[b]November 2nd. The day people started lining up for SAO game. Sales began on November 5th. At 1300 on November 6th, the game begins![/b]


Shakuntala had the best brothers in the world. They had camped out, and gotten her a copy of the game, and the nerve gear. An now, at exactly 1259, she was set up, settled comfortably, the nerve gear on. She had cleared the whole day, just to be able to play the game as long as she wanted. 

3...2....1....

[color=bc8dbf]"Link Start!"[/color]

She quickly set up her avatar, going with something quite similar to her real looks, but changing hair, eye colour and skin colour Black hair, green eyes, and lighter skin as opposed to her dark blonde hair, blue eyes and skin tanned by hours out in the sun. 

She looked about, and soon found out that the town she was in was aptly named 'The Town of Beginnings'. She went to a merchant, and found that there was a free guidebook, so she grabbed that, as well as a health potion, before heading out the town. She encountered many Frenzy boar, and began to interact with them, soon figuring out how to atacck with t he beginners sword that had been in her inventory. 

She had fun attacking them, learning how to fight as well as managing to level two levels to level three. She checked the time, seeing that is was getting close five pm. Figurng she had had enough training for now, she headed back to the town of beginnngs, where she sold some of the meat she had gotten from drops, and sold the beginners sword, purchasing a sword that was a bit better quality. 

And then she simply spent some time in the town, reading the guidebook. After a while, she looked at the time, seeing that it was getting close to 6. She needed to go home, to help with dinner, and then she could return. 

She went to go log out, but with some confusion, saw that she didn't have a log out button. She blinked, and frowned, looking about, and was just about to ask someone if they were having trouble with that, when light seemed to engulf them all. 

She gave a yelp, and then blushed at herself, looking about  seeing shocked faces all around her.

And that's when Akihiko Kayaba appeared and told them that they couldn't escape the game. If they died, they died in real life. If they wanted to be free, they had to beat all 100 floors. Suki was staring at him in shock, and fear, when he said there was a little gift in their inventories. She opened hers, finding a mirror.

She took it out, and her own reflection, her real life reflection was there after a quick shimmer. 

As people began to realise what was happening, she pushed her way out the crowd. She knew what she had to do, get to the next town before people really began to panic, she needed to be away, and to figure out the best way to survive, but something caused her to stop. 

She couldn't' just run off, leave people behind. She swallowed, hesitating. Make friends now, or later?