Most players were in other zones or in other buildings in the hub to avoid the giant storm. The Jaded Night, a tavern in the hub, was packed with players of all kinds. Taverns in OASIS simulated the feeling of being drunk without getting drunk in real life and was one of the favorite places in OASIS. Multiple players were partying or talking with each other, waiting for their friends or for the storm to pass. At the edge of the bar was a person hidden by a cloak as he drank from a tankard. Many players avoided him, knowing who he was working for and where he came from but he just ignored everyone.
"I've been waiting for a while," The cloaked person says before taking another sip of his beer. A dark skinned woman wearing a black catsuit with 2 swords strapped to her back and two pistols attached to her hips with long blue hair and dark green eyes sat beside the cloaked man. The woman orders a drink before she looks around the loud tavern.
"I had to make sure I wasn't followed. IOI is looking for me. Just like you," The woman says before giving the bartender credits for the drink. She takes a sip as the cloaked man just scoffs in annoyance before turning his head to glare at the woman with glowing red eyes.
"I don't have time for this! Do you have what I need?" The man asks in impatience, making the woman roll her eyes before a screen appears in front of her and a picture appears. The picture was a young woman with braided pink and purple hair, bright sky blue eyes, and white skin with purple markings. She was wearing a hot pink, long sleeved crop top with the sleeves being fishnet, white high waisted shorts, and white combat boots. In her hands was a black lazer pistol from Star Wars and an enchanted ebony war axe from Skyrim. She had a feral grin on her face as she fights in a death match contest.
"This is the only picture I can get of Ka1yp50 in this avatar without her noticing me," The woman says as she taps the picture and slides it towards the man's now opened screen. The man nods in content before tapping his bank account and swiping it towards the woman.
"There's 1,000 credits. Thank you for your business Hermes_$$," The man says before setting down a few credits for the drink and stands up from his seat. Hermes_$$ chuckles wryly before turning to stare at the cloaked man.
"Everyone knows who you work for. Why hide under the cloak?" The woman asks, the cloaked man just ignores her.
"How does 7RINI7Y H3X expect to hack a hacker?" Hermes_$$ asks, making the man pause at the entrance of the tavern before disappearing outside and into the storm. The woman laughs out in realization before she goes back to her drink. The tavern had gotten much louder once the man was gone. No one bothers 7RINI7Y H3X no matter what. No one wants their avatar to be hacked beyond repair.
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The market was hardly full of people, most playing in OASIS. It was the Stacks in the fastest growing city in America, Columbus, Ohio. A 16 year old girl with dark blue hair, light blue eyes, and pale skin was walking through the somewhat empty streets. She was wearing a black long sleeved shirt, army green skinny jeans, black combat boots, and a black leather jacket with an attached hood and had a bag of groceries in her left hand. Her hood was obscuring her face as she keeps her face from the view of the IOI drones all around. On her face was a electric blue tribal tattoo starting on her left cheekbone and ending right above her left eyebrow. Her name was Promys Watts. Promys slows down her walk when she reaches one of the Stack towers. She looks around in case of any drones or people before putting the bag handles between her teeth and begins climbing the scaffolding of the tower. Promys makes sure to be as quiet as possible as she continues climbing to the top, smiling in triumph once she gets to the last trailer. She stands on the grate flooring as she looks at the trailer in happiness. This trailer was abandoned and said to be under construction, but was forgotten and left uncompleted. It was Promys' home.

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Ka1yp50 ·Ready Player One·
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