Quintilis 20 50,011 BPS
No brother, I will not help you in your latest war...
- J
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March 5, 2035
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*Groan*
Man, they really need to change this bed. I thought I was supposed to be convalescing, not being tormented by firm bumpy evil...
Wait...
There was no comfy feeling of clouds, why didn't I get any clouds...
That's right the doctor said the drugs should wear off about now...
"YES!! NO MORE CLOUDS"
*Door slams open*
"Chris are you alright, why are you screaming?"
"Oh hi Dr. Markson, I was just enjoying the feeling of your horrible hospital beds."
*smirks*
"I'll be sure to bring up the bed issue during our next meeting. Well I guess that means we can start your tests early then?"
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"What sort of tests?"
"The usual medical touchy-feely kind, mainly involves; a lot of poking, ice packs, and some warmed up towels. Just imagine its a day at a spa."
Why does that sound like a very low class spa, with questionable practices?
"I'll be back with the nurse in a few minutes, so we can start."
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"Okay, first I want you to try moving various parts of your body, we will start from the top down. Can you wiggle your ears for me"?
*Stare*
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"How about your arms then; straight out, roll your shoulders, test your full range of motion."
*Starts going through previous arm exercises*
"Good, no change in your arms now that the drugs are out of your system.
Next I'm going to lay the bed flat, and I want you to try and sit up, as if your doing crunches with your legs pinned down."
*Tries to bend up and fails*
"Hmmm, how about I support you and you just try and bend up"
*Tries to bend up again...*
"Okay, so you can bend fairly well, but your muscles seem to have atrophied more then we thought. Did you have any abnormal muscle feelings, or missing sense of contact?"
"No, I just felt really weak and my muscles now feel tired."
"That's to be expected, we tried to prevent any issues with your muscles, but there's only so much we can do in a hospital bed.
Let's try your legs now, try and wiggle any of your toes."
Okay, time to send these piggies to market!
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I guess they don't need groceries today
"That's okay, we were expecting some issues with controlling your legs. How about you try simply flexing your leg or moving them around."
*Attempts to move legs around*
"Hmmm... Nothing? You're not getting any response regardless of what you try and do?"
*Glares at betraying appendages*
"No doctor, I guess my legs are gone no aren't they..."
"Not necessarily, remember what I told you, the damage your spine and brain took had an impact on the control over your lower extremities. Tell me, can you feel your when I do this?"
"Ouch!"
"See, you have feeling in your legs, we'll verify that shortly, but that means you have a high chance of getting their use back."
"So how long until I can use them again"
"No idea, all depends on your body and how well you heal."
*Knock Knock*
"Hi Dr. Markson, I see you started early."
"Good morning Mr. And Mrs. Raphael, I apologize for starting early; however, a certain someone decided to announce to the floor how unsuitable his bed felt."
"That's fine doctor, what's the prognosis? Will he recover?"
"Well, he doesn't seem to have any motor control issues other than with his legs, and that appears to be complete loss of function. As to sense of feeling, we were just getting ready to test that; he does seem to have full sense of touch, including his legs though."
"We'll let you continue then."
"This is the part your probably not going to like Chris, it involves testing your senses of: touch, cold, and heat."
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"No more, I hate the cold, give me back my blanket!"
"Well the good news is he doesn't appear to have any issue with his senses."
"When can we take him home."
"Mr. Raphael, now that we know the extent of the paralysis, we would like to keep him for observation for at least a month. I hope that after a few more weeks of healing, he will be able to start limited physiotherapy; to help with his lost muscle mass, as well as regain control of his legs."
*Grunt*
"Thank you doctor, I'm sure you know best, please let us know if we can help in any way."
"Well, these tests are done, I'll schedule you for some scans later in the week; hopefully your body will have healed a little bit more, and we took some just before waking you up."
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"Chris, did the man from "The Game" stop by a couple days ago?"
"Yes dad, he said he got permission from you both to come by. There was a bunch of legal stuff to go through after I accepted the offer."
"Good, from the way it was described to your father and I we thought it would help with your recover, and your doctor agreed. When does it arrive?"
"Its supposed to be later today! sometime before noon likely"
*Grins*
"Sounds like your looking forward to it."
"Yes, I need to do some research, since apparently the device has been talked about for a few months; not to mention I need to catch up on the latest information that's been released for 'The Game'."
"We'll leave you to it then, we only came by this morning for the tests and to hear the results. We are looking at a few places today and over the next few days."
"Oh... okay, well let me know if you find any good places; and be sure to send pictures this time, I hate not knowing where I'm moving"
"Remember to listen to the doctors, the sooner they release you, the sooner you can come home."
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I'm surprised they didn't stay longer, it seemed like they wanted too.
Oh well, having a place to live is kind of important for when I get out of here; apartments only keep me sane for so long.
Now to begin my research, which should I look up first?
New info or stuff about the new device...
*Looks around*
Wait, how am I supposed to look anything up?
*Buzzzzzz*
"Yes Chris, how can I help?"
"Is there a laptop or other computer I can use, since my parent's didn't bring me mine."
"Isn't your laptop in your closet? It was brought in with your clothes by your parents when you were woken up."
"Oh, no one told me, can you bring it over and plug it in for me."
"Sure"
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"Thanks Elyse."
"Your welcome, don't forget the doctor has cleared you to try taking a bath on your own now. So I'll give you a couple hours to mess around, then its bath time."
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"Ahhh, good old lappy"
So I guess I should research what's being said about the device.
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Wow, there are a lot of articles and comments out there; sadly, they basically all say the same thing.
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Finally, they are actually planning to release the new interface, it's only taken them about 9 years of saying "Coming Soon".
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Did you see the footage they showed about how lifelike the Avatar was, the fight scene looked so much cooler than tournament battles!
- That had to totally be pre-programmed actions, there's no way they could make them move like that. If they can move like that, then I'll give my Tier 5 set to the first noob I find!
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An inside source has confirmed that the initial release of the next generation of controllers will be to an already selected group of individuals, for the purpose of pre-release testing. No one will confirm or deny who the potential testers are...
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Thanks to the latest press release, we now have confirmation on the newest generation of controller. We can confirm that; there are no more wrist devices, the previous head gear has been replaced with a streamlined and minimalistic design, and lastly the device will enable the user to view through their Avatar's eyes and ears.
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Wow... basically a whole lot the usual advertising...
I wonder how the new device will work with the current Holo-board system?
What about any new information about 'The Game'?
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I can't believe they nerfed Paladins! This has been the first nerf in years, how can the company do this. I demand answers!
- Paladin's had to be nerfed, it was possible to attack and heal at the same time; all you had to do was press both action buttons at the EXACT same time. Everyone knows that!
-- To the All Knowing Troll above, Paladins have been out for years; the first time anyone managed to pull off the double action (for any class) was during the latest world tournament.
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Rumours have been circulating the last couple months about an upcoming massive patch for 'The Game'; insider sources are refusing to comment about "Those crazy people". If the rumours are to be believed, the patch will be the largest since the VR 2.0 upgrade; maybe we will finally see some new race options.
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Hmmm, the rumours sound interesting, but 'The Game' has stated that one of its core aspects is that only Humans are playable. I doubt we'll see gnomes appearing as Avatars anytime soon.
As to the balance logs, Paladins were for lazy people anyway. I'm glad I don't have to worry about the new Tier 4 armour material requirements; why did they increase them by a whole 2%, outrageous!
*Knock Knock*
"Okay Chris, I've got good news and bad news. The good news is I have a package for you; the bad news is its bath time."
*Stares at package*
"Earth to Chris..."
*Stares at package*
*Sigh... puts package in closet*