《A Desperate Winner》


 Intro: Eric

    I wonder how I should play? I''m not really strong or smart, but brutality and ambushing I could go for... Which game to pick? There are so many games out there... I''ll pick one of the popular ones.


    Search:VR:PopularStolen from its original source, this story is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings.


    Idon''t wantto join in already established games,.. I would be behind everyone else. Resets suck as well... I should just pick a new game.


    Search:VR:Preorder:Helmet:Popular:Upcoming:Realistic


    Ah! Perfect~ "realistic world apocalypse" "Realism without pain!" "Useful training" This sounds perfect! Your order will arrive in (1) week(s).

 Beginning: The Game

    I log on into the game. It seems to load really slowly... I may need a new gaming pod. I''ll just rent one. After having everything set up, I insert the game and sit down. The tutorial begins to play.


    "Welcome to the area where you set up your settings"


    "Your room here is customable and can be set to be as large and as intricate as you want as long as you pay the associated fees."


    "When you are ready, press [Begin]"


    A strange voice that I can only describe as metallic rang through the area. I look at the setting and look at the options.


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    Pain


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    Normal


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    Lowered


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    Tiny


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    None


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    Identity


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    Hidden


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    UnrecognizableThe tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation.


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    Recognizable


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    Unhidden


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    Gameplay


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    Realistic


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    High resolution


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    Low resolution


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    Game


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    I have no clue as to what these settings mean. Based off of my assumptions, I set pain to [Tiny], identity to [Recognizable] and Gameplay to [Realistic]


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    Finalize changes?


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    Yes


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    No


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    I click [Yes] and [Begin]


    "Loading Data"


    WELCOME


    As I look around, I see many different paths leading to seemingly nowhere. I look at myself and see my normal skin color, but as I look further I find that: I have no fingerprints and I no longer have my original body. I call out for a "mirror, full sized" and a mirror appears. I seem to have no facial features, no genitalia, and no clothes. I call out "clothes" and I see clothes on my body again. I try to walk down a path but I''m unable to and a screen pops up.


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    Please enter a destination:


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    I enter [Play] and another screen pops up.


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    FFA


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    Play in a randomized area identical to earth, the game ends when all players are dead. Please note that you can give up at any point and that you can be reported for a staff member to observe and ban.


    Servers open:23/?


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    Strange World Beta


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    Spend points you gathered in FFA, this area is just for fun and has no actual effect on anything. Please enjoy your time here.


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    To be added


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    N/A


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    Welp. Let''s begin. [FFA]

 First Fight: Stressful

    I look around and see that I''m on a red spotted bed with purple covers... such awful fashion sense. I look around a bit more and find myself in a room that''s quite odd. Looking outside the window, I see that I''m on the third floor. I search around a bit more and find a kitchen knife. The mission did say that <u>everyone has to die</u>. This honestly seems like a lot of work. I wait patiently by the door of the room, knife in hand, and ready to ambush someone.


    ...I''m so bored...


    Suddenly, I hear a scream from outside. I head over to the window to peek at what was happening. Not getting a good enough view, I just see a person instantly falling. Might be the "give up" function. I scream loudly and head down to the ground floor.


    Adrenaline floods through me, my heartbeat gets faster. No one comes.


    I peek my head outside the door and I find no one.


    This game seems extremely boring.


    Fine, fine. I run through the streets, enjoying my improved fitness in VR. I stop after I see someone else.


    It was a person with a white mask holding a tennis racket wearing jeans with a black t-shirt. His clothes are so much better than my plain white ones. My first opponent charges towards me and I bolt indoors. I quickly realize that the doors are locked... That might have been why no one came after me. I turn and see his(?) mask again. I make the decision to charge him, a knife is far more deadly than a tennis racket. He throws the tennis racket at my head, and then runs. The racket hurt pretty badly. I chase and he runs into a apartment with the door open. I rush forward to find that the door is locked. Another object is chucked at my head and hits me. A plant pot from the second floor. How did he get up there so fast? Such a weird building.This story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings.


    Windows? Run? Throw knife? Hide?


    I run back outside into the street, and he doesn''t follow me. I shall wait until he leaves! Perhaps a hour is enough. Yep. It was definitely enough; I hear sounds similar to footsteps and prepare my body to strike him in the stomach. He has no clue that I''m right behind the car! I had to walk out of his line of sight and crawl here.


    He arrives and I take the chance to stab him. After I get a stab in, he pauses and stops moving, this is quite strange. No struggle, no resistance, no fight? I stab and stab him in the stomach, blood beginning to pour out of the wound.


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    You have stabbed "player" once!


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    Points gained:10


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    You have stabbed "player" 4 times!


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    Points gained:4


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    You have stabbed "player" 16 times!


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    Points gained:16


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