Harvey (A MacLaughlin Family Novella Book 3) by Krystal Shannan

Author:Krystal Shannan [Shannan, Krystal]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Krystal Shannan
Published: 2014-01-23T00:00:00+00:00

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An hour and a half later they were standing in front of the Rock Star Entertainment stage. Hundreds of people milled about, the roar of voices almost deafening. Lots of people were excited to watch the top twenty high scoring players duke it out in less than ten minutes.

The screens were set to loop the trailer for the new version of the game. The graphics were fantastic and the avatars allowed for a lot more customization. It also boasted fifty new battle domes and over thirty new weapons.

She and Harvey waved their guest badges and a Rock Star rep waved them over.

“Hi! We have stations ready for you. Can I see your badges please.” She held out her hand, compared them to a list on her clip board, and then handed them back. “Ms. Hampton, you’re supposed to be on station ten, over here at the end of the row. Mr. MacLaughlin, you’re right over there in the middle of the aisle.” She pointed to her right and then straight ahead. “Go ahead and log in and set up your avatars. Once everyone has reported in, you’ll put your headsets on and enter the dome.”

Adrenaline was pumping. Liv took a deep breath. “Good luck,” she whispered into Harvey’s ear and then backed away.

“We’ll all need it once Harbringer12 arrives,” he replied with a smile. “Maybe he won’t show up.”

She shrugged her shoulders and bit her lip to keep from smiling. Oh, Harvey. If only you knew.

Sitting down at her station, she logged in and started building her profile in the new game. It imported all of her settings from the old version’s server, but there were a few new options. Like the customizable avatar. A monitor camera took her picture and suddenly the soldier on her screen was female and looked a lot like her, blonde pony tail and everything. Shit. Harvey’s going to notice this. Maybe I can redo it. She clicked back and tried to log out and restart. Nope. It was done. She was Harbringer12.

The computers locked on the start screen and a big countdown clock started on the mega screen on the wall above the panel of players.

Five minutes.

The Rock Star rep came out onto the stage and gave a short introduction of the game and how pleased they were to be able to bring in the top twenty high scoring players from the year.

“Welcome to the new Soldier’s Call! I hope you enjoy the show!” She shouted into the mic. “Players you may put on your headsets. Your soldiers will be called in three...two...one!”

Liv flipped the mute switch on her headset mic and grinned at all the trash talk that immediately began.

“Liv, you here?”

Damn. He would get suspicious if she didn’t respond. She flipped the switch on. “Liv is here.”

“What’s your callsign? I’ll make sure I save you for last!” His voice rumbled through the headset and she snorted out a laugh.

“Good luck with that, Harvey. See you at the end. Liv, over and out.”

“What! No, don’t go,” he pleaded.

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