age attempt, did not go well. To many OCs and not enough time for any of them. I am only taking a few friends of mine, you know who you are. Anyways, I hope this is met with good reviews. Review, check the other stories, and find a good time.
Quote: 'Action is the foundational key to all success' Pablo Picasso