DCStuck Introductions

[ParamountKeymaster]

A young man stands in his bedroom. He then sits down on his bed because he doesn't feel like standing. Why was he even standing in the first place? It wasn't like he was doing anything important. At least not at the moment. Today is certainly going to be a big day for this guy, regardless of how mundane it starts out, but no need to get overexcited quite yet.

What is this guy's name anyway?

> Enter name.

[Lazybutt Dweebface]

Uh, no... While he might be willing to own up to his own laziness, he wouldn't go so far as to call himself a dweeb. A nerd, maybe, but certainly not a dweeb. And really, that doesn't even qualify as a name. Would it kill you to be serious?

> Try again.

[Evan Anders]

There now, you see? Was that so hard?

> Examine room.

Your name is EVAN. You have a passion for FICTION. You have a vast collection of NOVELS and are yourself an ASPIRING WRITER, a talent you express through various SHORT STORIES AND ROLEPLAYS and hope to pursue professionally. You enjoy 90'S CARTOONS, ROCK AND POP MUSIC, MOVIES of pretty much every genre, and occasional RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, particularly HIKING AND SNOWBOARDING. You are also a devout CHRISTIAN, actively follow many INTERNET CRITICS AND LET'S PLAYERS, and consider yourself an expert on POP CULTURE.

You have plenty of friends to chat and roleplay with, and later you'll be connecting with many of them so you can play a NEW GAME. Online, you go by paramountKeymaster, although even you aren't sure why exactly you've chosen this handle. You tend to type in perfect syntax, but sometimes you'll intentionally use improper grammar or spell words in funneh ways, and you like to use emoticons entirely too often. XD

What will you do?

> Evan: Examine contents of bookshelf.

You pick your lazy butt up off the bed and mosey over to your extensive bookshelf, which is filled top to bottom with novels of all shapes, sizes and genres.

Every single one of these books holds a special place in your heart, and many of them you have read several times over. You've spent so much time studying the many soliloquies of Dune that you could probably quote the whole darn book word for word. The spine of To Kill a Mockingbird is so worn out you can barely read the title printed on it. And you're pretty sure that if you even touched Watchmen again, every intricately-detailed and masterfully artistic page would flop out haphazardly.

> Evan: Inspect empty spot on shelf.

Ah, yes. That empty spot that marks your incomplete Hunger Games trilogy. You had loaned Mockingjay to your beloved GIRLFRIEND some time ago, and she still has yet to return it. Honestly, this doesn't bother you all that much. She may have a knack for losing interest in and completely forgetting about certain things, but you seriously doubt she would misplace one of your books. She's too loyal to lose something that important to you, and you're too forgiving to care otherwise.

Either way, you can always ask for it back later if you decide to reread the series someday.

> Evan: Examine posters.

In accordance to your love of rock music, you have several posters devoted to some of your favorite bands. Your Fall Out Boy poster is pretty outdated and you've been considering getting a more recent print, one in which Pete and Andy have gotten haircuts and Patrick has lost about sixty pounds. You're particularly fond of the Foster the People poster hanging over your bed, though it's nice to wake up and see your bright and sunny Imagine Dragons poster at the foot of your bed every morning. And even you have to admit it's kind of weird seeing Christian rock band Skillet, as hard rock as they are, hanging right next to Brendon Urie from Panic! at the Disco.

Not that you're complaining or anything. Brendon is the greatest. Some people say you sound just like him, and even if you don't entirely agree, it's pretty flattering to be compared to such a cool guy. Look at him, clad in that overcoat, smoking a rainbow, standing solo in the desolate Las Vegas desert... You know he's thinking "Yeah, I know I'm awesome." And he's right. So cool.

> Evan: Examine contents of desk.

Enough beating around the bush. You sit down at your desk and open your laptop. First you'll check your subscriptions, then you'll contact your online buddies and get this party started.

While the laptop is starting up, you take a look at the various objects sitting on your desk. Your fake potted plant is looking healthy and synthetic as always. Sitting next to it is the cardinal plushy that you've had since childhood and held onto for both nostalgia and to honor the state you call home. And of course there's your iPod, loaded with all the awesome tunes from all the awesome bands that we've already gone into explicit detail over.

