The darkness in my quiet dorm room didn't do much for my mood. But then again when has darkness ever done anything to cure chronic sadness. Or at least that what it felt like to me. I really believed that I was going to be depressed forever. And I didn't care. I was all cried out. Streaking down either side of my face were the lines that obviously denoted the trails of several thousand tears that had lept from my eyes beginning the moment I had checked the e-mail titled "I'm sorry" 5 hours ago. An e-mail. I couldn't believe that anyone could be so cold as to end a 3 year relationship that way. Since I was a sophomore in high school I had been dating KJ. He was perfect. He stood at 5'9, a great build which he should have as he was a serious martial artist. It was him who got me to train with him every morning to work on three martial arts styles at once. Tae Kwon Do, Jeet Kune Do, and Ninjitsu. If it hadn't been for him, I would have still been relying on his assitance if I had ever gotten mugged. Now, I could easily end the life of the everyday goon I came across-- not that it was a common occurance. But all this thinking about KJ was innappropriate now. He had ended it. And now I felt as if I would never leave this dorm room again.

Staring into the darkness, something caught my eye. It was coming from the floor. A faint glow. Had that been there before? I sat up quickly at first, but then I slowed down as I remembered scenes from "Poltergeist" and how afraid I'd been to lean and look under my bed from atop it ever since I saw it. Slowly, I leaned over toward the glow, which was emanating from the right side of my room. It was my laptop computer, which I had sat on the ground during my crying fit earlier. I though I had closed it all the way, but it was cracked upwards a bit, and light from it was pouring over the floor of my room.

I reached down to it and lifted it to my bed. Pushing the lid backwards carefully, the light blue ALTIMIT desktop burned my eyes which were already sore from hours of being soaked in tears. I squinted hard for about a minute. My hand raised to my eyes as if blocking out the sun, I tried to focus on the lettering on the screen when I paused abruptly...

This is.... his laptop.

I looked around half-heartedly for my own, knowing it was impossible to locate in the extreme darkness of the room. After a few seconds I gave up, not caring.

Forget it, he wont get this back.

My eyes returned to the screen, and I began to scan through the programs that littered his desktop. The first Icon on the list was "The WORLD". The game that I used to love watching KJ play. He was so good at it. I didn't quite understand how he could play it so much, but it made him happy. He could lay there for hours, my head on his shoulder, and watch him play. He offered to have me play on many an occasion, but I refused, insisting I liked it better just to watch him. He was so considerate. A foul taste entered my mouth as I remembered that his consideration was a trivialty now. I double clicked the icon, and placed the virtual reality visor on.

If I'm going to be spending some time in this dorm, I guess I should find something to pass the time with.

Suprisingly, the registration process of the game was rather involving. Or perhaps it wasn't, but I wasn't into the gaming world enough to know what "Involved" was. It wanted to know a plethora of information on who I wanted to "be" in the game.

I typed in my name: Mejin
Character's name: Tokki

I paused before hitting tab to go to the next field. KJ always called me that. Tokki means "rabbit" in Korean. After seriously thinking about whether or not I should change my name. I hit the tab button.

Class: Long Arm

There were a few classed to chose from, but since in my martial arts studies I had been especially talented with spears, polearms, and shafts, I made my decision accordingly.

Weapon: Iron Spear

Clothing: A long sleeved white shirt with a red vest overtop it. Also a golden skirt with stripes that match the color of the vests. Dark stocking were worn up to her thighs.

Eyes: Hazel

Hair: Red

Height: 5'5

Personality: Charismatic

I hit tab once more, and instead of skipping to another field-- it lead to "Next".

I hit enter on my keypad, and the screen suddenly shifted. A sign popped up telling me that my computer was logging in to the world. After a brief pause, a sound played in my visors earpiece.

"Welcome to The WORLD."

-fin

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Tokki: Character Information

Age: 18
Gender: Female
Height: 5'5
Class: Long Arm
Attack Skills: Repulse Cage
Magic Skills: Gan Zot(Earth), Juk Rom(Wood)
Recovery Skills: Repth
Weapon: Iron Spear
Armor: Leather Coat
Headgear: Bandanna
Footgear: Sandals
Handgear: Wristband
Items: None
GP: 1000
Party: None, simply tagalongs.