Chelsea

I was quite popular in high school, cheer leading, in the group of the queen bee. We had some fun. I had a boyfriend, Dan, a good guy. Not really smart, but quite handsome. Then college came, we got separated in different campus, he cheated on me for some stupid blonde, and we took different path. I dropped college after a while, it wasn't for me. So, now, I'm working as a waitress in a bar on the main street. I'm making enough money to live by myself, got few other boyfriends, got dumped by some, broke up with others. I'm still waiting for the thing, you know ? The thing that'll start my life...

And then, I got a drink with an old friend, Candice, from high school. She was dressed in really nice clothes, expensive clothes, looking all pimped up. And she talked to me about a game that "would change my life."

Of course, at first, I was really suspicious about the idea of a phone game changing your life. But after another break up, I needed to change my mind.

And now, here I am, creating an avatar, surprisingly well detailed, of me. The small stylized character is looking at me happily and tells me that gifts and treasures are hidden all over the city, and I can find them with the compass. I frown and look at the screen, showing my apartment through the camera's eye, my avatar on the top left, a compass on the top right.

"So, I just have to follow the red point of the compass ?" I say, walking out of my apartment.

This is not really fun, but it helps me think of something else, and I get out. It doesn't take long before I find a 3D gift box floating on my screen. By tapping on the glass, it opens and reveal a beautiful pair of pants from a famous brand. I have the choice to wear it, or to put it in the virtual wardrobe. I decide to wear it and immediately, my avatar lose her old jeans for this new pair. It's nice, but that's it ?

And then, I realize that the feeling on my legs is different. Looking down, I can see that I am wearing now the new branded pair of pants. And it feels real, no weird hologram thingy that would come out of some cheap sy-fy novel, no cheap fake brand. It's the real deal !

"Holly fuck ? How the hell ??" I shout in surprise.

That game... That game made shits got real ! I am back in the game, bitches !