====>

On the opposite end, you have your framed pictures. You pause for a moment to stare at them, if only for dramatic purposes.

This first one of you and your family was taken a few years ago on your trip to Utah. That was a great vacation. You may love Ohio, but to you, the mountains are a greater paradise than any other place that the world has to offer. Plus, not only are your vacations infrequent, but so is quality time with your family, it seems. Your dad is almost always working, and when he isn't, he tends to keep to himself. Your mom, sadly, has Type I Osteogenesis imperfecta, a.k.a. that brittle bone disease that Samuel L. Jackson had in "Unbreakable," and as such, she lives an inactive life and is frequently in and out of the hospital.

Your older sister Jen, however, is a kind and supportive sibling. She was practically your best friend and mother figure growing up. She recently moved out of the house, but you two are still remarkably close regardless, and the next picture over of the two of you enjoying a day of snowboarding is always enough to remind you of the bond you and she will always share.

The last portrait is your prom picture from your senior year of high school. You have to chuckle at yourself. You looked so dorky in that suit. How is it that any other guy can look so classy in such expensive suits, and yet when you get dressed up you still look like a bozo? Just one of the mysteries of life, you suppose...

Perhaps it's just that you looked so inadequate next to your girlfriend. Dear, sweet, precious Swift. Not only is she the most fun, bombastic, outgoing girl you know, but she's also by far the kindest, most loyal, and most beautiful. The years you two have spent together have been the best you've ever had. You really are blessed to have someone by your side who loves you as much as she does. You know it. She knows it. Everyone knows that you two were made for each other.

====>

And tonight... once you're done goofing around with your online pals... you're going to begin the rest of your life together.

> Evan: Put down the ring box and log on already.

Okay, you're getting anxious again. You need to calm down. You've been fretting about tonight for so long. If everything's going to go according to plan, you need to just relax. Distract yourself for a while. Hopefully this new game your friends are talking you into playing will be therapeutic enough, not to mention a means of passing the time.

Oh, look at that! Already someone's trying to get ahold of you. Hmm... This guy again? What kind of politely cryptic conversation is he seeking to engage in today? Only one way to find out, you guess.

> Evan: Answer.

Evan cannot answer this incoming message because he is too busy being the other guy!

[ryocker]

> Evan: Be the other guy.

You are now being the other guy, or at least you would be if he were awake... Wait, no, he's awake. He just looked up. It appears as though he's just lying in bed, unsure of what to do, if he wants to do anything. Perhaps a name is in order?

> Enter name

[Gingery McManchild]

Well there's no need to be a rude audience. You see that glare? That glare's pointed at YOU. Not sure how he knows, but he does, and he's none too happy. Maybe next time you come up with a name, you don't hit the poor sap too close to home.

> Try again

[Ryan Jones]

So you CAN be polite when you want to be.

> Examine room

Your name is RYAN JONES. You are the epicenter of VIDEOGAMES and WEIRD, DOODLEY SKETCHES in this small, yet roomy household. Your VIDEO GAME COLLECTION, once massive and RIVALING THE STORES THEMSELVES, has been reduced thanks to brotherly intervention and your NEEDING FAST CASH. What IS there is primarily Nintendo related games and merchandise, not a Sony or Microsoft related thing for miles. You're a CHRISTIAN, SORT OF, and prefer to LAZE AROUND THE HOUSE, but you also enjoy the occasional LONG WALK.

You also happen to love the internet, but don't post your VAST COLLECTION OF SKETCHES online. You're more of the browsing type. You do, thankfully, have a small group of friends you like to occassionally talk with, and you specifically go by ragingYoddler, but everyone notes you just picked that name because it shortens to RY- You've been trying to find a better handle than that. you type somewhat legibly, but tend to forgo capitalization or punctuation at certain points, emotes included XD

What will you do?

>Ryan: Examine cat

Cat? What cat? There's no cat here- oh.

====>

Hello there, Alexander Elvis Jones.

====>

This formerly violent kitten tends to hang around you and watch everything you do, being more a lazy, needy cat now than scratch happy kitten. Like you, he's shy of strangers and prefers to just hang out, occasionally jumping into your lap for mass amounts of petting. Alex was YOUR idea- Elvis was a name your dad came up with. Yes, you still live with your dad. Stop fussing and just keep the kitty satisfied.

