Hell yeah the time had come! For weeks the elusive but highly fawned over Bullet Break was the talk of many a social circle. Everyone wanted a piece of the action, be it on the frontlines or getting a first-class seat for the online violence and bloodfare. Well, everyone who was still interested in virtual reality games. And for those up and coming celebrities of other mediums. Because Bullet Break wasn’t just a chance to prove one’s self in the game, but an opportunity for the world to recognize a name.
And that name was going to be the prize
Gudako sought.
“Not some dumb trophy I can’t even touch IRL,” she scoffed to herself, logging into the game quickly and waiting for her Avatar to be rendered.
“Who cares about bragging rights when you can make some real money. Like my eye on the prize baby!” she said, materializing into the world of Gun Burst Online with the haughtiest grin imaginable painted on her face.
With the almighty power of RNG to determine her fate, Gudako half-expected the game itself to just recognize she was the clear winner already and dump her in the Control Station. Indeed, she didn’t bother raising her guns on standby, merely crossing her arms with all the confidence in the world. Perhaps it was cosmic irony then, that she had been placed in the furthest position away from the Control Station.
“The Scrap Yard? What is this, some kind of joke!?!?”Gudako took in her grimy surroundings with the natural disdain of one shunned, grumbling that no one would see firsthand her dramatic and badass entrance. Well, no one but her teammates but they didn’t matter.
“They should be here soon anyway,” she said with deflation, going through the task of checking her equipment.
“Check…Check…whoah, they really do let you keep all your items. But now what….”There had been no blaring buzzer or even a robotic voice to announce the beginning of the tournament. True, reality would give her no such luxuries, but it’d be nice to know if she could start.
“Whatever,” she said, already equipping her camera and beginning her livestream of the rundown area, sweeping the landscape in one wide shot.
“Hey, hey, it’s the future winner of Bullet Break, Gudako here!” she forced out cheerfully for her fans watching.