Alex Ran up to his room as fast as he could, the nerve gear under his arm was secured in bubble wrap so if he dropped it while running, no real damage would happen to it. He almost tripped on the last step of his staircase but managed to recover and continue running. Nothing was going to prevent him from playing today, not chores, not dinner, not even that lousy last step of the staircase that bends a little to much when you step on it. In his euphoric rush he could hear his mother trying to talk to him. "Alex! Who was that at the door?" She yelled to him from the living room. "Nobody Ma', just postal express droppin' off my new video game." He slammed the door behind him as he entered his room. He plugged the nervegear into the computer and rested the head piece on the couch in his room. He took a quick picture of the nervegear and posted it to his blog. "Okay, time to get down to business...now wheres that manual." He looked in the small square box that held the nervegear and took out a small thin pamphlet. He skimmed most of it, only really reading the startup and setup. He didn't really care for the maintenance or warning sections. He laid down on his bed, turned it on, and said the two magic words that were about to transport him into an entirely new world.."Link start!"

Alex was no longer himself, from this point on he was Cashmaker2324. Of course he regretted choosing the username he used for all his accounts on the Internet, but it was like tradition to him. He opened his eyes, only to be blinded by the glistening rays on the sun beating down on the cobblestone roads in front of him. "Whoa..." He whispered to himself with awe. He looked around for the other players who must be logging in now, but he was always distracted by the magnificent beauty of the landscape. He noticed a few of the shops had people at them...wait... they weren't people, they were NPC's. It was astonishing, how they acted and looked just like people outside this virtual heaven. without a conscious thought, Alex started walking through the town of beginnings, passing by the users and NPC's. He'd made sure he opened his menu and selected a few skills to have before he accidentally ventured into some weird abyss that would have him killed. One-handed dagger and Hiding were the first that he had chosen. He walked through the streets paying little to no attention to his surroundings. He was in a bliss like state, wandering through the incredibly detailed town of beginnings.