She looks you straight in the eyes. "We're in another world. All we have to go on is what we can learn from the game interface we can strangely still access, an understanding of how the game used to work before we were living in it, and what the NPCs tell us.
"Gurmamon claims to have spoken to a Level 100 solo NPC. None of us has ever seen one before. No one has been around here long enough to consider figuring out how to fake that. And I've known him long enough not to think he's a liar or crazy. Stands to reason Ephara's info might be good."
Her intensity builds.
"And even if its not... I'm a single mother. My son is 4 years old."
You can hear all of the frustration with the previous guys leaking out, her buttons slightly too far pressed.
"I can't speak for the rest of my guild, but... excuse us a little escapism! Being someone else, in another life, is the only way I can deal with anything right now. And I get no closer to home being a panicked wreck."
She freezes for a sec.
"Shit, sorry, I didn't mean to go off on you like that."
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"Gurmamon claims to have spoken to a Level 100 solo NPC. None of us has ever seen one before. No one has been around here long enough to consider figuring out how to fake that. And I've known him long enough not to think he's a liar or crazy. Stands to reason Ephara's info might be good."
Her intensity builds.
"And even if its not... I'm a single mother. My son is 4 years old."
You can hear all of the frustration with the previous guys leaking out, her buttons slightly too far pressed.
"I can't speak for the rest of my guild, but... excuse us a little escapism! Being someone else, in another life, is the only way I can deal with anything right now. And I get no closer to home being a panicked wreck."
She freezes for a sec.
"Shit, sorry, I didn't mean to go off on you like that."