Yay! My second Fanfic! This one is very different from my first one, which if you haven't read yet, please do :3
There will be lemons in later chapters :)
I don't own Durarara, if I did it would be yaoi
The game I made up has nothing to do with any games in real life, it is purely fictional.
Oh, and Erika is a very mysterious character so I don't know for certain how ooc I ended up making her. But if it bothers you, just picture her as an average fujoshi ;)
Enjoy!
Your name is Erika Karisawa: This is your P.O.V.
Today is an incredibly dull day. Nothing new is out at the book store and Walker isn't around hang out and won't be for awhile. You sit alone on your couch, watching anime, half-asleep.
So. Freaking. Bored.
You know you could be doing other things, like doodling or surfing the chat rooms, but you didn't feel like turning on the computer. Well, not at the moment.
And then, it is today that it happens. You are sitting there watching the screen when the door bell rings.
You assume that it is either Dotachin or Kida kun since Walker is going to be away for a few days.
You open the door.
Nobody is there.
You look down the hallway for any running prankster who might be the culprit.
Nobody is there. Whatever.
Before you step back inside, you notice a white package at your feet. That is odd.
What if it is a bomb? What if you opened it and it blew up in your face?
You snatch up the package excitedly and hurry back inside. Why you are excited about such disastrous results is anyone's guess. You are a strange person.
After closing the door, you run to the window and lift it open. If you hear any ticking noises, you would toss it out.
You listen.
Silence.
So far so good.
You slowly tear open the white paper.
Nothing happens.
You shrug and viciously tear it to shreds, revealing a plastic case.
What the hell is this?
Then you realize it has a narrow slit down the side and snap it open.
A CD?
You don't remember ordering any CD's.
Maybe Walker sent you something. Hmm….
Doesn't matter. You decide you have nothing to lose, being the bored human being that you are at the moment, and you turn on your computer, sticking the CD in.
After a few minutes of installation, a loading menu appears.
Suddenly your screen becomes colorful and vibrant.
Ooooh pretty. Music plays and it is a pretty awesome beat. What kind of game is this? You are quite curious.
The word INDISWURLD appears and you suppose that is the name of the game. Ok, then.
[thank you for playing INDISWURLD] ,speaks a female digitized voice.
[please type in your name]
You type in Erika Karisawa and press [enter]
Another screen pops up.
[please type in the name of a real live human being that you would like to play as. You cannot play as yourself]
You laugh. Type in a real human being? For a joke, you type in Walker Yumasaki.
Suddenly an avatar that looks just like him pops up. Okay, now this is pretty freaky, you think, staring at the perfect avatar replica of Walker. How does this game know what he looks like?
You do the same thing with many people. You type in Dotachin, Celty, Kido kun, and many others. They all show up. This is pretty cool. You try to type in your own name, but it won't let you. It pisses you off a bit.
Then you have an idea, perhaps out of curious/underhanded intent. You type in Shizuo's name.
Shizuo's avatar pops up looking like Shizuo. He is even holding a stop sign.
How weird is this game? They have all the details perfectly!
You press [select] and the screen loads again.
Soon enough you are immersed in a world that looks almost exactly like Ikebukuro, just in a 3D game-like art style. You can even walk around as Shizuo and talk to people.
The game continues and the voice speaks again.
[welcome Shizuo. Your data has been saved. As you know, you live in the city of Ikebukuro. You can interact with any of the people here.
To hold onto things that you want, drag them into the pocket icon. You can hold up to thirty items. This game goes by actual time. Your avatar will be taken care of when you turn off the computer.]
You stare at the game, quite amused by how real this is sounding. You begin walking Shizuo around Ikebukuro. What should you do? Is there a point to this game? You look around the screen at the different bars and Icons.
What do they mean?
You click on the yellow meter that is in the right corner. A screen pops up and reads:
[This is the happiness meter. If your character eats or has fun, it rises. If your character is tired, hungry, or irritated, it lowers. If it is too low, they fall asleep and won't wake up for 24 hours. Try to keep Shizuo happy!]
How do you know if he is hungry? You look around for a hunger meter. Under the icon of a sandwich, you see the hunger meter is full of green.
You suppose he is full.
You continue to walk Shizuo through Ikebukuro, seeing people and familiar land marks. You explore many places for quite a bit. Everything looks exactly like Ikebukuro. Even the advertisements and shops. You swear to god you even saw people that you recognize walking around.
So what were you supposed to do now?
You click on the question mark icon and another screen pops up.
[right now, you are acquainting yourself with the city. To satisfy this, you must meet 3 people and hold a conversation with them. Then you must find your home. The map is located in your pocket.]
Oh, so that's what you need to do. You walk up to a random dude who is sitting on a bench. As you approach, a chat icon pulls up and you click it.
A chat screen appears.
It reads:
[To say anything, type it in. Make sure you spell correctly or people won't understand you.]
