June 6th 2114
Day

Bao sat in quiet consternation as the seconds ticked by, his hands moved over the paper almost by themselves, his scrawling handwriting recording every word the suited lecturer at the front of the small room said, in one ear, onto the paper, then out the other ear. He would have skipped today if his attendance wasn't already a shamble's, after another angry letter had made its way home the parents were taking a more active interest in his day to day schedule, to put it lightly. 

Why the rush you might ask? Today just happened to be the day his copy of Morpheus Online arrived at his home, and if the delivery companies text was anything to go by, MO should be sitting safely at home right now, waiting for him. Still, it's just a game right? another like the thousands already available, not that big a deal surly? no, Bao had seen the preliminary reviews, seen the trailers and 'sneak peaks' and this was different and Bao was well and truly determined to sink many hours into finding out just how different it would be.

Which explains why, as the lecturer dismissed the group, Bao was on his feet and halfway towards the exit before anyone else had even finished packing their bags, his quick strides had him into the hallway and off into the distance in no time at all, his notes, if they could feel, might have been slightly put out, to say the least, as they sat abandoned in an emptying lecture hall.