Akatsu

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Despite her friend showing up, the kid in Kat’s arms never actually looked up. Kat gently stroked his head. She looked at Ryou, her eyes puffy, and tried her best to smile. “You don’t need to apologize. It’s all my fault, like usual. I just don’t usually have to face any consequences is all.” Kat’s tears welled up in the corner of her eyes, but the small smile stayed on her lips as she looked down at the kid in her arms. “I always get away with it. And you don’t have to lie to me and tell me that it’s not wrong that I con men for money so I can live a lavish lifestyle. I’ve known a while…

Kat ran breathlessly through the alleyways of the Starting City. There were a surprising amount of people here, huddled together, hiding, crying. She did her best to keep running but also not trip on them as she ran. She zig-zagged this way and that, with no real sense of what direction she was headed in. Her vision was blurry from the tears, and she was struggling to keep her eyes open anyway. That man wasn't supposed to find her, not ever. Now she didn't want Ryou to find her either. Ryou knew her shame now and had to have hated her. All because Kat wanted to play with this new technology.

Kat was now caught between a rock and a hard place. Normally she wouldn't have involved Ryou in her fleecing, but if she hadn't the man wouldn't have agreed to give Ryou a Nervegear and Kat would have been all alone in this game. She winced when Ryou said her full name, like she was a dog being scolded, and was ready to cry given her friend's anger. She sniffled as her eyes grew glassy and looked into her eyes, "Look, usually it never goes this far. I didn't expect for him to find us. Yes... I promised... I promised us both to him for a night..." Kat admitted this and pulled herself away

Kat was glad the adventure was finally starting. She was practically skipping as she left the cafe with her friend. The whole world was open, new and exciting, and all they had to do was reach out and grab it. Nothing in their way, the real world a whispered memory in her mind. As Kat skipped a long not a care entered her mind until she was forced to stop with an audible grunt from her. She had been skipping with her eyes closed like the absolute ditz that she is, and ran straight into another player. She opened her eyes, and was trying to decide if she would apologize or scold them for g

Kat couldn’t help the shiver that ran down her spine as she continued to think about people wanting to kill her and everyone else. She tried so hard to make everyone she met not hate her, that the idea that someone just wanted to kill 10,000 people was almost incomprehensible to her. But there were clues to it popping up the more she thought about it. With a heavy sigh, Kat steeled herself and her thoughts, and brought her smile back. There were plenty of things to do that weren’t dangerous, and even some that were dangerous but manageable. As long as they were careful and worked together

As Kat was helped up, she giggled at Ryou, “I’m surprised you never heard of Dragon Quest, living in Tokyo. It is basically all over the place. But then again, you do pretty much go straight from work to the bar and back home, so I guess I can understand.” Her tone was teasing, but in reality Kat always hated that routine of Ryou’s. She had tried so hard to get her to do anything, go see a concert, go shoot some pool, do some karaoke, anything! But Ryou was always working, drunk, or asleep. But this was finally her chance to let go, and Kat got to do all the things she never could back ho

Kat watched as Ryou fumbled through her menus. Kat was going to explain how to do it, but Ryou seemed to figure it out, so Kat just went back to lounging. She noticed Ryou's look of displeasure out of the corner of her eye and just stuck her tongue out at her for it. She didn't care if Ryou was displeased, Kat didn't want to read, and that was that. Besides, Ryou did it anyway, so the sass was unnecessary. She giggled to herself as she looked through the rest of the menus, inventory, character sheet, all that good stuff. Very little of it made a ton of sense to Kat, but at least the UI was pre

Kat tapped her chin in thought as she listened to Ryou, her eyes had drifted back up to the ceiling as her friend spoke. She was glad that Ryou was coming around, and was on board with the adventure, despite the fear that threatened to consume them both. Kat realistically had no clue how video games worked at all, let alone this entire virtual world in a video game. The world felt like it operated like the real one, but if that were the case, then Ryou was absolutely right. Where would they get the money? Supposedly, once they got the money it was like any other business. Buy or rent the shop,

Kat listened to Ryou's retort, it made enough sense, even when most of it went in one ear and out the other. Kat still registered the main points and nodded along as if she understood completely. "Hm... well, I think you're right. The problem with all the men is they have weapons too. It's not like in the real world where nobody has weapons." Kat leaned back in her chair, and then scooted back so that she could prop her feet up on the table. Her footie socks rested on the table as she put her arms behind her head and looked up to the ceiling. Her kimono dangled beneath her at the legs, having

As Kat looked up at Ryou, she saw her looking around a bit shifty eyed, and could feel her squirming lightly in her arms. She let go of her friend and backed up a bit as she offered the advice of trying something new. "I mean, if I'm being honest, fleecing men is about all I know how to do. But I can make drinks too. But making drinks probably wouldn't make as much money." Kat rubbed her chin in thought a bit, before registering that Ryou wanted to go somewhere else. With a nod, she grabbed Ryou's hand and began leading her away from the plaza. As she pulled, and having no real clear dire

As Kat looked into Ryou's eyes, for a moment she had hope. Hope that Ryou would be okay, that her words had gotten through to her. But then Ryou started crying again, and Kat's smile cracked. Kat put her other hand on Ryou's other cheek and pressed her hands together, squishing her face a bit. She could feel the wetness of the tears running through her fingers, and she tried her best not to lose her own composure. "Ryou, they said on the news that this is happening. We'll be okay! They'll find us in our homes and take care of us, I'm sure! The police will catch the man who did this and we'll a

Kat hadn’t been expecting Ryou to swim through the crowd the way she had. Ryou hadn’t been paying attention and had accidentally kicked Kat, but in the moment she didn’t even care. She was happy to see her, and Ryou seemed equally as happy to see Kat. Kat felt herself picked up in Ryou’s arms, and she didn’t think she had ever felt as simultaneously safe and terrified in her life. Without thinking, she buried her face in Ryou’s chest, continuing to sob uncontrollably. But it was when she felt the warm wetness of Ryou’s tears on her head that she started to get even more worried. Ryou was

Kat stared up at the sky after Kayaba’s announcement, and her mouth was just agape. There was a large part of her that wanted to scream. And many people around her began to do so, after the initial shock began to wear off. Kat felt people push her, and still she just stared at the sky. Wasn’t this just a game? How could we die in real life if this was just a game? Kat knew nothing about technology. So the idea that something was projecting her thoughts into this virtual space was already awe inspiring. But for it to then be able to also kill her in the real world? It was almost beyond com

Profile: Username: Akatsu Real name: Akiya Otsu Age: 27 Gender: Female Height: 5’4” (163 cm) Background: In her current adult life, Akiya, Aki for short, is a bartender. She works at a high-brow fancy hotel bar for business people to unwind. The women wear kimonos as their standard work attire, and the staff is entirely composed of women. The primary patronage is men, although a few women will stumble in from time to time. Aki lives a reasonably comfortable life, as one of the more popular bartenders. She flirts with the men, and they tip accordingly, thinking tha