> Ryan: Examine messy pile on the floor.

Hey now, that pile is PERFECTLY CLEAN. Besides which, he'd have to get up to do that, and he's just fine being face first in pillow.

====>

Hey, don't think advancing forward is going to make him-

...Alright, you win. He's up.

====>

That PERFECTLY CLEAN pile is full of random manga you had bought years ago. you do happen to love anime and manga, but you don't actively watch and read it much anymore. One of your favorites in the pile is certainly Chibi Vampire- it's dark and spooky, yet loaded with fun, like more a haunted house than those freaky movies. Oh yes, you also like spooky aesthetics, so haunted house levels in games tend to be your favorites. if the music doesn't suck, anyway.

> Ryan: Eye posters

What Posters? You saw that intro, there aren't- Oh wait.

The camera flipped when he went to the pile.

====>

These are but a few posters that you have- not that you had many in the first place. The big winner of this collection on the wall is certainly your Poster of Wario Land Shake It!! You've always been a big fan of Mario characters- and you think it's plausible that you might have possibly gotten your fixation on your first two letters from the likes of Mario and Luigi... But as far as you're concerned, the jury's still out.

You also have posters for Splatoon, Mario Maker, and the Archie Sonic comics. You REALLY love those comics.

> Ryan: Look inside the compartment under your TV.

Not a chance. All that's in there are video games and his massive collection of anime and cartoons. We'd be here all day if he went through all of that.

> Ryan: Fine then, go someplace else.

You do just that. Walking out your main door, you find yourself in a hallway- with the computer room right near it. You waste no time getting in there and looking around. Not that there's anything in particular you feel like doing. You suppose looking at Youtube is as good a start as any. Maybe you'll get a message from someone. Possibly even those fellows you've heard about.

====>

Ah, yes. Those guys. You honestly don't know much about them- they don't really contact you at all. All you know is that your friends have said a thing or two about them, and that's really it. As happy as you are that you're NOT being targeted, you also feel like you're missing out on something. Maybe you can get one of your friends to redirect these guys at you?

> Ryan: contact friend

Oh, he'd love to- but it seems like he's too busy being the other guy first!

[DanteMGalileo]

A young man(?) stands in his bed-

Oh no. Oh GOD no. It's THIS one.

We are not ready to talk about this one yet. He's(?) too scary. Instead, we're going to pester someone a little less creepy.

Oh shit he caught us oh god he's giving us a dirty look-

[gantzgun74]

A young man sits in his room at his writing desk, reading a book. The latest installation of what he feels will be an instant classic series

... OH GOOD. There's nothing to worry about with this guy, nothing scary in the slightest. Heck out of everyone, he's probably the TAMEST OUT OF ALL OF THEM. The biggest pushover and possibly the easiest to put one over on. if there ever existed ANYONE WAS THE DIRECT OPPOSITE OF THE LAST GUY this would be him.

Now let's see... His name his name... What was his name again-?

> Enter Name

[Retarded Douchebaggy]

..... Oh jeeze now look what you've done, he's thrown his chair at the name box out of sheer irritation. The tamest person in the entire group and you just had to go and PISS HIM OFF WITH A SINGLE NAME. This moment is on you. Now, since YOU are clearly the retarded douchebag how about you try again?

> Try Again

[Aaron Colvard]

There you see? You CAN make a good decision if you really try. Good writer.

> Examine Reading Desk

You're name is AARON COLVARD and while many would say you shouldn't be you generally enjoy the life you are living as of right now. Being around 19 YEARS OF AGE, having just graduated High School, you really should be looking at applications for College, but really, you can't be bothered at this point in time. You have plenty going on right now between WRITING, DRAWING and other various artsy trades one can get involved in. This includes WRITING IN ROLEPLAY FORUMS, some degrees of writing FICTION, and even some GENERAL SKETCHING, though the art style itself is very simplistic. Whenever you're online, you go by the pen name gantzGun, a name inspired by one of your favorite characters of your youth, the Klonoa character Gantz, Japanese name Guntz. When your online you Do tend to speak very properly though when you're REALLY EXCITED YOU TEND TO USE ALL CAPS AND EXAGGERATE WITH MULTIPLE PUNCTUATION MARKS!!! You're not QUITE that energetic in real life, but you really like feeling that you are.

