Galbadia Prime Online
Copyright© 2016 by Orinks
Chapter 1
January 1, 2030: GameStop 11:50 PM
The eve of 2,030 is throwing a huge curveball for humanity. This year, Time Square is brimming with all walks of life, but not because of a festive ball dropping to signify a new year. No, this year, Alchemy, creator of the highly critically acclaimed Galbadia Prime Online is having a field day, because it is launch day. Ethan Patterson, eager to get his hands on this game since its initial announcement at E3 2025, was just one of the many thousands packing the lines of this New York City GameStop for a chance to immerse themselves in a world which they could shape long-term only by becoming a permanent resident. For Ethan, he was ecstatic. He felt like this world, as real as it may be, offered him nothing of significant value.
Sure, jobs were coming back to the country, but for Ethan who worked at the local Starbucks, this mattered little. He had no family to speak of, save for a mother in Florida who did little to raise him, unless childbirth and being dumped at the nearest police department is actual parenting.
Ethan looked down at his designated number so that he can pick his game rig up and get to exploring. “Only 14 more people to go...” he sighed. Alchemy’s marketing campaign was in full force for this game. Around the store, all one could see for entire wall lengths were screen after screen of starships in a galaxy the likes of Star Wars. Numerous displays featured ships firing lasers and cannons against what Ethan assumed were other players. Then, there were screens introducing other activities. Back at the beginning of the line, Ethan saw a small, simple starship gathering debris from other destroyed starships and other materials floating in space. Another showed a cargo delivery ship from Avogadro Industries, which Ethan assumed was a cargo delivery company, on-route to its destination when it was promptly shot and destroyed by a rival delivery company ship. The screen showed the victor gaining points, indicating a currier war system.
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