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TEXT > DATAVERSE

[vorous]

Alright! Gimmie a second, I've never done this before, but this is probably the closest we can be without actually being in real life.

<sub>[ Laios, from 500 A.D, has taken quite aliking to some of the technology here now that he is used to it. Kabru especially liked the advancements here, since it was showing just how much humanity developed. Laios would say he's more at home back in the dungeon, for sure, but being able to access so much knowledge so easily has made him change his mind a little bit about the world here.

Johnny gets an invitation. ]</sub>

LAUNCH DATAVERSE ? ? ?

DATAVERSE

[rebelsamurai]

[Holy shit! Are they really about to cook virtually in the Database? Talk about weird. Johnny's idea of virtual reality is all skewed after visiting the Blackwall with V to find his ex-girlfriend, Alt. So forgive Johnny if he's a little apprehensive about launching this program here. Thankfully, he doesn't have anything to fear.

Laios isn't some evil artificial intelligence or some power-hungry dictator in charge of a multi-billion-dollar corporation. Laios is just a weird dude who likes eating strange foods, that's all. Johnny is in good hands, sorta.

So without much to-do, Johnny accepts the invitation and allows himself to get sucked into the Dataverse.]

This better be worth my time, choom!

[vorous]

<sub>[ Boop! Just like that, they end up in a foresty area of the dungeon. It seems pretty peaceful here with tall, lush and green trees and a bunch of flora everywhere. There's a trail that they are supposed to follow to continue forward, but this is one of Laios' memories, so it might be hard for him to keep taking them somewhere else. He figured this place would be pretty easy for Johnny.

Once he appears, Laios clicks his tongue. ]</sub>

There you are. You don't have anything else you can wear? That doesn't look really dungeon dwelling monster cooking to me!

_{[ does it matter in vr??? Probably not. But it bothers Laios because.. he's just like that. ]}

[rebelsamurai]

[Whoa. Johnny is speechless. He didn't know what to expect from this dataverse experience but he didn't expect to be instantly teleported inside of some lush green dungeon. This place looks like a magical fantasy world, especially since Johnny has never seen such green trees before. He glances around the place with a look of awe, that is, until Laios makes a comment about his attire.]

What? [He takes a glance over himself to realize he's in his signature black tank top and brown leather pants. Ironically enough, he was half-naked prior to arriving here. Yeah, that means Laios missed out on the chance of seeing him topless in loose gray sweatpants.]

This what I always wear!

[Ah, fuck it. This is Laios' virtual kitchen, so his rules.]

Fine, what do you folks wear around here? Armor?

[vorous]

That’s exactly the problem! You gotta wear like you can be ready for anything to happen to you! Look at me!

_{[ slapping his palm on his armor proudly ]}

I can withstand all sorts of monster and magic attacks with my armor! I guess.. it depends on your class, you know?

_{[ .. ]}

You’re a bard, right?

[rebelsamurai]

I guess?

[He gives Laios a noncommittal shrug. Honestly, aren't bards just musicians like him? Old-timey musicians but still musically inclined.]

That's what Taryon called me the second he found out I was a musician.

[So, what precisely do bards wear? Johnny begins scanning through several alternatives here within the Dataverse. He dislikes all of these flouncy blouses, strange-looking tunics, and even stranger-looking matching slacks. It looks so dorky and stupid. Who would've guessed that medieval fashion tastes suck? Johnny keeps searching until he comes across this ensemble here. While he normally prefers black and red as his go-to colors, Johnny kind of likes the light blue.]

Okay, better?

[Johnny does a little spin so he can show off the really cool and colorful jacket. It's not bad. However, it's not something he would've picked as cooking wear.]

I look like a fucking jackass, don't I?

[vorous]

<sub>[ … Oh.

You know, it’s super comforting to Laios to be in this sort of simulation with somebody. It really makes him feel at home. Johnny really does look like an adventurer with that longer hair and scuff. Laios can’t help but feel his cheeks tinge pink. ]</sub>

No! I think you look really great! It’s a lot more fitting than what you were wearing. Thank you.

_{[ now he can actually focus on the cooking part.. ]}

What sort of monster would you like to hunt with me?