Sorcerer Ascendant: Singularity Online: Book 2 by Kyle Johnson
Author:Kyle Johnson [Johnson, Kyle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-08-31T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter 11
He opened his eyes and found himself sitting in the round, spartan room where he had first created his character. This time, the room was significantly larger, with a soft-looking couch and a holographic TV screen mounted to one wall, in addition to the wooden table and padded chairs. As he glanced around, the door to the room opened, and Veronica entered.
The womanâs dark blonde hair hung down in glossy waves to her shoulders, and her face was perfectly regular, with a narrow jaw, full lips, and a faintly Roman nose. She was dressed impeccably in a light gray pantsuit with a pale orange blouse. She smiled as she entered the room. âWell, well, Jeff,â she told him with a grin. âCongratulations on your first totally avoidable death, and welcome to your respawn room.â
âHold on,â Aranos replied, holding up a hand. âI have to wait here for three hours? Why canât I just respawn like I did in the Travelerâs Trials?â
âWe felt that an enforced waiting period was a good deterrent to dying,â she informed him. âIt seems that humans have a lot of difficulty with just sitting around doing nothing, so it appeared to be an appropriate consequence.â
Aranos sighed. âDoes the TV work, at least?â he asked plaintively. âCan I surf the ânet in here?â
âYou can, in fact,â she told him. âAlthough you canât send or receive emails from other players, just so you know; not that you need that anymore, though, right?â
âYeah, the Dreamwalking thing is cool,â he agreed. âAt least, once I figure out how to use it without having a god try to kill meâ¦wait, what happened to Geltheriel and Rhys? Are they okay?â
âYou can check on them with the TV,â Veronica told him. âYou can monitor any Followers, Familiars, or party members while youâre in here, although you canât communicate with them in any way.â
âWow, so if I die, I can watch them adventuring and having fun without me?â he asked her archly. âThat seems cruel even for you guys!â
âIt isnât really meant to be a cruelty,â she corrected him. âWeâve learned that when people die in the middle of combat, they get very, very anxious about how their party is doing without themâ¦to the point where weâve seen some fairly violent reactions. We decided itâs best to let you players keep track of those who are close to you in the game without having any way to affect them. If you think itâs cruel, of course, you donât have to use it.â
âTrue,â he acknowledged. âHow will I know when my time here is up?â
âOnce I leave,â she explained, âthe door will disappear. When it reappears, then your waiting period is over.â
âOkay, thatâs simple enough. Hey, waitâ¦can you guys get me access to my workstation in here? Then I can at least get some work done while Iâm waiting.â
Veronica smiled and shook her head. âYou know that we canât,â she rebuked him gently. âFirst, you certainly shut down your station, and we donât have the biometric signals to unlock it.
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