You type:
[Hello, what is your name?] and press [enter]
The person looks terrified and runs away screaming.
You look at the screen in wonder. What the heck? All you did was say hi.
Then you realize, this was Shizuo you were playing as. People were probably terrified of you.
Might as well find people that Shizuo already knows.
You click [pockets] and your pocket screen pulls up. You see something that looks like a map and select it.
A map of the city appears and you see your current location. Since anyone you know is supposed to be in this game, you guess you could go and talk to Simon since the Russian Sushi shop is just around the corner as seen on the map.
You begin to walk off in that direction and come across Simon handing out fliers like usual. This game even has a Simon avatar! It is pretty wild and you have trouble believing your eyes.
You walk up to him and press chat.
Shizuo: [hello Simon]
Simon: [Hey there Heiwajima San, care for some Sushi?]
You stop and think. Do you even have money? You check your pockets and see that your money meter is at 0.
Shizuo: [sorry I'm broke]
Simon: [aww that's too bad. It's really yummy.]
You walk away from Simon and another screen pops up.
[congratulations. You have talked to one person already. That makes two more to go. Good luck!]
You laugh. This is stupid. But somehow you still manage to keep playing.
Well, you have to find two more people. Might as well do that now.
Suddenly the chat screen randomly pulls up.
Kururi: [Hey! Hey! Shizu-chan! Have you seen Kasuka?]
Mairu: [We heard he was having a shoot somewhere around here!]
You stare at these girls. So random people can chat with you too?
Shizuo: [Nope haven't seen him.]
Kururi: [aw darn!]
They look at each other.
Mairu: [well we're off to go looking some more!]
They run off holding hands, leaving you confused. What just happened?
Then the screen pops up and says:
[congrats! You met your quota. Now all you have left to do to meet the first challenge is find your house. Good luck!]
Well, that challenge was stupid. You sigh and then click the map again to look around. How the hell were you supposed to know where Shizuo lived?
You click the map a second time by accident, and realize you can drag the city around, revealing more of it. There it is! A flashing green arrow points to his house.
So that is where he lives. You feel like a stalker now. Well, then again, maybe he lives there only in this game so technically you aren't.
The people who made it might have guessed where he lived. But then again, everything was so dead accurate that you were getting spooked. Maybe he really did live there!
You walk the Shizuo avatar down many streets and come to an apartment complex.
Well, this is helpful. How are you supposed to know which one out of hundreds of apartments is his?
You look in your pockets and see another object which you had previously missed.
Keys.
You click on them and a screen pops up.
[#318]
Well, now it is simple. You walk into the elevator and press 3. Soon enough you are on the third floor. You continued to walk until you come to 318 and try the keys. The door swings open and you step inside.
The door shuts behind you and you walk around the room. It is a nice airy space, you have to say. You explore a bit and then walk into the kitchen to find an arrow pointing towards a note on the fridge. You walk over to the fridge and click the note.
[Congrats! If you are reading this, you have made it to your house.]
Ok. Now what? You select the note again. This time, 3 options pop up.
[1. place note in pockets]
[2. crumple up note and throw away]
[3. eat the note]
You press 3 and the Shizuo avatar stares at the note oddly and then places it back on the fridge.
[Shizuo has no interest in the consumption of paper] ,reads the screen.
You laugh. This game has the weirdest options.
You then select the note again and press two.
Shizuo takes the note, crumples it up, and walks over to the trash can, where he throws it away.
You look at the hunger meter. Shizuo is getting hungry. Was it the paper?
You click on the fridge and look inside. There is a plate of chicken. You click on it and 3 options appear again.
[1. Eat the chicken]
[2. throw out the chicken]
[3. Place chicken in pocket]
Then you notice an arrow. You click the arrow and 3 more options appear.
[4. Throw the chicken at wall]
[5. Shove chicken in sink]
[6. Make chicken salad]
You decide to press 6 but suddenly a screen pops up and says:
[sorry, you are out of mayo]
Mayo? Out of all things to be out of. You shake your head in utter disbelief at the comedy of it all. No chicken Salad for Shizuo unless you go out and buy some mayo. And you are broke after all…
You then opt for 1 and Shizuo gobbles down the chicken.
You decide the next time you get a chicken, you are going to select 5.
The hunger meter is full and Shizuo's happiness has risen to the top of the meter.
Now what to do?
You go back into the fridge and take a slice of cake for later, dragging it into your pockets.
This game is too amusing.
The opportunities seem endless.
Now what should you do. It seemed like there was so much possibility.
You click the question mark again and another screen pops up.
[Your next challenge is to engage in a fight with someone. Good luck.]
You stare at the screen again. What the heck? What kind of challenge is that?
Oh well, might as well go out again and pick a fight.
You walk out of the apartment, and into the streets.
Now, who was looking for a fight?
Who would dare to fight with Shizuo?
There was only one answer…