By this point, there were so many people talking, Viri couldn't keep track of them anymore. As minor revelations and eager suggestions were flung back and forth with wild abandon, a chorus of voices deep and high mixing amidst a menagerie of strange and colorful figures, she tried to pick out the key points.

[i]Map and inventory.[/i] More functions that had been carried over to this world from the game. By this point, it seemed best to assume that anything a player could do in the game could carry over to the new world, which led to some intriguing possibilities. [i]Can we control volume? What about cheating— will 'bots' and 'hacks' have carried over, or can they be replicated?[/i] It was reassuring, at least, that the dragon man in particular seemed to know a lot about the game's background story; that could come in handy when it came to positioning themselves within this new world.

From the sound of it, food and drink here worked more or less like they did elsewhere, and would probably be just as necessary for health and survival. 'Danongorf' seemed set on seeing to that need. Following his initial suggestion came volunteers for his cause, along with some other possible courses of action.

Viri's train of thought was suddenly interrupted as a screen suddenly flashed into existence before her eyes. [i]A... friend request?[/i] Tentatively, she reached out with one finger and prodded the [ACCEPT] button. The screen flashed, now showing a green check mark next to the name 'Deneb' and a small thumbnail of the associated avatar. [i]So this is how the game functions work in this world...[/i]

"So," she said, managing to get a few words in amidst the flurry of conversation, "what I'm hearing is that we want to divide into primary groups, to handle our immediate concerns? One to hunt for food and make sure we don't go hungry, another to scout the landscape for possible clues or problems." Using the libraries was a good suggestion as well, but trawling through whatever texts they held seemed less urgent than observing the immediate situation, the lay of the land.

"In that case," she said, walking to Deneb's side, "I'll follow you. My character isn't much good at hunting or physical labor, but I'm interested to see if there are any exceptions to our current knowledge— places this world differs from the game we knew." The mention of safety struck her as important as well. If she really did have all her character's former abilities, then her talents would be well-suited for safeguarding against threats and keeping everyone alive.

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