And when you're not doing that? You're reading one of the many books you have lined up in your desk's shelves. Though the term 'book' might be a tad generous. You generally tend to aim more for COMICS, GRAPHIC NOVELS, MANGA and ARTBOOKS. If you did get anything that functioned more as a book with actual literature it would be in the form of LIGHT NOVELS, which you recently started collecting.

> Examine current Reading material

OH? You're curious about the book that you think is an instant classic~? Very nice! It's a very endearing read which is part of a series called 'The Devil is a Part Timer', a slice of life story wherein the demon king of a fantasy world, reminiscent of FINAL FANTASY and DRAGON QUEST'S big bad monsters, travels to Earth in an effort to retreat from the world's hero. However in doing so, he and his right hand man lose all of their demonic power due in part to Earth's magic being near non-existent. Forced to settle into the world for however long it might take to eventually return, the main character practically has to learn the ins and outs of being an adult in the real world, from managing bank accounts to working a job.

You might think it's a very technical piece of work, but the story thrives off of it's COMEDY, whether it be the main characters SARCASTIC behavior, his flunky's penny-pinching mannerisms or even the tantrums of the hero from the fantasy world whom had followed the demon king only to be similarly depowered and forced to settle in as well; AND, left without her magic, you see the true persona underneath the armor, of a little girl who was never given time to be a kid and had NO PLANS FOR HER FUTURE outside of getting revenge on the beast that killed her father.

So yeah, great story, and it only got better and better with each passing installation.

> Examine Reading Material collection

Oh that? We've got the usual stuff, One Piece, One Punch Man, Anima+, Bone, Avatar the Last Airbender's recent comic releases, My Little Pony, Adventure Time, Steven Univer-

> GEEK OUT

Oh my god STEVEN UNIVERSE. You could go ON AND ON AND ON about how great this series is. The messages of love and understanding, the ingenius fantasy beginning twisting into it's true nature as a Sci-Fi story, the characters, the music, the themes, the world, the EVERYTHING.

> Examine the toy on your desk

And that's EXACTLY why you have a Garnet POP Vinyl figure on your desk. You're love of the show is just that strong. That's also why you're wearing a blue shirt with a star on the chest. A recent purchase from the fandom.

> Sing the Steven Universe theme song

Well you'd like to but...

OKAY FINE, but only the short intro version you DO have other things you need to do today.

> [ S ] Sing Along

We

Are the Crystal Gems

We'll always save the day!

And if you think we can't,

We'll, always find a way!

That's why the people of this world

Believe in!

Garnet, AMETHYST and Pearl

and STEVEN!

> Examine Laptop

Okay good! Now with that out of the way, you can properly focus on all of the things you need to do today. Today is a REALLY big day after all! You've got so much stuff to do now that this brand new game is getting released today. Even more then that?

> Open Laptop

It's a brand new MMO that's supposed to play similarly to another great INDIE GAME called Undertale. It was brought to your attention by your pals and since then you'd been playing a bunch of your games on Steam so you could get them out of the way and move on with more finality to this new one. You were likely going to dedicate a lot of time to it with your friends on a certain Roleplay Forum, so may as well remove all distractions.

> Examine desktop screen

Ah that's right, you recently updated from Firefox to a brand new browser called 'Lichidom', you know, due in large part to all of the problems the internet has been going through with Censorship lately. Yeah it REALLY sucked ass. Oh well at least this worked...

> Closer examine Lichidom Icon

.......................

>

(Alex's face looking slightly freaked out.)

EVEN IF THAT ICON WAS FUCKING CREEPY.............

> Check messages

Hmmm, nothing from the others so far... Though you wonder if-....

> Get notification from Steam

HAHAHA! Yes! The game is available!! Nice! Now you just need to purchase it and get it downloaded... No but wait, you'd better let people know it's available. Better get to it.

> Open up Group chat.

