Hi everyone! Welcome to The Boy's Story Chapter 2: A Day Like Any Other. Glad to hear a couple of positive reviews for chapter 1. Be assured that the chapters will be longer. But I digress. On to the story!
The Boy's Story Chapter 2: A Day Like Any Other
The boy trudged out of the empty pub and into the Cadoan snow. He didn't know much about where he was except that it seemed to be Final Fantasy-HIS Final Fantasy-and he resembled his own personal character. He reviewed his memories to try to find a clue at how this had happened.
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The boy had no friends in the real world. He didn't even know the names of his classmates. He dedicated every moment he ever had to the game. The boy was an accomplished computer hacker-an odd hobby in the small country town of St. Ivalice. His goal in life was to make his own personal scenario for Final Fantasy. There would be several things that would remain the same from the game he wished to mimic, but overall it was HIS story. He hacked into the school computer system weekly to maintain his grades, however.
He had hacked almost everything about the game. The main character could be an Alchemist/Time Mage, a class that would previously been impossible to a human. He seemed to resemble his character now. The boy wanted to have nothing to do with the outside world; he just wished to complete Final Fantasy.
One day in winter, the rest of the class was outside having a snowball fight. Of course, the boy would have nothing to do with this; physical activities were trivial and wasted time. He thought that he would have been left in peace, but a red-haired girl who must have snuck into the classroom would allow nothing of the sort.
"HEY, YOU!" she shouted, startling the boy from his laptop computer.
After calming himself that it was nothing (potentially) dangerous, he replied, "What do you want? I'm busy."
"Why are you always on a computer? Don't you ever do anything else?" she practically screamed at him, though he was standing right there.
"In a word, no. Now go away and do whatever it is kids do," the boy replied, bringing an abrupt end to the "conversation."
"Fine, but you're missing out!" the girl finished, trotting out of the room.
Jeez, what a bother. Why can't they just leave me alone? the boy thought to himself, as he went back to work.
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The boy lied in bed that night, angry that his mother wouldn't allow him to stay up later working on the game. In reality, the boy rarely slept, opting to continue work on his Final Fantasy instead. But his mother had insisted that he get some real sleep.
Unable to succumb, the boy sat up and looked out of the window. He watched the town, it's merry residents walking the streets, shopping for the holidays. The boy had given up holidays long ago. He no longer cared.
He shifted his gaze to another part of town, to a bar near his home. He noticed one of the bar's regulars, a brown-haired man who hadn't appeared to have shaved for a long period of time. the boy knew that the bar had ruined his life, and wondered if he would ever make something out of himself. Then he wondered, Will I ever make something out of myself?
Just then, a brilliant light appeared from a house nearby. It seemed to engulf the town, and when it reached the boy's house...
That finishes Chapter 2! As many of you can guess, the red-haired girl in school was Ritz, and the brown-haired man was Cid. See everyone next chapter of The Boy's Story!