First Shot

[tank_sniper]

[There is yet another new and confused face wandering around Mac Anu today. This time, it is a petite Steam Gunner. Currently her attention is split multiple ways; sometimes she is checking her Relic with a look of frustration, others she is looking intently at her surroundings as if it may clue her in on some big secret. And on some occasions, she will stare directly at your character, almost expectantly. At any rate, it is clear she will not be the first to approach, so that will be up to the other to initiate.

However… once approached, she is quick to fire off a question before any pleasantries can so much as begin.]

Where is this place? It isn’t GGO… But it can’t be SAO, either.

…Is it?

[Her voice is calm with only a slight tinge of suppressed fear. Whatever it is she’s saying, it must be some cause for concern. Why else would someone work so hard to control the tremors in their voice?]

Comments

[greatcleavage]

Nope, it's neither of those things. I'm afraid we've updated to an entire new edition.

[...who will triumph in the clash of MMO awareness vs. fourth-wall system awareness?!]

You're new here? I haven't seen you around before.

[tank_sniper]

[Ding ding! The bell has rung on this epic battle!]

...Edition?

[......Except for the part where her first and only real experience with gaming is her current MMO, whoops.]

Er- I must be, if this isn't GGO. But if it's not, then where...?

[greatcleavage]

It's a whole new world. "THE" World, I've heard people call it. If you find any place you know or recognize anywhere, then that'd make you the first one.

[tank_sniper]

A new world...?

You're kidding, right? This is just- just a game, isn't it? That's the only way I could look like this-!

[greatcleavage]

Think of it like... a complete reboot. You get to keep your backstory and history, but everything else gets set back to first level, and you have a weird new class.

[mercuryangel]

...Um, sorry, I'm not sure what you're talking about. The city is called Mac Anu, though, and I heard that it and everything connected to it is a game called The World.

[tank_sniper]

Mac Anu and... The World?

[She's never heard of either of those, which... makes sense, if Mac Anu is supposed to be a town in this game. And it's not like she looked into any MMOs besides Gun Gale Online.

So really, there's only one big issue right now.]

I didn't mean to sign into this game. I don't even know how I did in the first place. This might sound stupid, but... Could you tell me how you log out?

[mercuryangel]

I don't know what you're talking about...

[tank_sniper]

[She pauses in mild surprise. It's not like she said anything particularly confusing there.]

You said this is a game, didn't you? So how do you log out? You know, quit?

[Her voice is definitely getting strained. She'd fiddled with that Relic thing for a long while, but while she had managed to find an assortment of other options, the one for logging out never cropped up. After a certain other MMO incident, that alone was concerning.]

[mercuryangel]

I said I heard it was a game. I don't know if that's true, but if it is a game, it's nothing like anything from back in Weyard.

[adarable]

[ This here Harvest Cleric is willing to help you out! ]

Hello! [ Her smile is unguarded, as always. ]

Welcome to Mac Anu!

[tank_sniper]

Mac Anu...? What's that supposed to be?

[Forgive her for being a bit short with you, Ada. She's just a little stressed at the moment.]

[adarable]

It is the town's name!

[ It's okay, Ada can deal with short people. Her brother is short, after all. ]

My name is Ada Vessalius. What is your name?

[tank_sniper]

Sh-- Shinon.

[Yeah, might as well go by that, since this is still apparently an online game.]

What game is this?

[adarable]

It's a pleasure meeting you, Miss Shinon.

[ pause ]

I believe it's called The World, but I don't know much of it beyond that.

[doingthemistything]

[Kirino's nearby and decides to pipe up when he hears the girl.]

This place is called Mac Anu. It's part of a game called The World.

[tank_sniper]

"The World"?

[That's... not a familiar name. Maybe she should have paid attention to what other MMOs were around after all.]

I didn't mean to log into this. I was supposed to be logging into Gun Gale Online, but somehow I ended up here. [Which shouldn't even be possible, but maybe it was some kind of horrendous glitch? Somehow?]

Is there a way to log out?

[doingthemistything]

Gun Gale Online?

[Kirino frowned.] Unfortunately, no. I have no idea why and it's really frustrating, but we can't really leave... I've been here for about a month or two, I think...?

[tank_sniper]

No way...

[It really is like Sword Art Online all over again.]

What if we die here? What happens then?

[doingthemistything]

I wouldn't know; I haven't died yet. [That was a good question, but one that Kirino wasn't too eager to find out the answer to.]

[resipiscence]

[ just passing by, when you catch his attention. after a moment of scrutiny and watching you walk by, he'll speak up-- ]

That gun...

[tank_sniper]

...?

[She glances over the gun she had been armed with upon arrival here. It's clearly a fantasy-type model, hardly resembling any kind of real life gun. Which is... probably good, considering her troubles. But still.]

What about it?

[resipiscence]

[ getting a better look at it! ]

No, it's nothing. [ he reaches to pat where his own gun rests. the weigh's unfamiliar at his side. ] It simply seems as though we've been assigned the same Class.

[tank_sniper]

...Oh. Yeah, I guess so.

[She never really played a game that uses a class system, so while she can understand the concept, it's still a little strange for her. It doesn't help that she's distracted by a million other things, too.]

[resipiscence]

[ he actually gets the feeling that she's a little distracted right now-- which is why he continues to make small talk. ]

Have you tried using it?