1st Treasure

[ismellarare]

[Action]

[There's a girl running around Mac Anu this fine day! She also seems to be pretty darn excited over... well, something. Is she a newbie?]Nyahahaaaa! Did they sneak in a patch while I wasn't looking? The graphics are so clear! And it looks like everything got a style upgrade, too

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[dimension_door]

[IMMINENT COLLISION IN 3... 2... 1...]

Oof! [at least he didn't fall down? Sounds like he's a nice guy though, judging by how he laughs off being nearly run over]

Hey, are you all right? Why so excited?

[ismellarare]

Wah! [She stumbles a bit, but recovers quickly.] Ooops! I'm sorry! I must not have been looking where I was going!

[dimension_door]

That's all right. We all have our moments...

But what are you so excited about anyway? [he's genuinely curious. Most of the people here weren't exactly... 'upbeat' from what he could tell]

[ismellarare]

The update, of course! I really wasn't expecting anything big like this when I signed on today, that's for sure! Though I've got to wonder why they didn't make any announcements about it beforehand...

[dimension_door]

Update? You mean... That this isn't how the world normally looks?

Ah, no, I guess if time passes worlds are bound to change. [scratches his head in confusion-] Wait, you said signed on?

Man, not again.

[ismellarare]

Huh? What are you talking about? Mac Anu never looked like this before! And... of course I signed on. How else would I get online?

[SO CONFUSED.]

[dimension_door]

... Yes, yes it is this again. Don't worry about it...

Say, can you try and see if you can log off right now? I, uh, I hate to be the bearer of bad news but...

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[ismellarare]

But I just signed on...

Fiiine. Hold on a sec!

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[ismellarare]

[She moves her hands as though she were about to use a keyboard, but... wait. Why are her avatar's hands moving, too? Everything goes cold as she stares at her hands, palms up.]

What...?

[This is not happening. This is not happening. She puts a hand to her face, trying to feel for her goggles, but of course they aren't there.]

Th-this is...

[dimension_door]

[seeing her reaction was enough. All things considered, Fayt felt worse for Mireille than he did for himself. It's one thing to find yourself in another game world when you were a part of one before but...

It seems that she was suppose to be a player not an AI]

Hey, are y- [he kneels down so that they're eye level. Asking if she was feeling okay was out of the question; he knew he wasn't when he first found out] We'll figure out someway to get you back, okay?

[ismellarare]

[Mireille's no idiot. She's done the research. While she couldn't piece everything together, the implications of being 'trapped' in the game hit her pretty hard. As such, it takes her a while to respond.]

Y-you will...?

[dimension_door]

Of course. Something like this... [a reassuring smile] I don't think it's fair for people to be toyed with like this. We'll figure out a way to get you back to normal.

[ismellarare]

[She slowly nods, still a little dazed. It's an awful realization, after all.

...Was that a tear?]

[dimension_door]

[No, Mireille, don't cry. 8( Look at this RPG MC look worried for your well-being-]

C'mon, let's go see if there's something we can do for now. [he stands up to dust himself off before holding a hand out for her] Don't cry. You're not alone here; things will work out.

[ismellarare]

[She nods, quickly trying to wipe her eyes dry again. It just wouldn't do to cry in front of a complete stranger like this. She accepts his help up.]

...Mm. I'm sorry, it's just... a lot to take in.

[dimension_door]

... If you want to cry, that's all right. No one will judge you. [a light pat on the head, he doesn't like seeing girls cry okay?]

[still, those 4th Dimension bastards were going to get a piece of Fayt's mind the next time he runs into them- oh wait]