Feeling the gust of wind and loud honk go past alex couldn't help but look to the left of the street to see a speeding truck go down the road 'fuck I was too caught up in plans and money I almost died again' thought Alex as he looked up the arm of the hand that was still holding his shoulder a much bigger man with a simple face and the biggest smile alex has ever seen " you gotta be careful buddy" said the man as he looked at Alex's phone that was still in his hands, feeling a bit embarrassed as the first social interraction of his rebirth was a bit awkward "haha thank you man I was too excited about getting that new eternal gaming pod for immortals" said Alex as this sentence seemed to break the ice as the man gave an even more toothy smile as he said "I'm also getting a pod mind if I tag along?"
In a particularly crowded street two man can be seen walking side by side one being noticeably bigger, "Alex I'm telling you immortals will be the future of gaming" Alex listening quietly said "how you know it's gonna be the future bro we haven't played yet" said Alex a very reasonable question as the big man now known as Derrick said "man have you been living under a rock this game has been in development for 10 years and beta tested for 2 years it can be expensive but there's ways to make money in the game the last reason alone will bring a lot of people" said Derrick sounding overly ethusiastic as he slapped Alex's back like they've known each other for years, Alex was at first uncomfortable but soon got used to it as they made it to the corner of a street they could see a big store called "eternal" looking at the store from afar and the number of people coming in and out Derrick couldn't help but sigh and say "Damn I was hoping it wasn't this full yet it's 10 in the morning" Alex wasn't as shocked he has seen this before in his last life so he just smiled and said "why are you surprised you said it yourself this is the game of the future" Alex said with a grin as he walked forward to the store well more like a warehouse since the place was huge
Walking through the store Alex and Derrick finally knew of it's true size as there were surely over 1000 people shopping from the variety of goods luckily they didn't have to look for anything as the pods were too valuable to have in store, "hello sirs! How may I help you today" said a young woman behind a counter as Alex said " hello I would like to buy an eternal vr" Derrick scratching the back of his head also said "me too" the young woman hearing this instantly smiled and said "sure thing we have two models available at this time the first one is a head piece called eternal vr it's portable but you have to get off to eat and it can be uncomfortable" said the young lady as she secretly looked at the two noticing they didn't seem interest she had a bigger smile on her face "the second one is the eternal gaming pod it isn't portable it's very comfortable and will keep you in shape as you play with nutrient solutions" said the young lady as she showed a hologram to Alex and Derrick showing the pod and its features like substituting sleeping and so on they already knew it so they skimmed through it as Alex said "can I get a eternal gaming pod please" while Derrick this time with a pained face also said "me to" the young lady hastily took our a scanner as Alex swiped his phone over followed by Derrick soon alex got a notification on his phone
[10,000 has been deduced from your account]
Seeing this Alex was the same while Derrick looked more pained 'damn this is expensive I've saved up for a year even tho I knew the price seeing my savings go down by 80% really hurts' thought Derrick to himself as the young lady who was smiling brighter than ever said "two Sir's your pod will arrive in 3 hours and will be installed now may I interest you in nutrient solutions" said the young lady smiling from ear to ear as Derrick cringed even harder it seems he would be lucky to keep 95% of his savings but nutrient solutions are too vital "sure thing can I get 3 intermediate solutions" said Alex as Derrick just looked at him for a second then said "can I get 3 simple ones" the young lady was now looking at Alex with sparkles in her eyes as she said "sure thing two sirs 3 intermediate will be 4500 credits sir while 3 simple solutions will be 1500 credits" said the young lady as Alex hurriedly swiped as Derrick looked rather sad while swiping "thank you for shopping at eternal" said the young lady as Alex turned to the gloomy Derrick
"Yo bro give me your number maybe we can play together when it comes out" said Alex as Derrick just stood there awkwardly as he scratched the back of his head "what's wrong bro?" Asked Alex looking at Derrick suspiciously he just saw him buy the pod "ah you see Alex this isn't for me it's for my daughter she has been wanting to play the game in forever" hearing this alex just looked at Derrick up and down he was taller than himself at 6'6 it seems he doesn't look bad a rough face but he looks the same age as him and the pod has a age limit of 10 years so "are you serious?" Said Alex with a hint of surprise as he continued "you look to be the same age as me in our early 20s you for real?" While Derrick just awkwardly smiled and said "haha you know shit happens man" "then why didn't you buy two of the head piece vr sets" this time Derrick seemed rather serious as he said "because the pod is better for her growth she can stay as healthy as ever as she plays especially with the nutrient solution"