“Sir, the subject is at rest. Would this be an appropriate time to warp her in?” A woman in a white jumpsuit said, looking away from her monitor towards the man in a black business suit.

“No, Her companions will soon return, that and the test body isn’t 100% stable yet. Continue monitoring” The man said, folding his fingers together in front of his face.

“Yes, sir.”

The man slowly sighed softly. It had been over ten years since the project had started. There were many times where he had feared that it would fail and the world would fall into disorder once again. Before the VR technology was developed into full immersion, the world order was slowly turning back to what it used to be. The Strong eating the weak, the weak and helpless suffering for no reason. The project was, is the final stand against global anarchy.

With people strong enough to obliterate the planet, it was a breath of relief when it was agreed among the higher powered individuals that world ending plots and attacks are strictly forbidden.

The man looked at the several monitors surrounding the room. Roughly 30% of the screens showed the Invader who named herself “Emerald”. The rest either showed a newschannel or players of interest.

Although he had asked Emerald to be the true final boss to the game, the dragon stunt she pulled was something that shocked him deeply. The ability to summon a dragon is rare by itself, but the ability to create a dragon...unthinkable. There are skeleton dragons, but they don’t really count.

The man knew that the Invader wasn’t a code, but a person, a lost soul stuck in the game, though he had a feeling that she could break out of the game whenever she wanted, she needed a physical body, and something else…

“Sir, your 9 o’clock is waiting, also the test body will be stable in approximately two hours.”  Another woman in a white jumpsuit walked through the door placed directly behind the man’s chair.

“Well, I guess I should go entertain the guest while the final preparations are being made,” The man stood up from his chair. “Warp the subject in after she reaches the city and finds a place. Make sure it’s when she is resting, and when no one else is round.”

“YES SIR.” The room was filled with the militaristic voices, hundreds of voices  at once. Men and women in white jumpsuits were looking at lines and lines of code on each of their screens, there were ten levels in the room, at the top was the Director's chair, the bottom had the patcher, patching out bugs in the system.

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The man walked out, grabbing the note screen from the assistant who walked in. “follow.” he said curtly, the woman briskly walked to his side, just slightly behind him

“Sir, the meeting is in your office.” she said as she walked in slightly quicker steps to keep up with the giant of a man simply known as The Director.

The Director had a clean, close beard, a tall frame that was well muscled, and a height that towered over the other workers in the corporation. There were many rumors about him in all levels of the office and internet.

Some said that he was a hidden expert, others said he is the rich heir to an influential family. Only a couple things were completely certain about the Director, he crushed competition, and kept his secrets well guarded.

“I’ll take brunch after this meeting.” The Director said while walking into the elevator, still looking at the note screen.

“Of course sir, will it be the usual?” the secretary asked as she pressed the desired floor.

“Janet, you know what I want.” The Director stated, not looking away from the note screen

“Just making sure sir.”

“How is the situation on the outside?”

“While tensions were rising, it seems to have temporarily decreased. Also, sales have been up ever since the “dragon event.” it seems your newest “friend” has caught the attention of some experts.” Janet said while pushing up her glasses. “Of course not that they can have a real impact on the causal server. Which brings up the question, why haven’t you brought her over to the +500 lvl server?”

“Janet, do you know of the fish in the pond analogy?” The Director asked, glancing over towards her.

“Sir, if i hadn’t I should just retire.”

“What would you think would happen if you put a battle hardened sea monster in the midst of hungry nieve piranhas? I’ll give you a hint, Dead fish”

The Elevator doors opened with a ding.

“So the players are the fish in the pond?”

“Think of it this way, I have created a pond, the game, and allow certain ‘fish’ in the pond. Now let's stick with the sea monster, comes  into the pond unknowingly. The pond itself cannot sustain the creature. Luckily it went into the ‘shallows’ where the lower class plays.”

“What would’ve happened if the creature went into the ‘deep end’?”

The director put his free hand on his office door, and looked back at Janet “We would have been shut down.”

And with that the Director opened his door, closing it before Janet could walk in.