Hello out there! This is one of my older works that I decided to mess around with. It’s about a couple in their mid 20’s. They live in a futuristic world. The Main Character Joan is a programmer who specializes in A.I.. She and her husband get a new set of VR glasses and this excerpt is of Joan making her character.

When I get my desktop back in order I plan on continuing this story live on twitch.tv.

“Ready?” I asked.

“Three,” Andrew said.

“Two.”

“One!” and we launched the game together.

The box area I was in melted away and was replaced by a grassy field that stretched on for miles. In the distance there was a small hut with a fireplace puffing out little ringlets of smoke. The Scene was Gorgeous.

A bald gender-less person faded into the view before me.

“Hello?” I asked.

No response.

“Hmm.”

I looked into the bald person’s eyes. They seemed lifeless.

This had to be the character creation menu. The problem was how do you create a character without a controller?

Just think it maybe?

I focused on the word “female” and suddenly the doll changed into a woman. The boobs weren’t very big and the hips were pretty small. She looked Asain.

“Probably an Asian game.” I thought aloud.

Then I thought about my own body and what I remembered from the mirror in real life. The doll, like magic, grew hair, and replicated my real-life body.

I grinned and dove in, making a ton of minor changes to every part of the body. It was like I could finally be what wanted to look like.
After what seemed like forever I finally finished modifying the doll. I circled it one last time and thought. That’s me.
The doll seemed to take on a life of its own and turned around. It smiled and tried to grab me. I dodged. It’s eyebrows went up and I smiled back at it.

We ran. It chased me around in the grass. I wasn’t getting tired but I could feel the sensations of the wind blowing over my body. I wondered how long this would go on.

Then the character suddenly appeared in front of me and I ran into it. We merged together and became one. Ringlets of hair flopped down in front of my eyes. My body warmed up. I looked up into the sky as the sun. It felt so good.

What about my voice?

A bird appeared and landed on one of my arms. I could feel its little feet clinging on.

It whistled in a single tone. It was high pitched.

I opened my mouth and my voice matched the tone. I slightly lowered my register and the bird copied me.

Another bird flew down landing on my other arm and whistled in a low tone. I copied it and raised its pitch.
I sang between them and a half a dozen birds flew in front of my tweeting in a similar tone.

I guess that’s my range.

“Sally sells seashells at the seashore,” I said it a few times and when I didn’t like how it sounded I adjusted the birds. When I was satisfied, I thanked the birds and they all flew off.

A strong wind nearly knocked me over and a flash of lightning struck nearby deafening me. The sky started turning a dark grey deepening to an almost black. It suddenly got cold and in front of my eyes, the biggest snowflake I had ever seen landed on my nose. A flurry of snow hit my face as a snowstorm blew. I knelt down and watched as the snow-covered the grass. It eventually built up so high that I couldn’t see the grass anymore. It covered the field completely.

It was just me and the cottage now. I looked down and my naked body started shivering. The cold amplified until I couldn’t stand it.
Then a couple of furry animals shot out from the snow. They dashed out of view and then came crashing into me. The animals encircled my body turning themselves into winter clothing. I was warm again.

Thanks, little guys.

It didn’t last long. The cold seemed to penetrate the clothes. I got up and looked around.

The cottage from earlier seemed like a goal rather than decoration now. The puffs of smoke seemed much more inviting.

I hope you enjoyed this! I will add more excerpt’s in the future for you all to enjoy.
Thank you and have a wonderful week!
Katherine