-- gantzGun [GG] Opens up Dimensional Clash Group chat, Notification 'GAME RELEASE CONFIRMED!!' --

GG: The day is upon us fans of Hype and fans of News!
GG: The new super hyped game Sburb has just been officially released on Steam and I'm but moments away from purchasing it and downloading it onto my laptop.
GG: Is anyone else as excited as I am that this is finally starting?? CAUSE I KNOW I AM FRICKIN STOKED AS HELL. XDD

[ShadesofGrey18]

--> Quickly be the other guy.

With a very quick shift of scene, you are now this glasses-wearing blond guy who is currently scribbling something onto staff paper.

What is his name?

[Buttmunch McGillycuddy]

(He gives a rather unamused glare up from his paper)

No, definitely not. It wasn't that funny the first time and it's still not funny now.

[Pieter Majeske]

That's better.

Your name is PIETER MAJESKE and you are a COLLEGE STUDENT. You are currently working on your homework because you need to practice DILIGENCE, which you sometimes lack when it comes to things like this. You are currently a JUNIOR and a MUSIC MAJOR who occasionally takes classes in PHILOSOPHY. Your dorm room is on the small side, but it suits your needs. Your mini-fridge remains stocked, you have several GUITARS and AMPLIFIERS around, and a WII U game system, which you and your roommate often play rounds of SUPER SMASH BROS. on. Your ability to win is... iffy at times. He's just that much better. You are, like some of your friends, CHRISTIAN, though you haven't actively practiced for over a year now thanks to various experiences. You are a major GAMER and love playing video games. Online, your chumhandle is shadesofGrey and you Type in a manner that uses proper syntax and punctuation... though you tend to show hesitation via ellipses... and use the occasional emoticon. ^^;

--> Finish your homework and look around.

Alright already, sheesh!

You look around the room, setting your finished sheet to the side. Your dorm room is small-ish but it suits your needs, as mentioned prior. Besides your laptop set nearby, you also have your 3DS system and a few books, as well as a plush or two.

--> Examine plushes

Sure, why not? There aren't many, but you have a few and they're all POKÉMON, owing to your love for the series. You have ones of EEVEE, LUCARIO, SCEPTILE, and BLAZIKEN. The Lucario one is your favorite.

Hm? Your Pesterchum is going off. Since your roommate, Jackson, isn't going to be around for a bit yet, you figure that you can get in touch with your friends. Most folks are going to be leaving campus over break soon, anyway... though you two are staying the week. No sense making that long trip back home when you'd be going right back shortly after.

--> Answer friend.

You fire up your Pesterchum, typing a greeting. Who is your friend you're talking with?

[doctorzero]

A young man lies upon his bed, book in hands and window open, a cat sitting upon the sill.

As we have no idea what his name is, we'll have to guess at it.

>Enter Name
[Dark Lord Of Bondage]

Oh, come on, you're not even trying.

>This Time, With Feeling
[Jordan]

That's be—wait a minute, what about his last name?

Oh, I see, last names are for peons, apparently. Moving on.

>Examine Bedchambers
Your name is JORDAN, last name omitted for reasons I can't even begin to guess, and while he has a distinct lack of interest in regards to talking about himself, we're going to ignore that and do it for him. Eighteen years old, recently graduated from high school and considering college, you have a vague interest in writing and wish to someday write a book. Whether or not is successful is irrelevant; whether a single person reads it is. All books are to be read, after all. Otherwise, you enjoy the occasional game, alone, or with a friend. Online, you go by the handle of doctorZero, and you generally type in a neat and orderly fashion, using italics as appropriate. Ignoring the occasional rushed sloppiness and the use of ALL CAPS, anyway.

>Examine furry feline
That's Apollo. You got him from your uncle recently, sometime after the passing of your previous cat Azilla (bless her poor soul). Like most cats, he's extremely finicky, but you still enjoy his company. Can't stand his tendency to bring home dead things, though.

>Examine reading materials
The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett. You only recently started reading his books. They're hilarious.

>Examine Desktop
No. Not in the mood.

>Doooo eeeeet
NO.

>Fine, examine phone
It's an ordinary cell phone, not some ridiculous smartpad or whatever. Those things are the stuff of nightmares.

You are expecting a call from your best friend JACOB, however. You two had plans for that day involving something that came out recently.

Something diabolical.

...there are times when you fail at drama.

[DanteMGalileo]

A young man stands in-

Oh no it's him again. He looks rather annoyed too.

