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Post by joutenkira on Dec 16, 2010 22:33:44 GMT -5
Ian made his way into the main CC corp building with ease, walking straight through the front door. It appeared they didn't have that much security from what he saw in the main lobby. Though why would they, considering he was just a 17 year highschooler wanting to ask about The World. He started walking through the lobby, hoping to run into someone working there.
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Post by Eden on Dec 16, 2010 22:38:17 GMT -5
Greggory cursed his luck as he rushed through the lobby his hair falling askew as he quickly made his way through the lobby. He had his coat pulled onto one arm and while he was attempting to pull on the second arm he manged to accidentally plow into some kid that had wandered in off the street knocking the boy over. "Dude I'm so sorry I wasn't watching where I was going" he apologized offering a hand to help the other boy up.
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Post by joutenkira on Dec 16, 2010 22:44:42 GMT -5
Ian mumbled under his breath and pulled himself up " Excuse me, do you work here? I really need to talk to a CC corp employee" he stated while staring the man down.
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Post by Eden on Dec 16, 2010 22:49:27 GMT -5
Greg nodded his head slowly biting on his lip. "Yeah I work here providing in game support if its a quick problem I can probably help you with it I just have to get going to ummm meet up with another player" he said point to some chairs a little ways away before walking over and taking one of the chairs sitting on the edge of his seat hoping to get this over with as soon as possible.
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Post by joutenkira on Dec 16, 2010 22:57:56 GMT -5
Ian followed the man and sat down in a chair. It appeared to him like the guy was annoyed he was here, and that he seemed to be in a rush. Ian decided he would get straight to the point " My name is Ian Halu and i'm a moderator on your game. What i'm about to ask may sound crazy but it isn't. Did you know The World, is capable of actually hurting people!!?" he shouted slamming his hands on the table. He then realied he was being over emotional and sat back, waiting for a response.
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Post by Eden on Dec 16, 2010 23:04:22 GMT -5
Greggory sighed smirking "I know who you are then my in game character is Endrance" he said standing up. "I think that you should come with me to meet this other player he would be better to answer your questions then I am" he said waiting for the other boys agreement.
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Post by joutenkira on Dec 16, 2010 23:08:58 GMT -5
Ian nodded standing up from the table " It seems like I have no choice. Hopefully he can answer my questions." he said looking at his watch. It was only 1:02 in the afternoon so he had plenty of time.
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Post by Eden on Dec 16, 2010 23:12:41 GMT -5
"I'm sure he will" he muttered leading the way out of the building and towards the subway. After a short ride to a different part of town he led them off and back onto the street. Once there he began leading the way to a large white building with a large red cross on the front and a large sign over the door that said Saint Mercy Hospital in a large black font. Greggory led the way into the building and ignored the women sitting at the front desk instead making a beeline for the elevators. "What you learn here isn't to be discussed with anyone else" he said turning to look at Ian as they approached the top floor.
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Post by joutenkira on Dec 16, 2010 23:16:19 GMT -5
Ian noticed the strangeness in Greg's voice and nodded, he didn't feel like arguing with the man at the moment. He just couldn't wrap his mind around the fact that they were at a hospital. What a strange meeting place, Ian thought.
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Post by Eden on Dec 16, 2010 23:23:27 GMT -5
Greggory nodded back as the elevator stopped and the metal doors slid open revealing an empty white hallway. The older man led the way down the hallway until they reached a room that had its name plate scribbled out. "His parents did that so the press would stop harassing him here" he said quietly pointing at it before laying his hand on the door knob taking a deep breath to ready himself. He had been coming here almost every day since the incident and it still hurt to see what was on the other side of this particular door.
Pushing it open Greggory revealed a white room that had been made a bit more lively with the inclusion of some personal photos and flowers but nothing could make someone forget they were still in a hospital room. The bed held a young boy no older then 15 by the looks of him but looks were deceiving. The boy would be turning twenty soon and the doctors doubted that he would be aware of it. He had been hooked up to a number of machines that kept him healthy and stable but not a single one of them was helping him to walk up from his mysterious coma.
"Ian I would like you to meet Rumor" he said approaching the bed sadness etched into his features.
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Post by joutenkira on Dec 16, 2010 23:40:32 GMT -5
Ian stared at the boy in the bed, then looked all around the room. After comfirming what he saw was real he quickly spun around to face Greg ; " Rumor? How is that possible? I see him ingame but obviously this kid is in a coma. Explain this!" He shouted angrily.
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Post by Eden on Dec 16, 2010 23:45:43 GMT -5
Greggory sighed rubbing his temple with the palms of his hands. "A few years back me and Rumor were clearing out some dungeons in the game when we came across an odd distortion in the game data. At the time we were co workers and he was the youngest moderator CC Corp ever hired and one of the most well respected due to his dedication and hard work. As I was saying though we found a distortion inside of the dungeon and when Rumor went to fix it something weird showed up. We tried fighting it but it was no use the thing was obviously hacked and it easily over powered me. It tried using an unknown move on me but before it could Rumor jumped in the way and took the attack himself. His character began screaming and I could hear his screams offline from two floors up. That day he fell into a coma and hasn't woken since but his game character is still moving around online as if nothing happened to him." he explained hoping that it would answer the other boys question.
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Post by joutenkira on Dec 16, 2010 23:52:49 GMT -5
Ian just stared at Greg. His worst fears had been realized considering that not only could players get hurt, they could end up in comas. Ian just nodded and replied ; " That thing, the one who hurt Rumor, I think I encountered it. It appeared before me as a black butterfly. That mean anything to you?"
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Post by Eden on Dec 16, 2010 23:59:12 GMT -5
"Not really but every time me and Rumor have seen it the shape is never consistent just the fact that its always a black color and the only other color it sometimes has is red. Besides that we know nothing about it other then the fact that it cannot be contained and it cannot be stopped" he muttered going over to the windowsill and pouring some water into one of the flower pots. "Rumor is the only known case of the subconscious remaining in the game after falling into a coma and we found out that it was nothing to do with previous problems like this during previous versions of the game. So far the threat has been potent since launch but avoids remaining in the open for long periods of time if it has appeared we can expect it to make a move before disappearing again."
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Post by joutenkira on Dec 17, 2010 0:18:33 GMT -5
Ian held his right hand to his chest " I was Pked has it went by my head. I was physically hurt in real life because of that but I didn't end up in a coma. Its one wierd sensation though" he explained
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