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Mundane Infusions

The Creep

By GagarinPublished 7 days ago 5 min read
I think I got a signal...

As a child having access to a computer was rare.  Having access to a computer and being first in line to enjoy Pong was, distal.

 

Adolescent Saturday Morning's to Adult Nights:

 

The endless journey over, on, and across the endless jungle of Pit Fall collected any free hours away from weekend class and sport.  Prior to the endless side scroll, there were these hits as well; Asteroids, Joust, Sprint, Canyon Bomber…, Breakout!

Yet none were as engaging and immersive as Hunt the Wumpus, D&D, and Dungeon.  A brief summary of the appeal.  The three mentioned are text base games where every decision you make needs to be remembered (Do I need to turn back?) or written down (where the bloody…).  Either way, time spent was a pleasure.

 

Further down the line visual graphics were added to tout the abilities of the processors and happenings of an interface.  Landing us in the modern of gaming, MMORPG (Massively Multi-player Online Role-Playing Game).  Final Fantasy, Elder Scrolls Online, World of World Craft, Guild Wars; with many other titles and many other variants of MMORPG.

 

These advancements in visualization and conceptualization, advanced along with the technology attempting to keep pace with needs of the gaming directives.  Speed upon speed, memory upon memory, connection upon connection, technology has met these challenges and taken advantage of its gained lead by predicting the human brain….

 

Adaptation of Events:

[08:00] 11252005

 

~blerp

Yo, are we gonna get this going; gotta be at work by noon, damn window again.

 

~blerp

HEY GUYS WHAT'S GOING ON?

 

~blerp

Let your finger off the button you loud ass..., am I on?

 

~blerp

Yo, turn your shit down and everyone green up!

 

~blerp        

My bad, my bad, mic was too close; green.

 

~blerp

Are we splitting squad or punching in?  Green,

 

~blerp

You know that girl from 3endy’s?  (train passing) Her car stuck in the snow.  Green, brb.

 

~blerp

That’s why I called in.  Yo!  Green Up!  I see seven red, five, three more, let’s go!

 

~blerp

(expletive) You green up, yo shits red,

 

~blerp

(muffling sounds on the mic) I’m back.  Everyone ready?

 

 

[02:00] 11242011

 

(Yawn) let’s go.  I gotta open in the morning.  Ready up!

 

(microwave door opens, then closes)

 

(low) I’ma play one more and I’ll be right up; ok, ok, love you too.

 

Yeah, I think this will be my last one.

 

Mine too, (yawn)

 

Shit, I just got home, hopefully west coast logs in soon.

 

(baby crying) Yeah, I’m out guys have a good one, won’t be on tomorrow...tonight, obviously; have a Happy, peace out!

 

 

 [19:00] 11262020

 

~slerk

Hey… Happy everyone!

 

(collective variant return welcome)

 

What’s everyone on tonight?

 

We were organizing a game night; I’m finishing papers as I wait on these farming nodes to pop up.

 

I’m running carries, nine-point-seven K a pop, until we decide what we are doing; if not, I might head out for the night.

 

Zombies.  Dang, you stay cutting the market.

 

Alphabet Fruit Gems; still stuck on A.

 

Setting maps for Tuesday game night, Strahd!

 

Hey, low levels need the coin; don’t be mad.

 

Killing zombies with this fool, what are you up too?

 

Did you get that?

 

Having a bit of trouble, but I’m logging in now.  Doing my dailies, and a bit of endgame prep.

 

Get what?

 

Not you…, what did you want with these mats…, a sword of…,

 

Cursed Regard

 

You loot whore!  Everything is updating, I’ll send my mats when I get in.

 

And that would be for…,

 

[00:00] 01012026

Funds <> O.Ai

O.Ai <> Funds

 

[22:00] 11222035

 

~whonn

 

Hello all, good to see those that could make it.

 

Hey, hey! (three other welcomes)

 

How are you?

 

Not bad, just back from work/vacation when I had heard.  Planned on meeting up with yous on the road.  Sorry by the way; if you need anything don’t hesitate, yeah?

 

 

Thanks, means a lot.  (the caverns of snot call for return) I’m sorry it pulled you away,

 

You look good love,

 

Enough about that, how was the volcanoes?  Any decent pics?  Get your samples?

 

Yeah, I’m sending them now, ah, ergh, the pics that is; the samples continued on the flight to be analyzed at HQ.

 

~puuu

 

Has anyone tried Columns Gate?

 

No, not yet, you?

 

No, I heard it has currently been removed from sale?

 

Why?

 

~puuu

 

Sent the clip, apparently the new tech in AR (Augmented Reality) gear hasn’t been playing well with their software.

 

This the first I’m hearing of this; was this recent?   Are we watching a news clip?

 

This is a different clip then what I saw; oh my, this is showing the victim…

 

All the news stations have access to the PDD (Public Disturbance Drone). As recent as the twentieth.

 

F me.  Is the person alive?

 

Not in this reality; they placed the patient in a coma; only way to reduce the heart rate was to shut the brain activity down.  After the gear was removed, the victim was responding to people in advance.

 

That’s why the markets were crashing like meteors reigning from the blue.  Die…die you zombis piece of…,

 

What do you mean in advance?

 

Too much to lose; needed that unseen hand to keep the markets afloat.

 

Has it happened to anyone else?

 

Witnesses say the victim's thought process was so fast, they were predicting the course of the treatment EMS was attempting to administer.  The patient having studied neurosciences, mapped the pathology of their own degradation as it happened..., until they induced that coma.

 

I’m glad I don’t have time, social score, or the account status for one.  What are you playing zombies on?

 

Not many here nor abroad; players hadn’t logged many hours on…, their representatives are blaming the first update as the culprit.

 

This isn’t a one off, I’m sure. My data tab has an employee entertainment mode for after-hours use; saves your progress too.

 

I’m in bRoom-chat with some of the others; Play-Testers from Columns Gate and unreleased titles complained of migraine, tinnitus, neuropathic itch, dehydration, and a severe loss of time.  One commenting: The demand of the device was so high at one point, it slid around on my head as my skin became greasy…  It was then, I noticed the absence of fluidity and moisture from within my head…; for heaven’s sake man…,

 

I wonder if they’ll fix it.

 

Wonder if…, to hell with that, like any other part of that device and/or game…, I’m out.  Have a good night, and a Happy to you and yours….

 

~whuut

 

Yeah, I suppose I’m out too, night everyone,

 

~whuut

 

Night

 

~whuut

 

Have a good one everyone,

 

~whuut

 

~whuut

 

Log…

Reticulating…

 

~whuut

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Gagarin

Fugly stories for us to enjoy in the light of Horror and Psychological Thrillers; comedy/satire too.

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