We are not ready for this. We're not sure if we will ever be ready.

Moving on now before oh god put the pan and the censored object aw-

====> Be the only girl.

[DMis]

====> Be the only girl

A petite young woman is currently playing some sort of match 3 game with dragons and what looks to be weird interpretations of mythological deities. She seems pretty wrapped up in her- nope she has spotted a floating white rectangle above her head and by extension us. Good thing she can't threaten us like that creepy fella.


====> Give her a name

[Dingleberry LaQueen]

The woman flips the bird towards us. Seems you really made her mad. Great going dingus.

====> Wanna try that again?

[Beth Snider]

There's a green check and the woman nods.

====>

You are BETH SNIDER. You are enjoying a RARE DAY OFF from work. Your loving family members let you SLEEP IN until... well you have yet to figure that out.

Your interests include but are not limited to CRYSTALS, MYTHOLOGY OF THE WORLD, VIDEO GAMES, and a CARD GAME THAT IS OLDER THAN YOURSELF. You LOVE to DRAW, WRITE, and ATTEMPT TO COSPLAY. There are a few unfinished PROPS and COSTUMES strewn across the room.
You know you should BE CHECKING IN ON YOUR FRIENDS but you do not FEEL LIKE HOPPING ON THE INTERNET.
Your friends know you as dracoricMistress and You tend to type like you talk. BUT WHEN THINGS STARTLE YOU, you have a habit of forgetting that you leave your caps lock on. And sometimes emote with smilies.

====> Get up and examine the figures on the coffee table

You role your eyes and simply turn your head to look at the figures that resemble the Egyptian Pantheon fighting the Greco-Roman Pantheon. You blame Rick Riodan for that but enough on that.

====> Examine the Dog Headed one with the weird and flimsy looking staff

You look to your ANUBIS FIGURE. Uncultured swine, this is the EGYPTIAN GOD OF EMBALMING! He was the dude that pretty much was the first MORTIAN DEITY!

====> get up

No

====> get up

NO

====> Will you please get up?

You give a small smirk as if saying thanking some unseen force for being polite. You stand up on your bed.

====> Off the bed.... please?

You oblige. The voices in your head are more annoying than usual... Maybe you should have stayed on that medicine that the doctors gave you.

You shudder thinking of how that medicine made you.... well not you as you step off the two mattresses stacked on the floor. Seriously. It's only 9 inches off the floor.

====> Ooooo shiny things on the vanity

Okay now the voices are mocking you. You decide to dub the voice "Alter" and look at the collection of crystals on you vanity that your mother painted. You had a habit of collecting sparkly rocks and studying what crystals do in the metaphysical world.

====> That pointy tall gray one looks cool

Alter has a point. The Wand of Smoky Quartz wasn't cheap but it made things calmer in your life so it stayed there in the center of your desk. And if needed it could serve as a stabby thing.

====>

Alter is being quiet. You decide to look at the decorative rapier your mother borrow for your MODERN DAY! THALIA, GUARDIAN OF THRABEN cosplay you used last Halloween for a DARK ASCENSION draft that you and some real life friends did.

====> Who is Thalia?

You gasp. How does Alter not know of Thalia and her PIVOTAL ROLE in the RELEASE OF THE ANGEL OF HOPE NAMED AVACYN!!!

====> Maybe we should check on Ryan or someone else.... She is going into fan girl mode

[ParamountKeymaster]

> Evan: Stop being the other guy.

You promptly stop being the other guy. For that matter, you stop being the girl and/or any of the other other guys. You're not even sure what that's supposed to mean. Why would you be a different guy? Admit it, you were just daydreaming again. We all need to calm down here. You can't spend all day fretting about your date tonight.

Now... where were you?

Ah, right! You were just about to have a conversation with one of your buddies.

> Evan: Answer.

