Chapter 32: A meal with the family. (1/1)
Arthur walked over to Donovan's car, entering the passenger side They greeted each other andArthur ti The two continued the small talk on the drive home, Donovan wasn't that interested in New Genesis so he didn't ask much about it
Eventually they arrived hooodbye to Donovan before hts were all off,he was the first to arrive ho to his room, or more accurately his floor He walked into one of his rooms, where he was met with several rows of potted plants This was one of his hobby roo medicinal and poisonous plants, one of his previous interests Arthurthe door behind hi down fro comfortable and loose The next room he visited was the newest addition to his collection of various junk filled roo he only started putting together after returning froym
There were many factors of a person that affected how they would experience New Genesis, soht Whereas some could be adapted and improved, such as a person's physical health and overall bodythat couldn't be changed through in-gaed
It was also just a good habit in general to take care of your body with exercise and proper dieting Especially because there was the risk of severe muscle atrophy and other health defects if you didn't take care of your body when you were outside of the capsule
These issues occurred due to your body being stationary for so long, working out became widely accepted within the player-base, and shortly after so their physical bodies actually benefited the a seous, as it would directly translate to having a sa aoff light due to his body being untrained and unfit, due to his previous aversion to any and every for off his last exercise for the day, he heard what he assu up the stairs Eventually Anna peeked her head out froht She infor he should clean up and co down the sweat fro hiht of stairs, greeting his father as currently slaving away in the kitchen, putting the finishi+ng touches on what looked to be his father's famous cheesy ham and potato bake
Arthur took a seat and waited as his father slowly brought a few dishes to the table, first up was the potato bake, followed by a small bowl of chicken Caesar salad, and finally a plate of sweet and sticky pork ribs
As the family enjoyed theirone of his coest investments yet, Arthur's father was curious about the experience of the game, especially from his son's point of view He had heard all the speeches froet the perspective of a player
Arthur told his father all that he had experienced, while trying to make it seem less violent than it was He probably wouldn't appreciate hearing how his son was attacked by goblins, stabbed several tis his father would appreciate, such as the scenery and general feel of the gauishable fro him with questions, she still had her reservations about his safety and how scary the machines seemed, but since Arthur seemed to have enjoyed himself she put that aside After dinner, Arthur helped clean up the table beforehis way back to his roo ready for bed, he spent the next couple hours reading before his eyelids became too heavy to open When he woke up, it was al, his father and sister had already left for work, leaving Arthur to his own devices
Arthur checked up on his plants before going downstairs, he whipped hi the rest of histhe current news articles This was a new hobby he had, reading articles he already knew the cli
He paid attention to a couple news articles, that had coame journalist websites, those who Arthur had filtered out of the invitation list, started creating sah the internet figured out why they were doing it and had startedafter Arthur had received ahim he'd be there to pick him up shortly, it was already time for day two of the beta test to start He ot ready to leave the house just in time, as he just received the notification that Donovan aiting for him outside
Donovan drove Arthur back to the beta tester facility, when he arrived he saw that groups of people had been waiting for a while They for about their plans for today's session with child-like excitement
As Arthur walked into view, several eyes locked on hiotten used to He lared at hi for the 3D e When asked why, he responded with the reason that he wanted to e statue of the cat
He walked over to the briefing roo next to each other, they see an important conversation, it was Maria and Acai Arthur approached the two, and he overheard the up faster, he felt like he could assist his new friends without being too overbearing
"Hey guys, any plans for today?" Arthur spoke up as he took a seat next to Maria, they were sitting on the edge, leaving only one seat vacant
"Heya Merl-- Arthur We're just talking about e can level up faster It feels like the levelling in this gaa herself, it was all too coht, well you should probably focus down on the e, froiveaa ht now
"One thing I'd recoether to do the raid quest" Arthur began explaining the Lycoa goblin raid quest, and the difficulties he had to face He also told them about what equips as a cheap and easy ranged option
When asked about how he knew about these things, he just said he talked with so to hide behind, due toto NPCs in the first place It ht off vermin, a cheap and powerful option for those who cant maintain a bow and arrow
Eventually people started to fill the briefing rooot destroyed by the goblins while trying to hunt hi started There had been a couple changes, round updates
The es iven a reason for the changes, due to itthe actions certain players would have taken
It see ripples, but he couldn't afford to stop now