Cinderella

On the pedestal, a quill sits in an inkpot. You figure this is how you're supposed to go about selecting your persona for the simulation... There could only be one story you'd want to live, the thrilling rise from abused to one with power to : you draw a circle around the name 'Cinderella', shuddering with anticipation.

The page glows electric blue at the edges, slowly filling the room, penetrating your skin and filling your body. As it transforms removes the walls, floor and ceiling from around you, and it begins work on your body too. Before your eyes you see how you settle around 5ft 6", a Caucasian girl with a head of stunning but soot covered blonde hair. You wear a dress that looks like a third generation hand-me-down, tattered and soiled despite the obvious effort and diligence that have gone into washing it (fading it too).

The room may be gone, but the book remains still. You read: 'Choose where to begin the story'...