-clockworkAngel [CA] started pestering paramountKeymaster [PK]-

CA: Good morning, Evan!
CA: And how are you this fine day?
PK: Heya! I'm doing alright!
PK: How you be?
CA: I'm quite alright myself, thank you!
PK: Glad to hear it! ^-^
CA: So I guess today is finally the day you start everything anew!
CA: A whole new universe of opportunity is about to open up and your future is looking bright!
CA: I'm sure you're quite nervous, understandably so. With that said...
CA: Is there nothing I can do to ease your mind?
PK: Wow. You're being slightly more theatrical than usual today. "XD
CA: Yes... Please forgive me.
CA: I'm just so excited for you!
CA: I know you've been looking forward to this for quite a while.
PK: Well thanks, buddy!
PK: To be honest, I guess I am feeling pretty anxious...'
CA: I understand...
CA: My question still stands if there's any way I could ease your nerves.
PK: Heh... I think I'll be alright.
PK: It's just... so bizarre that this is finally happening.
PK: I've been planning this day for so long. Now that it's here, I want it to be just as perfect as I always envisioned it.
CA: Well, however the events to come play out, I'm certain it will be quite spectacular!
PK: Heheh... Thanks. X3
PK: I certainly hope so...
CA: That's the spirit!
PK: I think what concerns me most is how Swift will react...
PK: I already have a sinking feeling that I'll be a complete mess when all is said and done... ^^;
PK: But... I don't know. Will she be excited? Will she be taken aback? I really can't tell.
CA: I'm not entirely certain I have an answer for that...
CA: Regardless, everything will play out as it's meant to. I believe it!
PK: I guess that's as sound advice as any.
CA: Don't worry one bit, Evan. When the time comes, you'll know what to do.
PK: Thanks, buddy.
PK: You know, that reminds me...
PK: Oh! Sorry! I hate to cut this conversation short, but Aaron's sending out a group message. XP
PK: Probably about that game we're gonna play...
CA: No problem! Before you go, though...
CA: I wanted to give you something!
PK: Oh?
CA: Consider it a gift! One that will hopefully help you out a great deal today!
PK: Really? Aw, thank you! ^-^
PK: What is it?
CA: Look to your left.

> Evan: Look to your left.

Why would you need to look away from your computer? Is he sending his gift through various attachments that he wants you to see all at once? Just what does he have in mind, anyway? As nice and well-meaning as he is, he's always been a little difficult to figure out. Oh well. Whatever it is, it's a definitely a kind gesture. You'll find out soon eno-

[-IFICATE]

What the what?! Where did that key come from?!

> Evan: Pester CA.

PK: Wait, what just happened?!

-clockworkAngel [CA] ceased pestering paramountKeymaster [PK]-

PK: W-What?! You just left?!
PK: Dude, a weird key just appeared on my desk out of nowhere!
PK: Is this what you were talking about?!
PK: Hello??
PK:
PK: Okay, then...! If you know what's going on here, please tell me!

> Evan: Inspect key.

This has to be some kind of trick. Objects don't just spontaneously materialize out of thin air. Maybe your eyes are messing with you. And your ears, for that matter, considering you quite clearly heard this key clatter onto your desk. This CAN'T be real.

You cautiously pick up the key, gulping slightly when you realize that it is quite real. It's a little warm against your fingers, as if someone had been holding it before you. No... No, that isn't the case. The key itself seems to be radiating faint heat, as well as what you almost swear is the tiniest hint of a pulse... almost as if this little piece of metal is alive!

Wait... No. That's stupid.

You push that ridiculous idea aside and study the key like the mundane, inanimate object it is. It's certainly an odd-looking key. You're not sure, but it almost looks like it's made of real gold, with three gems embedded in the bow. The teeth look like the standard teeth of a skeleton key, but... wait... Are they glowing?

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Okay, this is freaky. Apparently your online friend poofed a magic key to you. As if this day wasn't bound to be weird enough.

> Evan: Forget the key and answer Aaron.

Forgetting about that key is not something you expect to happen for a while. Between that and the nerves already rattled by your impending proposal, it's safe to say you're on the verge of freaking the frig out. You need a distraction, or at least more input on this weirdness!

GG: The day is upon us fans of Hype and fans of News!
GG: The new super hyped game Sburb has just been officially released on Steam and I'm but moments away from purchasing it and downloading it onto my laptop.
GG: Is anyone else as excited as I am that this is finally starting?? CAUSE I KNOW I AM FRICKIN STOKED AS HELL. XDD
PK: Heyyyyyy... ^^;
PK: Yeah, buddy, this is gonna be... crazy!