Sivan slipped in to the harness of his brand new multi dimensional rig, it had everything a new Player could dream of when living in a guild appartment house, the spatial gears were calibrated to his every possible movement, the lines all perfectly aligned like they taught in VR prep school, winning the rig in an annual ascholarship competition the guild held for pre VR candidates was his dream for the last two years ever since learning about it from his sister Kislev.
Growing up on replays of legendary heroes and battles he couldn't wait until he was old enough to go online and finally forge his own path through the wild lands of the other side.
Knowing about the avatar creation process and actually going through it were completely different things, though the guild purchased premium classes for the children there were still some choices to make about appearance and the name, profane or everyday item names were never allowed and you needed approval if you wanted to use a prepaid class and have a guaranteed place in the guild when you reached level fifteen.
[System: welcome
"Afriat" Sivan said and thaught about the letters spelling his chosen name.
[System: congratulations Afriat for joining our growing community, please use the interface to add desired changes to your scanned image]
Changing appearances wasnt allowed by the guild as it required members to be recognizeable on sight in the game so Sivan skipped that part and the next letting him change his voice, finally incarnating in the starting town of Shoner and immediately heading to the market square where he would meet his parents who will guide him through his first steps of online life and introduce him to his newbie guide and group from the guild, none of which will be from his prep class because he was in the real world now, skipping class by winning the game mechanics contest in swordplay and shield tactics, he was going to pick a knight or a ranger from the premium selection and join an army to go on adventures clearing up the wilderness so more guilds could be created around dungeons or rich mines.
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"Mom" she turned, "mom i am finally here" running into her arms fealt more real than offline, the sensory stimulator coupled with emotional enhancers gave false impulses and sometimes rewrote whole response functions the teacher said but at this moment in time Sivan just enjoyed the first VR hug from his mother.
Going through a market for the first time in his entire life on or offline, filled by the smells and colors, everything in the world was displayed in the booths operated by both Players and NPCs, the skewered grilled cheeze melting in his mouth spicy and delicious, entering the guild hall he finally got to see the famous wall engraved with great moments in its history, the quest board and reception desk that he had to crane his neck to see the clerk sitting on the other side.
"Welcome young Sivan" the woman leaned over and extended her hand, "my avatar name is Mita what is yours?"
Shaking her hand and replying "Afriat" in a shy voice knowing she was his ally didn't help at all to calm his nerves, "thank you" he added at her introduction.
The desk shrinked suddenly before he realised it was actually the floor rising smoothly under his feet, "sign here please" Mita said turning a contract paper so he could read, "its only an online validation of the contract you signed with the guild allowing you to choose a premium class from our selection and guaranteeing your place in the guild when you reach level fifteen"
"Your party members are waiting for you to help you pass the tutorial so you can choose a class" she said after he signed, "good luck Andorian let the stars be your guides"
"And the moon be your guard" completing the traditional guild phrase and smiling at her.