“Early release.” Avery replied casually. “Do you really think they’re gonna allow a game aimed at kids to shock people when they get hurt? I wouldn’t be surprised if they release a patch later that disables it. I mean I know they sell those shock games at hobby stores… but I think it’s different.” She sat down and watched as he played around with the settings, shrugging slightly at being unable to turn off the sensory setting. “Might just be a bug. Pretty sure you can report it when you go to log out.”

When the boy was done fixing his settings she stood as he reached out and touched her hand. It was so strange; it felt exactly like it would if he touched her in real life. How bizarre. The technology was certainly impressive. “So cool.” Avery agreed when he began touching her arm. It was strange, anyone else and she’d probably hit him. But she’d know Rick so long and trusted him so deeply she hardly had a second thought about it. She nodded excitedly at the suggestion of exploring. “We should probably leave some kind of parker around here to show us where the spawn point is…” She began absently but Rick was already off and she took off to catch up to him.
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