Kieran walked into one of the few gameshops in his district. It was his 16th birthday a week ago and he received a whopping 1000USD for his birthday, enough to buy a vr headset and the cartridge for Alfheim Online.
He of course, bought the headset online and already had it sitting at home, So now the purpose of this visit was to buy the cartridge. Kieran walked up to the front desk of the game shop that was oddly empty. The worker behind the desk perked up and greeted him lively with a smile.
"Hello there valued costumer! What can I do for you today?"
The man was happy to finally see a customer after two hours of boredom. Kieran tried to return the lively attitude to the best of his abilities.
"That would be 20USD please!"
Kieran took the money out and paid upfront. Before the worker could thank him properly for his patronage, Kieran rushed home happily with the cartridge in hand.
Opening the door to his home, Kieran rushed passed his parents after giving them a brief greeting and ran into his room. Laying on his bed, Kieran placed the cartridge into his headset and wore it.
A loading screen showed before his eyes.
Initializing...
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[Welcome to Alfheim Online player, please choose a name for your character!]
A bell like voice came from the game system as soon as Kieran appeared in a white space.