02 | @hearse

[wheft]

[ well, that's quite the mental update. while ishmael isn't reeling from the download's sappy effects, she is in the mood to yap and gossip -- which is typically unlike her at all. and so, while they're all still waiting for the download to finish, she's got this to ask on their shared network. ]

Looks like this is going to take a while. And I know that most of us here were haunted by certain dreams a while back, me included. It's something I've already gone through back home so I'm not too bothered with it now, but I'm going to go ahead and ask anyway.

What are some of your happier memories?

That's probably easier said than done, though. You don't even have to think too far back and just share whatever made you happy since coming here. It's corny, sure, but we could definitely need some cheering up after all that on top of this horribly hot weather.

Of course, if you're too shy to share them to everyone in the class, I get it. I know I am. You can just tell me privately if you trust me that much, or you don't have to say anything at all and just read or react to everyone's contributions instead. Also if anyone's gonna come here to say shit like "Oh I'm not gonna share anything :/" then do us all a favor and not waste our time. Thanks. 👍

[ ish is too embarrassed to share hers right now, if anyone's wondering 🧍‍♂️ of course, feel free to threadjack if needed. happy yapping!! ]

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[wheft]

[ tilts... her head... ]

Wait, so. You've been battling with VR monsters this entire time? I guess that's no different from E.G.O, but utilizing them in a children's game is a little strange, ngl.

[thundercrashes]

Well, the cards existed before the Duel Disk did, as it's been a popular game to play since before I was even born, I think.

Then someone got the idea to make the game more exciting by creating the Duel Disk, using VR technology to make the monsters and other cards more life-like. Since then, Duel Monsters is so popular that people have careers as professional duelists, and compete in sponsored tournaments around the world. I even went to a school that was specifically made with the intent for students who planned to pursue a career related to Duel Monsters, that Duel Academy I mentioned before.

[... Though, there is also the part about how some of the duel monsters are actually real entities and can do wild shit but he ain't getting into that right off the bat]

[wheft]

You go to school specialized in... playing games?

[ that's SO WILD ]

That sure sounds like a breeze. I mean yeah, I bet it still takes a lot of hard work. But compared to working as an assassin or Fixer for example, it seems a lot more fun.

[thundercrashes]

It's just the one game, but pretty much. Not that there wasn't other classes like math or history, but Duel Monsters was the primary focus. Plus, there's a lot of studying and work that goes into building the right deck and learning to strategize and adapt on the fly at any given moment depending on what kind of opponent you might be put up against.

... But yeah, it is supposed to be fun. Normally, anyway, depending on who you ask, and depending on whether or not weird bullshit doesn't happen like I've experienced in the last three or so years with the game.

[wheft]

I see... So, the entire time you're here, you've been commanding these monsters to fight for you? Outside of the game you're supposed to play them in?

[ is that how it works? ]

[thundercrashes]

More or less. The monsters are not actually alive here though, it's all hard light technology that the Duel Disk is using to give off the impression of being living creatures.

[Unlike back home, where several Duel Monsters turned out to actually be very real and capable of very annoying or destructive abilities... why that isn't the case here he still doesn't know, but regardless...]

It's been useful for distracting some of the kaiju here that don't recognize them right away as fakes.

[wheft]

Huh. I guess that's convenient. You probably don't need that much physical training if you let your card monsters fight for you.

[thundercrashes]

Yeah. Though, given how dangerous this place, even more so in comparison to home, I've been trying to do a little more physical training on the side when I have the time and energy to do so. Or at the very least keeping in better shape than I probably was in before.